Exam 1 – SW 101: Foundations, History, and Core Values of
Social Work
Purpose of social work - correct answer ✔✔to promote human and community well-being
Micro practice - correct answer ✔✔Helping individuals fit better into their environments
Macro practice - correct answer ✔✔work to change the larger social environment so that it
benefits individuals and families
Mezzo practice - correct answer ✔✔working with families and other small groups
Social work is - correct answer ✔✔A helping profession
Social workers are often referred to as - correct answer ✔✔Change agents, their purpose is to
facilitate improvement
Myths about social work - correct answer ✔✔1.most social workers work for the government
2.for therapy you need a psychologist or psychiatrist 3. Most social workers are employed by
public welfare or child welfare 4. Social service employees, case workers, and volunteers are
social workers
Levels of licensure - correct answer ✔✔1. BSW (bachelor of social work)
2.MSW (master of social work)
3.LMSW (licensed master of social work)
4.LCSW (licensed clinical social worker)
5.PhD (doctor of philosophy or social work)
, NASW (national association of social workers) - correct answer ✔✔The professional
organization formed to support and advocate for social work professionals
LABSWE (Louisiana board of social work examiners) - correct answer ✔✔Keeps social work
professionals accountable to law and licensure
NACSW ( North American association of Christians in social work) - correct answer ✔✔the
professional organization formed to equip its members to integrate Christian faith and
professional social work practice
P.I.E (person in environment) - correct answer ✔✔the perspective social workers have when
working with clients; knowing that problems exist in part due to the individual and part due to
their environment.
Why is it important? - correct answer ✔✔It allows you to understand why certain behaviors
exists in a person
Theory - correct answer ✔✔: a systematic set of interrelated statements intended to explain
some aspect of social life or enrich our sense of how people conduct themselves and find
meaning in their daily life
or attempts to explain why something is the way it is
General systems theory - correct answer ✔✔General systems theory - SW borrowed from field
of Biology- systems in the human body
•A system is a group of separate but interrelated units that form an identifiable whole
•Social systems - a family, school, church, community, neighbors, employees.
NASW standards for cultural competence - correct answer ✔✔1.ethics and values
Social Work
Purpose of social work - correct answer ✔✔to promote human and community well-being
Micro practice - correct answer ✔✔Helping individuals fit better into their environments
Macro practice - correct answer ✔✔work to change the larger social environment so that it
benefits individuals and families
Mezzo practice - correct answer ✔✔working with families and other small groups
Social work is - correct answer ✔✔A helping profession
Social workers are often referred to as - correct answer ✔✔Change agents, their purpose is to
facilitate improvement
Myths about social work - correct answer ✔✔1.most social workers work for the government
2.for therapy you need a psychologist or psychiatrist 3. Most social workers are employed by
public welfare or child welfare 4. Social service employees, case workers, and volunteers are
social workers
Levels of licensure - correct answer ✔✔1. BSW (bachelor of social work)
2.MSW (master of social work)
3.LMSW (licensed master of social work)
4.LCSW (licensed clinical social worker)
5.PhD (doctor of philosophy or social work)
, NASW (national association of social workers) - correct answer ✔✔The professional
organization formed to support and advocate for social work professionals
LABSWE (Louisiana board of social work examiners) - correct answer ✔✔Keeps social work
professionals accountable to law and licensure
NACSW ( North American association of Christians in social work) - correct answer ✔✔the
professional organization formed to equip its members to integrate Christian faith and
professional social work practice
P.I.E (person in environment) - correct answer ✔✔the perspective social workers have when
working with clients; knowing that problems exist in part due to the individual and part due to
their environment.
Why is it important? - correct answer ✔✔It allows you to understand why certain behaviors
exists in a person
Theory - correct answer ✔✔: a systematic set of interrelated statements intended to explain
some aspect of social life or enrich our sense of how people conduct themselves and find
meaning in their daily life
or attempts to explain why something is the way it is
General systems theory - correct answer ✔✔General systems theory - SW borrowed from field
of Biology- systems in the human body
•A system is a group of separate but interrelated units that form an identifiable whole
•Social systems - a family, school, church, community, neighbors, employees.
NASW standards for cultural competence - correct answer ✔✔1.ethics and values
