The 4-stage process of study, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation has guided social work professional practice, theory development and research.

A client’s decision to or not to engage with a social worker in a meaningful way and begin to develop a therapeutic relationship.

Helping clients talk about issues and concerns that are normally treated as taboo.

The fastest-growing minority group in America.

The right of a client not to have private information shared with third parties.

A series of psychiatric manuals used to describe and classify mental disorders for the purpose of developing responsive treatment plans.

Clients can drop out by not returning, or they can continue to come and engage, in which they go through the motions but no real work or change is occurring.

A simple simple statement made by the social worker that describes the general purpose of the encounter and provides some idea of how the social worker can help without the use of professional jargon.

Subtler and oftentimes unrecognizable behaviors in the counseling process that are likely to occur outside the awareness of well intentioned therapist.

Has furthered clarified and set limits on the ability of a social worker or other other health professional to share confidential information and with whom such information can be shared . Requires patients be given a description of their rights and for p

Used to assess and empower culturally diverse families as a means to strengthen ethnic-sensitive practice, particularly in relation to immigrant families.

Will develop only after the purpose of the encounter has been clarified and the worker's role explicitly described.

The social worker's efforts to clarify mutual expectations, confidentiality, and the theme of authority.

Cultural sensitivity that leads to the stereotyping of clients according to general population groups and does not allow for diversity within diversity.

The client’s granting of permission to the social worker and agency or professional person to use specific intervention procedures, including diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and research. The permission must be based on full disclosure of the facts need