exam one

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humans practice benevolent treatment & provide assistance to other humans in order to improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic & logical reasons

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humanitarianism

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a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering

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laissez-faire

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organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups

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social welfare

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service, social justice, dignity & worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity & competence

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social work values & ethical principles

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“deserving” poor

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those in need & are unable to work because they are too old, disabled, or sick

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“undeserving” poor

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those who don’t want to work

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providing aid only in dire situations to the most needy

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residual perspective

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provides support as a normal aspect of life to all

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institutional perspective

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a systematic body of theory or knowledge, authority & credibility, community sanction, code of ethics, & professional culture

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elements of a profession

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exogenous factors which limit or empower collective actors

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opportunity structure

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charitable groups that used scientific philanthropy to help our, distressed, or deviant persons

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the charity organization society

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main objective was the establishment of “settlement houses” in poor urban areas in which volunteer middle-class “settlement workers” would live

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settlement house movement

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state & local laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern u.s.

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jim crow laws

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first major welfare legislature attempted to codify earlier legislature as well as establish a national policy regarding the poor

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elizabethan poor laws

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indoor relief

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placing those who could not care for themselves in settings other than their own homes

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outdoor relief

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providing cash assistance that allowed individuals to remain in their own homes

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originated in volunteer efforts to address the social question, the paradox of increasing poverty in an increasingly productive & prosperous economy

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development of social work

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a series of progress, public for projects, financial reforms & regulations enacted by president franklin d. roosevelt in the u.s.

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the new deal

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a political philosophy of devolution, or the transfer of certain powers from the u.s.s federal government back to the states

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new federalism

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social welfare policy makers of the mid-70s inherited a welfare system that had no positive constituency

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welfare reform

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an american political philosophy that stresses using conservative techniques & concepts in order to improve the welfare of society

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compassionate servatism

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to enhance human well-being & help meet basic & complex needs of all people with particular focus those who are vulnerable, oppressed, & living in poverty

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purposes of social work

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administration & management, advocacy & community organization, aging, health care

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examples of social welfare programs

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individualized focus, addresses the needs of society’s most vulnerable groups

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micro

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problem-solving on behalf of groups

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mezzo

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challenge the alleviating societal problem to improve the quality of life logically, nationally, & internationally

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macro

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bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree, social work licensure

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levels of social work

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the patterned network of relationships constituting a coherent whole that exists between individuals, groups, & institutions

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social systems

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founded by erie bronfenbrenner. a framework through which community psychologists examine individuals' relationships within communities & the wider society

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ecological theory

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helps social workers to identify potential stressors & other disruptions to the clients systems' equilibrium at the micro, mezzo & macro levels

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generalist model of practice

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the degree to which individual & environmental characteristics match

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person-environment fit

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concerns people's inherent growth tendencies & innate psychological needs

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self-determination

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involving clients' movement from feeling of helplessness to a sense of control

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empowerment

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population, community, ecosystem & biosphere

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levels of environment

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puts the strengths & resources of people, communities, & their environment rather than their problems & pathologies at the center of the helping process

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strengths perspective

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notion of mental health recovery by focusing on person's ability, helping them developing the confidence to embark on the journey of recovery

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medical model approach to strengths perspective

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interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations substances or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their opposite effects

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synergy

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encounter actual or potential conflicts between professional duties & social, sexual, religious, or business relationships

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boundary

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history, traditions, values, family systems, & artistic expressions of client groups served in the different cultures related to race & ethnicity, immigration & refugee status, tribal status, religion & spirituality, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression

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culture

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excluded from mainstream social, economic, cultural or political life

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marginalization / marginalized populations

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an ideal condition which all members of society have the same basic rights, protection & opportunities

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social justice

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a set of moral principles for building economic institutions, goal is to create an opportunity for each person to create a sufficient material foundation upon which to have dignified, productive & creative life beyond economics

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economic justice