Vocabulary
The visual illustration of resources and interactions in a client's environment
What is an "eco-map"?
Samantha recently earned her graduate degree in social work and passed her state licensure exam. She is working as this
What is an "LMSW"?
Licensed Master Social Worker
The different levels of social work practice
What is "micro, mezzo, macro"?
The step in the social work process where the clients strengths and concerns are identified
What is "assessment"?
A for-profit or non-profit, private or public organization that has a religious affiliation
What is "Sectarian"
An unsalaried person who provides services and plays a significant role in social service delivery
What is a "volunteer"?
Provides guidelines for ethical practice based on the social work profession
What is the "NASW"?
National Association of Social Workers
Utilizes generic practice processes to organize work with client systems and recognize the potential for change
What is "Generalist Social Work Practice"?
The social work process where strengths and clients concerns are identified
What is "assessment"
Living in this setting, an individual may NOT seek assistance due to limited resources and the "everybody knows everybody" perception to name a few
What is "Rural setting"
Health insurance for qualifying low-income individuals or families
What is "Medicaid"?
The standard setting and accrediting organization for social work education
What is "CSWE"?
Council on Social Work Education
An approach in social work that focuses on clients individual attributes and assets
What is "strength based perspective"?
During the social work process, the continuous assessment of the client social worker relationship as it relates to client goals being met
What is "Evaluation"?
Whether private or public, sectarian or non sectarian, profit or non profit, there ae two types of social service organizations. Of these two organizations, this one delivers social services
What are "Agencies"
Social workers and mental health professionals use this to assess clients; behavioral characteristics and diagnose and classify mental disorders
What is the "DSM-5"
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of Mental Disorders)
In this movement, paid agents directed friendly visitors to meet with and encourage individuals who were receiving assistance
What is "COS"?
Charity Organization Society
The process in which minority groups integrate themselves into the dominant group and shed all traces of their own culture
What is "assimilation"
When social workers fight for the rights of the vulnerable who are unable to speak for themselves and work to obtain needed resources by communicating with those in power.
What is "advocacy/advocate"?
Social workers work in various populations such as children and families, LGBTQ, the elderly, veterans, immigrants and low income to name a few. No matter the population, it is important to respect all of our differences that together account for our individual uniqueness. This is known as.......
What is "Human Diversity"
The view (ideology) that people who are poor are poor because they are "unfit" or have no motivation to work
What is "Social Darwinism"?
When deciding on a career in social work there is an educational path that one can follow. In order, what is the order of education and licensure
What is "BSW, MSW, LMSW, LCSW"?
Bachelor of Social Work
Master of Social Work
Licensed Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
The dynamic approach where the client acts as expert and the social worker acts as expert, begin to work together as collaborative partners to resolve client issues
What is the "Empowerment Approach"?
The theoretical base of social work practice that draws on the psychological, sociocultural and biological theories is found in this field
What is "Mental Health"
This population increased from 13% in 1980 to 28% percent in 2015, micro level intervention consists of providing support to assist with difficulties they encounter and the phrase "feminization of poverty" is used to describe this group
What is "Single-parent female headed families"?