At the core
Engagement, Assessment, Intervention, Evaluation, Ending
What is the Planned Change Process
Social workers understand that people are essential to each other for overall health and wellbeing.
Importance of Human Relationships
A social worker in this field of practice will want to understand biological & social contributors and impacts of things like alcoholism
Chemical Health/addictions
This woman founded Hull House
Jane Addams
Living at or below the Federal Poverty Line
What is absolute poverty
Research that tells us which type of treatment has been most effective for a particular problem
What is Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion
Dignity and worth of the person
Social workers in this area often work as a part of an interdisciplinary team that is problem focused. The SW role is often to do rapid assessments, interventions, advocacy and referrals.
Medical SW
She is known as the mother of professional social work and wrote the first set of principles for direct social work practice.
Mary Richmond
No community should be saddled with more environmental burdens and less environmental benefits than any other community.
This is a perspective that views the client in the context of their larger environment
Person in environment
Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed people
Social Justice
Social workers in this field support kids, parents, teachers and focus on supporting social, emotional and learning
School SW
First female US Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
The phase in the planned chance process that is focused on building a relationship within which clients become active and involved in their treatment.
Engagement
A perspective that uses internal or external resources to assist the client with identified problems
Strengths based perspective/framework
Social workers continually strive to increase their professional knowledge and skills and apply them in practice.
Competence
This is probably the largest area of SW practice as it bridges many other fields. Often generalist SW's act as case managers and in this area.
Mental Health
He was a sociologist who called attention to problems in black communities and advocated for the rights of black Americans
E. Franklin Frazier
A client who is seeking out social work services is a _______ client
Voluntary
Social workers support clients in realizing their own potential and acting upon it.
Empowerment
Social workers draw from their knowledge, professional values and skills in order to help people in need.
Service
Social workers in this area often engage in risk assessments and work with families to support and maintain child safety.
Child Welfare
She focused on the intersection between civil rights movement and women's rights such as literacy and voter awareness.
Dorothy Height
A lifelong process focusing on self-reflection and personal critique, acknowledging one's own biases and blind spots with clients of different backgrounds than the social worker.
Cultural humility