SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE EXAM 2
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
community practice - ANSWER-Activities engaged in by social workers designed to
improve conditions in the community
community social and economic development - ANSWER-Community intervention
designed to assist in the development of community programs and to prepare
citizens to make use of social and economic investments (for example, Earned
Income Tax Credit, low-interest housing loans, and weatherization programs)
comparative social research - ANSWER-Approach that enables one nation to build
on the policy design initiatives of others, thereby avoiding the need to start afresh
disciplinary research - ANSWER-Studies designed to expand the body of knowledge
of a particular discipline; also called pure or basic research
educator - ANSWER-Person who provides info. and/or teaching skills to facilitate
change
enabler - ANSWER-A person whose behavior facilitates another person's behavior to
continue; used most often to describe situations in families in which substance abuse
is a problem and other family members enable the substance abuse to continue by
their reinforcing behaviors
evaluative research - ANSWER-Research undertaken to show how a program
achieves (or fails to achieve) its goals
evidence-based practice - ANSWER-A process in which practitioners make practice
decisions in light of the best research evidence available
facilitator - ANSWER-Person who brings participants together to promote change
through improved communication
general manager - ANSWER-Person who assumes administrative responsibility for
an agency at some level
geographic or territorial communities - ANSWER-Places that have clearly-defined
geopolitical boundaries
hypotheses - ANSWER-A tentative assumption, derived from theory, that is capable
of empirical verification
initiator/coordinator - ANSWER-Person that brings people together to help them
organize for change
, mediator - ANSWER-Person who helps factions work out their differences
mobilizer - ANSWER-Person who identifies and convenes resources to address
unmet community needs
negotiator - ANSWER-Intermediary who helps to resolve conflicts
neighborhood and community organizing - ANSWER-Process designed to develop
the capacity of community members to organize around quality-of-life issues in the
community such as air quality and noise pollution
organizing functional communities - ANSWER-Community organizing technique in
which the scope of concern is advocacy for a specific issue or population, such as
marriage rights for gays, and the system targeted for change is the general public
and government institutions
paradigm - ANSWER-Commonly-accepted or established way of thinking about
things
solution-focused therapy - ANSWER-Short-term cognitive behavioral intervention
that emphasizes the present situation rather than events in the client's past;
strategies focus on very specific situations and tasks that are assigned to clients to
work on between sessions.
specialization - ANSWER-Practice of social work focused on a specific population or
field of practice requiring specialized knowledge and skill; contrasts with generalist
practice
task-centered method - ANSWER-A short-term therapeutic approach to intervention
that stresses the selection of specific tasks to be worked on within a limited time
frame to address the needs of a client system
therapeutic group - ANSWER-Group requiring skilled professional leaders who assist
group members in addressing intensive personal and emotional problems.
Advocate - ANSWER-Individual who intercedes or acts on behalf of another person
or group; important social work role
Analyst/evaluator - ANSWER-Individual who determines the effectiveness of
programs or agencies; important social work role
broker - ANSWER-A social worker who assists clients in locating appropriate
resources
coalition building - ANSWER-process of creating a multiorganizational power base
large enough to influence program direction or draw down resources
community - ANSWER-A group of individuals who usually live near each other;
share a common environment, including public and private resources, and identify
themselves with that community
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
community practice - ANSWER-Activities engaged in by social workers designed to
improve conditions in the community
community social and economic development - ANSWER-Community intervention
designed to assist in the development of community programs and to prepare
citizens to make use of social and economic investments (for example, Earned
Income Tax Credit, low-interest housing loans, and weatherization programs)
comparative social research - ANSWER-Approach that enables one nation to build
on the policy design initiatives of others, thereby avoiding the need to start afresh
disciplinary research - ANSWER-Studies designed to expand the body of knowledge
of a particular discipline; also called pure or basic research
educator - ANSWER-Person who provides info. and/or teaching skills to facilitate
change
enabler - ANSWER-A person whose behavior facilitates another person's behavior to
continue; used most often to describe situations in families in which substance abuse
is a problem and other family members enable the substance abuse to continue by
their reinforcing behaviors
evaluative research - ANSWER-Research undertaken to show how a program
achieves (or fails to achieve) its goals
evidence-based practice - ANSWER-A process in which practitioners make practice
decisions in light of the best research evidence available
facilitator - ANSWER-Person who brings participants together to promote change
through improved communication
general manager - ANSWER-Person who assumes administrative responsibility for
an agency at some level
geographic or territorial communities - ANSWER-Places that have clearly-defined
geopolitical boundaries
hypotheses - ANSWER-A tentative assumption, derived from theory, that is capable
of empirical verification
initiator/coordinator - ANSWER-Person that brings people together to help them
organize for change
, mediator - ANSWER-Person who helps factions work out their differences
mobilizer - ANSWER-Person who identifies and convenes resources to address
unmet community needs
negotiator - ANSWER-Intermediary who helps to resolve conflicts
neighborhood and community organizing - ANSWER-Process designed to develop
the capacity of community members to organize around quality-of-life issues in the
community such as air quality and noise pollution
organizing functional communities - ANSWER-Community organizing technique in
which the scope of concern is advocacy for a specific issue or population, such as
marriage rights for gays, and the system targeted for change is the general public
and government institutions
paradigm - ANSWER-Commonly-accepted or established way of thinking about
things
solution-focused therapy - ANSWER-Short-term cognitive behavioral intervention
that emphasizes the present situation rather than events in the client's past;
strategies focus on very specific situations and tasks that are assigned to clients to
work on between sessions.
specialization - ANSWER-Practice of social work focused on a specific population or
field of practice requiring specialized knowledge and skill; contrasts with generalist
practice
task-centered method - ANSWER-A short-term therapeutic approach to intervention
that stresses the selection of specific tasks to be worked on within a limited time
frame to address the needs of a client system
therapeutic group - ANSWER-Group requiring skilled professional leaders who assist
group members in addressing intensive personal and emotional problems.
Advocate - ANSWER-Individual who intercedes or acts on behalf of another person
or group; important social work role
Analyst/evaluator - ANSWER-Individual who determines the effectiveness of
programs or agencies; important social work role
broker - ANSWER-A social worker who assists clients in locating appropriate
resources
coalition building - ANSWER-process of creating a multiorganizational power base
large enough to influence program direction or draw down resources
community - ANSWER-A group of individuals who usually live near each other;
share a common environment, including public and private resources, and identify
themselves with that community
