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A coherent group of principles,concepts, and ideas organized to explain some observable occurrence or trend

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Theory

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Not taking things at face value but rather making a determination about their accuracy yourself

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Critical Thinking

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Systems theory used to describe and analyze people and other living systems and their transactions

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Ecosystems theory

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Focus sees people as constantly interacting with various systems around them

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Person in environment

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The vast range of human differences and the effects they have on human behavior

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Human diversity

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The mastery of a particular set of knowledge, skills, policies, and programs used by the social worker that address the cultural needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities.

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Cultural competency

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The condition of putting unfair and extreme limitations and constraints on members of an identified group

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Oppression

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Any group of people who share some identifiable characteristic that places then at greater risk of social and economic deprivations and oppression than the general mainstream society

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Population at risk

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The process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so that individuals can take action to improve their life situations

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Empowerment

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The ability of an individual, family, group, community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion, or hardship

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Resiliency

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The premise that all people, regardless of race, culture, or national origin are entitled to basic rights and treatment

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Human rights

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The idea that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits.

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Social justice

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Situations in which ethical principles conflict and all solutions are imperfect

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Ethical dilemmas

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A system if elements that are orderly and interrelated to make a functional whole

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System

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The borders or margins that seperate one entity from another

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Boundaries

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A secondary or subordinate system that is a component of a larger system

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Subsystem

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The tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable, constant state of balance

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Homeostasis

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The culturally established social behavior and conduct expected of a person in any designated interpersonal relationship

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Role

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A reciprocal , dynamic, interpersonal connection characterized by patterns of emotional exchange, communication, and behavioral interaction

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Relationship

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Involves the energy, information, or communication flow received from other systems

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Input

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The response of a system after receiving and processing input that affects other systems in the environment

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Output

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Specified variables that are measured for the purpose of evaluation

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Outcomes

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A special form of input in which a system relieves information about its own performance

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Feedback

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The pint at which two systems come into contact with each other or communicate

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Interface

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A systems tendency to meg from a simpler to a more complex existence

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Differentiation

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The tendency of a system to profess toward disorganization, depletion, and death

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Entropy

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The process of a system toward growth and development

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Negative entropy

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Refers to the fact that there are many different means to the same end

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Equifinality

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Involves the conditions, circumstances, and human interactions that encompass human beings

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Social environment

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When people communicate and interact with others in their environments

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Transactions

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The natural power of active involvement between people and their environments

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Energy

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Refers to the capacity to adjust to surrounding environmental conditions

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Adaption

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A form of adaption that implies a struggle to overcome problems

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Coping

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The mutual reliance of each person on every other person

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Interdependence

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Includes specific attempts to understand how organizations function, what improves or impairs the ability of an organization to accomplish it’s mission, and what motivates people to work toward organizational goals

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Organizational theory

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It first invokes perspectives on the nature of communities. The second thrust of community theory involves how social workers practice within the community context

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Community theory

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Refers to the boundaries that define and the rules that govern any particular community

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Structure

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This perspective involved how it’s members feel about themselves and interact with one another

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Sociopsychological perspective

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Involves stepping forward on the bend of the client system in order to promote fair and equitable treatment or gain needed resources

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Advocacy

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An organization providing social services overseen by a board of directors and usually staffed by various personal

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Social Agency

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Social entities that are goal directed, are designed as deliberately structured and coordinated activity systems, and are linked to the external environment

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Organizations

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A practitioners responsibility to clients, community, and agency for ethical and effective practice

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Accountability

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Involves resolving arguments of conflicts among micro, mezzo, and macro systems

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Mediator role

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The process of. Ringing together various parts to form a unified whole

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Integration

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Involves bringing components together in some kind of organized manner

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Coordination

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Involves giving information and teaching skills to clients and other systems

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Educator

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Determines whether a program, agency, or policy is effective

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Analyst/evaluator

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One who guides and directs a group encounter or gathering

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Facilitator

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The person who calls attention to an issue

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Initiator

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Represents an organization, group, or an individual that is trying to gain something from another group or system

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Negotiator

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One who speaks out on the behalf of individuals, groups, or communities to promote fair and equitable treatment or gain needed resources

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Advocate

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