Social work 1st edition 2025
Social work
Questions with correct, detailed
And verified answers 1st edition 2025
What is social work? - ✔✔✔- Is the profession of helping -values-based profession à code of ethics
-effects every level of societal functioning.
Why is social work unique? - ✔✔✔-you have to have a degree in social work to call yourself one (a
BSW, MSW & PHD)
Social policy - ✔✔✔principles, guidelines, procedures that aim to reduce dependency in society
pg. 1
, Social work 1st edition 2025
Systems theory - ✔✔✔everything impacts everything else person-in environment interactionism-
constant interaction between people and environment
Social welfare - ✔✔✔programs that will enhance people's lives. Social welfare=well being
welfare state - ✔✔✔nation that assumes responsibility for meeting basic needs for education, health
care, economic social security needs of its people ex)great Britain & US stimulus act includes:
health, economic conditions, quality of life, general happiness
What is social work concerned with? - ✔✔✔-service -social justice -dignity and worth of the
person: separate someone's behavior from the person -importance of human relationships: looking at
a person's environment and their relationships with people -integrity: act in a trustworthy manner -
competence: only work in your field at practice
Institutional - ✔✔✔social welfare programs are proper, legitimate functions of society’s...ex)
someone is unemployed because there is a lack of job opportunities, no stigma
Residual - ✔✔✔provides when other systems fail, is short term/emergency based, stigma
Universal - ✔✔✔provides benefits to all members of society [universal=institutional]
Selective - ✔✔✔restricted to those who demonstrate need [selective=residual]
Conservative - ✔✔✔-oppose change (don't fix it if it’s not broken) -pessimistic view of people
(people live off the government) -people are responsible for themselves (work hard, take care of
yourself)
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Social work
Questions with correct, detailed
And verified answers 1st edition 2025
What is social work? - ✔✔✔- Is the profession of helping -values-based profession à code of ethics
-effects every level of societal functioning.
Why is social work unique? - ✔✔✔-you have to have a degree in social work to call yourself one (a
BSW, MSW & PHD)
Social policy - ✔✔✔principles, guidelines, procedures that aim to reduce dependency in society
pg. 1
, Social work 1st edition 2025
Systems theory - ✔✔✔everything impacts everything else person-in environment interactionism-
constant interaction between people and environment
Social welfare - ✔✔✔programs that will enhance people's lives. Social welfare=well being
welfare state - ✔✔✔nation that assumes responsibility for meeting basic needs for education, health
care, economic social security needs of its people ex)great Britain & US stimulus act includes:
health, economic conditions, quality of life, general happiness
What is social work concerned with? - ✔✔✔-service -social justice -dignity and worth of the
person: separate someone's behavior from the person -importance of human relationships: looking at
a person's environment and their relationships with people -integrity: act in a trustworthy manner -
competence: only work in your field at practice
Institutional - ✔✔✔social welfare programs are proper, legitimate functions of society’s...ex)
someone is unemployed because there is a lack of job opportunities, no stigma
Residual - ✔✔✔provides when other systems fail, is short term/emergency based, stigma
Universal - ✔✔✔provides benefits to all members of society [universal=institutional]
Selective - ✔✔✔restricted to those who demonstrate need [selective=residual]
Conservative - ✔✔✔-oppose change (don't fix it if it’s not broken) -pessimistic view of people
(people live off the government) -people are responsible for themselves (work hard, take care of
yourself)
pg. 2
