Politics
Political Ideology
What is the relatively coherent system of ideas (beliefs, traditions, principles, myths) about human nature, institutional arrangements, and social processes that indicate how a government should be run and what principles that government should support?
Social Welfare
What is a nation's system of programs, benefits, and services that help people meet those social, economic, educational, and health needs that are fundamental to the maintenance of society?
environment justice
What is the the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environment laws, regulations, and policies?
Critical thinking
What is focus on the questioning of beliefs, statements, assumptions, lines of reasoning, actions, and experiences?
Practice-informed Research
What is understanding research techniques and being able to apply them in practice?
Conservative
What is the philosophy that individuals are responsible for themselves, government should provide minimal interference in people's lives, and change does not necessarily mean improvement?
Social Work
What is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal?
Populations at risk
What is groups of people with some identifies characteristics who are at greater risk of social and economic deprivation than those in the mainstream?
Evaluation
What is the process of determining the extent to which a given intervention was effective in achieving its goals?
Evidence-based Practice
What is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of clients?
Liberal
What is the philosophy that government should be involved in the social, political, and economic structure so that all people's rights and privileges are protected in the name of social justice?
Social Justice
What is the concept that all citizens should be treated equally and have equal access to resources?
Human Rights
What is the premise that all people, regardless of race, culture, or national origin, are entitles to basic rights and treatment?
Client System
What is any individual, family, group, organization, or community that will ultimately benefit from social work intervention?
Engagement
What is the Initial period when practitioners orient themselves to the problem at hand and begin to establish communication and relationships with others also addressing the problem?
Radicals
What is the philosophy that the social and political system as it stands is not structurally capable of truly providing social justice. Rather, drastic, fundamental changes are necessary in the basic social and political structure to achieve truly fair and equal treatment?
Social Welfare Policies
What is laws and regulations that govern which social welfare programs exists, what categories of clients are served, and who qualifies for a given program?
Empowerment
What is the process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so that individuals can take actions to improve their life situations?
Advocacy
What is involves actively intervening to help clients get what they need. Most frequently, this intervention focuses on "the relationship between the client and an unresponsive 'system'"?
Assessment
What is the investigation and determination of variables affecting an identifies problem including the client system's needs and strengths?
Sustainability
What is involves development that meets the current needs of the present generations without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs?
Agency Policies
What is standards adopted by individual organizations and programs that provide services?
Competencies
What is measurable behaviors that reflect social workers' acquisition of required knowledge, skills, and values so that they can demonstrate effective social work practice?
Generalist Practice
What is the application of an eclectic knowledge base, professional values, and a wife range of skills to target any size system for change within the context of four primary processes?
Intervention
What is the planning and implementation of a strategy to solve the problem and achieve goals?