Social Work

Items

• cognitive dissonance

  Psychological tension from holding contradictory beliefs, motivating consistency restoration (Leon Festinger).
• cognitive restructuring

  Therapeutic technique replacing distorted thoughts with balanced, realistic ones to improve emotional health.
• commissioner of child welfare

  Magistrate handling child protection tasks under Child Care Act No. 38 of 2005.
• Community (geographical)

  People in a bounded area bonded by interaction and residence.
• Community (functional)

  Street children exposed to risks, needing comprehensive relief and systemic support.
• community action

  Spontaneous community organizing to address issues and eliminate problems.
• community advocacy

  Efforts influencing policy, amplifying voices, and addressing community inequalities.
• community developer

  Skilled person managing community development processes and roles.
• community development

  Social work method enhancing community functioning via joint action, resources, and participation.
• community participation

  Broad population involvement in planning, executing, and evaluating welfare programs.
• community profile

  Data on community demographics, institutions, problems, and potential for welfare planning.
• community self-reliance

  Community capacity to meet needs independently via local resources and sustainability.
• community work

  Primary social work method promoting community functioning at micro/meso/macro levels.
• competence

  Ability to perform tasks via skills, knowledge, and attitudes effectively.
• conceptual framework

  Structured system of concepts/theories guiding research or analysis.
• confidentiality

  Non-disclosure of client information without permission in professional relationships.
• conflict

  Contradictory needs/values/interests between individuals or groups.
• conflict management

  Organizational processes controlling/resolving conflict for satisfaction and goals.
• conflict resolution

  Specific actions/skills eliminating conflict between parties.
• confrontation

  Technique presenting clients with contradicting realities without explanation.
• congruence

  Harmony/consistency between values, beliefs, behaviors, or systems.
• connecting stage

  Cluster sampling: Dividing population into groups, randomly selecting clusters for study.
• conscientisation

  Process mobilizing community forces for democratic decision-making and self-help.
• contemporary

  Co-enabler perpetuating unacceptable behavior, often in addiction contexts.
• context specific

  Tailored to particular circumstances or settings.