Final Exam Flashcards
What is a liberal’s political view?
Change is generally good; people are basically good, but people need structure to reinforce good impulses; not entirely self-governing, environment plays part in their problems; family needs social and government supports, family definition changing; regulation needed to be fair; government programs needed to help meet basic needs, need regulation to ensure fairness
What is the conservative political view?
change is not desirable; people are selfish and need to be controlled; people are responsible for their own lives and problems; traditional family only, shouldn’t have government interference; society functions well on it’s own; government role is to support not regulate
What is the radical political view?
change is good thing; people are basically good but can be corrupted by institutions; individual behavior is influenced by social and economic structures; changing family needs government support; society needs changing because there are inequalities between those with and without power; needs mixed public/private economy and system
What are the core values and ethics of the social work profession?
Service (primary goal to help people in need and address social problems), social justice (ensure access to needed information, services, and resources; equality of opportunity), dignity and worth of the person (treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion), importance of human relationships (engage people as partners), integrity (act honestly and responsibly), competence (increase their knowledge and work within their areas of competence)
Describe person-in-enviroment concept.
individuals are best understood when in the context of their interrelatedness to their environment
What are the levels of social work practice?
Micro (working one-on-one), Mezzo (working with families and small groups), Macro (work in communities, organizations)
Social work Profession:
goal is to enhance human well-being and help meet basic human needs of all people, focus attention to environmental forces that create, contribute to, and promote individual and social well being
What is social welfare?
a system (set of elements that affect, influence, and/or interact with one another-- all beings are systems and all beings reside within multiple systems)
What is social work?
a profession
What is the biopsychosocial model?
biological domain, psychological domain (mental and personality processes), social domain
Ecosystems prospective and ecomap
PIE (person-in-enviroment), goodness of fit (fit between a person and his/her environment)
Ecomap: visual representation of PIE- helps client and social worker locate mismatches
Define abuse
as any physical injury, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse
Define neglect
as failure to provide the necessary or proper support
What is a substantiated report?
A finding that abuse/neglect has occurred or is occurring as a result of visible signs, physical, or credible evidence
What is unsubstantiated report?
a finding that insufficient physical or credible verbal evidence exists and where few or no indicators are identified
Define a mandated reporter
someone who is required by law to report anything regarding neglect and abuse
Define forensic
pertaining to or connected to courts of law
What is forensic social work practice?
activities related to criminal or civil law, must be knowledgeable in all legal aspects, could be a fact witness (firsthand knowledge of individual or situation) or expert witness (used to express and interpretive opinion about the facts of a case)
What is the strain theory?
like robin hood, strain or stress may increase criminal action to reduce or escape from the tension the person is feeling
What is the social learning theory?
that the people an individual asserts themselves with have a large impact on whether or not that person will engage in crime
What is the control theory?
understanding as to why people don’t engage in crimes
- behavior directly controlled by others
- has too much to lose if engaged in crime
- person tries to control own behavior
What is the labeling theory?
labeling individuals as criminals results in social difficulties and encourages criminal behavior (more likely to engage if labeled as one)
What is social disorganization theory?
explains community differences in crime rates by identifying the characteristics of communities with high crime rates
Define corrections in the context of addle criminal justice.
function of state government (local jail, state prison) can be served for parole
Describe factors social workers use to explain crime in different groups and amend different people.
individual traits, immediate social environment, larger social environment
What is the role of family and juvenile court?
address issues such as child abuse and neglect, adoption and foster care, termination of parent rights, juvenile delinquency
Understand prevention and diversion programs in the juvenile justice system.
Youth development: identify strengths and stay positive
Restorative Justice: focusses on repairing damages made, usually detention close to family so they can interact
Healthcare institutions that employ social workers. What do they do there?
Hospitals (patient and family counseling, conduct research),
community ( preventive services, education and outreach), hospice (adjustment to loss of loved one, intake family communication)
List major health problems in the US.
Heart disease, cancer, obesity, asthma, AIDS
What are the socioeconomic aspects of illness.
groups coming from lower socioeconomic status are likely to suffer. (Blacks, hispanic, indians, asians, poor whites)
What is mental illness?
medical disorder
What are the most common diagnosed mental illnesses?
anxiety, mood disorder (depression/bipolar), schizophrenia
List common forms of treatment.
therapy, counseling, psychotropic medication
