Sherr and Jones Ch. 1 & 2 Flashcards
Which type of practice works with individuals?
Micro
Which type of practice works with families and smaller groups?
Mezzo
Which type of practice works with communities and larger organizations?
Macro
Which event is known for hosting the first national effort to define social work?
The Milford Conference (1929)
One of the core principles of social work is to respect the _______ and _______ of a person.
Dignity and Worth
There is a framework discussed by the authors that helps organize the core competencies of the profession into two groups. What are those groups?
Why we do and What we do
List the four steps in the general interventionist model in order.
Engage, Assess, Intervene, Evaluate
As they gain self-awareness, social work students can work to eliminate the influences of personal _______ and _______ as they work with diverse groups.
Biases and Values
The authors state that after a social worker gathers facts and analyzes the situation, they must do what?
Decide on a plan of action
True or False: Clinical social workers provide therapy and can diagnose patients
True
What role does a social worker play when they are connecting clients to services?
Broker
What role does a social worker play when they are bringing light to an injustice?
_______ and gaining as full an understanding of a situation as possible is essential to good social work practice.
Fact-gathering
What was the result of the Milford Conference?
A 92-page report describing the details of social work which produced eight commonalities between social workers in different settings.
JUST TO READ: What are the 8 commonalities between social workers highlighted in the Milford Conference report?
- Knowledge of typical deviations from accepted standards of live
- The use of norms of human life and human relationships
- The significance of social history as the basis of particularizing the human being in need
- established methods of study and treatment of human beings in need
- The use of established community resources in treatment
- The adaptation of scientific knowledge and formulations of experience to the requirements of social work
- The consequences of a philosophy which determines the purposes, ethics, and obligations of social work
- The blending of the foregoing into social treatment
1951 Report further attempting to define social work
The Hollis-Taylor Report
What was the drive behind defining social work in the Hollis-Taylor report?
Assuring the public of their legitimacy and professionalism, preserving roles for future social workers, and personal piece of mind
What is the title of the Hollis-Taylor report? How many pages is it?
Social Work Education in the United States, 422 p.
Which report identified the levels of social work practice? What are those levels?
Hollis-Taylor (1951)
individuals, families, small groups, organizations, communities, etc.
Which report identified the target of social work? What did they identify as the target?
Hollis-Taylor (1951)
the target was identified as interactions between groups and individuals as opposed to looking at only one or the other like a psychologist vs a sociologist
What report introduced the purpose of Social Work? What was that purpose?
Hollis-Taylor (1951)
well-being of individuals and their communities
True or False: The Hollis-Taylor Report provided a concise definition of Social Work as a whole.
False
What year was NASW founded?
1955
How was the NASW formed?
The leaders of 7 separate social work organizations agreed to join together as one association.
The most concise definition to date was outlined in which report and by who? How many pages was the article?
the Working Definition of 1958, Harriet Bartlett and the NASW, 6 pages, and it still wasn’t very concise
He conducted a comprehensive study of social work that empirically supported the Working Definition’s goals and values of social work
Boehm (1958, 1959)
How did Boehm add to the definition of social work?
His study described the various levels of social work as involving practice with individuals, groups, and communities. He also asserted five specializations in social work.
What were Boehm’s 5 specializations outlined in his study aimed at adding to the Working Definition of Social Work?
- casework
- group work
- community or organization
- policy
- research
What did Boehm posit was the potential outcome of social work?
Enhancement of Social Functioning to include restoration of impaired capacity, provision of resources, and prevention of social dysfunction
In 1962, he became the second prominent person to critique the Working Definition
Gordon
Harriet Bartlett’s final written contribution to defining social work is titled what?
The Common Base of Social Work Practice (1970)
In The Common Base of Social Work Practice, what are the three main components of social worked identified by Bartlett?
- direct and indirect practice
- emphasis on enhancing and restoring social functioning
- the use of professional interventions
Who began the person-in-environment model for social work?
H. Bartlett in her 1970 book, The Common Base of Social Practice
Meeting held in 1976 seeking to examine if a common conceptual framework could be articulated for the profession
The Madison Meeting
True or False: In 1982, members of the IFSW met to further develop a definition of social work. This conference resulted in the most concise definition yet. A revised version serves as the ISFW’s definition today.
True
