front 1 Theory | back 1 Logically interrelated set of concepts and propositions, organized into a deductive system, which explains relationships among aspects of our world. |
front 2 Proposition | back 2 A statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion. |
front 3 Model | back 3 Visual representation of the relationships between concepts. |
front 4 Paradigm | back 4 A way of seeing the world. |
front 5 Four Faces of Therapuetic Intervention | back 5 -Psychodynamic -Behavioral Humanistic -Transedental/Spiritual |
front 6 Perspective | back 6 An emphasis or a view "The overarching umbrella of theory". |
front 7 Eclectic Approach | back 7 Approach that draws from many theories, including complementary, compteting, or even contradictory theories, depending on the situation and client need. |
front 8 Dimension | back 8 A feature that can be focused on separately but that cannot be understood without aso considering its embeddedness other features. |
front 9 3 Dimensions of the Multidimensional Approach | back 9 -Dimension of Person -Dimension of Enviornment -Dimension of Time |
front 10 Biopsychoocial-Cultural Spiritual Approach | back 10 Human behavior is considered to be the result of interactions of integrated biological, psychological, and social systems. *Essentially the Multidimensional Approach* |
front 11 Personal Dimensions | back 11 -The Biological Person -The Psychological Person -The Spiritual Person |
front 12 Enviornmental Dimensions | back 12 -The Physical Enviornment -Culture -Social Structure -Social Institutions -Formal Organizations -Communities -Social Movements -Small Groups -Families -Dyads |
front 13 Time Dimensions | back 13 -Linear Time -Historic Era -Chronological Age |
front 14 The Biological Person | back 14 The body's chemical, cell, organ, and physiological systems. *Within Dimension of Person Ex: Nervous System, Immune System, Cardiovascular System, Reproductive System |
front 15 The Psychological Person | back 15 The mind and mental processes. *Within Dimension of Person Ex: Cognitions, Emotion, Self |
front 16 The Spiritual Person | back 16 The aspect of a person hat searches for meaning and purpose in life. *Within Dimension of Person Ex: Themes of Morality, Ethics, Creativity, Mystical States, Meditation, Interconnectedness, Justice, and Contemplation |
front 17 The Physical Enviornment | back 17 The ntural and human-built material aspects the world around us. *Within Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Water, Sun, Trees, Buildings |
front 18 Culture | back 18 A set of common understandings, evident in both behavior and material artificats. *Within Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Beliefs, Customs, Traditions, Values |
front 19 Social Structure | back 19 A set of interrelated social institutions developed by humans to impose constraints on human interaction for the purpose of the survival and well being of the collective. *Within the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Social Class |
front 20 Social Institutions | back 20 Patterned ways of organizing social relations in a particular sector of social life. *Within the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Government, Economy, Education, Healthcare, Social Welfare, Religion, Mass Media, and Family |
front 21 Formal Organizaitons | back 21 Collectivities of people with a high degree of formality of structure, working together to meet a goal/goals *Within the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Civic and Social Service Organizations, Business Organizations, Professional Associations |
front 22 Communities | back 22 People bound together by geography or by network links sharing common ties and interacting. *Within the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Territorial: Neighborhoods Relational: Soccer League, Faith, Disability |
front 23 Social Movements | back 23 Large scale collective actions to make change or resist change in specific social institutions. *Within the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Civil Rights, Poor People Disability, Gay Rights |
front 24 Small Groups | back 24 Collections of people who interac with each other, perceive themselves as belonging to a group, are interdependent, join together to accomplish a goal, fulfill a need through joint association, or are influenced by a set of rules and norms. *With the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Friends, Self-Help Groups, Therapy Groups, Committees |
front 25 Families | back 25 A social group of two or more persons, characterized by ongoing interdependence with long-term commitments that stem from blood, law, or affection. *Within the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Nuclear Structure, Extended Structure, Chosen Structure |
front 26 Dyads | back 26 Two persons bound together in some way. *Within the Dimension of Enviornment Ex: Parent and Child, Romantic Couple, Social Worker and Client |
front 27 Linear Time | back 27 Time in a straight line *Within the Dimension of Time Ex: Past, Present, Future |
front 28 Historic Era | back 28 A discrete block of time in human history. *Within the Dimension of Time Ex: Progressive Era, Great Depression |
front 29 Chronological Age | back 29 Age of a person measured in years, months, and days from birth; May also be described in terms of a stage of the human life course. *Within the Dimension of Time Ex: Six Months Old (Infancy), 15 Years Old (Adolescence), 80 Years Old (Late Adulthood) |
front 30 3 Areas of Human Problems | back 30 -Life Transitions -Unresponsiveness of Social/Physical Enviornment -Communication and relationship difficulties |
front 31 Ecological Perspective | back 31 Conceptual framework that examines how people interact with their enviornments. -Urie Branfenbrenner |
front 32 Urie Branfenbrenner's Five Interdependent Categories of the Ecological Perspective | back 32 -Microsystems -Mesosystems -Exosystems -Macrosystems -Chronosystems |
front 33 Microsystems | back 33 Systems that value direct face-to-face contact between members in his/her immediate surroundings. Ex: Parents, Friends, Teachers, Roommate, Rabi |
