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Exam 1 Flashcards

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Top 5 Strengths

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Positivity
Adaptability
Patience
Reliability
Independence
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Theories of Social Work

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Human Behavior and Social Environment (rooted in psychology and sociology)
Person-In-Environment
General Systems Theory
Ecological Model

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Social workers primary functions

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To restore- counseling
To provide- shelter, job placement, AFDC
To prevent- assertiveness/anger management training, education, parenting skills training

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Psychiatry and social work

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Frequently part of the same treatment team
Psychiatry deals with treatment of illness “pathology” using the medical model vs. social work focuses on strengths, development of potential, and resources to treat problem
Psychiatrists can prescribe medication, social workers can only recommend

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Psychology and social work

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Often members of the same team
Psychology is the science of the mind- seeks to study, explain, and change behavior
Psychologists are primary testing professionals
Both psychologists and social workers can and do provide counseling services

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Counseling and social work

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School counselor, marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, addiction therapist
All require Masters degrees
Difference in course concentration

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Main social work definition

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Social work seeks to enhance the social functioning of individuals, singly and in groups, by activities focused upon their social relationships which constitute the interactions between man and his environment (PIE)

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Is the relationship between the client and social worker the foundation/key?

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Yes

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Origin of social welfare/social work

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Has existed since the beginning of human life
European influence (1572)
Elizabethan Poor laws
Jane Addams

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Elizabethan poor laws

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Several laws passed which provided basis for public social welfare in England
Deter people from openly begging
Moved aiding the poor away from the church’s responsibility to the secular system

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Social work roots in US

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1662- opening of the first almshouse in Massachusetts

1877- established first Charity Organization Society (COS)- result of hardship of 1873

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Almshouse

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“Poor house”

A house in which poor or disabled people were able to live (those that could not afford housing)

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Jane Addams

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Hull House (1889)- cofounded with Ellen Gates
1st social settlement home- in neighborhood of need
Strong combination of professional interventions and structured research
Addams is credited for establishing a specific basis for American Social Work

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Volunteerism organizations

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Peace Corps

AmeriCorps VISTA

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Peace Corps (1961)

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Enlists volunteers for a 2 year commitment
As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps volunteers work at the grassroots level toward sustainable change that lives on long after their service…

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AmeriCorps VISTA

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Domestic version of Peace Corps
Engages more than 75,000 Americans in intensive service each year
Where: nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country

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Medicaid

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Healthcare for low-income citizens and some non-citizens
Coverage for almost 60 million Americans
Children, pregnant women, and individuals with disabilities

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Negative Income Tax

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2 tax credits program through IRS
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Child Tax Credit

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Food program for low-income individuals

Formerly known as the food stamp program

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Housing Assistance

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Housing programs under the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Rental assistance, public housing, grants, etc.

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

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Cash to low-income individuals
Over 65 years of age
Under 65 if individual is blind or disabled

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Pell Grants

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Grant program administered by Dept. of Education to distribute up to $5,550 to students of low-income households to promote post-secondary education

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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

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Combined federal and state program that pays cash to low-income families with the goal of moving individuals from welfare to work

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Child Nutrition

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Food programs administered by USDA
School lunch, breakfast, after school snacks
Provide free or reduced meals

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Head Start

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Administered by US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Promotes school readiness of children under 5 from low-income families through education, health, social and other services

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Job Training Programs

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Training programs administered by the Department of Labor
Teach job skills training, provide job placement
18 years or older
Services provided through local One Stop Career Centers

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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

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Provides healthy food to pregnant women and children up to age 5 from low-income households

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Child Care

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Under HHS, provides grant monies to state, local and private agencies who administer child care programs to low-income families

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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

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HHS program that aids low-income households that pay a high proportion of income towards home energy (heating or cooling)

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Lifeline (Obama Phone)

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Federal Communications Commission provides discounted phone servicing, including cell phones to low-income individuals

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Goal for social work education

