Module 4: Building Commitment through Social Responsibility (To be added later)

Question 1

is defined as the ability of an individual to recognize, comprehend, and respond to the needs and problems of others.

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Social Awareness

Question 2

understanding the other person’s emotions, needs, and concerns.

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Empathy

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the ability to understand the politics within an organization and how these affect the people working in them.

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Organizational Awareness

Question 4

the ability to understand and meet the needs of clients and customers.

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Service

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its responsibility is to create a law that will benefit

the whole nation.

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Government

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its duty is not only following the laws but creation of

opportunities for the people.

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Corporation

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its role is to support government and individuals in

dealing with social responsibility.

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Organization

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everyone’s duty is to be a law-abiding citizen

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Individual

Question 9

also known as drug abuse is described as the continuous use of a drug other than its intended purpose. This continued use can lead to drug addiction and dependency according to the Dangerous Drug Board (DDB, May 23, 2013)

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Substance abuse

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refers to the behavioral condition in which an individual’s need to obtain and use (especially, self-administer) drugs becomes a strong fixation.

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Drug addiction

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describes the state when an individual is dependent upon the drug for normal physiological functioning.

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Drug dependence

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is the policymaking and strategy-formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control of the Philippine government

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Dangerous Drug Board (DDB)

Question 13

What are the most commonly used substances in the

Philippines?

Answer 13

(1)
methamphetamine hydrochloride, (2) cannabis sativa or
marijuana and (3) inhalants to be the most commonly abused
substances in the country.

Question 14

(Shabu) has dangerous
effects to the brain. It changes how the brain functions and it
causes reduced motor skills and impaired verbal learning as a
result of alterations in the activity of the dopamine, a
neurotransmitter involved in reward, motivation, experience of
pleasure and motor function.

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Methamphetamine Hydrochloride

Question 15

use impairs a person’s ability to
form new memories and to shift focus. It also affects
coordination and balance, posture, and reaction time (“spacing
out”). Thus, chronic use reduces a person’s capacity to learn,
carry-out complicated tasks, participate in sports, driving and
operating other machineries. This is also found to cause lung
cancer and other problems in the respiratory and immune
systems.

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Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana)

Question 16

produces the same effects as those taking alcohol, including slurred speech,
lack of coordination, euphoria (feeling elated), dizziness or lightheadedness,
hallucinations and delusions. Some inhalants that are commonly abused shoe polish,
glue, toluene, gasoline, lighter fluid, nitrous oxide, spray paint, correction fluid,
cleaning fluid, amyl nitrite, locker room deodorizers, and lacquer thinner or other
paint solvents.

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Inhalants

Question 17

Ensure that you have the basic information about drug addiction – definition, effects,
examples of these substances etc.

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Be knowledgeable

Question 18

You should be open to acquire more knowledge shared by experts from the field – what are
the trends in terms of new substances being abused and recent statistics.

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Be updated

Question 19

By taking an active part through dissemination of information to different communities on
how to prevent and teach ways / approach to early detection of possible abusers; strengthening
advocacies against drug abuse and taking a stance to mitigate if not totally eradicate illegal drug users.

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Be involved

Question 20

Support initiatives in your locality in terms of prevention efforts to control if cannot be
prevented the proliferation of drug users in your community by spreading awareness on the harmful
effects, short and long term.

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Be vigilant

Question 21

Show empathy and let others feel that you care for them specially to individuals who are
showing signs of struggle to face difficult times.

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Be supportive

Question 22

As Lasallians, we are called to show genuine love and concern to our brothers and
sisters by being accountable to all our actions. We should not allow ourselves to be instruments in
aggravating further this societal concern as sellers or worse - users of illegal drugs as a sign of getting
along with others (in tagalog “pakikisama”); by knowing that you alone can’t stop someone who may get
himself addicted or dependent to substances or drugs and you have the responsibility to inform agencies
or person in authority discreetly about the existence of such abusers.

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Be a LASALLIAN

Question 23

refers to armed struggle against the government. This can be done by a group of people with the intention to topple duly constituted authorities and establish their own system of government. Usually, violence in insurgencies is not only limited to government agents like soldiers or policemen. Armed encounters affect more helpless civilians.

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Insurgency

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refers to armed struggle against the government. This can be done by a group of people with the intention to topple duly constituted authorities and establish their own system of government. Usually, violence in insurgencies is not only limited to government agents like soldiers or policemen. Armed encounters affect more helpless civilians.

