Social Work and Counseling Principles

Vocabulary flashcards covering core concepts, legal mandates, pioneers, theories, interview methods, and types of counseling in Social Work.

Counseling (WHO Definition)

A process of dialogue and mutual interaction aimed at facilitating, problem solving, motivating, and decision-making.

Counseling (ACA Definition)

A professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.

Counseling (Williamson Definition)

A means of helping people to learn how to solve their own problems.

Counseling (Carl Rogers Definition)

A definitely structured relationship which allows the client to gain an understanding of himself to a degree which enables him to take positive steps in the light of his new orientation.

Growth-Facilitating Conditions

Conditions in Brammer's formula (Personality of Helper + Helping Skills) characterized by mutual trust, respect, and freedom between counselor and client.

Social Work (IFSW 2014 Definition)

A practice-based profession and academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.

Social Work (R.A. 4373 Definition)

The profession primarily concerned with organized social service activity aimed to facilitate and strengthen basic social relationships and mutual adjustment between individuals and their social environment.

R.A. 9258

The Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004, created to professionalize guidance and counseling and establish the Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance and Counseling in the Philippines.

R.A. 10029

The Psychology Law governing the professional practice and regulation of psychology in the Philippines.

Pakikipag-kapwa

Human concern and interaction with others, identified by Enriquez (1977) as a core cultural resource in Philippine counseling.

Individual Counseling

A one-on-one counseling approach between counselor and client designed for addressing highly personal or sensitive problems.

Family Counseling

A counseling method focused on resolving interpersonal conflicts within a family unit and developing supportive behavioral and communication patterns.

Group Counseling

A counselor-guided group discussion where participants share personal experiences and gain mutual support and self-insight.

Crisis Intervention Counseling

Emergency counseling provided during overwhelming or life-threatening situations to help an individual regain coping capabilities.

Preventive Counseling

Counseling centered on identifying risk factors and interventions to stop target behaviors or problems before they fully develop.

Problem-Solving / Decision-Making Counseling

Structured counseling involving active empathetic listening to assist clients in analyzing problems and making choices without direct counselor advice.

Jesse B. Davis

An educational reform leader credited as the first person to establish public school guidance and counseling programs.

Jane Addams

Founder of Hull House in Chicago, recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize, and first female president of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections.

Mary Ellen Richmond

Social work pioneer who authored Social Diagnosis (1917) and formulated the initial principles for direct social work practice.

Person-In-Environment (PIE) Theory

A foundational social work theory positing that an individual's behavior and choices are directly shaped by their surrounding environmental context.

Structured Interview

A directive interview technique using a fixed set of questions without alteration to standardized language or sequence.

Unstructured Interview

A non-directive interview conducted as an open discussion where questions evolve based on client responses.

Mixed Interview

An interview approach combining structured baseline questions with open-ended discussion for client expression.

Cognitive Change

A counseling objective focused on replacing irrational beliefs or maladaptive thought patterns associated with self-destructive behavior.

Generativity and Social Action

A counseling objective focused on fostering a client's desire to care for others, share knowledge, and engage in community or political betterment.

Psychodynamics

A psychological approach investigating the interplay of conscious/unconscious forces and early childhood experiences in shaping adult behavior.

Humanistic Approach

A psychological movement emphasizing client-centered therapy based on the belief that individuals possess inherent drives toward health and growth.

Social Learning Theory

Albert Bandura's theory positing that learning occurs within a social context through observation, imitation, and modeling.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A therapeutic model based on the premise that thoughts, feelings, physiological responses, and behaviors are interconnected.

Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP)

A social work framework focused on identifying and restructuring institutional sources of oppression across micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

Critical Consciousness

The ongoing process of reflecting upon personal assumptions, cultural worldviews, and power dynamics in social work practice.

Constructive Helping

A collaborative helping relationship where a counselor empowers a client to define, strategize, and execute meaningful behavioral changes.