History and Principles of SSW Flashcards
Difference between SSW and SW?
social service workers are generally practicing more on the ground, at reach up front, or it can be community development. kind of broader, and It looks more like support and less clinical. WHILE Social Workers are more into the clinical aspects like services like counselling and Psychotherapy and tends to be more theoretical.
What is an RSSW and RSW?
Registered Social Workers (RSW) and Registered Social Service Workers (RSSW). While they work in a similar field, Registered Social Service Workers work with less autonomy.
What is an SSW vs. BSW vs. MSW vs. PhD?
The undergraduate degree is the bachelor of social work (BSW). Graduate degrees include the master of social work (MSW), and a doctorate (DSW) or PhD in Social Work.
Major Theories Used in Social Work Practice
Systems theory, Psychodynamic theory, Social learning theory, and Conflict Theory
Primary Perspective and Approach Used in SW Practice
Strengths based approach, feminist and ecosystems.
Current SW Practice Model Includes
Problem Solving, Task centered, solution focused, narrative, cognitive behavioral, and crisis
Differences btw a professional and a volunteer
Professional Social Work/Worker is the one with educational qualification. Voluntary Social Work, either a professional social worker working voluntarily or any person(without qualification) who like to do social service.
It takes skills, knowledge, value and ethics.
Why is integrity important in professionalism?
Integrity shows competence and it helps adhere to values and ethics.
What is Self efficacy?
Confidence in the ability to execute specific skills in a particular set of circumstances and thereby achieve a successful outcome.
What is ethics?
Ethics are principles and rules of acceptable or proper conduct.
What does it mean to be a Caveat?
It is a warning enjoining one from certain acts or practices and also an explanation to prevent a misinterpretation.
Social workers, our profession is chock full of… Caveats. We’re chock full of caveats. The simplest definition of “caveat” is “warning or caution.”
Examples of SSW Principles
- Social change/social justice
- Problem solving
- Person in environment perspective
- Empowerment
What does Social change/Social Justice mean?
“A mandate for social change/social justice entails working in solidarity with those who are disadvantaged or excluded from society in order to eliminate existing barriers, inequities, and injustices.” This implies that social [service] workers should be at the forefront of policies and legislation that redistribute wealth in favor of the poor… reducing inequity of opportunity and seeking solutions to social imbalances”
(Hick and Stokes, 2017)
Person in Environment Includes
Individual, Family, Community, Society
What is Empowerment in SSW
- Making power explicit in the client - worker relationship.
- Making sure that the client is in control of the ‘experience’.
- Supporting clients’ efforts to gain mastery of lives, including
navigating power in their life.
People empower themselves, social workers assist .