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Insurgency

Question 25

is sowing and creating a condition of widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace, in order to coerce the government to give in to an unlawful demand (RA 9372)

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Terrorism

Question 26

is a growing global threat, as experienced with computer viruses. Many vital decision-making processes of our Government are now channeled through the internet and are always subject to cyber threats. The internet is also used by transnational organized crime to promote different forms of crime that can be channeled through the net like pornography in general which includes child pornography.

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Cybercrime

Question 27

has significantly increased in this era of globalization. Transnational crimes are crimes whose nature involves crossing borders between countries as an important part of the criminal activity. It also involves crimes that can take place in one country but affects another country in the process of criminal activity. These transnational crimes involve drug trafficking, human trafficking (trade of people), smuggling, massive financial and bank fraud, and arms smuggling/trafficking (trade of arms).

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Transnational organized crime

Question 28

is a complex product of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (such as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival[1]. In simpler terms, it is called nature. It is the living and non-living components that we see around us that are not man-made. It is composed of all things created through natural processes that possess non-human characteristics and features.

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Environment

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is the preservation and protection of a large area rich in vegetation and biodiversity. It is the antonym of deforestation and pollution in the environment. The forest helps in the balance in our ecosystem and is rich with all-natural resources.

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Forest conservation

Question 30

where forestlands will be managed for production and for protection.

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Delineation, Classification, and Demarcation of Forest lands

Question 31

forests and forestlands developments shall be for the highest and widest public benefit, the priority of any management shall be the rehabilitation of degraded and denuded forests, and establishment of tree parks in open and appropriate spaces.

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Holistic, Sustainable, and Integrated Development of Forestry Resources

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rights of the indigenous peoples to their ancestral lands and domains shall be respected in all forestry undertakings.

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Community-Based Forest Conservation and Development

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package of incentives will be adopted to encourage the development of private forests.

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Incentives for enhancing private investments, economic contribution, and global competitiveness of Forest-based industries

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adopting principles of environment and national resources accounting (ENRA) shall be developed and institutionalized.

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Proper valuation and pricing of Forestry Resources and Financing SFM

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forest land use shall be included in the land use plans of LGUs with the assistance of the National Government.

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Institutional support for SFM

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is the proper use, protection, and preservation of all forms of water supply. It includes all policies, activities, plans, and strategies to effectively manage resources of water.

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Water conservation

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refers to clean drinking water essential for population health. Water conservation and sanitation go hand in hand.

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Water sanitation

Question 38

a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a
society involving widespread human, material, economic or
environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of
the affected community or society to cope using its own
resources.

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Disaster

Question 39

the knowledge and capacities developed by governments,
professional response and recovery organizations,
communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond
to, and recover from, the Impacts of likely, imminent or current
hazard events or conditions.

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Distance Preparedness

Question 40

the systematic process of using administrative directives,
organizations, and operational skills and capacities to
implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities
in order to lessen the adverse impacts of hazards and the
possibility of disaster.

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Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Question 41

a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or
condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health
impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services,
social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

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Hazard

Question 42

The term advocacy comes from the Latin word advocate, which means ______. This word was used to describe the act of great orators during the ancient Greeks and Romans when they write or perform pleading for someone’s cause. Advocacy can be used as a solid ground for initiatives that can positively change a person or a community.

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to call for support

Question 43

In social work, _____ is defined as engaging in purposeful actions that will help people advance their rights, opportunities, causes, and human dignity.

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advocacy

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involves advancing the right and meeting an individual’s absolute need.

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Case advocacy

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involves causes that will impact a relative need of the group, which also calls to promote human dignity and well-being in the long term.

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cause advocacy

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as a form of social practice focused on the positive development of young people through political and social processes that seek to influence public policy, resource allocation, support services, and media perspectives around systems of care.

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Youth advocacy

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Whether advocacy is done on behalf of an individual or population, there is always a party or cause that is to be the beneficiary of advocacy efforts.

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Cause

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Advocacy efforts are done in order to bring about some change in the status of the beneficiary from being able to recieve benefits in the event of case advocacy to changing policies on state or national levels in the event of policy advocacy.

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Outcome

Question 49

Given the party that is being advocated on behalf of is not considered as being able to bring about these changes in outcomes on their own, advocacy efforts are directed towards specific parties who are considered as able to bringing about these changes in outcomes.

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Audience

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This consists of the plans and activities that the advocating entity will engage in to hopefully influence the target audience and bring about the desired outcome.

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Strategies and Tactics

Question 51

The component has typicaly not been highlighted in the advocacy literature as McNutt (2011) noted. Yet, without this component, the advocating entity will be “flying blind” in terms of having formative and summative feedback about their advocacy efforts.

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Evaluation

Question 52

is the practice of taking action – usually as part of an organized group or community – to create positive change.

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Social action