Others/Misc Flashcards
The vast range of human differences and the effects they have on human behavior:
Human Diversity
The mastery of a particular set of knowledge, skills, policies, and programs used by the social worker that address the cultural needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities:
cultural competency
The condition of putting unfair and extreme limitations and constraints on members of an identified group:
oppression
Any group of people who share some identifiable characteristic that places them at greater risk of social economic deprivations and oppression than the general mainstream of society:
Populations-at-risk
the process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so that individuals can take action to improve their life situations:
Empowerment
The premise that all people, regardless of race, culture, or national origin, are entitled to basic rights and treatment:
Human rights
The idea that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical “rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits”:
social justice
the careful examination and evaluation of beliefs and actions to establish an independent decision about what is true and what is not:
Critical thinking
Situations in which ethical principles conflict and all solutions are imperfect:
Ethical dilemmas
The ability of an individual, family, group, community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning.
Resiliency