Intro to Social Work

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What is CSWE and what do they do?
Council on social work education-accredit-BSW and MSW in the United States, set standards and competencies.
What is NASW and what do they do?
National Association of Social Workers
They advocate for social workers and the profession, CODE OF ETHICS, liability insurance for social worker, they look at the pay scales, workers (Blanket coverage for interns) they can take away your license, and lots of certifications can be recieved through this.
How is social work unique?
Many different areas in this field to go into
Psycho-Social focus
We are about the environmental impact on the client
Recieve a bachorlers in anything and can work CPS
MSW you have a concentration
Difference between social work and social welfare?
Social work is what we do and social welfare is the help and programs we use to help those who need help.
Critical thinking and why is it important?
When you hear something pick it apart and what makes it ture
Not accepting on face value what you hear
Unbaised thinking and research
"Fact Checking"
Empathy
Establishing report with a client by listening and letting them know you are here to help. Put yourself in someone else's shoes and try to imagine how they might be experiencing something.
Self-Determination
Each indviduals right to make their own decision
(page 36)
Duty-to-warn
Legal Term
If a client is going to self harm or hurt someone else we have a duty to warn
Danger is going to happend and we need to protect them
Imiigrant, HIV, make sure w/minors that the person your infroming isn't apart of the problem
Strengths Perspective
Focus on the strengths and what our clients are doing well and TELL THEM! Keep that right up front and we use that with our treatment plans
Helping Process
1. Engagement
Try and imagine where the client is before they come in and how the client feels and what they are going through
2. Interviewing
Dialoge with a purpose, listening, and getting to know the client, learn about them and their story
3. Assessment
clients want to know (1) you care about them (2) understand them (3) competent to help
4. Treatment plan
Make sure you draw up the plan with the client so that they agree to the treatment and how they are going to get there
5. Implement-intervention-begin to work on the plan
6.evaluation
7. terminate- JOINT DECISION
8. FOLLOW UP!
Levels of intervention
Micro-individuals
Mezzo- Groups ,couples, and families
Macro- Commuinites, organizations, and advocacy
Social work with groups
Task groups
self help AA- not lead by professionals
support group-lead by profressionals
therapeutic group- remedial, rehabiblitation, problem-PTSD
Psychoeducational- CPS and hangling adoption or foster care
Growth groups-no problems, they want to enhance something
Difference between self help and support groups
Support- professionals
Self Help- not professionals
Mary Richmond
Micro casework-individuals "social diagnosis" (1917)
She made the social work a professional trade (made it scientific process)
The mother of casework
Jane Addams
Most recognized social worker
Hull House
European
Mezzo, Micro and group work with advocacy