SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Check the principle of "normalization" suggests that social workers should
a. recognize that the service goal is to return the client to normal functioning
b. connect the client with ordinary and conventional resources when possible
c. assume that the client fits somewhere near the extreme end of a normal curve
d. explain relevant societal norms to help the client see where change is needed -
ANSWER-d. explain relevant societal norms to help the client see where change is
needed
Check which of the following actions by a social worker would be the most serious
violation of practice principle to "protect client confidentiality?"
a. Be selective about what information is placed in the agency files.
b. Educate the clerical staff about the importance of protecting confidentiality.
c. Be sure that the agency files and computers are secure at all times.
d. Be careful to not use a client's full name when discussing cases with friends or
family. - ANSWER-a. Be selective about what information is placed in the agency
files.
When engaged in a planned change process, the primary function of the social
worker should be to
a. focus on guiding the process, rather than on offering suggestions to the client for
actions that might solve the client's problems
b. make decisions in behalf of clients as they are usually not capable of making good
decisions or would not be needing services in the first place
c. prepare and implement the plan for treatment because the social worker is the
expert and the client is not prepared to make such judgments
d. reinforce the principle of client self-determination by not revealing the social
worker's thinking about actions for the client to take - ANSWER-d. reinforce the
principle of client self-determination by not revealing the social worker's thinking
about actions for the client to take
CHECK CHECK How are social work practice principles best described?
a. as time-tested guides to successful practice
b. as guidelines always be followed by an ethical social worker
c. as indications of what a social worker should not do
d. as current theories focused on worker and client interaction - ANSWER-a. as time-
tested guides to successful practice
Social work practice principles are
a. usually the first things learned in social work classes
b. the same as principles followed by other professions
c. derived from social work's knowledge, values, and experience
,d. so basic they are considered part of the social worker's art - ANSWER-c. derived
from social work's knowledge, values, and experience
Which of the following should the social worker do in order to adhere to the principle
of appreciating human diversity?
a. attempt to reinforce the "melting pot" theory of society
b. respect characteristics emerging from the individual's or group's culture in practice
c. express interest in the client's culture, but base the treatment plan on the dominant
culture's values
d. work to reform the cultural values of the client to better match those of the
dominant culture - ANSWER-b. respect characteristics emerging from the individual's
or group's culture in practice
What does the principle of "client self-determination" mean for the client?
-The client should always be encouraged to choose which actions to take
-The client gives final authority to make decisions to the social worker
-The client is to be given maximum feasible decision making power
-The client recognizes that the worker is the more informed decision maker -
ANSWER--The client is to be given maximum feasible decision making power
What does engaging in value-guided practice require social workers to do?
a. inform the client of personal differences in values
b. clearly express any agency values that may relate to the services provided
c. review the social work "Code of Ethics" with the client
d. examine client's, social worker's, and agency's values relevant to the practice
activity - ANSWER-d. examine client's, social worker's, and agency's values relevant
to the practice activity
What is meant by evidence-based practice?
a. only research-based methods should be used
b. social workers strive to use the most carefully evaluated insights, information, and
resources
c. the worker's practice wisdom should be sufficient
d. the effective worker should master all of the available knowledge - ANSWER-a.
only research-based methods should be used
What does the principle of "normalization" suggest social workers should do?
a. treat all clients as if they are normal
b. assume that the clients fit a normal curve
c. use ordinary and conventional resources when possible
d. ask clients to describe what they define as being normal - ANSWER-c. use
ordinary and conventional resources when possible
In the social change agent role, which of the following functions would a social
worker most likely perform?
, -Evaluation of an agency's workers
-Social treatment
-Consultation to other social workers
-Social resource development - ANSWER--Social resource development
When performing the function of psychosocial assessment and diagnosis, the social
worker is most likely engaged in which of the following professional roles?
-Social and adaptive skills teacher
-Counselor/clinician
-Workload manager
-Staff developer - ANSWER--Counselor/clinician
Consultation
-is given by peers to other peers
-must be acted on by the person receiving it
-is focused on meeting agency requirements
-is synonymous with supervision - ANSWER--is given by peers to other peers
The competency most often required of a social worker in an administrative role is
-knowledge of emerging social trends
-ability to translate new policy goals into services
-skill in providing on-going stabilizing care
-skill in case advocacy - ANSWER--ability to translate new policy goals into services
The view that the social worker should not become too emotionally involved with
client problems is best captured in which practice principle?
a. The social worker should practice social work.
b. The social worker should engage in conscious use of self.
c. The social worker should maintain professional objectivity.
d. The social worker should treat clients as experts on their own lives. - ANSWER-c.
The social worker should maintain professional objectivity.
1b When society creates conditions that result in some groups of people being
disenfranchised in comparison to others, which social work principle most clearly
indicates that social workers should seek to change the conditions causing the
problem?
a. Engage in conscious use of self
b. Challenge social injustices
c. Maintain professional objectivity
d. Embrace human diversity - ANSWER-d. Embrace human diversity
Which of the following is the best example of a social worker using "people first"
thinking?
