EXAM 2 SOCIAL WORK QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
private nonprofit agency
nonprofit (voluntary) sector settings - ANSWER-traditionally have depended on
voluntary individual and corporate support for their operation.
recently have got funding from the government agencies to provide specific services,
conduct research, and demonstrate sharing
private practice vs agency based practice - ANSWER-private practice has less
paperwork, more flexible, better pay. although it is a small business that is hard to
sustain
privatization - ANSWER-governmental agencies invest in the purchase of service
from for-profit organizations that are owned and operated as any other bussiness
horizontal affiliations - ANSWER-social workers often lead efforts to coordinate the
services provided to clients by several social agencies in that community
influences choices that the social worker can make when working with their client
vertical affiliations - ANSWER-organizations external to the community that have the
authority at least partially to shape the services or operating procedures of a local
agency
meet state requirements
more popular with public agencies
efficiency - ANSWER-efforts of the agency to achieve the maximum output of
services with a minimum input of resources
(quantity of services provided)
effectiveness - ANSWER-degree to which the agency achieves its goals
bureaucratic theory - ANSWER-1. division of labor
2. hierarchy
3. consistent systems of rules
4. spirit of impersonality
5. employment constitutes a career
bureaucratization - ANSWER-Positives: ensure equity for both clients and works,
facilitate efficiency in operation, and enhance public support of the organization
Negatives: direct conflict with the very nature of professions. Have to adjust to the
uniqueness of the client
Conflicts with Professional Model in Bureaucratic Organizations - ANSWER-1.
Resistance to bureaucratic rules
, 2. Rejection of bureaucratic standards
3. Objection to bureaucratic supervision
4. Conditional loyalty to the organization
Advantages of Agency Based Practice - ANSWER-more visible and accessible to
people in need
received approval from community
extra layer of protection against possible misuse of professional authority in social
agencies
employs people from several different positions
staff development
stable salaries to employees
Issues in Private Practice - ANSWER-fastest growing sector in social work today
financial gains and freedom to exercise professional autonomy in how one conducts
social work practice
more responsibility to follow ethical guidelines of the profession
Organization of Private Practice - ANSWER-1. worker engages in multidisciplinary
practice to provide group practice
2. provides supportive practice for a member of another profession
3. sole owners of their private practice
Associate of Arts (AA) - ANSWER-this degree program usually includes the study of
human growth and behavior, social problems, the social service delivery system,
personal values and self-awareness, and basic communication skills
Social Work & Social Science - ANSWER-1. social work has drawn on the basic
knowledge from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics,
and political science
2. social work has had close administrative ties with these disciplines at
baccalaureate levels
Helping Professions - ANSWER-each is an established profession and there are
accredited educational programs a person must complete to be recognized as a
member of that profession
(RN, school counselor)
Social Worker Salary - ANSWER-$44,200 annually
$21.25/hr
Job Outlook : 19%
Employment Change : 114,100
AND ANSWERS
private nonprofit agency
nonprofit (voluntary) sector settings - ANSWER-traditionally have depended on
voluntary individual and corporate support for their operation.
recently have got funding from the government agencies to provide specific services,
conduct research, and demonstrate sharing
private practice vs agency based practice - ANSWER-private practice has less
paperwork, more flexible, better pay. although it is a small business that is hard to
sustain
privatization - ANSWER-governmental agencies invest in the purchase of service
from for-profit organizations that are owned and operated as any other bussiness
horizontal affiliations - ANSWER-social workers often lead efforts to coordinate the
services provided to clients by several social agencies in that community
influences choices that the social worker can make when working with their client
vertical affiliations - ANSWER-organizations external to the community that have the
authority at least partially to shape the services or operating procedures of a local
agency
meet state requirements
more popular with public agencies
efficiency - ANSWER-efforts of the agency to achieve the maximum output of
services with a minimum input of resources
(quantity of services provided)
effectiveness - ANSWER-degree to which the agency achieves its goals
bureaucratic theory - ANSWER-1. division of labor
2. hierarchy
3. consistent systems of rules
4. spirit of impersonality
5. employment constitutes a career
bureaucratization - ANSWER-Positives: ensure equity for both clients and works,
facilitate efficiency in operation, and enhance public support of the organization
Negatives: direct conflict with the very nature of professions. Have to adjust to the
uniqueness of the client
Conflicts with Professional Model in Bureaucratic Organizations - ANSWER-1.
Resistance to bureaucratic rules
, 2. Rejection of bureaucratic standards
3. Objection to bureaucratic supervision
4. Conditional loyalty to the organization
Advantages of Agency Based Practice - ANSWER-more visible and accessible to
people in need
received approval from community
extra layer of protection against possible misuse of professional authority in social
agencies
employs people from several different positions
staff development
stable salaries to employees
Issues in Private Practice - ANSWER-fastest growing sector in social work today
financial gains and freedom to exercise professional autonomy in how one conducts
social work practice
more responsibility to follow ethical guidelines of the profession
Organization of Private Practice - ANSWER-1. worker engages in multidisciplinary
practice to provide group practice
2. provides supportive practice for a member of another profession
3. sole owners of their private practice
Associate of Arts (AA) - ANSWER-this degree program usually includes the study of
human growth and behavior, social problems, the social service delivery system,
personal values and self-awareness, and basic communication skills
Social Work & Social Science - ANSWER-1. social work has drawn on the basic
knowledge from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics,
and political science
2. social work has had close administrative ties with these disciplines at
baccalaureate levels
Helping Professions - ANSWER-each is an established profession and there are
accredited educational programs a person must complete to be recognized as a
member of that profession
(RN, school counselor)
Social Worker Salary - ANSWER-$44,200 annually
$21.25/hr
Job Outlook : 19%
Employment Change : 114,100
