Chapter 1 Flashcards
Micro practice
Helping individuals fit better in environment- direct service to individual
Macro practice
Changing environment so it works for individual
social work mission
To enhance human well-being and help meet basic human needs. With attention to needs & empowerment of people oppressed, vulnerable and empoverished
Person in environment
Social workers pay attention to environment in which people live and work to change environment so functions more efficiently
Dual treatment
Help individual with needs and see what’s in environment causing it
General systems theory
Central theoretical framework systems are affected by each other
System
Group of separate individual elements that form a whole
Focal system
Determined by social work point of focus- looking at people in relations to all systems on environment
Ecological system framework
Focus intersection of client systems and the larger environment context .
strengths perspective
Build on client strengths to create positive change
Empowerment
Helping clients gain power over their lives
Diversity perspective
Emphasizes diversity of social workers and clients
Social justice
Challenge social injustice
Social Work ethics
(8)Service, social justice, dignity of worth person, importance of human relationships, integrity, competence, human rights, scientific method
Human rights
Every person entitled to basic human rights: safety, privacy, adequate standard living
Service
To help people in need and address social problems
Standard of cultural competence social work practice
Refers to behaviors, knowledge, skills, and attitudes that allow social work to respond effectively across cultures
Standards of NASW
(10) ethics and values, self awareness, cross-culture knowledge. Cross-culture skills, service delivery, empowerment & advocacy, diverse workforce, profession education, language diversity, cross-culture leadership
Diverse groups
Agreement between outsiders and members of group to effectively increase better use language
social worker ethics
Recognize and manage personal values, respect and promote rights clients tin self determination, respect client right to privacy, avoid conflicts of interest, and use supervision & consultation
Change agent
Social worker or other helping profession or group of helpers whose purpose is to facilitate improvement
Service
Ethic social workers primary goal is to help people in need and address social problems
Social justice
Ethics- Social workers challenge social injustice the level fairness that exists in society
Dignity and worth of person
. Ethics -Respect uniqueness and individuality and worth of person