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| Social work's 3 major thrusts |
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1) Help people solve their problems and cope with their situations 2) Work with systems so people can have better access to the resources and services they need 3) Link people with systems so clients themselves have access to resources and opportunities |
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Social Work steps (process) .5. |
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1) Problem/situation is scrutinized and understood -- "assessment" 2) Specific plan of action is developed in which goals are carefully selected and clearly specified. 3) Actual intervention/implementation of the plan -- "doing" part of the process 4) Progress toward solving the problem is subject to evaluation 5) Termination of the intervention |
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| Focuses on client resources, capabilities, knowledge, abilities, motivations, experience, intelligence, and other positive qualities that can be put to use to solve problems and pursue positive changes. |
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| Perceptions and opinions held by individuals, professions, and cultures about "what is good and desireable" |
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| Principles based on values that guide behavior and determine "what is right and correct" |
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-The careful examination and evaluation of beliefs and actions to establish an independent decision about what is true and what is not. -Not taking things at face value but making a determination about it yourself |
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| People are thought of as being involved in constant interaction with various systems in the environment |
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| Set of elements that are orderly and interrelated to make a functional whole. |
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| Borders or margins that seperate one entity from another. |
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| Secondary or subordinate system that is a component of a larger system. |
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| Tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable, constant state of balance. |
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| Culturally established social behavior and conduct expectedd of a person in any designated interpersonal relationship. |
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| Reciprocal, dynamic, interpersonal connection characterized by patterns of emotional exchange, communication and behavioral interaction. |
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| Involves the energy, information, or communication flow receieved from other systems. |
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The response of a system, after receiving and processing input, that affects other systems in the environment. |
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| A special form of input in which a system receives information about its own performance. |
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| The point where two systems (including individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities) come into contact with each other or communicate. |
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| A system's tendency to move from a more simplified to a more complex existence. |
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| The tendency of a system to progress toward disorganization, depletion, and death. |
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| The process of a system toward growth and development. |
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| The fact that there are many different means to the same end. It is important not to get locked into only one way of thinking. |
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| A coherent group of principles, concepts, and ideas organized to explain some observable occurrence or trend. |
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| A description or representation to help visualize a process or thing that exists. |
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Involves the conditions, circumstances, and human interactions that encompass human beings. Individuals must have effective interactions with this environment in order to survive and thrive. Includes the actual physical setting that the society or culture provide. |
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Ineractions where people communicate and interact with others in their environments. Are active and dynamic because something is communicated or exchanged. May be positive or negative. |
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The natural power of active involvement between people and their environments. Can take the form of input or output. |
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| The exact point where an interaction between an individual and the environment takes place. |
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| Refers to the capacity to adjust to surrounding environmental conditions. |
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A form of adaptation that implies a struggle to overcome problems. The way people deal with negative experiences they encounter. |
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The mutual reliance of each person upon every other person. A person cannot exist without other people. |
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| 3 basic system of social work |
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1- Micro 2- Macro 3 - Mezzo |
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| Refers to any small group, including family, work groups, and other social groups. |
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| Refers to a system larger than a small group. |
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| Structured groups of people who come together to work toward some mutual goal and perform established work activities that are divided among various units. |
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| Includes specific attempts to understand how organizations function, what improves or impairs the ability of an organization to accomplish its mission, and what motivates people to work toward organizational goals. |
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2 Primary components: 1- Involves perspectives on the nature of communities. 2- Involves how social workers practice withi the community context. |
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| How individuals fit into their community environment and are linked to those who govern them. |
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| Human Ecology Perspective |
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| Focuses on the relationship of populations to their environment, especially in regard to spacial organization - that is, how people and services are distributed. Emphasis is placed on the division of labor within a community - types of occupational groups, and how a structure of occupational stratification emerges through an interdependence within and between communities. |
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| Social Systems Perspective |
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| Emphasizes analyzing how the various social subsystems within the community interact with each other. It helps you view clients in the context of the larger community system. |
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3 Models of Community Change
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1) Locality Development 2) Social Planning 3) Social Action
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| Locality Development Model |
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| Asserts the community change can best be broguht about through broad participation of a wide spectrum of poeple at the local community lead. |
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| Emphasizes a technical process of problem solving. Assumes that community change in a complex industrial environment requires highly trained and skilled planners who can guide complex change processes. |
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| Assumes there is a disadvantaged segment of the population that needs to be organized, perhaps in allieance with others, in order to pressure the power structure for increased resources or for treatment more in accordance with democracy or social justice. |
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Helps a client cope with various stresses ranging from crisis situations like divorce or job loss to community issues such as inadequate housing or day care. |
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| Resolving arguments or conflicts among micro, mezzo, or macro systems. |
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| The process of bringing together various communication among dissident individuals or groups and helping those involved come to a compromise. |
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| Involves having some level of administrative responsibility for a social agency or other unti in order to accomplish tasks. |
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| Involves giving information and teaching skills to client and other systems. |
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| Social workers with a broad knowledge of how various systems function can analyze or evaluate how well programs and systems work. They can also evaluate the effectiveness of their own interventions. |
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| Helps link clinets with community resources and services. |
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| One who guides and directs a group encountering or gathering. |
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| The person or persons who call attention to an issue. |
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| Represents an organization, a group, or an individual that is trying to gain something from another group or system. |
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| Involves "the act of directly representing, defending, intervening, supporting, or recommending a course of action on behalf of one or more individuals, groups, or communities with the goal of securing or retaining social justice." |
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