SWP 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pathology, Complex System, Systems Theory

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWP 331
• Professor: Steven Solomon

Document Summary

Lecture 5: chapter 6 systemstheory: three waves strengths perspective. Considerable influence on formal base of social work. Looks at how these systems impact individual and community well-being. From sociological discourse (vs. psychological discourse); though includes effort to integrate psychology with sociology. Re-emerged in the 1960s (what else was happening in the 1960s?) Challenged individual focus on problems; looked to environmental change. Sociological effort to apply biological systems theories to social world e. g. understanding mental health and well-(cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:862)ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al patholog(cid:455) so(cid:272)iall(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)all(cid:455) p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)ed(cid:863) Many social workers found the language and abstract concepts alienating; argued too much focus on individual and immediate environment, rather than macro impacts; Sought to stabilize current system (aop question: what if the system is unjust?) 2nd wave: ecosystems and the life model of social work practice. Use a(cid:374) e(cid:272)o(cid:373)ap (cid:862)g(cid:396)aphi(cid:272) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) fo(cid:396) (cid:448)ie(cid:449)i(cid:374)g the relevant connected case- ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts togethe(cid:396), (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) a (cid:271)ou(cid:374)da(cid:396)(cid:455) that (cid:272)la(cid:396)ifies the (cid:272)ase s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) as the fo(cid:272)us(cid:863) (p. 124)