The SW acronym is often used to describe this position/career.
What is Social Work(er)
This is when you focus on the strength of an individual or their family. Recognizing they have experiences, supports and characteristics that can be used to assist with their needs/crisis.
What is the strengths perspective.
This refers to multiple personalities a person occupies, and focuses on how multiple marginalized identities create unique experiences of oppression.
What is intersectionality.
This insurance is generally for individuals deemed aged, blind, or disabled. Its managed by the individual state.
What is Medicaid
This is where you can find the social work Code of Ethics.
What is the NASW website.
This is when the doctor heals or cures and the patient is passive in their health care.
What is the medical model.
These are multiple factors that result in health disparities.
What are:
Poverty
Mental Health
Ethnicity
Gender
Poor access
Disability
This type of insurance is managed by the federal government and usually for 65+ year olds.
What is Medicare.
These are the THREE types of social work.
What are Micro, Macro, Mezzo
Social workers use this approach/theory to identify systems that affect a child, such as family, friends, neighborhood, school, etc.
What is the Ecological Approach.
What is CPS.
This monthly check was intended to supplement someone's retirement income.
What is Social Security.
Name TWO of the core values mentioned in the SW code of ethics.
What is:
The successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people, and providing the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity.
What is mental health.
This agency works with juveniles and their families that are involved in the justice system.
What is the Department of Juvenile Justice.
This benefit helps to address food insecurity due to a lower income.
The overarching name of the field that includes, social work, counseling, grief counseling, substance abuse counselor, etc.
What is Human Services.
Set of interrelated statements intended to explain some aspect of social life or enrich our sense of how people conduct and find meaning in their daily lives.
What is a theory.
You can become this, when you commit to continuously learning about individuals and a variety of cultural backgrounds.
What is cultural competence.
Where does someone apply for Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, FAMIS?
Local Department of Social Services.
Call COVERVA.