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it is a profession devoted to helping people function the best they can in their environment |
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t or f the phrase in the environment points to a distinguishing charateristic of social work that sets it apart from other helping professions |
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what do social workers help thier clients with |
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help with how they feel about a situation and also what they can do about it |
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t or f the main clientele at risk are populations at risk |
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what is the macro level of service for social workers |
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advocay
human rights
social justice |
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what is the micro level of social work |
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what is the mission of social work |
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to enhance human well being and help meet the basic human needs of all people |
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t or f the mission of social work includes paying particular attention to the needs and empowerment of pple who are vulnerable,oppresed and living in poverty |
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what are the purposes of social work |
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prevention
restoration
remediation |
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timely provision of services to vulnerable persons promoting social functioning before problems develop |
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to restore functioning that have been imparied by phyiscal and mental difficulties |
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elimnation or amelioration of existing social problems |
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what are the groups of people served by social workers |
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homeless pple
couples that have martial conflicts
child neglect
pple with AIDS
indviduals and families with law violations
pregnant teenagers
gay,lesbian,transgender,bisexual with personal or family diffculties
foster parents decesed parents |
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what are the types of programs offered at USF that deal with social work |
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what are the aim of these programs |
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provide a progressive identifcation with the knowledge,values,ethics,and skills of social work practice |
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t or f unifying themes and theratical underpinnings of USF social work curricula are aims of the social work program |
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what is the ecosystem theory |
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it reflects the social work value of enhancing human system functioning |
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what does the ecosystem theory focus on |
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biological,pschological,emotional,cultural,and social environments |
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what is the strengths perspective theory |
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viewing the range of human differences as normal and acceptable as opposed to making judgements about people's personal characteristics |
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what does the strenghts perspective focus on |
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race,ethincity,culture,class,gender,sexual orientation,religion,phyiscal or mental ability,age,national origin,and level of social and emotional functioning |
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what is the empowerment perspective |
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supports resourcefullness and the development of skills to remove social barriers for indviduals,groups,and communities |
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what is the capacity building perspective |
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reinforces the social work profession's mandate to serve the most vulnerable of society to enhance the caring capacity of society,to end discrimanation,and to develop and expand resources to those in need |
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what is evidence based practice |
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the conscientious and judacious use of current best practice in descison making about interventions at all system levels |
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what is integrating relevant scientifc information |
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informed professional judgement and the personal preferences and cultral backgrounds of service consumers in order to practice effectively and ethically |
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what does the EBP (evidence based practice ) model include |
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practioner's indivdual experience
best evidence
client's values and expectations |
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what is the generalist practice |
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the application of an eclectic knowledge base,professional values,and a wide range of skills to target systems of any size,for change |
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what are the 4 primary processes of generalist practices |
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empowerment
working effectively with an organizational structure
assuming a wide range of professional roles
engaging in critical thinking throughout the planned changed process |
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what are the requirements of a generalist practitioner |
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wide array of skills for multiple levels of interventions
knowledge based drawing from a range of theories
focus on private as well as social justice concerns
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where are the eclectic knowledge based fields of practice found |
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family practice
mental health
aging
substance abuse
rural social work
social work with immigrants
international social work
Forensic social Work |
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what are the careers in social work |
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case managers
therapists/clincians
community development workers
medical social workers
policy makers
faculty members
administrators |
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how does direct practice build on experience,perspectives,and theories |
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intervention techiniques
practice models
strategic techinques
HBSE theories
Perspectives and Paradigms
personal experiences |
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