SWK 240: final exam Flashcards
Direct clinical work deals with….
individuals, groups and families
for private troubles
Advocacy, administration and policy change deals with ______ issues
public
How is social work a profession
- at risk populations (set of skills to serve others)
- sanctions (shared ethical code, ethical standards)
- code of ethics
- skills (curriculum and competency assesments, licensing etc)
- professional education (BSW, MSW, PhD)
How many core values in the code of ethics
6
Core values of the code of ethics
Dignity and worth of a person Service Social justice Importance of human relationships Integrity Competence
Dignity and worth of a person
need to understand how personal biases lead to negative assumptions about others
Service
Need to recognize how ones own values influence clinical practice
Social justice
Need to understand the way in which ones own experiences of privilage or oppression affect ones ability to understand and advocate for others
Importance of human relationships
Need to understand how ones own interpersonal patterns interfere with therapeutic relationships
Integrity
Need to reflect on ones own values and ethics and how these fit with responsible practice
Competence
Need to accurately evaluate professional abilities of self and other, including the ability too understand other cultures and populations
Levels of education
Bacculatureate: generalist practice
Masters: concentration areas, advanced practice
Doctoral: research, education and training, leadership
Accreditation
CSWE (council on social work education)
Educational policy and acceditation standards (EPAS)
10 core competencies
41 practice behaviors (ways in which you demonstrate you are competent), these identify what graduates muct be able to do in the field rather than what they learned
Social work programs at Molloy College
- BSW: bachelors degree in social work
- MSW: Masters degree in social work (Fordham university)
- Advanced standing: must have a 3.0 GPA to get into the 5 year program
Micro practice
individuals
ex: treating depression of one individual
Mezzo practice
families, groups, communities
ex: addressing causes within the family that contribute to ones depression. Looking at support or lack of in ones family, community etc.
Macro practice
Organizationns, agency level, state and federal policy
ex: examining lack of accessible health care coverage for mental health issues
Growth of the field
25% higher than average
34% growth in healthcare
Generalist practice
- A planned change process
- unique responses to prevent or resolve probelms
- individuals, families, groups, communities, organizational systems, can all be clients
- view clients from a strengths perspective
- value human diversity
- guided by the NASW code of ethics
- committed to improving well being and furthering social justice
Generalist practice is not
specialized
Key ideas on diversity
- recognizing differences in resources, does not mean we apologize for our privleges
- social workers acknowlege that differences are not equal for all and that inequality is a social problem
- social workers work towards challanging inequality
What do social workers do, characteristics
- Ability to use self with another person
- Help people to meet need and solve problems through direct clinical work and advocacy, administration and policy change
