Part 1

Question 1

obstacles to sw

Answer 1

inequity
discrimination
violation of human rights
any form of social injustice

Question 2

Ideal interaction between society and citizens

Answer 2

Society gives full benefits to all citizens allowing them to fully contribute to society.

Question 3

what do social workers do

Answer 3

address social concerns that threaten the structures of society and redress social conditions that adversely affect the wellbeing of people and society, and empower and enhance/create social structures that relieve human suffering

Question 4

Attributes of a social worker

Answer 4

Caring, warmth, genuine, open, hopeful, humble, sensitive, cherish others, work with not force others

Question 5

what does the field of sw entail

Answer 5

policy, research, people (solving personal problems and public issues)

Question 6

Tapping into strengths importance

Answer 6

it is hopeful, positive, and more helpful than knowing them only by and focusing on their weaknesses

Question 7

What needs do sws help people meet

Answer 7

Universal basic: spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, intellectual
ex: relationships, food, opportunity for education, sense of meaning or purpose

Motivational needs: need first to move onto next: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: physiological, security, belongingness, esteem

Personal Development: physical welfare, psychological well-being, intellectual development, relationships, spiritual growth
discrimination blocks pathways to personal development

Life tasks: handling and feeling capable to handle expected and unexpected tasks

Question 8

Perspectives in SW

Answer 8

Dual Focus: on people and their environment

Strengths and Needs

Question 9

Social Work Goals/Purpose

Answer 9

enhancing client’s capacities to resolve problems, cope , and function effectively

Linking clients with needed resources

Improving the social service delivery network

Promoting social justice through the development of social policy

Question 10

Social work and social welfare

Answer 10

social structures evolve to meet the needs of society
ex: family, education, economic, religious, social welfare

social welfare: addresses general well-being needs of individuals and populations

Question 11

Residual vs. institutional sw

Answer 11

residual:
welfare only
when structures break down
fix problems
ex: medicaid

Institutional:
integrated function of modern society
prevent
ex: social security

social needs are often unidentified until it is already a larger issue

Question 12

Fields of sw

Answer 12

family
cps
healthcare
occupational
gerontological
school
criminal justice
information and referral
community organizing
mental health
- they can get very specific and very broad

Question 13

Social work and society

Answer 13

-as an agent of social control on behalf of society
-as a reformer of society
-as separate from society
=as an intermediary between individuals and society

Question 14

Empowering

Answer 14

becoming and being
helping clients gain access to the power in themselves, each other, and in the social, economic, and political environments

no increasing 1 person’s power while decreasing another’s there is power enough for everyone to feel empowered

Question 15

important reminders to us

Answer 15

affirm diversity and difference
work together
reflect on structural causes/problems
link personal and political power
take action

Question 16

Social work values

Answer 16

service.
social justice.
dignity and worth of the person.
importance of human relationships.
integrity.
competence.

Question 17

values vs. ethics

Answer 17

values: what is good: belief/ideas we have about what is right and wrong, shape our beliefs emotions attitudes,

Ethics: what is right: action, behaviors, right vs wrong behavioral expectations

Question 18

code of ethics NASW

Answer 18

helps us stick with mission and values: tells us what we can and can’t do in this field. protects the vulnerable

Question 19

Purposes of the code of ethics

Answer 19

The Code identifies core values on which social work’s mission is based.
The Code summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect the profession’s core values and establishes a set of specific ethical standards that should be used to guide social work practice.
The Code is designed to help social workers identify relevant considerations when professional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.
The Code provides ethical standards to which the general public can hold the social work profession accountable.
The Code socializes practitioners new to the field to social work’s mission, values, ethical principles, and ethical standards, and encourages all social workers to engage in self-care, ongoing education, and other activities to ensure their commitment to those same core features of the profession.
The Code articulates standards that the social work profession itself can use to assess whether social workers have engaged in unethical conduct. NASW has formal procedures to adjudicate ethics complaints filed against its members.* In subscribing to this Code, social workers are required to cooperate in its implementation, participate in NASW adjudication proceedings, and abide by any NASW disciplinary rulings or sanctions based on it.

Question 20

implicit bias

Answer 20

peanut butter and jelly implicit bias tests harvard.edu

Question 21

reduce bias how

Answer 21

awareness, perspective, individual complexity realization, characteristics separate from group identities, learning, understand and recognize biases, find ways to ensure fairness