Social Work Taboo Cards

Accommodations

• Adjustment

• Help

• Student

• Special

• Needs

Adjustments made to help students with special needs.

IEP

• Individual

• Education

• Program

• Plan

• Special

Individualized Education Program, a plan for special education students.

Favoritism

• Unfair

• Preference

• Treatment

• Particular

• Students

Unfair preferential treatment to particular students.

Chromebook

• Laptop

• Computer

• School

• Work

• Google

A type of laptop used by students for school work.

Accountability

• Responsibility

• Actions

• Obligation

• Accept

• Blame

The obligation to accept responsibility for one's actions.

Nonverbal

• No

• Speak

• Talk

• Language

• Body

Communication without spoken language, using body language or gestures.

Boundary

• Limit

• Space

• Personal

• Set

• Others

A limit or personal space that one sets with others.

Resentment

• Anger

• Bitterness

• Unfair

• Treated

• Feeling

Bitterness or anger about being unfairly treated.

Self-Advocacy

• Speak

• Oneself

• Assert

• Needs

• Voice

The ability to speak up for oneself and assert one's needs.

Perseverance

• Try

• Continue

• Difficulties

• Challenges

• Give up

Continuing to try despite difficulties or challenges.

Depression

• Sadness

• Mental

• Illness

• Interest

• Hopeless

A mental illness marked by persistent sadness and loss of interest.

Prioritize

• Arrange

• Tasks

• Order

• Importance

• First

To arrange or deal with tasks in order of importance.

Empathy

• Understand

• Share

• Feelings

• Another

• Perspective

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Procrastination

• Delay

• Postpone

• Tasks

• Wait

• Put off

The action of delaying or postponing tasks.

Cafeteria

• School

• Eat

• Meals

• Lunch

• Food

The place in a school where students eat meals.

Gossip

• Rumors

• Talk

• People

• Affairs

• Secret

Casual conversation or rumors about other people's affairs.

Awkward

• Uncomfortable

• Uneasy

• Situation

• Strange

• Weird

Feeling uncomfortable or uneasy in a given situation.

Extracurricular

• Outside

• School

• Activities

• Class

• Sports

Activities outside of the regular academic curriculum.

Plagiarism

• Copy

• Work

• Credit

• Steal

• Cheat

The act of copying someone else's work without giving credit.

Sarcasm

• Irony

• Mock

• Contempt

• Mean

• Joke

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

Detention

• Punishment

• Stay

• School

• After

• Trouble

A form of punishment where a student must stay at school after hours.

Anxiety

• Worry

• Fear

• Stress

• Nervous

• Panic

A feeling of worry or fear, often related to stress.

Deep Breathing

• Breathe

• Relaxation

• Inhale

• Exhale

• Slow

A relaxation technique focusing on slow, mindful inhalation and exhalation.

Self-Talk

• Talk

• Internal

• Voice

• Thoughts

• Mind

The internal dialogue that can be either positive or negative.

Journaling

• Write

• Thoughts

• Book

• Diary

• Record

The practice of writing thoughts down in a book or diary.

Goal-Setting

• Goal

• Achieve

• Plan

• Identify

• Target

The process of identifying something you want to achieve and planning how to get it.

Check-In

• Discuss

• Feelings

• Experiences

• Group

• Talk

A process of discussing feelings and experiences, often in a group.

Mood Meter

• Mood

• Emotions

• Identify

• Categorize

• Feelings

A tool for identifying and categorizing emotions.

Tardy

• Late

• Arrive

• Class

• Appointment

• Time

Arriving late to class or an appointment.

Sleep

• Bed

• Night

• Rest

• Tired

• Dream

Hallway

• Walk

• Class

• Locker

• Bell

• Between

PE

• Gym

• Exercise

• Sport

• Teacher

• Locker room

Finals

• Test

• Semester

• Study

• End

• Exam

De-escalate

• Calm

• Fight

• Down

• Conflict

• Angry

Meditation

Quiet; Mind; Sit; Focus; Relax

Trojans

Mascot; School; Fight; Team; Greek

Group

Social Work; Talk; Class; Therapy; Together

Tutoring Center

Help; Study; Students; Library; Homework

Deans

Discipline; Principal; Office; Rules; Call

LRC

Class; Resource; Support; Study; Teacher

Hall pass

Bathroom; Permission; Walk; Outside; Paper

Access

Homeroom; Attendance; Start; Bell; Morning

Leprechaun Gold; Green; Ireland; Small; St. Patrick's Day