Speaks for the rights of those who have been historically excluded from decision-making arenas.
Who is an Advocate?
Provides support, encouragement, and suggestions to members of a macro client system so that the system may complete tasks or solve problems more easily and successfully.
Who is the Enabler?
The 3 traditional target systems of social work practice.
What is micro, mezzo, and macro practice?
Engagement, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Termination, Follow up
What are the 7 steps of the Generalist Intervention Model?
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What is SWRK 3500?
Works to bridge differences, craft bases of dialogue, and build critical alliances.
Who is a Mediator?
Provides knowledge and skills to other systems
Who is an Educator?
When social workers are able to work with all levels of target systems and do not specialize.
What is generalist practice?
The initial period in which practitioners orient themselves to the problem at hand and begin to communication and a relationship with the client system
What is engagement?
Involves larger numbers of people, families, or group of clients with similar characteristics or needs that will ultimately benefit from generalist social work intervention
What is the Macro Client System?
Facilitates group communication, decision-making, planning, and action.
Who is a Facilitator?
Uses through Social justice work an integrated approach that demands ongoing critical reflection and evaluation of social work practice.
Who is an analyst/evaluator/researcher?
Knowledge, skills, values and ethics
What are the cornerstones that you as a SW bring to practice?
The system that social workers must modify or influence in order to reach their goals and have clients benefit from the planned change process
What is the Target System?
Identifies and convenes community people and resources and helps them take action to resolve unmet community needs.
Who is a Mobilizer?
The Person or Persons who call attention to an issue
Who is an Initiator?
Social Workers may use this when experiencing an ethical dilemma
What is the Ethical Principles Screen?
Ask questions
Assess the established facts/issues
Assert a concluding opinion
What is the triple-A approach to Critical Thinking?
The individual or group that initiates the macro change process
What is the Change Agent system?
One who assumes some level of administrative responsibility for a social services agency or other organizational system
Who is a Manager?
Links a system of any size with community resources and services
Who is a Broker?
Empowerment, Human Diversity, and Advocacy/Social and Economic Justice
What are the Principles/Values?
Service, Social Justice, Dignity of Worth of Person, Importance of human Relationships, Integrity, and Competence.
What are the 6 core Values of Social Work?
Includes those people who agree and are committed to working together in order to attain the proposed macro change
What is the Action System?