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HWC 305 final study guideGeneralist social work - answer This type of social work provides an integrated and
multileveled approach
major premises (of generalist practice) - answer1. Human behavior is inextricably
connected to the social and physical environment
2. Based on this linkage among persons and environments, opportunities for enhancing
the functioning of any human system itself, modifying its interactions with the
environment, and altering other systems within its environment
3. Work with any level of a human system-- from individual to society use similar social
work processes
4. Generalist practioners have responsibilities beyond direct practice to word toward just
social policies as well as to conduct and apply research
Levels of intervention - answer1. Micro
2.Mezzo
3. Macro
4. Social Work Profession
purpose of social work - answerSocial work focuses on releasing human power in
individuals reach their potential and contribute to the collective good of society; it
emphasizes releasing social power to create changes in society, social institutions and
social policy, which in turn creates opportunity for individuals
Practioners work with people to strengthen their competence, link them to resources
and promote organizational and institutional change so that the structures of society
respnd to the needs of all societal members. Social workers also engage in research
Goals to achieve social work purpose - answer1. SW practioners engage with clients to
clients to assess challenges in social functioning, process information in ways that
enhance their ability to discover solutions, develop skills to resolve problems in living
and create support for change
2. SW links people with resources and services a vital strategy in any change effort
3. The NASW charges practioners to work towards a humane and adequate social
service delivery system
,4. Social workers participate in social policy developement
5. Practioners engage in research to further knowledge and skill base of social work
Three functions of generalist social work practice - answer1. Consultancy
2. Resource Management
3. Education
Consultancy - answerThis function of generalist social work practice is a collaborative
process that focuses on finding solutions for challenges in social functioning with
individuals, family, organizational and societal problems
Roles- enabler (micro), facilitator (mezzo), planner (Macro), planner (macro), colleague
(social work professional) , monitor (social work professional)
Resource management - answerIn this function, social workers stimulate exchanges
with resources that client systems already use to some extent, access available
resources that client systems are not using, and develop resources that are not
currently available
Clients play an active role in managing resources
Roles as a resource management: broker, advocate, convener, mediator, activist and
catalyst
Broker/advocate - answerLinks clients with resources through case management
Convener/mediator - answerAssemble groups and organizations to network for
resource development
Activist - answerInitiate and sustain social change through social action
Catalyst - answerStimulate community service through interdisciplinary activities
Education - answerThis function requires an empowering information exchange
between a client system and a social work practioner.
Education roles - answerteacher (micro)
Trainer (mezzo)
outreach (macro)
Researcher/scholar (social work profession)
Core values - answersocial justice
human dignity and worth of a person
integrity
, competence
importance of human relationships
service
Self-determination - answerUpholding clients' rights to make their own decisions
The freedom to choose and decide reflects this principle.
Presupposes freedom of coercion
Social workers actively guide rather than coercively direct the helping process
power - answerThe ability to obtain the resources one needs to influence others and to
effect changes in how resources are distributed in such systems as families,
organizations or communities. It is a dynamic inherent in all social interaction. The
personal, interpersonal and sociopolitical dimensions of power intertwine. The
experience of ...... within one realm contributes resources for accessing ... in another.
Additionally, sharing.. in relationship is generative; it unleashes the strengths and
resources of participants and builds on and creates new energy and information through
synergistic interaction.
Powerlessness - answerPersonal, interpersonal, social and political factors all
contribute to the pervasive oppression of disenfranchised population groups, individually
or in communities.
Power blocks - answerAt three levels deny access to opportunities and thereby
undermine competent functioning.
They deny accessibility to needed resources.
They barricade sources for learning technical and interpersonal skills; people fail to
qualify for jobs or promotions as a consequence of inadequate educational
opportunities. The third denies valued social roles
Empowerment as a process - answerThis process describes how practioners actually
approach their work. It is the process by whuch people procure personal, interpersonal,
and sociopolitical resources to achieve their goals.
Empowerment as an outcome - answerA geometrically expansive rather than a zero-
sum commodity. It means recognizing, facilitating and promoting a system's capacity for
competent functioning
Goal of empowerment - answer1. Apply ecosystems and strengths orientation in
practice
2. As generalist, social workers draw on skills for resolving issues at many social
system levels and respond to the interconnection between personal troubles and public
issues.
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