SWK 170 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
All of following are components of the laissez-faire perspective in the development of
social welfare except: - Answers - people become poor or needy as a result of changing
social institutions such as economic globalization
Prior to the Elizabethan Poor Law, care for the English poor was: - Answers - primarily a
function of the church
In 1839, King Edward III mandated the Statute of Laborers Act which: - Answers - made
it mandatory that all able-bodied persons accept any type of employment within a parish
The ____________ established a national policy regarding the poor in 1601. - Answers
- Elizabethan Poor Law
Which perspective views social welfare as serving only those with the most problems or
greatest need? - Answers - residual
____________ refers to the practice of placing the "worthy poor" in institutions to obtain
services: - Answers - indoor relief
Which of the following represents the most important shift in social welfare between the
American Revolution and the Civil War? - Answers - shift to outdoor relief rather than
indoor relief
The phrase "friendly visitors" is most often associated with: - Answers - charity
organization societies
Which program was created in 1935 to provide public service jobs for the unemployed?
- Answers - Works Progress Administration
____________ traveled the United States observing the care given the "insane" and
worked towards reform: - Answers - Dorothea Dix
Which piece of federal legislation created the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS)
training and education program? - Answers - Family Support Act of 1988
Which of the following best describes the approach to welfare reform during the mid-
1990s? - Answers - a shift in responsibility for welfare programs from the federal to the
state level
,Which movement focused on individuals as part of their community and understanding
and appreciating the strengths of cultural diversity? - Answers - settlement house
movement
Which entitlement program was ended by the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Budget Reconciliation Act of 1996? - Answers - Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC)
The objective of this act was to "eliminate poverty" through institutional change: -
Answers - Economic Opportunity Act
All of the following are primary factors that impact why most people have problems
except: - Answers - a conscious, personal choice to allow the problems to occur
Social work ____________ provide the basis for social work beliefs about individuals
and society - Answers - values
All of the following are part of a global definition of social work except: - Answers -
provide moral direction in times of crisis
Which of the following organizations promoted scientific philanthropy, emphasizing that
charity was more than almsgiving? - Answers - charity organization societies
The values base of the social work profession does not include: - Answers - sympathy
for every client
Which profession emphasizes the relationship between the person and the
environment? - Answers - social work
Which profession specializes in behavioral health, addressing mental and emotional
problems experienced by individuals and prescribing medication when needed? -
Answers - psychiatry
Social work education builds on which type of knowledge base: - Answers - liberal arts
All of the following statements are true except: - Answers - Although pastoral counselors
function in religious settings, they do not use religious belief systems in counseling
individuals and families.
In our complex society, many problems require the attention of specialists from diverse
areas of practice in order to move toward resolution. This statement best reflects the
need for professional: - Answers - diversity
Which of the following professions uses various forms of psychometric instruments in
diagnosing problems? - Answers - psychology
, The key difference between social work and pastoral counseling is that: - Answers -
pastoral counselors are typically educated in schools of theology that offer a
specialization in counseling
Which organization is responsible for accrediting Bachelor's degree programs in social
work? - Answers - Council on Social Work Education
Which profession focuses on the study of society, its organizations, and the phenomena
arising out of the group relations of human beings? - Answers - sociology
When a private social work practitioner provides services to clients on a pro bono basis,
he or she is providing those services: - Answers - at no cost to the client
The ecological/systems perspective focuses on the: - Answers - risks and opportunities
at all levels of the environment that impact the client
A way of clearly and logically organizing a set of facts or ideas describes a: - Answers -
theory
The concept of synergy means: - Answers - the combined energy from smaller parts
which is greater than the total if those parts functioned separately
Which of the following is a meso-level factor that affects the individual functioning of a
child? - Answers - relationship between home and school
The point at which one system ends and another begins is known as a(n): - Answers -
boundary
Which of the following is a true statement? - Answers - Interactions and interrelations
can only occur across permeable boundaries
Consider the following statement. The social welfare system is the product of the
interactions and interrelatedness of historical, economic, and political forces. This
statement best describes: - Answers - the systems/ecological framework
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the social work helping process: -
Answers - It has three major phases: contact phase, contract phase, and action phase
From the ecological/systems perspective, a mother's loss of job and health insurance is
an example of a risk to her child at which level of the environment? - Answers - exo
level
The perspective that the role of the social worker is to help clients achieve self-identified
goals best describes the: - Answers - strengths perspective of social work
All of following are components of the laissez-faire perspective in the development of
social welfare except: - Answers - people become poor or needy as a result of changing
social institutions such as economic globalization
Prior to the Elizabethan Poor Law, care for the English poor was: - Answers - primarily a
function of the church
In 1839, King Edward III mandated the Statute of Laborers Act which: - Answers - made
it mandatory that all able-bodied persons accept any type of employment within a parish
The ____________ established a national policy regarding the poor in 1601. - Answers
- Elizabethan Poor Law
Which perspective views social welfare as serving only those with the most problems or
greatest need? - Answers - residual
____________ refers to the practice of placing the "worthy poor" in institutions to obtain
services: - Answers - indoor relief
Which of the following represents the most important shift in social welfare between the
American Revolution and the Civil War? - Answers - shift to outdoor relief rather than
indoor relief
The phrase "friendly visitors" is most often associated with: - Answers - charity
organization societies
Which program was created in 1935 to provide public service jobs for the unemployed?
