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Values ForPersonal Wellness |
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Caring and protection of health
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Does it promote the expression of care, empathy, and concern
for the physical and emotional well-being of other human beings?
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Self-determination
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Does it promote the ability of individuals to pursue their
chosen goals without excessive frustration and in consideration of other
people's needs?
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Relational Wellness |
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Human diversity
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Does it promote respect and appreciation for diverse social
identities?
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Collaboration and democratic participation
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Does it promote the peaceful, respectful, and equitable
process whereby citizens have meaningful input into decisions affecting
their lives?
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Collective Wellness |
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Distributive justice
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Does it promote the fair and equitable allocation of bargaining
powers, resources, and obligations in society?
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Support for community
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Does it support vital collective structures that promote
the well-being of the entire community?
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Assumptions About |
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Power in relationships
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Who has more power in relationships? Are there attempts
to share power?
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Professional ethics
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Does ethical framework employed invited input from consumers?
Are service recipients part of ethical decision making processes?
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Research and Knowledge
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To what end is knowledge used? Is knowledge subordinate
to morality or independent from it? What philosophy of science guides
research?
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The good life
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What conceptions of the good life are promoted? Are these
based on self-interest or cooperation?
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The good society
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What conceptions of the good society are promoted? Are
these based on the pursuit of equality or personal gain at the expense
of others?
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Practices Regarding |
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Problem definition
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What factors are included and excluded from problem definition?
Are psychological as well as sociological and economic factors taken into
account?
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Role of client
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Is client active or passive? To what extent does client
participate in decisions affecting his or her well-being?
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Role of helper
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Is helper a true collaborator or a removed expert imparting
advice?
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Type of intervention
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Does intervention focus exclusively on intrapsychic factors,
or does it include systems affecting clients?
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Time of intervention
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Is intervention reactive or proactive? Does psychologist
wait until victims of unhealthy environments seek help or does he/she
try to prevent problems?
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Focus of intervention
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Does intervention focus only on reducing deficits or also
on enhancing competencies?
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