Eco-Systems Framework
A system's tendency to seek and maintain equilibrium.
What is homeostasis?
These are events that happen in childhood that can have prolonged physical, psychological and emotional impacts on adults. These events may involve child abuse, living with a parent with substance use issues, mental health issues, witnessing interpersonal violence etc.
What are Adverse Childhood Events
The ideology and social system that prioritizes masculinity and allows for the unequal of distribution of power which subordinates, discriminates and is oppressive to women.
What is patriarchy.
This is the societal assumption that being straight is preferred and "normal". This assumption greatly impacts our notions of what constitutes a family.
What is heteronormativity.
This is the term used to describe the whole process of engagement, assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation and termination.
What is the planned change process.
The degree to which a person or family's environment meets their needs and the degree to which they can find a meaningful role in their environment
What is "Goodness of Fit"
One of these is NOT an principle of a strengths based perspective:
collaborative relationship
fosters hope and optimism
consciousness raising
exploring strengths and resources
What is consciousness raising.
The term coined by Kimberley Crenshaw recognizing that there are interlocking forms of oppression class, race, sexual orientation, gender identification, disability that create a unique experience of oppression.
What is intersectionality
What is: 1) family is the primary context in which child development occurs
2) families impact people at every age
3) supports a person-in-environment view.
These are three visual tools used for assessment that helps us to visualize the client in their environment.
What are genograms, ecomaps and culturagrams.
The way individuals and families interact and exchange, information, participation or contributions with their environment
What are transactions
A strengths based perspective would priorities these when designing interventions?
What are client goals
These are two types of intervention strategies from a critical approach?
What is:
consciousness raising through collectivism (bringing people together to raise awareness about how their personal problems are connected to social structures)
political action- working toward changing social structures that oppress people
counteracting the effects of internalize oppression through counselling
advocacy- advocating on behalf of your client for their rights, needed services etc
In the life course perspective, this is the term used for when a person has a change in role or status. Given an example.
What is a transition.
Collecting information about a client and formulating an understanding of their issue is encompassed by this term.
What is assessment.
The name we give a niche where people are marginalize, have limited resources, limited social mobility or a sense of belonging.
What is an Entrapping Niche
A key idea in the strengths based approach that says how we talk about and document and chart on clients has a profound impact on how they are viewed.
What is strengths based language
Critical approaches reflect an analysis of and transformation of this at all levels of social relationships.
What is power.
Name the 6 stages of the family life cycle as described by McGoldrick.
What is:
1) the unattached adult
2) coupling or marriage
3) the family with young children
4) the family with adolescence
5) launching children
6) family in later life
Name four factors that affect the assessment process that we discussed in class.
What is:
1) theoretical lens or professional lens
2) clients wants and needs
3) work place context
4) risk
The concept from systems thinking that one beginning can have multiple outcomes. The example we talked about is someone who has experienced child abuse.
What is multifinality
The four key principles of a trauma informed approach with a brief explanation of each.
What is : 1) Trauma Awareness
2) Emphasis on Safety and
Trustworthiness
3) Opportunities for Choice,
collaboration and connection
4) Strengths Based and skill building
The six key concepts in Maurice Moreau's structural social work model briefly explained in your own words.
What is : 1) Defense
2) Client-Worker Power
3) Unmasking social structures
4) Personal Change
5) Collective Consciousness
6) Political Change
Explain how family systems theory would explain problems.
What is difficulties in patterns and processes of relating to one another.
Name and explain Poulin's seven generalist interventions.
What is:
1) supportive counselling
2) education
3) advocacy
4) resource mobilization
5) service linkage
6) service co-ordination (case management)
7) service negotiation (mediation)