front 34 Mesosystems | back 34 Networks of microsystems of a given person (connections) Ex:Relationships Parents ---> School System Parents ---> Work Family ---> Church |
front 35 Exosystems | back 35 The linkages between microsystems and larger institutions that affect the system. (Indirect Enviornment) Ex: Healthcare Industry, Child Welfare System Employment Market, School Board |
front 36 Macrosystems | back 36 The broader influences of culture, subculture, and social structure. (Social/Cultural Values) Ex: Race, Gender, Class |
front 37 Chronosystems | back 37 Importance of time in person-enviornment transactions (Changes over time) Ex: -When you become a parent -When you get married -When you grew up |
front 38 6th Potential System Level (Bronfenbrenner) | back 38 Physical Enviornment |
front 39 Ecological Thinking | back 39 Focuses on the reciprocity of person-enviornment exchanges, in which each shapes and influences the other over time. |
front 40 3 Types of Person-Enviornment Exchanges | back 40 -Positive (Adaptive) Support Groups -Negative (Maladaptive) Crime Neighborhoods -Nuetral |
front 41 Dysfunctional Exchanges | back 41 Person-Enviornment exchanges thatm ake it harder for a client to adapt to their enviornement. |
front 42 Systems Perspective | back 42 Sees human ehavior as the outcome of reciprocal interactions of persons operating within linked social systems. |
front 43 Eco-Map Tool | back 43 Tool used to gather information, develop rapport, and give client a visual of their situation. Key: Solid Line= Strong Relationship Dashed Line= Tenous Relationship (Neutral) Slashed Line= Stressful Relationship No Line= No relationship (yet) Arrows = Shows direction of energy |
front 44 Dynamical Systems Theory (Nonlinear Dynamics) | back 44 Collective Theory consisting of Chaos Theory and Complexity Theory |
front 45 Chaos Theory | back 45 Emphasizes the dynamic interactions within, between, and among systems that produce change, sometimes even rapid, dramatic change. |
front 46 Butterfly Effect | back 46 Small differences in initial conditions can yield widely diverging outcomes for such dynamical ystems, rendering long-term prediction impossible |
front 47 Deep Ecology | back 47 An enviornmental movement and philosphy that regards human life as just one of many equal components of a global ecosystem Arne Noess |
front 48 Ecocentric | back 48 Concerned with Earth |
front 49 Anthropocentric | back 49 Concerned with Humans |
front 50 Biodynamic Agriculture | back 50 Treats farms as unified organisms and emphasizes the relationship of soil, plants, and animals. |
front 51 Social Exchange Theory | back 51 Sees interaction in which resources are exchanged as the core process in social life. George Homans |
front 52 Comparison Level | back 52 A standard for evaluating the rewards and costs of a given relationship based on what the evaluator expects from the relationship. *One's values, standards, expectations, and alternatives influence the assessment of rewards and costs. |
front 53 Comparison Level Alternative | back 53 The lowest level of otcomes a person will accept in light of alternative opportunities. |
front 54 Global Perspective | back 54 To have a growing awareness of the diversity of ideas and cultural practices found in human societies around the world. |
front 55 Cultural Context | back 55 Provides another layer of understanding of an individuals behaviors and perceptions. |
front 56 Globalization | back 56 A process by which the world's people are becoming more interconnected economically, politically, enviornmentally, and culturally. |
front 57 Social Pollution | back 57 An attempt to subjugate voices and make certain populations powerless. (German and Gitterman) |
front 58 The abuse o economic nad political power creates and maintains social pollution. Which leads to... | back 58 -Poor schools -Chronic uneployment -Lack of affordable housing -Homelessness -Inadequate Health Care -Inadequate Wages |
front 59 Physical Pollution | back 59 When dominant groups create technological pollution endangering health and well being. Refers to private corporations and governmental agencies polluting our air, food, and soil. |
front 60 The Conflict Perspective | back 60 Draws attention to conflict, dominance, and oppression in a social life. |
front 61 Pluralistic Approach | back 61 Recognizes that more than one social conflict is going on at all times. |
front 62 Social Locations | back 62 Where we fit in a system of social identites. Ex: -Ethnicity -Religion -Race -Age -Social Class -Gender -Sexual Orientation -Ability/Disability -Geographical Location -Language |
front 63 2 Practice-Oriented Empowerment Theories | back 63 -Strengths Perspective -Feminist Theories *These theories empower individuals to create change within themselves and in the broader society to improve their situation and well being. |
front 64 Strengths Perspective | back 64 Discourages "Pathlogizing" and focuses on fostering strengths. Helps individuals gain a different perspective about their situation, and develop a new story to enhance their wellbeing. |
front 65 Feminist Theories | back 65 Focus on a vision of a just world based on gender equity. Emphasizes that people are socialized to see themselves through the eyes of powerful actors. |
front 66 Core Competency 1 | back 66 Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior |
front 67 Core Competency 2 | back 67 Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice |
front 68 Core Competency 3 | back 68 Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Enviornmental Justice |
front 69 Core Competency 4 | back 69 Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice |
front 70 Core Competency 5 | back 70 Engage in Policy Practice |
front 71 Core Competency 6 | back 71 Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
front 72 Core Competency 7 | back 72 Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
front 73 Core Competency 8 | back 73 Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
front 74 Core Competency 9 | back 74 Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. |