MSW ASWB PREP 1 STUDY GUIDE
Multidisciplinary team - Answers - a group of individuals from different professions
meeting together in order to come up with the best way to help a client by combining
their different perspective is called a multidisciplinary team or and interdisciplinary team.
pituitary gland - Answers - releases both the growth hormones and the thyroid-
stimulating hormones. It is located in the base of the brain.
HIPPA - Answers - HIPPA stands for health insurance portability and accountability act.
social learning theory - Answers - the belief that most learning takes place through
observation of others.
civil disobedience - Answers - peacefully violating laws and regulations to protest some
injustice or to achieve some higher-order good.
Robert 7 stages Crisis intervention model - Answers - 1. Assess the lethality of the
crisis.
2. Establish a rapport with the client.
3. Identify problems by defining the crisis.
4. Deal with the client's feelings.
5. Explore coping alternatives.
6. Developed an action plan to restore function.
7. Follow up with the client.
Public Emergencies - Answers - Section 6.03 of the NASW Code of ethics, emphasizes
the responsibility of social worker to provide appropriate professional services in public
emergencies. Meaning that social workers have a duty to volunteer.
Erickson stage 6 - Answers - Intimacy vs isolation. age 18-40.
Solution-focused assessment - Answers - is based on the assumption that small
changes can lead to bigger differences, that focusing on the present is of utmost
importance, and that clients should pay attention to solutions rather than problems.
Broker - Answers - links individuals and groups to resource and services.
advocate - Answers - act on direct behalf of individuals and groups.
mediators - Answers - intervene in dispute between parties to help them find a solution.
negotiator - Answers - brings those in conflict together to find a mutually acceptable
solution.
, open-ended group - Answers - it is a group that changing membership and does not
have a time limit.
closed group - Answers - it is a group that has the same members every week and is
often time-limited in nature.
a mandated group - Answers - it is a group that is composed of members that are
required to be present. example, court ordered, custody cases...etc
cognitive-behavioral group - Answers - are led by a clinician who integrated cognitive
and behavioral interventions while promoting group discussion.
social planing - Answers - involves problem-solving and data-driven approaches that will
recognize, establish, and help organize services for identified groups.
self-determination - Answers - section 1.02 of the NASW code of ethics, emphasizes
social workers' responsibility to respect and promote the rights of clients to identify their
own goals and to make their own decisions about their lives.
cofidentiality - Answers - refers to social worker's responsibility to protect clients' private
information from all parties unless the client gives specific permission to share
information outside of the social worker-client relationship.
dual relationship - Answers - refers to times when social workers have multiple roles
within the context of the relationships with the client.
competence - Answers - is it the responsibility of social workers to provide services only
within the boundaries of their educating and training.
Indirect - Answers - social workers practice targets policies programs, and procedures
as avenues for change.
Direct - Answers - social worker involves working with individuals or a group therapy
directly to create change.
Group - Answers - is a type of direct practice that involves facilitating and meeting with
groups of individuals to create changes surrounding a particular issues.
The strengths-based perspective - Answers - refers to social work that focuses on an
individual's strengths and self-determination.
Sexual abuse - Answers - sexual abuse includes a sad affect, a loss of appetite, a short
attention span, fear of home or a specific place, poor hygiene, sleep disturbances,
inappropriate sexual play, unusual sex knowledge, and other sudden behaviors
changes.
Multidisciplinary team - Answers - a group of individuals from different professions
meeting together in order to come up with the best way to help a client by combining
their different perspective is called a multidisciplinary team or and interdisciplinary team.
pituitary gland - Answers - releases both the growth hormones and the thyroid-
stimulating hormones. It is located in the base of the brain.
HIPPA - Answers - HIPPA stands for health insurance portability and accountability act.
social learning theory - Answers - the belief that most learning takes place through
observation of others.
civil disobedience - Answers - peacefully violating laws and regulations to protest some
injustice or to achieve some higher-order good.
Robert 7 stages Crisis intervention model - Answers - 1. Assess the lethality of the
crisis.
2. Establish a rapport with the client.
3. Identify problems by defining the crisis.
4. Deal with the client's feelings.
5. Explore coping alternatives.
6. Developed an action plan to restore function.
7. Follow up with the client.
Public Emergencies - Answers - Section 6.03 of the NASW Code of ethics, emphasizes
the responsibility of social worker to provide appropriate professional services in public
emergencies. Meaning that social workers have a duty to volunteer.
Erickson stage 6 - Answers - Intimacy vs isolation. age 18-40.
Solution-focused assessment - Answers - is based on the assumption that small
changes can lead to bigger differences, that focusing on the present is of utmost
importance, and that clients should pay attention to solutions rather than problems.
Broker - Answers - links individuals and groups to resource and services.
advocate - Answers - act on direct behalf of individuals and groups.
mediators - Answers - intervene in dispute between parties to help them find a solution.
negotiator - Answers - brings those in conflict together to find a mutually acceptable
solution.
, open-ended group - Answers - it is a group that changing membership and does not
have a time limit.
closed group - Answers - it is a group that has the same members every week and is
often time-limited in nature.
a mandated group - Answers - it is a group that is composed of members that are
required to be present. example, court ordered, custody cases...etc
cognitive-behavioral group - Answers - are led by a clinician who integrated cognitive
and behavioral interventions while promoting group discussion.
social planing - Answers - involves problem-solving and data-driven approaches that will
recognize, establish, and help organize services for identified groups.
self-determination - Answers - section 1.02 of the NASW code of ethics, emphasizes
social workers' responsibility to respect and promote the rights of clients to identify their
own goals and to make their own decisions about their lives.
cofidentiality - Answers - refers to social worker's responsibility to protect clients' private
information from all parties unless the client gives specific permission to share
information outside of the social worker-client relationship.
dual relationship - Answers - refers to times when social workers have multiple roles
within the context of the relationships with the client.
competence - Answers - is it the responsibility of social workers to provide services only
within the boundaries of their educating and training.
Indirect - Answers - social workers practice targets policies programs, and procedures
as avenues for change.
Direct - Answers - social worker involves working with individuals or a group therapy
directly to create change.
Group - Answers - is a type of direct practice that involves facilitating and meeting with
groups of individuals to create changes surrounding a particular issues.
The strengths-based perspective - Answers - refers to social work that focuses on an
individual's strengths and self-determination.
Sexual abuse - Answers - sexual abuse includes a sad affect, a loss of appetite, a short
attention span, fear of home or a specific place, poor hygiene, sleep disturbances,
inappropriate sexual play, unusual sex knowledge, and other sudden behaviors
changes.
