Clinical and Macro Terms Flashcards
A set of conscious or unconscious emotional reaction to a client experience by a therapist. First step is to seek supervision.
Countertransference
The emotional reactions that are assigned to current relationships but originated in earlier experiences. Client towards therapist
Transference
The occurrence of coexistent diagnosies within an individual
Dual Diagnosis
Having a second role with the client in addition to the client-therapist relationship
Dual Relationship
Traits of personality, thought, behavior, and values that are incorporated by the individual who considers them acceptable and consistent with his or her overall true self.
Ego Syntonic
Traits of personality behavior thought or orientation considered to be unacceptable repugant or inconsistent with the individuals perceptions conscious or unconscious or himself or herself
Ego Dystonic
This model utilzes interventions that help people achieve a sense of control in their lives by using a clients strengths resources and resilence. Aims to reduce powerlessness created by social and political environments that oppress
Empowerment Model
A technique used to help clients see their situation in a new light or form a different perspective they havent thought of
Reframing
the therapist’s clinical impression of the meaning behind a behavior or communication. it goes beyond the explict and involves communicating an inferred component of adding new knowlege understading and meaning
Interpretation
Condensing the main points of what the client is saying
Summary
Addressing and bringing awareness to something a clinet may be overlooking
Confrontation
Questions the social worker asks to help the client dig deeper into their thoughts feelings and opinions
probing questions
A committe responsible for significant decisions and direction within an organization
Board of directors
The process of improving an individual or organizations abilities skills processes and resources in order to expand grow and fulfill its mission
Capacity Building
Bringing together people groups, factions, political parties that join their resources and manpower to work towards a specific goal
Coalition
An organization that is assembled for or assigned to complete a specific task
Task force
Involves engaging with and empowering member of a community to address a common problem and bring about positive change within the community
Community Organizing
Planning, development and execution of a new program or services to meet an unmet need
Program development
the evaluaiton of a policy to understand what led to the creation and implementation of the policy and how it will impact various people and communities
policy analysis
Gathering together a small group of people to gather opinions, ideas and beliefs on a paricular subject
Focus group
The process of assessing an agency or organizations ability to carry out a particular task
Feasibility Study
an independednt agency of the us federal gov. that administers social security including retirement disability and survivor benefits
social security administration
a non-profit, tax exempt organization
501(c)3
a lobbying org. that is not exempt from paying federal taxes
501(c)4
A political action committee. not exempt from paying federal taxes
501(c)5
