SOCWORK 1BB3 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Water Well, Visible Minority, United States Senate
12 Oct 2018
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MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
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January 8th
Sexual Assault Policy Analysis Paper- 30%: February 16th @4pm (Indicate if feedback is
wanted on front page)
Group Presentation- 15% in tutorial (Between March 5/12 and 19/26). 5 minute infomercial
presentation.
Tutorial- 20%- Individual Logs (5), 4 about what happened in tutorial and 1 about the
presentation.
Exam- 35%
• All papers due in APA format, Times New Roman, Double Spaced, 12 font.
Definitions of Help
Helping: make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering them ones
services or resources OR improve a situation or problem and be of benefit to
IFSW- International Definition of Social Work: a practice-based profession and an academic
discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the
empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective
responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of
social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledges, social work engages
people and structure to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing.
IFSW- Core Principles: the overarching principles of social work are respect for the inherent
worth and dignity of human beings, doing no harm, respect for diversity and upholding human
rights and social justice.
IFSW- Core Practices: social works legitimacy and mandate lie in its intervention at the points
where people interact with their environment. The environment includes the various social
systems that people are embedded in and the natural, geographic environment, which has a
profound influence on the lives of people. The participatory methodology advocated in social
work is reflected in engages people and structures to address
CASW- Definition of Social Work: social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals,
families, groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being. It aims to
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help people develop their skills and their ability to use their own resources and those of the
community to resolve problems. Social work is concerned with individual and person problems
but also with a broader social issues such as poverty, unemployment, and domestic violence
January 15th
Foundations of Contemporary Social Work
• social work is the product of industrialization and urbanization
• social and economic forces overwhelmed family resources
• creating the need for intervention outside of the family
Charity Models
• charity organization societies
• casework models
• friendly visitors
• religious origins
• challenged the notion of punishment, common under the British Poor Law models
• helped with adjustment and coping
• individuals require support to adjust to new challenges
• focused on morality
• some resources, more advice and judgement
Settlement Movements
• change at the root of the problem radius
• radical: excessive, extreme path to achieving goals, a negative thing.
• the capitalist system is flawed and leaves many people out of the benefits of this system
• capitalism produced environmental damage , poverty, poor working conditions, inflation,
scarcity etc.
• SW worked in slums/poor neighbourhoods and lived within the community
• working for preventing and understanding of origins of social ills (early research)
• partnered with universities
• led to the development of social work
• very critical of charity movement
• argued reforms/services were needed to help people share the bonds of poverty
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Document Summary
Sexual assault policy analysis paper- 30%: february 16th @4pm (indicate if feedback is wanted on front page) Group presentation- 15% in tutorial (between march 5/12 and 19/26). Tutorial- 20%- individual logs (5), 4 about what happened in tutorial and 1 about the presentation. Exam- 35: all papers due in apa format, times new roman, double spaced, 12 font. Helping: make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering them one(cid:3244)s services or resources or improve a situation or problem and be of benefit to. Ifsw- international definition of social work: a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledges, social work engages people and structure to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing.
