What are some ecosystem theories
Fundamental Interactions and 4 Layers
What are the 4 layers of ecosystem theories?
Microsystems, Mesosystems, exosystems, macrosystems
What's Onion Peeling Theory?
Its the peeling back of layers of past experiences, the organization of the inner self, focus on person-centred approaches. and to work on the therapeutic relationship.
What's Story Telling Theory?
When you focus on the ways that stories can be reinterpreted to enable more "positive" and rewarding life outcomes. Its mostly influenced by strengths based social work.
What's mountain moving theories?
It is a structural type of social work. With wider social structures (Racism, Homophobia, patriarch) and Secondary structures (Family, Community, Bureaucracy)
What is theory?
Is a useful to structure and organize thinking.=, it also is a way to phenomenon and hold world views. Its the building blocks.
What's are the Theoretical Perspective?
1. Ecosystem theories2. Onion-Peeling theories3. Faulty-Engine theories4. Story-Telling theories5. Mountain-Moving theories
What's Faulty-Engine Theories?
To shift focus of practice attention not to the past but from the "now". It's more structured and directive. It's also typically done with behavioural measurements.
What is Faulty-Engine?
There is 3 fundamental assumptions:- Thinking mediates emotions and behaviour- "Faulty" thinking leads to psychological distress and dysfunction- Attending distorted thinking and behaviour can reduce stress and dysfunction.
mezzo
Focus on small groups and issues
Micro
focus on helping individual
Macro
Working with big issues to help the most amout
deserving poor
in poverty in no fault of their own
underserving poor
Those who are lazy and fail to try to lift themselves up by their own bootstraps; people whose poverty we believe is the result of their own making.
social location
the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society
Feminism poverty
the trend of women making up an increasing proportion of the poor because of inequalities in gender
privilege
A special favor, right, or advantage given to a person or group.
Opression
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control from lack of power
Colonialism
An attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
Empowerment Theory
Enhance capacity, sense of control, advocacy
Historical event in Social Work
WWII gave better healthcare, hospital insurance, old age pensions, social security, care homes disability homes
ethical delimma
a situation in which ethical principles conflict or when there is no one clear course of action in a given situation
French Social Work
Roman Catholic church provided charity to the needy. Based on deserving and underserving.
Aboriginal Social Work
Helping and healing by sharing know to guide younger generations
Individual Practice
focus on the smaller accepts like a persons family and life.
Structural Practice
focus on larger boulder topic like rase, and work with organizations
Why is the code of ethics important?
keeps professional atmosphere for the client and social worker. Protects the right of clients and social workers. guides social workers to do what's right for the client.
Confidentiality purpose
to keep the client and others safe, amnd to keep a trusting relationship
Confidentiality limits
prevents some solutions for clients for ligament reasons or was not thought of. Can harm others in some cases,
3 Strengths of Aboriginal peoples
Spiritual Healing, Medical Wheel, Passing of knowledge
Critical Social Work
Similar to the structural approach, critical social work focuses on the impact of social structures on personal problems.
Systemic Racism
Racism directed against a group of people through an institution's rules and policies
Systemic Racism in Canada
1.) Colonialism putting Aboriginal people at a disadvantage2.) Language barriers3.) Stigma of LGBTQ and Immigrant stereotypes
Microsystem
the people and objects in an individual's immediate environment
Mesosystem
person surroundings like: School, work family, or neighborhood
Macrosystem
Systems that influence the client: norms, values, policies
Critical Social Work and Families
To uplift both the individual and their family to improve their way of life.