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Check the principle of "normalization" suggests that social workers should
a. recognize that the service goal is to return the client to normal functioning
b. connect the client with ordinary and conventional resources when possible
c. assume that the client fits somewhere near the extreme end of a normal curve
d. explain relevant societal norms to help the client see where change is needed -
ANSWER-d. explain relevant societal norms to help the client see where change is
needed
Check which of the following actions by a social worker would be the most serious
violation of practice principle to "protect client confidentiality?"
a. Be selective about what information is placed in the agency files.
b. Educate the clerical staff about the importance of protecting confidentiality.
c. Be sure that the agency files and computers are secure at all times.
d. Be careful to not use a client's full name when discussing cases with friends or
family. - ANSWER-a. Be selective about what information is placed in the agency
files.
When engaged in a planned change process, the primary function of the social
worker should be to
a. focus on guiding the process, rather than on offering suggestions to the client for
actions that might solve the client's problems
b. make decisions in behalf of clients as they are usually not capable of making good
decisions or would not be needing services in the first place
c. prepare and implement the plan for treatment because the social worker is the
expert and the client is not prepared to make such judgments
d. reinforce the principle of client self-determination by not revealing the social
worker's thinking about actions for the client to take - ANSWER-d. reinforce the
principle of client self-determination by not revealing the social worker's thinking
about actions for the client to take
CHECK CHECK How are social work practice principles best described?
a. as time-tested guides to successful practice
b. as guidelines always be followed by an ethical social worker
c. as indications of what a social worker should not do
d. as current theories focused on worker and client interaction - ANSWER-a. as time-
tested guides to successful practice
Social work practice principles are
a. usually the first things learned in social work classes
b. the same as principles followed by other professions
c. derived from social work's knowledge, values, and experience
,d. so basic they are considered part of the social worker's art - ANSWER-c. derived
from social work's knowledge, values, and experience
Which of the following should the social worker do in order to adhere to the principle
of appreciating human diversity?
a. attempt to reinforce the "melting pot" theory of society
b. respect characteristics emerging from the individual's or group's culture in practice
c. express interest in the client's culture, but base the treatment plan on the dominant
culture's values
d. work to reform the cultural values of the client to better match those of the
dominant culture - ANSWER-b. respect characteristics emerging from the individual's
or group's culture in practice
What does the principle of "client self-determination" mean for the client?
-The client should always be encouraged to choose which actions to take
-The client gives final authority to make decisions to the social worker
-The client is to be given maximum feasible decision making power
-The client recognizes that the worker is the more informed decision maker -
ANSWER--The client is to be given maximum feasible decision making power
What does engaging in value-guided practice require social workers to do?
a. inform the client of personal differences in values
b. clearly express any agency values that may relate to the services provided
c. review the social work "Code of Ethics" with the client
d. examine client's, social worker's, and agency's values relevant to the practice
activity - ANSWER-d. examine client's, social worker's, and agency's values relevant
to the practice activity
What is meant by evidence-based practice?
a. only research-based methods should be used
b. social workers strive to use the most carefully evaluated insights, information, and
resources
c. the worker's practice wisdom should be sufficient
d. the effective worker should master all of the available knowledge - ANSWER-a.
only research-based methods should be used
What does the principle of "normalization" suggest social workers should do?
a. treat all clients as if they are normal
b. assume that the clients fit a normal curve
c. use ordinary and conventional resources when possible
d. ask clients to describe what they define as being normal - ANSWER-c. use
ordinary and conventional resources when possible
In the social change agent role, which of the following functions would a social
worker most likely perform?
, -Evaluation of an agency's workers
-Social treatment
-Consultation to other social workers
-Social resource development - ANSWER--Social resource development
When performing the function of psychosocial assessment and diagnosis, the social
worker is most likely engaged in which of the following professional roles?
-Social and adaptive skills teacher
-Counselor/clinician
-Workload manager
-Staff developer - ANSWER--Counselor/clinician
Consultation
-is given by peers to other peers
-must be acted on by the person receiving it
-is focused on meeting agency requirements
-is synonymous with supervision - ANSWER--is given by peers to other peers
The competency most often required of a social worker in an administrative role is
-knowledge of emerging social trends
-ability to translate new policy goals into services
-skill in providing on-going stabilizing care
-skill in case advocacy - ANSWER--ability to translate new policy goals into services
The view that the social worker should not become too emotionally involved with
client problems is best captured in which practice principle?
a. The social worker should practice social work.
b. The social worker should engage in conscious use of self.
c. The social worker should maintain professional objectivity.
d. The social worker should treat clients as experts on their own lives. - ANSWER-c.
The social worker should maintain professional objectivity.
1b When society creates conditions that result in some groups of people being
disenfranchised in comparison to others, which social work principle most clearly
indicates that social workers should seek to change the conditions causing the
problem?
a. Engage in conscious use of self
b. Challenge social injustices
c. Maintain professional objectivity
d. Embrace human diversity - ANSWER-d. Embrace human diversity
Which of the following is the best example of a social worker using "people first"
thinking?
