Levels of Education
BSW
What is a "Bachelors of Social Work"?
The safeguarding of the information that passes between the social workers and the client.
What is "confidentiality"?
Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity.
What is “dignity and worth of a person”?
The level of social work which works with clients on a 1-on-1 individual basis.
What is "micro" level social work?
The different levels of intervention in social work practice.
What is "micro, mezzo and macro"?
MSW
What is a "Masters of Social Work"?
Hearing what is being shared and asking clarifying questions.
What is "active listening"?
Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people.
What is “social justice”?
The level of social work which deals with working with groups and families.
What is the "mezzo" level of social work?
A set of guidelines for social workers to support decision-making according to specific standards.
What is the "code of ethics"?
LMSW
What is a "Licensed Master Social Worker"?
Being able to accurately and in depth write down/type what clients say and do.
What is “documentation”?
Social workers understand that relationships between and among people are an important vehicle for change and engage people as partners in the helping process.
What is the "importance of human relationships?
The level of social work that involves working at a societal and community level and often involves policy writing/advocacy.
What is the "macro" level of social work?
This organization represents social work in the United States.
What is the National Association of Social Workers ("NASW")?
LCSW
What is a "Licensed Clinical Social Worker"?
What is the ability to sense other's emotions/imagine what others are going through.
What is “empathy”?
Social workers continually strive to increase their professional knowledge and skills and to apply them in practice. Social workers should aspire to contribute to the knowledge base of the profession.
What is "competence"?
An approach in social work that focuses on the strengths and assets of a client.
What is "strengths-based approach"?
This role requires social workers by law to report any concerns of neglect, abuse or harm to a vulnerable populations.
What is a "mandated reporter"?
Required supervised work during undergraduate and graduate school.
What is an "internship"?
Limits set by the social worker regarding their role to ensure effective job performance, their own well-being, as well as personal privacy.
What is a "professional boundary"?
Social workers are encouraged to volunteer some portion of their professional skills with no expectation of significant financial return (pro bono service).
What is “service”?
This concept is based on the idea that one cannot understand the problems of individuals without understanding the context in which they occur.
What is "person-in-environment" theory?
The social worker represents their clients in an attempt to create societal change/speak for their client when they can't themselves.
What is "advocacy"?