Differentiate the Specialized Skills Social Workers Need for Their Practice

question 19

Essay

Differentiate the specialized skills social workers need for their practice with client systems at the individual, family, group, organization, neighborhood, and community levels.

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Definitions:

Collectivistic Cultures

Societies that prioritize the needs and goals of the group over individual desires or goals, emphasizing interdependence among its members.

Individualistic Cultures

Societies that emphasize the needs, goals, and desires of the individual over those of the group or collective.

Self-Esteem

One’s subjective evaluation of their own worth, including beliefs about oneself as well as an emotional states such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame.

Culture

A set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group.