Core Social Work Values
Social workers' primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems. This ethical principle reflects which core value?
What is Service?
This concept refers to when ideologies and narratives that privilege White people, and oppress non-White people, have been embedded in institutional and societal norms.
What is White Supremacy?
Working directly with a family to find housing resources is an example of what level of social work?
What is Micro?
Also known by the acronym COS, these existed in America in the late 1800s and sent out friendly vistors to systematically "fix" the poor.
What are Charity Organization Societies?
This was a set of policies and programs introduced after the Great Depression that included the creation of Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
What is the New Deal?
Social workers understand that relationships between and among people are an important vehicle for change. This ethical principle reflects which core value?
What is the Importance of Human Relationships?
This concept refers to the unconscious association we all have that favor our in-groups and disadvantage out-groups.
What is Implicit Bias?
Advocating for change on a national issue is an example of what level of social work?
What is Macro?
This was a type of assistance during the American colonial era that included poorhouses, workhouses, or other types of places that provided shelter as a part of their assistance.
What is indoor relief?
This time of policy change in the 1990s came after concern that overly generous policies would cause poor Americans to become dependent on assistance, and would create "Deadbead Dads" and "Welfare Queens."
What is Welfare Reform or The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?
Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner. This ethical principle reflects which core value?
What is Integrity?
A common ethical dilemma is: ____ versus Duty to Warn? For example, a client informs you that they think their relative is abusing their children, but they don't want their relative to be reported.
What is Confidentiality?
Creating a coalition of non-profits in a city is an example of what level of social work?
What is Mezzo?
Originating in Britain and then later spreading to the United States, these were community centers in poor urban areas that partnered with residents to create community change. Some served white communities, while others served black communities.
What are Settlement Houses?
This was a time period/ set of policies during the 1960s that introduced programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Head Start childcare.
What was the War on Poverty or the Great Society?
Social workers continually strive to increase their professional knowledge and skills and to apply them in practice. This ethical principle reflects which core value?
What is Competence?
This concept sees "competence" of different groups and customs as a lifelong learning process that necessitates ongoing and active critical self-reflection.
What is Cultural Humility?
Developing a new organizational initiative could be an example of what level of social work?
What is Mezzo?
These were created in 17th centery England. They controlled poor people by sending them to workhouses, poor houses, or prisions.
What are (English) Poor Laws?
This American time period/ policy marked a shift to the belief that government has an obligation to address social issues.
What is the Progressive Era or the New Deal?