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Chapter 3 Social Work Generalist Practice - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 3
Social Work Generalist Practice
(1)Knowledge Base
Human Behavior in the Social Environment
~ Studies at a multidimensional perspective.
Psychological
Biological
Sociological
Spiritual
History of Social Welfare Policy
~ Enhances awareness of historical and contemporary forces that affect policy development.
asses and analyze
gain knowledge
processes of oppression and discrimination
Social Work Research
~ Understanding of a scientific, analytic method to increase knowledge for SW practice and multi-service level delivery.
beginning level knowledge
skills
values
Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity
~ examines the social construct concepts of diversity and how it impacts one's identity.
class, race, ethnicity color
culture, disability, sex
orientation, religion, gender
Field Education and Field Work
~ integrates class work to field operations.
hands on experiences
focus
developing professional self
acquire skills
(2)What is Generalist Practices
Practitioners who use a professional problem-solving process to educate, engage, assess, advocate, counsel, and broker services with and on behalf of clients.
NASW Code of Ethics, central features:
planned change process
strength-based approach
client empowerment
person in environment
multiple levels of intervention
c)Intervention - Initiates steps and actions to achieve goals and implement interventions.
Goals are est.
SW can mediate, negotiate, and advocate.
Multiple Levels of Intervention
Macro: Interventions, large scale that impact whole communities.
macro = organizations/communities
Mezzo: Intermediate scale, working with small groups, neighborhoods, and institutions.
mezzo = families/groups
Micro: Most common practice, involves working with an individual/family.
micro = individual
d)Evaluation - SW critically analyzes, monitors, and evaluates interventions that were set with a client.
a)Engagement Phase - getting to know the client, est. trust, rapport, and groundwork.
b)Assessment - collects, organizes, and interprets client data.
Both identify the problem and agree on goals and objs.
(3) Theories used in the Social Work Profession
e) Psychodynamic Theory
~ Describes personality in terms of unconscious and conscious forces.
internal process: drives, needs, and emotions.
~ Id (basic instinct)
~ Superego (follows rules and morals)
~ Ego (mediates between the Id and ego
b) Social Learning Theory
~ Learning occurs thru operation and imitation.
mediating process between stimuli and responses.
d) Psychosocial Development Theory
~ An 8 stage theory of identity and development.
hope, will, purpose, competence, fidelity, love, care, and wisdom.
divided age ranges.
a) Systems Theory
~ Offers insights into human behavior - complexity- holistic understanding.
several systems greatly connected and influence one another.