Values of a Social Worker
Name three of the six core values of social work.
Dignity and Worth of a Person, Importance of Human Relationships, Integrity, Competence, Service, Social Justice
Name two populations that are most vulnerable to poverty.
Women, children, people of color, people with disabilities, people who are homeless, single parents
What is DCS?
Department of Child Safety
What is evidence based practice?
Decisions or interventions that are used based on evidence that was gathers proving the intervention works and does not have adverse effects.
What does multidisciplinary mean?
It means that multiple disciplines work together.
What are the three levels of social work practice?
Micro, Mezzo, Macro
What is Absolute Poverty?
Helps establish the poverty line, designates survival at the most basic level
What is child welfare?
The promotion of well-being and safety of children
What was the social welfare policy made during Obama's presidency?
Affordable Care Act
What is Ethnocentrisim?
The belief that one's ethnicity is better than others.
What is something that social workers seek to secure for their clients? (Hint; not food, weather stability, or shelter)
Social Support
What is Relative Poverty?
A measure that compares a person’s wages with what is the norm or average to determine whether that person is experiencing poverty
What is the most reported type of child maltreatment?
Neglect
What is the concept that refers to the array of government programs, services and institutions that are designed to maintain the well being of society?
Social Welfare
What is Intersectionality?
The intersection of someone's social identities. The interaction and overlapping of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and other defining identities of someone.
What is an example of good interviewing skills?
Open and Close ended questions
What are Social/Economic Relief Programs?
established during the Great Depression to help individuals, families, and communities manage financial hardship, poverty, unemployment, or economic crises
What are the characteristics of Neglect?
malnutrition, poor hygiene, inappropriate clothing, poor school performance.
How do conservatives view the family? How do liberals view the family?
Conservatives view it as traditional and Liberals view it as broad
What program/agency did W.E.B Du Bois found?
The NAACP (national association for the advancement of colored people)
What is strengths based perspective?
A perspective social workers use that focuses on the strengths of the client and not weaknesses. Used to show client their own strengths when they may not see it.
What did the Elizabethan Poor Laws do?
Helped to establish the deserving and undeserving poor
Name all types of child maltreatment.
Sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional maltreatment, and neglect
What are employee assistance programs?
Employee benefit programs that assist employees with personal problems and work related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and/or emotional well being.
Define the EPAS.
It is the educational policy accreditation standards. It is a set of standards to help frame the social work education system.