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| The tendency of new groups to force existing groups out |
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The tendency of upper-middle-class families to move back into downtown residential areas.
Gentrification is a form of invasion. |
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| The replacement of original occupants of a community by new groups. |
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| Clustering business services in one area of the community. Zoning laws assist in centralization |
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| This strategy looks at the potential resources, whether they are human, financial or material, in an attempt to accurately predict the likelihood of a successful change effort. |
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| INTERVENTIONAL COMPETENCY |
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| This competency requires that the social worker be able to utilize knowledge and various skills in pursuit of empowerment. |
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The tendency of certain groups to cluster in a particular section of a community.
EX: People in low-income housing may stay together. |
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| Transmission of values, culture, beliefs, and norms to new community members. |
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| Large cities that serve as the surrounding area's business and economic center. |
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| INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITIES |
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Have one major employer and may overshadow surrounding areas.
Residents have less freedom. |
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| PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH |
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| A method of involving people affected by a problem in efforts to study the issue, carry out appropriate interventions and evaluate the success of the effort. |
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| Application of political power to force changes that would not otherwise occur. |
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| The knowledge and awareness that social workers possess regarding the groups with whom they are working. |
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| This competency involves thinking about how best to approach a given group, anticipating potential challenges and planning for them. |
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| The ability to communicate with genuineness and warmth. |
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| This is a neighborhood-based approach to improving in conditions in an area. |
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| The act of collecting signatures on a piece of paper that asks an organization to act in a specified manner. |
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| The principle that information shared between the client and the worker is intended to be kept private. |
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| Representing, championing or defending the rights of others. |
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| Ensuring that others have the right to power, ability, and authority to achieve self-determination. |
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| A coordinated effort to achieve in an institutional change to meet a need, solve a social problem, correct an injustice or enhance the quality of human life. |
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| Those groups in society most likely to suffer the consequences of, or be at risk for, discrimination, economic hardship, and oppression. |
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| This exercise involves switching your focus from daily concerns to your ideal relaxation place. |
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| The tendency to put off doing something until a further time because it is perceived as being too unpleasant. |
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| Refers to groups that experience serious limitations because others in power exploit them. |
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| Work on behalf of groups of people. |
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| Work on behalf of individuals and families. |
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| Involved efforts to change legislation to benefit some category of clients. |
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| An agreement between two organizations that specify that one will provide certain services in exchange for payments from the other. |
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| Being responsible for those actions you choose not to take. |
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| Professionals may have to break confidentiality under compelling circumstances. |
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| A complaint that specifies the reasons for a case being brought to court and usually identifies a remedy sought by the petitioner. |
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| A group or committee that meets to supply information, expertise, and suggestions for achieving an organization's goals. |
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| A client's confidence will not be broken no matter what. |
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| A transfer of funds or assets from one government organization or individual to another for fulfilling some broadly specified function or purpose. |
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| A state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that results from constant or repeated emotional pressure associated with an intense, long-term involvement with people. |
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