Generalist Social Work Practice -- Set #1

Front 1

Biogenetic factors

Back 1

Genetic factors and predispositions; usually discovered through family histories.

Front 2

Familial factors

Back 2

Characteristics of the significant (which can be biological or otherwise) members of the person's informal support system.

Front 3

Cultural factors

Back 3

The psychosocial environment of the person, the way a person was influenced by the norms and traditions of his formal (family, lovers, friends) and informal (professional, educational, etc) support networks.

Front 4

Environmental conditions

Back 4

Affects of the things that influence the quality of the person's life, such as good neighborhood, healthy climate, big city, small school, etc., Safety, pollution, hazards, poor living conditions, etc.

Front 5

Resources and opportunities

Back 5

Freedom, acceptance, wealth,power, services, access to things needed for daily living. Also tolerance, stability, policies, efficiency, conflict resolution, and I would add representation in forums for rights guaranteed to the citizens.

Front 6

Patterns of self-care

Back 6

Personal nurturing and continual personal development; factors of level of consciousness, energy level and internal motivation.

Front 7

Current indicators of development and well-being

Back 7

Growth and maintenance of health
*individually
*couple
*family
*community.

Front 8

Time as factor #1 --Predisposing--

Back 8

All past and long term elements, such as genetic characteristics affecting present level of functioning.

Front 9

Time as factor #2 -- Precipitating--

Back 9

Triggers or factors that can stimulate various symptoms , such as a child reaction to parent's divorce.

Front 10

Time as factor #3 --system maintaining--

Back 10

Factors that continue to support the current condition or behaviors since the time the condition began.

Front 11

Time as factor #4--Potentially influencing--

Back 11

Associated with any future changes in conditions or behaviors, such as struggling young couples have this affect manifest when they discover they are going to become parents.

Front 12

Time as factor #5 --Historical effects--
(additionally)

Back 12

The long term effects due to certain political, social, or economic factors that over time has influenced the health or illness of certain populations.

Front 13

Strengths and Limitations - Physical development

Back 13

Physical Development
* Bio -- race, sex, age, disease, injury, strength,
organic factors, sexual orientation
* Familial -- modeling of physical development by
caretakers or family
* Cultur -- norms for phys develop by schools,
churches, work, local or global factors
* Environ -- air, water, food quality, shelter
* Resources & Opportunity -- S.E.Status, exercise,
places to practice well-being, fitness
* Self-care -- diet sleep exercise, balance of work
and play, level of drug usage
* Current indicators -- appearance, fitness, and
body awareness

Front 14

Strengths and Limitations - Affective development

Back 14

* Bio-- family history of mood disorders
* Familial -- mirroring, acceptance, modeling by
caretakers or family
* Cultur -- model or norm of affective (emotional)
development by local or global factors
* Environ -- air, water, food, sunlight
* Resources & Opportunity -- availability of
helping professionals or safe opportunity
for sharing emotions
* Self-care -- balance of social and solitary times,
level of drug use
* Current Indicators -- awareness of emotions and
acceptance of self, expression,
flexibility, and acceptance of social or
alone times

Front 15

Strengths and Limitations - Cognitive development

Back 15

* Bio -- history of intelligence potential
* Familial -- acceptance, modeling of cognitive
development by caretakers or family
* Cultur -- models or norms for cognitive develop-
ment from churches, work, community
organizations, etc., local or global
* Environ -- stimulating - not overwhelming
* Resources & Opportunity -- S.E. status, room for
discovery, exploration and processing,
opportunities for literacy and learning:
books, libraries, computers, study areas
* Self-care -- balance between passive & active
learning: TV time vs Field trips,
reading, level of drug use
* Current Indicators -- patterns of problem solving
and conflict resolution ( I would add
level of attention and memory)

Front 16

Strengths and Limitations - Spiritual Development

Back 16

* Bio -- family history of sensitivity to spiritual issues
* Familial -- acceptance and modeling, also
recognition of difference between
spirituality and religion
* Cultur -- model and norms, from schools and
churches and communities, local and
global
* Environ -- care of the immediate environment
* Resources & Opportunity -- S.E. Status,
opportunity for discovery, exploration and
discussion, availability of materials, and
alternative mentors
* Self-care -- balance of activities vs reflection or
meditation, level of drug use

* Current Indicators -- personal life meanings,
level of consciousness,attitude about life
& death, inner peace (relationship to world,
connectivity and wholeness).

Front 17

Strengths and Limitations - Social development
(psychosocial)

Back 17

* Bio -- patterns of introversion and extroversion
* Familial -- acceptance and modeling by caretakers
or family, level of isolation of family, roles,
boundaries, flexibility, and parenting.
* Cultur -- models and norms from home, work
school, church, and other associations,
also local, and global factors
* Environ -- population density
* Resources and Opportunity -- S.E.Status,
opportunities for social interaction
* Self-care -- balance of activity vs, reflection or
meditation, level of drug use
* Current Indicators -- balance of power, of helping
and receiving, relates effectively with
peers, subordinates, authority figures,
human diversity and being able to
interact with large groups of various
diversity

Front 18

Expanding the concept of
Psychosocial Development Part - A

Back 18

Marital Development -- 6 life stages
1. courtship
2. marriage
3. Childbirth and children
4. middle marriage difficulties (transitions)
5. weaning parents from the children (empty nest)
6. retirement and elder years

Front 19

Expanding the concept of
Psychosocial Development Part - B

Back 19

Familial Development -- 8 life cycle stages
1. establishment stage (no children)
2. First Parenthood (under 3 yrs)
3. With preschool children (3-6 yrs)
4. With school child (oldest child 6-12 yrs)
5. With adolescents (oldest 13-20 years)
6. Leave-taking of children (launching pad)
7. Middle years (empty nest)
8. original family system in retirement and elder
years.

Front 20

Expanding the concept of
Psychosocial Development Part - C

Back 20

Local Community Development
1. "Pseudo-community" (meeting and greeting
socially without formal commitment)
2. "Period of Chaos" ( discussing feelings and
differences with some openness and sharing)
3. "Relationships" (real dialogue, co-operation,
interpersonal work while earnestly seeking
mutual benefits for all members).

Front 21

Expanding the concept of
Psychosocial Development Part - D

Back 21

Global Community Development
Aspect #1 -- PRE-MODERN
Ancient indigenous societies were often isolated and simple. They provided narrow, but clear, guidelines for roles of men and women. They strongly respected the earth, the seasons, the cosmos-- which gave rhythm and order to life.
Aspect # 2 -- MODERN
Thinking is objectivist; for rationality and order, "Enlightenment". Reality can be known only through empirical process. This was searching for the ultimate indisputable truth about each and every thing. Aspect #3 POST-MODERN
Reality is complex, and one truth does not fit for all thing nor all times. It is constructionist in theory: all human beings construct or invent their own reality.