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whole comprising component parts that work together. Applied to social work, systems theory views human behavior through larger contexts, such as members of families, communities, and broader society, Important to this theory is the concept that when one thing changes within a system, the whole system is affected.
Systems tend toward equilibrium and can have closed or open boundaries. |
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systems theory applications to social work
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| Social workers need to understand interactions between the micro, mezzo, and macro levels |
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| Problems at one part of a system may be manifested at another |
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| Ecomaps and genograms can help to understand system dynamics. |
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| Understanding “person-in-environment” (PIE) is essential to identifying barriers or opportunities for change. |
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| Problems and change are viewed within larger contexts. |
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| Uses up its energy and dies |
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| Becoming specialized in structure and function |
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| Closed, disorganized, stagnant; using up available energy |
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| Arriving at the same end from different beginnings |
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| Obtaining resources from the environment that are necessary to attain the goals of the system |
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| Exchange of energy and resources between systems that promote growth and transformation |
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| A system with cross-boundary exchange |
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| A product of the system that exports to the environment |
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| A major component of a system made up of two or more interdependent components that interact in order to attain their own purpose(s) and the purpose(s) of the system in which they are embedded |
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| An entity that is served by a number of component systems organized in interacting relationships |
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| Energy that is integrated into the system so it can be used by the system to accomplish its goals |
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A role is defined as the collection of expectations that accompany a particular social position. such as being students, friends, employees, spouses, or parents.
Each of these roles carries its own expectations about appropriate behavior, speech, attire, and so on.
Roles range from specific, in that they only apply to a certain setting, to diffuse, in that they apply across a range of situations. For example, gender roles influence behavior across many different contexts. |
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| the role is carried out in an expected way (i.e., parent–child; social worker–client) |
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| the role expectations of others differ from one’s own |
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| when two or more individuals switch roles |
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| incompatible or conflicting expectations |
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