SOWK 1350 Exam 1 Review
Open vs Closed Questions correct answers-Open questions are those
that can't be answered in a few words. They tend to facilitate deeper
evaluation of client issues.
-Closed questions enable you to obtain important specifics and can
usually be
answered in very few words.
What is social work? correct answersProfessional activity of helping
individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities enhance or
restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal
conditions favorable to this goal.
History of Social Work correct answers-1898: social work education
begins
-1919: schools of social work join to form American Association of Schools
of Social Work
-1927: education requirements developed; criteria for practice
developed; foundation for
accreditation standards for MSWs
-Before 1930s, social work was almost a profession of just MSWs
-1950s: NASW formed from seven separate professional organizations
-1960: first Code of Ethics
-1960s: War on Poverty
-1962: CSWE develops criteria for BSWs
-1974: First BSW programs accredited by CSWE
-1996: NASW Code of Ethics approved for revisions
-1998: 100 years of Social Work Commemoration
NASW, what does it stand for? And the purpose? correct answersNational
Association of Social Workers that was formed to advance the profession and
was broader in scope and richer in context than any one specialty
organization. It provides members more chances for networking and
advocacy.
Social Welfare correct answersThe way a society organizes to meet needs of
its people.
PIE? What does that stand for correct answersPerson in Environment:
interactions between persons and their social environment
Advocacy correct answersSocial workers intervention to help clients get
what they need
Licensing process correct answers1. Graduate with a BSW or MSW
from CSWE accredited school of social work
2. Pass state license exam
License vs Credential: correct answersJust getting your degree does not
make you licensed. There's more to the process than that.
, CSWE correct answersCouncil on Social Education: is the university
accrediting body and re-accreditation occurs every 8 years
NASW Code of Ethics correct answersImportant ethics in guiding
professional behavior
What are the 6 core values correct answers1. Service: providing help,
resources, and benefits so people can achieve maximum potential.
2.Social justice: upholding condition that all citizens have identical
rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits no matter
their background
3.Dignity and worth of the person: Holding in high esteem and
appreciating individual value
4.Importance of human relationships: Valuing interaction between social
workers and clients, including their communication and their feelings and
behavior towards each
other
5. Integrity: Maintaining trustworthiness and sound adherence to moral
ideas
6. Competence: Having necessary skills and abilities to work effectively
with clients
What are the ethical standards correct answersSpells out a practitioner's
ethical responsibilities to clients, to colleagues, in practice settings, as
professionals to the social work profession, to the broader society
Ethical dilemmas correct answersProblematic situations in which one
must make a difficult choice; a situation where no one answer can
conform to all ethical principles involved
Values vs Ethics correct answers-Values establish what has worth and
what doesn't and how one makes judgements about relative worth.
-Ethics involve application of values to do the right thing.
Self-determination correct answersEach individual's rights to make his or her
own decisions. In social work, that means assisting clients in making the
best, most informed choices possible
Conflict of interest correct answersA clash between the
responsibilities of the professional role and the potential for
personal gain
Dual relationships correct answersOccur when professionals assume two or
more roles at the same time or sequentially with a client. This may involve
assuming more than one professional role or blending a professional and
nonprofessional relationship.
Oppression correct answersPutting extreme limitations and constraints on
some person, group, or larger system
Open vs Closed Questions correct answers-Open questions are those
that can't be answered in a few words. They tend to facilitate deeper
evaluation of client issues.
-Closed questions enable you to obtain important specifics and can
usually be
answered in very few words.
What is social work? correct answersProfessional activity of helping
individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities enhance or
restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal
conditions favorable to this goal.
History of Social Work correct answers-1898: social work education
begins
-1919: schools of social work join to form American Association of Schools
of Social Work
-1927: education requirements developed; criteria for practice
developed; foundation for
accreditation standards for MSWs
-Before 1930s, social work was almost a profession of just MSWs
-1950s: NASW formed from seven separate professional organizations
-1960: first Code of Ethics
-1960s: War on Poverty
-1962: CSWE develops criteria for BSWs
-1974: First BSW programs accredited by CSWE
-1996: NASW Code of Ethics approved for revisions
-1998: 100 years of Social Work Commemoration
NASW, what does it stand for? And the purpose? correct answersNational
Association of Social Workers that was formed to advance the profession and
was broader in scope and richer in context than any one specialty
organization. It provides members more chances for networking and
advocacy.
Social Welfare correct answersThe way a society organizes to meet needs of
its people.
PIE? What does that stand for correct answersPerson in Environment:
interactions between persons and their social environment
Advocacy correct answersSocial workers intervention to help clients get
what they need
Licensing process correct answers1. Graduate with a BSW or MSW
from CSWE accredited school of social work
2. Pass state license exam
License vs Credential: correct answersJust getting your degree does not
make you licensed. There's more to the process than that.
, CSWE correct answersCouncil on Social Education: is the university
accrediting body and re-accreditation occurs every 8 years
NASW Code of Ethics correct answersImportant ethics in guiding
professional behavior
What are the 6 core values correct answers1. Service: providing help,
resources, and benefits so people can achieve maximum potential.
2.Social justice: upholding condition that all citizens have identical
rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits no matter
their background
3.Dignity and worth of the person: Holding in high esteem and
appreciating individual value
4.Importance of human relationships: Valuing interaction between social
workers and clients, including their communication and their feelings and
behavior towards each
other
5. Integrity: Maintaining trustworthiness and sound adherence to moral
ideas
6. Competence: Having necessary skills and abilities to work effectively
with clients
What are the ethical standards correct answersSpells out a practitioner's
ethical responsibilities to clients, to colleagues, in practice settings, as
professionals to the social work profession, to the broader society
Ethical dilemmas correct answersProblematic situations in which one
must make a difficult choice; a situation where no one answer can
conform to all ethical principles involved
Values vs Ethics correct answers-Values establish what has worth and
what doesn't and how one makes judgements about relative worth.
-Ethics involve application of values to do the right thing.
Self-determination correct answersEach individual's rights to make his or her
own decisions. In social work, that means assisting clients in making the
best, most informed choices possible
Conflict of interest correct answersA clash between the
responsibilities of the professional role and the potential for
personal gain
Dual relationships correct answersOccur when professionals assume two or
more roles at the same time or sequentially with a client. This may involve
assuming more than one professional role or blending a professional and
nonprofessional relationship.
Oppression correct answersPutting extreme limitations and constraints on
some person, group, or larger system
