Week 1 Flashcards
Social work that examine the smallest level of interaction, even interactions within “the self,”
Micro-level social work
When social workers investigate groups and communities
Mezzo-level social work
Social work that examines social structures and institutions
Macro-level
A way of knowing that is mostly unconscious, much like a gut feeling telling you what you should do
Intuition
The “learning by doing” that develops as one practices social work over time
Practice wisdom
Predictable flaws in thinking
Cognitive biases
Involves observing and analyzing information in a way that confirms what you already think is true
Confirmation bias
When people will only pay attention to the information that fits their preconceived ideas and igorne information that does not fit
Selective observation
When people make hasty conclusions about a broad pattern based on only a few observations
Overgeneralization
In which unskilled people overestimate their ability to find the truth
Dunning-Kruger effect
A particular way of knowing that attempts to systemattically collect and categorize facts or truths
Science
A set of assumptions about what is real
Ontology
Involves finding what is true for everyone, not just what is true for one person
Objective truth
Our assumptopn about how we come to know what is real and true, helps us to realize these objective truths
Epistemology
Examine numerical data to precisely describe and predict elements of the social world
Quantitative methods
Used to analyze words or other media to understand their meaning
Qualitative methods
Involves making decisions on how to help clients based on the best available evidence
Evidence-based practice
Research that evaluates the outcomes of a policy or program
Evaluation research
