Items

• 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.
• 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.