Chapter 1
Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) - ANS-Human Behavior and the Social
Environment, Basic foundation for SW Education
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - ANS-The national organization of schools of social
work that focuses on social work education and serves as the accrediting body for professional
social work undergraduate (BSW) and master's (MSW) programs.
Paradigm - ANS-is a world view a general perspective, a way of breaking down the complexity
of the real world.
Traditional/dominant paradigm - ANS-world views that have most influenced the environments
that make-up our worlds
Alternative/possible paradigm - ANS-world views that have had less influence and have been
less prominent in shaping our own and other's views about humans and their environments
Paradigm analysis - ANS-learning to think Paradigm
Critical thinking - ANS-is the careful and deliberate determination of whether to accept, reject, or
suspend judgment about a claim
Deconstruction - ANS-is a process of analyzing texts or perspectives that is sensitive ... to
marginalized voices and biased knowledge
Digital divide - ANS-an increasing gap in access to technology and its benefits
Humanism - ANS-a belief in the power of humans to control their own behaviors and the
environments in which they lived
Scholasticism - ANS-was a world view that saw a Christian god,
Protestantism - ANS-was a world view placed in motion by Martin Luther during the early 1500
Science - ANS-allowed humans to understand the word by directly observing it through the
senses and by carefully measuring, experimenting, and analyzing of what was observed
Evidence based practice (EBP) - ANS-is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current
best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals
Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) - ANS-Human Behavior and the Social
Environment, Basic foundation for SW Education
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - ANS-The national organization of schools of social
work that focuses on social work education and serves as the accrediting body for professional
social work undergraduate (BSW) and master's (MSW) programs.
Paradigm - ANS-is a world view a general perspective, a way of breaking down the complexity
of the real world.
Traditional/dominant paradigm - ANS-world views that have most influenced the environments
that make-up our worlds
Alternative/possible paradigm - ANS-world views that have had less influence and have been
less prominent in shaping our own and other's views about humans and their environments
Paradigm analysis - ANS-learning to think Paradigm
Critical thinking - ANS-is the careful and deliberate determination of whether to accept, reject, or
suspend judgment about a claim
Deconstruction - ANS-is a process of analyzing texts or perspectives that is sensitive ... to
marginalized voices and biased knowledge
Digital divide - ANS-an increasing gap in access to technology and its benefits
Humanism - ANS-a belief in the power of humans to control their own behaviors and the
environments in which they lived
Scholasticism - ANS-was a world view that saw a Christian god,
Protestantism - ANS-was a world view placed in motion by Martin Luther during the early 1500
Science - ANS-allowed humans to understand the word by directly observing it through the
senses and by carefully measuring, experimenting, and analyzing of what was observed
Evidence based practice (EBP) - ANS-is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current
best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals
