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| the purpose of this systematic framework that helps the social worker make the most complete investigation possible into the many interrelated factors associated with any particular case |
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| an understanding of a persons behavior to one thing (one aspect of a person's history) a person is an alcoholic because their parents were alcoholics |
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| Multi-dimensional thinking |
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| the behavior is determined by many factors |
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| physical, cognitive, affective, spiritual, and social |
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| biogenetic, familial, cultural, envioronmental conditions, resources and opportunities, patterns of self care, current indicators of development and health |
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Time as a factor
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| includfe all past, long term elements assoociated with the current conditions (genetic characteristics such as heart disease) |
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Time as a factor
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| those that have continued to help support the current conditions since the tine that the condition began (an aging alcoholic woman all of her adult life now finds that she gets more attention from her family by drinking than being sober) |
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Time as a factor
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| factors helped to stimulate or triggert the current condtions (divorce can help previous symptoms in children) |
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Time as a factor
Potentially influencing |
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| those that are likely to be associated with future changes in current conditions (a young couple who have poor communication skills and considerable stress in their marriage will probably be challenged further when their first child is born |
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| Pecks community development model |
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there are several predictable stages in the development of the community. This model suggests that there is a strong relationship between intrapsychic work (being willing to be more self-aware and integrated)
Initial stage of pseudocommunity members often pretend to be more friendly and intimate than who they are. Chaos may follow and members may feel safe enough to show more of their feelings and thoughts to reveal differences |
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| social worker may become more conscoiusly involved in the evolution of our global human community |
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| ancient societies like indigenanous societies that still exist today. Have strong connections with the earth, the seasons, the cosmos, that established an order and rhythm to life |
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| more complex, urban, and mobile. Have become more alienated from their source and more increasingly aware that they shared the planet with billions of other people |
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| characterized by the realization that one truth will not suffice for every person. characterized by accelerating awareness of the complexities of human nature and the interdependency of humanity and the environment |
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| information obtained using practice models developed using the scientific method. Use of practicing theoretical models. this can be conflicted because one theory can work for one client but not for the other |
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| based on human behavior and alternative ways of knowing. The use of relationship, creativity, energy, judgment, and personal style |
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| evolution of clinical progress (non statistical) |
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| interviews of the client, workers observations of the clients, and observations of the client from others. |
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| client as the guide and expert, historical perspective, contextual emphasis, in flight corrections |
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| client as guide and expert |
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| provide direction and support them and this teaches the worker how to help (not vertical relationship but horizontal) |
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| emphasis on the clients experience of their own journey. Worker listens to the client describe how they arrived at the current situation and where they are going with the challenges and turning points |
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| worker and client view the changing historical situation from an ecological perspective |
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| changes in the perspective that the client and the worker make as the case continues across time |
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| art of social work practice |
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| intution is the most artistic factor in the social work assessment |
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to see within, a gut feeling, experiences give us intuition
reason that social workers do not value intuition is because it is not scientific and the impression cant quanitify. |
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remove obstacles
confirm intuitive observations
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| Obstacles to sensitivity to diversity with the individual social worker |
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| the worker may have blind spots in his or her practice that are associated with personal values, developmental limitations, or countertransfferances. In general a social workers blind spots can hinder the sensitivity to client diversity. The most effective tool to combat individual and shared obstacles to sensitivity is the workers own self-awareness and self-acceptance. Each new case presents new challenges and be open to new discoveries |
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| obstacles to sensitivity to diversity in the social work profession |
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| the profession collectively holds position that can limit ecological assessment. Limits can include short or brief treamment, accountability, professionalism, and science in social work. Less money for services. short term treatment and accountability create obstacles to effective assessment in social work practice |
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| often essential in the process of third party payments for social work services. should not be given more importance than the assessment of the clients strenghts and relevant environmental factors. helps to cope, heal, and grow rather than only as a symptom of illness must be eliminated. |
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| risks of danger to a client or others |
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| maltreatment of a child or adolescent, adult spouse or partner, vulnerable adult, aging person. threat of suicide, threat of homicide, loss of a persons access to resources to meet essential needs |
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suicide risk factors
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| feelings and behavior including depression, hopelessness, helplessness, low self esteem, and poor coping skills |
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suicide risk factors
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| rigid, dichotomous, and narrowly focusing thinking |
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suicide risk factors
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| negative family experiences, loss, other traumatic life events, and the availability of weapons, and other means of self-destruction |
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| What is the client/system |
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| refers not only to the clients family, local community, and natural ecosystem, but also to humanity, the international commumnity, and the global ecosystem |
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| that the client works to develop himself and also begins to take more responsibilty for the well-being of others in the community and for the protection and enhancement of the natural ecosystem |
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| the worker helps the client to become a caretaker of their own development |
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| commitment to a cause larger than oneself |
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| associated with mental and physical health. this means to work towards creating a healthy community and living environment |
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| inclusion of paradigms applied to practice |
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| four forces of psychology |
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| psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioral/communications,experimental/humanistic,exisential, and transpersonal- as well as case management, biopychosocial, local, and global community |
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| emphaisizes increasing client insight into past events and related internal dynamics |
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| emphasizes changing the way clients think and act in the here and now |
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| highlights the clients awareness of and responsibility for feelings and experiences ans he grows in the here and now |
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| emphasizes the individuals spiritual development |
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| Example of a depressed woman with the practice paradigms |
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| One depressed woman may respond to a strategy that includes aerobic exercise (biopsychosocial), replacement of thinking errors (second force), gestalt group work (3rd force), referral to a carrer counselor (case management), and mediation (4th force) |
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| Selective soical work practice-3 elements |
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1. the worker chooses the intervention that best fits the client system, the helping process,and the social worker system
2. the worker chooses the blend of both art and science of practice that best fits the unique needs of each case
3. "mid course corrections"the worker constantly strives to adjust to and even anticipate the changing needs of the client and changing conditions in the client/system |
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between the worker and client is the most important factor related to success in practice
the effective relationship begins with the workers integrity, use of conscious self, is reciprocal, mutual, and multidimensional |
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| practices with wholeness and with whole self |
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| use of all interrelated aspects of self, including the workers own personality and spirit |
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| the client and the worker share co-responsibility for the work process |
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| the social worker fosters an attitude of bilateral respect and trust between worker and the client |
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| a small community of diversity, inasmuch as interdependence and confirmation of otherness are practiced between members |
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| cares about the welfare of the client and the client system |
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| the worker not only cares about the welfare of the client but also demonstrates that caring showing empathy and compassion |
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| the worker does not try to get her own needs by taking advantage of the unequal power that usually exists between worker and the client in the helping relationship |
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| committed to developing environments in which all people have equal access to opportunities, resources, status, power and freedom to develop their full potential |
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