Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
SOCIAL WORK THEORIES |
general explanations that are supported by evidence obtained through the scientific method |
|
|
FACTORS INFLUENCING CLIENT BEHAVIORS |
- individual characteristics - interpersonal factors - institutional factors - community factors - public policy |
|
|
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS |
- knowledge - attitudes - beliefs - general personality styles - disposition |
|
|
INTERPERSONAL FACTORS |
- social support - social cohesion - work relationships - friendships - religious belonging |
|
|
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS |
- rules - regulations - informal structures |
|
|
COMMUNITY FACTORS |
- social resources - social networks - community norms |
|
|
PUBLIC POLICY |
mandates regulation & laws |
|
|
ECOLOGICAL MODEL |
clients influenced by individual characteristics, interpersonal factors, institutional factors, community factors, & public policy |
|
|
SYSTEMS THEORY |
- interrelated parts - each part impacts other parts & system as a whole - interactions within, between, & among systemic maintain stability & progress toward change |
|
|
CONFLICT THEORY |
- clients compete for scarce resources - clients advance their interests over others - power is unequal & some groups dominate others - some members of non dominant groups become alienated from society - societal change is driven by conflict |
|
|
RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY |
- clients are goal directed & rational - human interaction involves exchange of social resources - clients have self interest & try to maximize rewards by minimizing costs - power comes from unequal resources in exchanges |
|
|
SOCIAL RESOURCES |
- love - approval - information - money - physical labor |
|
|
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONIST THEORY |
- social reality is created when clients develop a common of their world through social interaction - clients influenced by social processes that are grounded in historical & cultural customs |
|
|
PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY |
- conscious & unconscious mental activity is the motivating force in human behavior - early childhood experiences are central focus - clients may become overwhelmed by internal or external demands - defense mechanisms are used to avoid becoming overwhelmed |
