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• citizenship

  Legal status/membership in a country with rights/responsibilities.
• civil rights

  Legal freedoms ensuring equal societal participation.
• clarification

  Making concepts clear through explanation.
• class

  Social/economic stratification.
• classism

  Discrimination based on social class.
• client

  Individual/group receiving social work services.
• client centered approach

  Therapy prioritizing client's needs/perspective.
• client self-determination

  Client right to make own choices.
• client system

  Individual/family/group benefiting from services.
• clinical social work

  Advanced practice treating mental/physical conditions.
• closed system

  Controlled context with tight boundaries.
• closure

  Resolution providing finality to move forward.
• cluster sampling

  Dividing population into groups, randomly selecting clusters.
• code of ethics

  Professional guidelines for integrity.
• co-dependant

  Person enabling another's dysfunction.
• coexist

  Entities living harmoniously together.
• cognition

  Mental processes of acquiring, processing, storing, and using knowledge (perception, memory, reasoning).
• 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.