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Social Work Practice II - Final Exam Questions and
Answers with Solutions UPDATED!!!!
What are the concepts of family assessment? - ANSWER - family
structure
- family communication
- life-cycle adjustments
- impacts of the social environment
family structure - ANSWER - the organization of relationships
and patterns of interaction within the family
- the five dimensions of family structure: the family as a system,
family norms, family roles, the balance of power within the
system, and intergenerational aspects
family communication - ANSWER how well family members
convey feelings and ideas to other members
life-cycle adjustments - ANSWER how the family adapts to
various predictable phases of its life cycle
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impacts of the social environment - ANSWER - How good is the
family's fit with its social environment?
- Does it have adequate social supports, or is it isolated?
- Is the family receiving satisfactory resources to survive and
thrive?
- How well integrated is the family with its surrounding
community?
Why should social workers have effective attending skills? -
ANSWER they enable the worker to understand what the client
is saying, including both verbal and nonverbal communication
Why should questions be open-ended? - ANSWER they offer
clients an opportunity to discuss and expand upon their
thoughts and feelings
What is an ecomap? - ANSWER a graph that shows all the
systems in a family's life
What is a sociogram? - ANSWER a graph of a family's social links
Social Work Practice II - Final Exam Questions and
Answers with Solutions UPDATED!!!!
What are the concepts of family assessment? - ANSWER - family
structure
- family communication
- life-cycle adjustments
- impacts of the social environment
family structure - ANSWER - the organization of relationships
and patterns of interaction within the family
- the five dimensions of family structure: the family as a system,
family norms, family roles, the balance of power within the
system, and intergenerational aspects
family communication - ANSWER how well family members
convey feelings and ideas to other members
life-cycle adjustments - ANSWER how the family adapts to
various predictable phases of its life cycle
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impacts of the social environment - ANSWER - How good is the
family's fit with its social environment?
- Does it have adequate social supports, or is it isolated?
- Is the family receiving satisfactory resources to survive and
thrive?
- How well integrated is the family with its surrounding
community?
Why should social workers have effective attending skills? -
ANSWER they enable the worker to understand what the client
is saying, including both verbal and nonverbal communication
Why should questions be open-ended? - ANSWER they offer
clients an opportunity to discuss and expand upon their
thoughts and feelings
What is an ecomap? - ANSWER a graph that shows all the
systems in a family's life
What is a sociogram? - ANSWER a graph of a family's social links
