Social Work Module 1 Quiz

Social Work Module 1 Notes

• Social work historically focused on poverty and social conditions.
• Modern social work focuses on helping people overcome personal and social issues, achieving social justice and tackling oppression.
• Social work examines the link between personal problems and societal structures.
• Social work practice occurs in various settings like public agencies, non-profit organizations, and private institutions.
• Social work practice addresses a range of issues, targets (micro, mezzo, macro), and uses diverse methods.
• Indigenous knowledge and historical context are crucial to understanding Canadian social work.
• Residential schools, the 60s scoop, and colonialist systems negatively impacted Indigenous peoples.
• Social work's history emerged during the industrial revolution, including concerns about agrarian to industrial shifts, poverty, and exploitation of children.
• Early poor laws and Victorian Charity approaches had limited success addressing poverty.

Social Work Module 2 Notes

• The Charity Organization Society (COS) approach focused on individual character flaws as the cause of poverty, using home visits and assessments.
• Early social reformers criticized the COS approach, believing social conditions, rather than individual character, caused poverty.
• The Social Gospel movement combined religious values with social reform, advocating for social and religious conditions.
• Settlement houses provided support and resources to communities experiencing poverty.
• The rise of professionalization involved more formal training and education in social work.
• The 60s scoop involved the removal of Indigenous children from their families.

Social Work Module 3 Notes

• Social work theories provide a framework for understanding the world and guiding practice.
• Social work practice often integrates different theories and approaches.
• Cognitive theory explores the role of thoughts in shaping behavior.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying distorted thoughts and replacing them with healthier ways of thinking.
• Ecosystem/biopsychosocial theory emphasizes the interactions between individuals and their environment.
• Systems theory analyzes the interconnections between different parts of a system.
• Ecological theory examines the interactions of individuals with their environment in various levels.
• Solution-focused, strengths-based, and narrative approaches focus on existing strengths and resources within the individual and their environment.
• Anti-oppressive practice examines power imbalances rooted in social structures and critiques systems that promote injustice.

Social Work Module 4 Notes

• Direct social work practice involves working directly with individuals, groups, and communities, addressing their expressed needs and issues.
• Direct practice requires understanding each individual's and group's situation to develop a tailored plan.
• The intake stage of direct practice includes developing rapport, understanding the situation, and setting goals.
• The assessment stage involves comprehensive understanding of client issues.
• Goal-setting includes collaboratively establishing goals that address the client needs and situation.
• The intervention stage is focused on implementing the developed plan.
• Evaluation focuses on evaluating what’s working, problem solving and making modifications when necessary
• Termination is about closing the helping relationship and planning future needs.
• Social work with groups requires an understanding of group dynamics and interactions.

Social Work Module 5 Notes

• Structural/critical social work analyzes the existing social order and its contributing factors to various societal issues.
• It explores how social structures and policies create and perpetuate oppression and inequality.
• Anti-oppressive practice is a critical way to approach social work with the lens of social justices.
• Anti-oppressive practice (AOP) examines how systems of power and privilege oppress individuals and communities.

Social Work Module 6 Notes

• Community social work emerges from the settlement house movement and social gospel movement.
• Community work seeks to understand the specific needs and issues of each community and build strategies based on those needs.
• Understanding the historical contexts can help to address social injustices, harmful practices, and ongoing inequalities.
• Colonialism's harm to communities and individuals needs to be addressed by social workers.

Social Work Module 7 Notes

• Mental health is the ability to feel, think, and act in ways to enhance ability to cope with daily life.
• Mental health concerns include thoughts, emotions, moods and behaviors that interfere in daily life.
• Risk factors for mental illness can stem from poverty, trauma, and relationships.
• Protective factors include family, stability, and positive relationships.
• Social work should focus on addressing the underlying structural factors that contribute to mental health issues.
• Systemic issues need structural interventions; individual therapies are not always enough.

Social Work Module 8 Notes

• Child welfare aims to ensure the safety and well-being of children.
• Children's safety and well-being can be threatened by parent omissions or actions.
• Indigenous cultures, families, and communities need support in child welfare.
• Child Welfare can be viewed from a social justice lens, requiring more than just helping individuals, but also reforming systems.
• The history of child welfare is connected to colonization, racism, and systemic injustices.

Social Work Module 9 Notes

• Social work with women and LGBTQ+ folks requires understanding the history and structures of oppression, privilege, and prejudice related to these identities
• Social justice aims and anti-oppressive practice demand a gender analysis of various societal issues.
• Feminist social work challenges patriarchal norms and inequalities and seeks to dismantle oppressive systems of power.

This quiz covers the foundational elements of social work as outlined in Module 1. It explores the historical context of social work, its evolution, and the contemporary focus on social justice and advocacy for marginalized communities. Additionally, it addresses the significance of indigenous perspectives in understanding the social work landscape in Canada.