The Challenges and Opportunities of Social Work Chapter 1 Flashcards
LEGALLY MANDATED CLIENT
A CLIENT WHO RECEIVES SERVICES UNDER THE THREAT OF A COURT ORDER.
VOLUNTARY CLIENT
THOSE CLIENTS WHO THEMSELVES APPLY FOR SERVICES.
NON-VOLUNTARY CLIENTS
THESE POTENTIAL CLIENTS, WHO OFTEN EXPERIENCE NON-LEGAL PRESSURES FROM FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, AND REFERRAL SOURCES.
THREE FACETS OF SOCIAL WORK ASSESSMENTS
- EXPLORATION OF MULTIPLE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY POTENTIAL CLIENTS.
- CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MIGHT INVOLVE LEGALLY MANDATED INTERVENTION OR CONCERNS ABOUT HEALTH OR SAFETY.
- OTHER POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT EMERGE FROM THE ASSESSMENT.
NASW PRIMARY MISSION STATEMENT
TO ENHANCE HUMAN NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS AND EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, OPPRESSED, AND LIVING IN POVERTY.
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
PURPOSE OF SOCIAL WORK AS INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE EMPOWERMENT AND LIBERATION TO PEOPLE TO ENHANCE WELL-BEING.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
REFERS TO THE CREATION OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE WELFARE OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
REFERS TO THOSE ASPECTS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE THAT RELATE TO ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, SUCH AS A LIVABLE WAGE, PAY EQUITY, NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY.
SOCIAL WORKERS ESSENTIAL DUTIES
PREVENTATIVE, RESTORATION, AND REMEDIATION.
PREVENTION
INVOLVES THE TIMELY PROVISION OF SERVICES TO VULNERABLE PERSONS, PROMOTING SOCIAL FUNCTIONING BEFORE PROBLEMS DEVELOP.
RESTORATION
SEEKS TO RESTORE FUNCTIONING THAT HAS BEEN IMPAIRED BY PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DIFFICULTIES.
REMEDIATION
ENTAILS THE ELIMINATION OR AMELIORATION OF EXISTING SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
VALUES
REPRESENTS STRONGLY HELD BELIEFS ABOUT HOW THE WORLD BE, ABOUT HOW PEOPLE SHOULD NORMALLY BEHAVE, AND ABOUT WHAT THE PREFERRED CONDITIONS OF LIFE ARE.
THE FIVE VALUES AND PURPOSES THAT GUIDE SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
- SOCIAL WORKERS PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP ARE BUILT ON REGARD FOR INDIVIDUAL WORTH AND DIGNITY AND ARE ADVANCED BY MUTUAL PARTICIPATION, ACCEPTANCE, CONFIDENTIALITY, HONESTY, AND RESPONSIBLE HANDLING CONFLICT.
- SOCIAL WORKERS RESPECT THE INDIVIDUAL’S RIGHT TO MAKE INDEPENDENT DECISIONS AND TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE HELPING PROCESS.
- SOCIAL WORKERS ARE COMMITTED TO ASSISTING CLIENTS TO OBTAIN NEEDED RESOURCES.
- SOCIAL WORKERS STRIVE TO MAKE SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS MORE HUMANE AND RESPONSIVE TO HUMAN NEEDS.
- SOCIAL WORKERS ENGAGE DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE IN PRACTICES.
SOCIAL WELFARE
REPRESENTS A SPECIAL HELPING MECHANISMS DEVISED TO AID THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM THE VARIETY OF ILLS FOUND IN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY.
LEVELS OF PRACTICE
MICRO-LEVEL, MEZZO-LEVEL, AND MACRO-LEVEL.
MICRO LEVEL PRACTICE
THE POPULATION SERVED BY SOCIAL WORKERS AT THIS LEVEL OF PRACTICE INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, FAMILIES AND IS DESIGNATED AS DIRECT PRACTICE.
MEZZO LEVEL PRACTICE
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS THAT ARE LESS INTIMATE THAN THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH FAMILY LIFE, MORE MEANINGFUL THAN AMONG ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. EX. SELF HELP, THERAPY GROUPS.
MACRO LEVEL PRACTICE
INVOLVES THE PROCESSES OF SOCIAL PLANNING AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.
- DEVELOPMENT OF WORK AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
- PROGRAM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
- IMPLEMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS.
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS MODEL
ORIGINATING IN BIOLOGY, MAKE A CLOSE CONCEPTUAL FIT WITH THE PIE PERSPECTIVE. AS A WAY TO EXAMINE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN TRANSACTION BETWEEN PERSONS, FAMILIES, CULTURES, AND COMMUNITIES AS SYSTEMS.RE
HABITAT
REFERS TO THE PLACES WHERE ORGANISMS LIVE AND, IN THE CASE OF HUMANS, CONSIST OF THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL SETTINGS WITHIN PARTICULAR CULTURAL CONTEXTS.
NICHE
REFERS TO THE STATUSES OR ROLES OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE DIVERSE SYSTEMS
MADE UP OF SUB-SYSTEMS, INTERPERSONAL SYSTEMS, ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITIES, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.
SUBSYTEMS
THE INDIVIDUAL-BIOPHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, MOTIVATIONAL.
