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What is the main characteristic of prejudice?
Which of the following best describes disadvantageous treatment?
What is a key feature of stereotypes?
What is meant by denial of desire in the context of oppression?
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What does professional ethics in social work emphasize?
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What does class refer to in the context of societal structure?
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Which statement best describes ethnocentrism?
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What constitutes individual racism?
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Which type of discrimination involves treating different groups differently based on preconceived judgments?
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How does structural racism operate within society?
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Prejudice is best defined as:
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Which of the following best distinguishes class as a form of oppression?
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What is systemic racism characterized by?
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What is a key component of informed consent?
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Why are boundaries important in the practitioner-client relationship?
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Which of the following represents a limit of confidentiality?
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What is the first step in ethical decision making?
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Which principle takes precedence in ethical dilemmas involving self-determination and well-being?
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What is essential for effective partnerships in social work?
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What do ethical codes and regulations provide in decision-making?
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What should practitioners constantly maintain in relation to confidentiality?
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What is the primary purpose of a theory in social work practice?
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Which approach involves using a specific theory regardless of the client's issues?
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What does the term 'theorizing' imply in the context of social work?
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Which of the following best describes the eclectic approach in theory selection?
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What impact do power and privilege have on social work theory and practice?
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What do utilitarian theories primarily emphasize in determining the morality of actions?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the values outlined in the Canadian Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics?
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How does evidence-based practice enhance social work intervention?
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What condition results from long-term exposure to clients' suffering, leading to desensitization?
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Which process helps social workers navigate ethical dilemmas when personal beliefs conflict with professional mandates?
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What is the main consequence of vicarious trauma in social workers?
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Which ethical principle from the Code of Ethics emphasizes the importance of maintaining professional knowledge and skills?
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What is the primary focus of practice-based evidence in social work?
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Study Notes
Class and Oppressive Structures
- Class is the layering of society based on wealth and power access.
- Class can be analyzed culturally or structurally.
- Culturally, class is an ideology like other oppressions, perceiving one group as superior to another.
- Structurally, class differs from other oppressions as a hierarchy causing inequality.
- Class is a political and economic structure.
Privilege
- Important to recognize our various privileges.
- We can be oppressors in some aspects of our identities and oppressed in others.
Ethnocentrism
- Viewing things from one's own ethnic group's perspective, considering its cultural symbols preferable.
- Assuming what's true for your ethnic group is true for others.
- Seeing dominant culture as the "norm."
Prejudice
- Negative attitudes based on uninformed judgments and preconceived opinions assumed to be true before being tested.
- Biased, generalized beliefs (stereotypes) about out-groups based on inaccurate and incomplete information.
Racism
- Uncritically accepting a negative social definition of a colonized or subordinate group, typically identified by physical features.
- Individual Racism: Negative attitudes individuals hold towards others.
- Institutional/Systemic Racism: Established policies, rules, and regulations of organizations or institutions that systematically reflect and produce differential treatment of various groups.
- Structural/Cultural Racism: Rooted inequalities operating to justify the allocation of racial groups to specific categories and class positions.
Discrimination
- Action resulting from ethnocentrism, prejudice, and racism.
- Putting negative cognitions into practice.
- Applied prejudice, translating negative social definitions into action regarding political, social, and economic rights.
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Types of Discrimination:
- Differential Treatment: Different treatment of groups.
- Prejudice: Preconceived negative attitudes about a group.
- Disadvantageous Treatment: Placing individuals at a disadvantage not merited by their misconduct.
- Denial of Desire: Unfairly denying access and opportunities in education, jobs, housing, etc.
Stereotypes
- Highly exaggerated pictures, interventions of supposed traits, and incomplete images leaving little room for change or individual variation.
Categorize, organize, and simplify information received.
- Satisfy needs for positive self-views.
- In-group vs. Out-group dynamics.
- Positive Stereotypes (e.g., "model minority").
Ethics in Social Work
- Professional Ethics: Relate to the duties of professionals in their relationships with other persons.
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Informed Consent: Requires clear and understandable language informing clients of:
- Purpose of services.
- Risks related to services.
- Limits of service.
- Costs and alternatives.
- Right to refuse and withdraw consent.
- Time frame covered by consent.
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Boundaries: Clear lines maintained between social worker and client to preserve the working relationship.
- Limits of confidentiality require strong commitment and vigilance.
- Limits of confidentiality: Danger to self or others, suspicion of child or elder abuse, subpoenas, and privileged communications.
Managing Ethical Dilemmas
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Principles:
- Right to life, health, well-being, and necessities of life takes precedence over confidentiality and opportunities for additional "good" (e.g., wealth, education, recreation).
- Individual well-being takes precedence over another person's right to privacy, freedom, or self-determination.
- Self-determination takes precedence over basic well-being.
- Well-being may override laws, policies, and organizational arrangements.
Steps in Ethical Decision Making
- Identify the problem/dilemma and gather information.
- Identify potential issues involved.
- Review relevant codes of ethics.
- Review applicable laws and regulations.
- Obtain consultations from colleagues, supervisors, or experts.
- Consider courses of action.
- Examine consequences of various options.
- Decide on a particular course of action, weighing information and the impact of other choices.
Code of Ethics Values
- Respect for inherent dignity and worth of persons.
- Pursuit of social justice.
- Service to humanity.
- Integrity of professional practice.
- Confidentiality in professional practice.
- Competence in professional practice.
Addressing Ethical Dilemmas
- Major ethical issues can arise in any profession.
- Social workers often confront complex situations and realities.
- Example: Client's behavior conflicts with personal belief systems and professional mandates.
Evidence-Based Practice
- Brings practice and research together to strengthen the scientific knowledge base supporting social work intervention.
Practice-Based Evidence
- Practitioners consider desired outcomes and represent them measurably.
Burnout
- Physical and emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a negative outlook occurring over time.
Compassion Fatigue
- Desensitization to client issues through long-term exposure to suffering and trauma, impairing the worker-client relationship.
Vicarious Trauma
- Profound shift in worldview through hearing, providing empathy, and indirectly experiencing client's traumatic stressors.
What is Theory?
- An explanatory framework making sense of human lives and behavior.
- Structures and organizes thinking.
- A "way of seeing" framing phenomena.
- Holds worldviews and embedded assumptions.
- Fluid, changing, and shifting with new knowledge.
Approaches to Selecting Theories
- Purist Approach: Regularly drawing upon a particular theory or perspective regardless of client issues.
- Eclectic Approach: Drawing upon a range of theories and techniques from different perspectives.
Power and Politics in Social Work Theory
- Theorizing is value-laden.
- Theories are influenced by and express social, historical, geographic, cultural, political, and economic contexts.
- Critical perspective is essential when considering knowledge creation.
- Who developed theories and ideas?
- Whose voices are missing?
- How do power and privilege impact social work theory and practice?
Theoretical Perspectives
- Ecosystem Theories: Emphasize the interconnectedness and interactions between individuals and their environments.
- Onion-Peeling Theories: Focus on understanding individuals and their experiences through layers of experiences and influences.
- Faulty-Engine Theories: View problems as stemming from faulty or malfunctioning parts of a system.
- Storytelling Theories: Recognize the importance of stories and narratives in shaping understanding and meaning.
- Mountain-Moving Theories: Focus on enacting change and transforming systems.
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Explore the dynamics of class within social structures and its intersections with privilege, ethnocentrism, and prejudice. This quiz delves into how class impacts societal hierarchies and personal identities. Understand the nuances of oppression and how cultural perceptions shape our views.
