Social Work

Items

• scope of practice

  Defined boundaries of professional competencies/responsibilities.
• secondary trauma

  Distress from exposure to others' traumatic material.
• secondary victimization

  Additional harm from system/professional responses post-trauma.
• self-awareness

  Understanding own emotions/biases/values impacting practice.
• self-concept

  Total perception/beliefs about one's identity/abilities.
• self-efficacy

  Belief in personal capacity to execute behaviors for outcomes.
• self-help

  Client-initiated strategies for personal growth/recovery.
• self-image

  Mental picture/perception of one's appearance/identity.
• self-reliance

  Capacity for independent decision-making/resource management.
• severity index

  Scale measuring condition/problem intensity/impact.
• sex

  Biological characteristics distinguishing male/female/intersex.
• sexual abuse

  Non-consensual sexual contact/exploitation.
• sexual orientation

  Enduring pattern of emotional/sexual attraction.
• sexuality

  Integrated aspects of sex/gender/orientation/intimacy.
• shelter

  Emergency housing for homeless/at-risk individuals.
• sheltered employment

  Protected work settings for disabled/barriers-to-employment.
• short term intervention

  Brief, focused service addressing immediate crises/needs.
• single parent

  One adult raising dependent child(ren) household.
• skill

  Learned proficiency/competence through training/practice.
• social action

  Collective efforts challenging injustice/power structures.
• social assistance

  Government aid for basic needs/economic hardship.
• social capital

  Networks/trust facilitating community cooperation.
• social change

  Transformation of societal structures/norms/behaviors.
• social constructivism

  Knowledge shaped through social interaction/language.
• social development

  Planned interventions improving individual/community well-being.