SOCWK220R Final: SOCWK 220r – Final Exam.doc

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Work (Social Development Studies)
• Course: SOCWK220R
• Professor: Jon Boyd

Document Summary

Definition: diversity brings richness to the quality of life, and failure to accept and appreciate differences creates barriers to helping: worker must understand and respect various differences and recognize that what may appear to be unusual behaviour, may be normal given a different set of life experiences and values, worker must not make assumptions (about cultural identity, beliefs, values) and should appreciate variations within groups, worker should not make decisions based on over generalization and stereotypes. Definition: sw sometimes become to preoccupied with the problem that a client"s: focusing too much on the problem and negativity is reinforcing the labels that are now required for statistical purposes within many human services agencies or by insurance companies that pay for social services, focusing on strengths help change the focus of the helping relationship from focusing on problems to focusing on optimism.