Chapter 1 Flashcards
CSWE and NASW working social work definition
Social workers “apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks” to engage with assess, intervene with, and evaluate practice with “individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.”
Person Dimensions
Biological
Psychological
Spiritual
Environment Dimensions
Physical Culture Social Structure and Institutions Dyads Families Small Groups Formal Organizations Communities Social Movements
Time Dimensions
Linear Time
Historical era
Chronological Age
Five Levels of Systems
By URI Bronfenbrenner
Macrosystem Exosystem Mesosystem Microsystem Chronosystem
Multiple Influences of Behavior in the context of time
By Sapolsky
A second before Seconds to minutes Hours to days Days to months Early development Centuries or millennia
Time-Orientations
Philip Zimbardo
past positive Past negative Past hedonistic Present fatalistic Future Transcendental future
ZTPI
Zimbardo time perspective inventory
CSWE competency 2
Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
Common Mechanisms of Oppression
Economic power and control Myth of scarcity Defined norm The other Invisibility Distortion Stereotyping Violence and threat of violence Lack of prior claim Blaming the victim Internalizing oppression Horizontal hostility Isolation Assimilation Tokenism Emphasis on individual solutions
Nussbaum’s 10 Core Capabilities
Life Bodily Health Bodily Integrity Sensed, Imagination, and Thought Emotion Practical Reason Affiliation Concern for other Species Play Control over one’s political and material environment
4 important ingredients of knowing how to do social work
- Carol Meyer
Knowledge of the case
Knowledge about the self
Values and ethics
Scientific knowledge
Core Values and Ethical Principles in the NASW Code of Ethics
Service Social Justice Dignity and Worth of Person Importance of Human Relationships Integrity Competence
Criteria for Evaluating Theory
-Coherence and conceptual clarity
-Testibility and empirically supported evidence
-comprehensiveness
-consistency with SW’s emphasis on diversity and power arrangements
-usefulness for social work practic
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Criteria for evaluating research
Corroboration Multidimensionality Definition of Terms Limitation of sample Influence of Setting Influence of Researcher Social Distance Specification of inferences Suitability of Measures
