Social Work Roles
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I'm a generalist!
What is?
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100

Speaks for the rights of those who have been historically excluded from decision-making arenas.

Who is an Advocate?

100

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?

100

The 3 traditional target systems of social work practice.

What is micro, mezzo, and macro practice?

100

Engagement, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Termination, Follow up

What are the 7 steps of the Generalist Intervention Model?

100

The best Macro Social Work class!

What is SWRK 3500?

200

Works to bridge differences, craft bases of dialogue, and build critical alliances.

Who is a Mediator?

200

Provides knowledge and skills to other systems

Who is an Educator?

200

When social workers are able to work with all levels of target systems and do not specialize.

What is generalist practice?

200

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?

200

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?

300

Facilitates group communication, decision-making, planning, and action.

Who is a Facilitator?

300

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?

300

Knowledge, skills, values and ethics

What are the cornerstones that you as a SW bring to practice?

300
The collection and interpretation of information needed to inform change-oriented action.
What is an Assessment?
300

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?

400

Identifies and convenes community people and resources and helps them take action to resolve unmet community needs. 

Who is a Mobilizer?

400

The Person or Persons who call attention to an issue

Who is an Initiator?

400

Social Workers may use this when experiencing an ethical dilemma

What is the Ethical Principles Screen?


400

Ask questions

Assess the established facts/issues

Assert a concluding opinion

What is the triple-A approach to Critical Thinking?

400

The individual or group that initiates the macro change process

What is the Change Agent system?

500

One who assumes some level of administrative responsibility for a social services agency or other organizational system

Who is a Manager?

500

Links a system of any size with community resources and services

Who is a Broker?

500

Empowerment, Human Diversity, and Advocacy/Social and Economic Justice

What are the Principles/Values?

500

Service, Social Justice, Dignity of Worth of Person, Importance of human Relationships, Integrity, and Competence.

What are the 6 core Values of Social Work?

500

Includes those people who agree and are committed to working together in order to attain the proposed macro change

What is the Action System?