- Answers - Works Progress Administration
____________ traveled the United States observing the care given the "insane" and
worked towards reform: - Answers - Dorothea Dix
Which piece of federal legislation created the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS)
training and education program? - Answers - Family Support Act of 1988
Which of the following best describes the approach to welfare reform during the mid-
1990s? - Answers - a shift in responsibility for welfare programs from the federal to the
state level
,Which movement focused on individuals as part of their community and understanding
and appreciating the strengths of cultural diversity? - Answers - settlement house
movement
Which entitlement program was ended by the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Budget Reconciliation Act of 1996? - Answers - Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC)
The objective of this act was to "eliminate poverty" through institutional change: -
Answers - Economic Opportunity Act
All of the following are primary factors that impact why most people have problems
except: - Answers - a conscious, personal choice to allow the problems to occur
Social work ____________ provide the basis for social work beliefs about individuals
and society - Answers - values
All of the following are part of a global definition of social work except: - Answers -
provide moral direction in times of crisis
Which of the following organizations promoted scientific philanthropy, emphasizing that
charity was more than almsgiving? - Answers - charity organization societies
The values base of the social work profession does not include: - Answers - sympathy
for every client
Which profession emphasizes the relationship between the person and the
environment? - Answers - social work
Which profession specializes in behavioral health, addressing mental and emotional
problems experienced by individuals and prescribing medication when needed? -
Answers - psychiatry
Social work education builds on which type of knowledge base: - Answers - liberal arts
All of the following statements are true except: - Answers - Although pastoral counselors
function in religious settings, they do not use religious belief systems in counseling
individuals and families.
In our complex society, many problems require the attention of specialists from diverse
areas of practice in order to move toward resolution. This statement best reflects the
need for professional: - Answers - diversity
Which of the following professions uses various forms of psychometric instruments in
diagnosing problems? - Answers - psychology
, The key difference between social work and pastoral counseling is that: - Answers -
pastoral counselors are typically educated in schools of theology that offer a
specialization in counseling
Which organization is responsible for accrediting Bachelor's degree programs in social
work? - Answers - Council on Social Work Education
Which profession focuses on the study of society, its organizations, and the phenomena
arising out of the group relations of human beings? - Answers - sociology
When a private social work practitioner provides services to clients on a pro bono basis,
he or she is providing those services: - Answers - at no cost to the client
The ecological/systems perspective focuses on the: - Answers - risks and opportunities
at all levels of the environment that impact the client
A way of clearly and logically organizing a set of facts or ideas describes a: - Answers -
theory
The concept of synergy means: - Answers - the combined energy from smaller parts
which is greater than the total if those parts functioned separately
Which of the following is a meso-level factor that affects the individual functioning of a
child? - Answers - relationship between home and school
The point at which one system ends and another begins is known as a(n): - Answers -
boundary
Which of the following is a true statement? - Answers - Interactions and interrelations
can only occur across permeable boundaries
Consider the following statement. The social welfare system is the product of the
interactions and interrelatedness of historical, economic, and political forces. This
statement best describes: - Answers - the systems/ecological framework
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the social work helping process: -
Answers - It has three major phases: contact phase, contract phase, and action phase
From the ecological/systems perspective, a mother's loss of job and health insurance is
an example of a risk to her child at which level of the environment? - Answers - exo
level
The perspective that the role of the social worker is to help clients achieve self-identified
goals best describes the: - Answers - strengths perspective of social work