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To prepare competent and effective professionals
To develop social work knowledge
To provide leadership in service delivery systems
KSA- knowledge/skills/abilities

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CSWE

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Governing body, oversees social work programs
National association
Mission: to ensure and enhance the quality of social work education for professional practice
Sets and maintains national accreditation standards for baccalaureate and master’s degree programs in social work
Promoting faculty development
Advocating for social work education and research

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Systems for change

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Client system- people who benefit from change system
Change agent system- individual who initiates the change
Action system- people who are going to make the situation better
Target system- individual, group, or community to be changed or influenced

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Generalist practice main focus

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Multiperson systems
Eclectic base of practice
Basic, generic knowledge, skills, values in order to work with various populations
Main premise:
Empowerment process- focus on client strengths, not weakness or pathology
Assess and utilize strengths and abilities within client and resources available to them

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Micro system

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Refers to an individual and incorporates the biological, psychological, and social systems that impact the individual

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Mezzo system

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Refers to small groups that impact the individual such as the family, work groups, and other social groups

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Macro system

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Refers to groups and systems that are larger than families

Organizations, institutions, community, culture

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Erik Erickson’s Psychosocial Development Model

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Trust vs. Mistrust- infant
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt- toddler
Initiative vs. guilt- preschool
Industry vs. inferiority- grade schooler
Identity vs. role confusion- teenager
Intimacy vs. isolation- young adult
Generativity vs. stagnation- middle age adult
Integrity vs. despair- older adult
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Many different roles that social workers occupy

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Case manager
Group facilitator
Clinician
Enabler
Broker
Advocate
Negotiator and mediator
Community developer
Activist 
Educator
Researcher
Speaker
Counselor
Policy maker
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Framework for social work with individuals

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Purpose
Values
Knowledge 
Methods
Needed for social work practice with individuals
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Purpose

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Reason
Prevent and improve poor conditions
Identify and resolve problems in relationships
Strengthen and maximize potential

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Values

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Attitudes
Inherent worth/value and importance of each individual
Self-determination
Interdependence between individual and society

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Knowledge

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Understanding
Theory- theory applied becomes practice theory
Research
Science (psychology, biology, social sciences)
Community resources

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Methods

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Application

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Levels of sanctions

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Various governments (federal and state)
-By-laws and statues
-Title Protection Act
-Licensing
-Certification
Private agencies
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6 Models of practice

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Psychosocial model
Functional model
Problem-solving model
Behavioral model
Task-centered casework
Generalist practice model
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Psychosocial model

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Oldest model

Emphasis on cause and effect relationships between individual and environment

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Functional model

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Function of time, use of agency

Avoidance of diagnostic categories/labeling

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Problem-solving model

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Investment in tasks related to solving the problem

Mobilize inner and outer forces

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Behavioral model

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Pavlov and Skinner

Modifying problematic behavior

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Task-centered casework

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Short-term and time-limited
Collaborative process between client and caseworker
Tasks assigned and work centers around completion of tasks

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Generalist practice model

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Rooted in problem solving
Systems and/or P-I-E perspective
Widely used and approved by CSWE

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Phases/processes of social work

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Study
Assessment
Intervention
Termination

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Study

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Phase of identifying the presenting problem
Key is engagement
Interaction and participation of client is primary
Decision by client whether he/she will enter treatment
Client view is most important
Data gathering and history obtained

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Assessment

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Begins with the statement of the problem
Continues throughout therapeutic process and is fluid, dynamic, and ever-changing
Includes recognition of strengths and limitations
Workers and clients effort to fully understand the problem

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Intervention

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Begins with first contact
Intervention is determined by client (needs, strengths, resources)
Qualities of social worker to include warmth, genuineness and congruence
Should strengthen the client’s ego (self-esteem, confidence, etc)

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Termination

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Process of intervention 
Termination planning is crucial
Time to reflect on change and growth
Reassures clients readiness to function
Shift of responsibility occurs
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Is it true that assessment, study and all studies happen together throughout treatment?

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Yes

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