Social Work

Items

• referral

  Directing client to appropriate specialized service.
• reflection

  Critical self-examination improving practice.
• reflexivity

  Ongoing awareness of researcher's influence/bias.
• reflexive social work

  Approach emphasizing continuous self-examination of practice, values, power dynamics.
• reform school

  Historical institution for juvenile offenders emphasizing discipline/reform.
• reframing

  Shifting client perspective on problems to reveal new meanings/solutions.
• refugee

  Person fleeing persecution/war unable to return home safely.
• region

  Geographic area sharing cultural/economic/political characteristics.
• rehabilitation

  Restoring functioning/skills post-disability/addiction/incarceration.
• relapse

  Return of symptoms/problematic behavior after improvement.
• relative poverty

  Income significantly below societal average/median standard.
• repression

  Unconscious blocking of unacceptable thoughts/impulses/memories.
• residential care

  24-hour supervised living facility for vulnerable populations.
• resilience

  Capacity to adapt/recover from adversity/stressors.
• resilience theory

  Framework explaining adaptation/thriving despite challenges.
• resistance

  Client opposition to therapeutic process/interventions.
• resources

  Supports/services/tools aiding client goal achievement.
• respect for diversity

  Valuing/accepting differences in identities/cultures/experiences.
• responsibility

  Accountability for actions/duties toward self/others/society.
• rite of passage

  Ceremonial marker of life transitions/milestones.
• role of social worker

  Facilitate change, advocate, support well-being across systems.
• role expectation

  Anticipated behaviors/responsibilities tied to social position.
• role play

  Simulated scenarios practicing skills/behaviors/interactions.
• school of industry

  Historical youth training institution combining work/education.
• school social work

  Practice addressing student barriers to learning/well-being.