Clinical Social Work Exam with
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conversion disorder - ANSWER-the individual experiences altered voluntary motor or
sensory function without physical causes
core values of social work - ANSWER-service, social justice, dignity and worth of the
person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence
subpoena vs. court order - ANSWER-subpoena - social worker should respond and
claim privilege, but not turn over records unless a court issues a subsequent order to do
so... a court order - social worker turns over records but tries to limit it's scope and/or
asks that the records be sealed
assent - ANSWER-when the client is a minor or is not capable of giving consent, a third
party gives consent and the client gives assent
4 methods of coordination of services - ANSWER-1) integration of services
2) wrap-around services: a client has multiple providers and services overlap in some
ways, but less than with integration of services
3) case management (or care coordination): referring clients to services
4) round-tables (or interdisciplinary team approaches): regular communication when
working with an interdisciplanary team
systems theory - ANSWER-views coping as a transactional process that reflects the
person in environment relationship
object relations theory - ANSWER-focus of Margaret Mahler's work
centered on relationships with others
according to the theory, lifelong relationship skills are strongly rooted in attachment to
parents
stages show progression from viewing self as one with mom, to separate from mom, to
having object permanence
alderian theory - ANSWER-humans have an inherent drive for power and strive from
feeling inferior
primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary prevention - ANSWER-primary - actions taken to keep
conditions known to result in disease or social problems from occurring
secondary - efforts to limit the extent of severity of a problem, early identification of it,
isolating the problem so it's affects on others are minimized
, tertiary - rehabilitory effects by social worker to assist a client who's already experienced
a problem to recuperate from it and develop sufficient strengths to prevent it from
returning (most forms of clinical intervention are this)
in-kind assistance - ANSWER-aid provided instead of cash for specific purposes (i.e.
reducing the cost of housing, food, medical care, and transportation)
Skinner - ANSWER-operant conditioning
Pavlov - ANSWER-classical conditioning
Albert Bandura - ANSWER-social learning theory; states we are social creatures and
therefore we must take into account
Liberman - ANSWER-focused on behavior family therapy and social learning theory...
treatment is focused on changing behavior patterns... here the traditions of behavior
modification remain, where behavior is maintained by consequences
Haley - ANSWER-strategic family therapy (uses communication theory, systems theory,
and behaviorism); emphasis is on action rather than insight; therapist often joins the
family and is active in forcing the family to respond differently to situations based on the
presence of the therapist and making use of family systems to bring about change
Minuchin - ANSWER-structural family therapist where behaviors are established
through changes in transactional patterns rather than insight (action comes before
insight)... techniques in the model include: direct confrontation of family behaviors and
prescribing the symptom
this model of family therapy is considered best for deriving outcomes
Bowen - ANSWER-worked with extended family systems, where rational processes are
applied to better understand relationships (current and intergenerational) and to
maximize self-differentiation
therapist = coach
discussed triangulation and the dysfunction that can come through several generations
genograms and ecomaps often used in this approach
psychodynamic family therapy - resolution of problems should include intrapsychic
exploration and resolution of unconscious
object-relationships internalized from early parent-child relationships
Satir and Whitaker - ANSWER-communications in family therapy; mainly through
experience, communication, and humanistic awareness of here and now leading to
personal accountability, and increasing patterns of interaction
Ackerman - ANSWER-:father of family therapy" - primarily used a psychoanalytic
approach, insight oriented
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conversion disorder - ANSWER-the individual experiences altered voluntary motor or
sensory function without physical causes
core values of social work - ANSWER-service, social justice, dignity and worth of the
person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence
subpoena vs. court order - ANSWER-subpoena - social worker should respond and
claim privilege, but not turn over records unless a court issues a subsequent order to do
so... a court order - social worker turns over records but tries to limit it's scope and/or
asks that the records be sealed
assent - ANSWER-when the client is a minor or is not capable of giving consent, a third
party gives consent and the client gives assent
4 methods of coordination of services - ANSWER-1) integration of services
2) wrap-around services: a client has multiple providers and services overlap in some
ways, but less than with integration of services
3) case management (or care coordination): referring clients to services
4) round-tables (or interdisciplinary team approaches): regular communication when
working with an interdisciplanary team
systems theory - ANSWER-views coping as a transactional process that reflects the
person in environment relationship
object relations theory - ANSWER-focus of Margaret Mahler's work
centered on relationships with others
according to the theory, lifelong relationship skills are strongly rooted in attachment to
parents
stages show progression from viewing self as one with mom, to separate from mom, to
having object permanence
alderian theory - ANSWER-humans have an inherent drive for power and strive from
feeling inferior
primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary prevention - ANSWER-primary - actions taken to keep
conditions known to result in disease or social problems from occurring
secondary - efforts to limit the extent of severity of a problem, early identification of it,
isolating the problem so it's affects on others are minimized
, tertiary - rehabilitory effects by social worker to assist a client who's already experienced
a problem to recuperate from it and develop sufficient strengths to prevent it from
returning (most forms of clinical intervention are this)
in-kind assistance - ANSWER-aid provided instead of cash for specific purposes (i.e.
reducing the cost of housing, food, medical care, and transportation)
Skinner - ANSWER-operant conditioning
Pavlov - ANSWER-classical conditioning
Albert Bandura - ANSWER-social learning theory; states we are social creatures and
therefore we must take into account
Liberman - ANSWER-focused on behavior family therapy and social learning theory...
treatment is focused on changing behavior patterns... here the traditions of behavior
modification remain, where behavior is maintained by consequences
Haley - ANSWER-strategic family therapy (uses communication theory, systems theory,
and behaviorism); emphasis is on action rather than insight; therapist often joins the
family and is active in forcing the family to respond differently to situations based on the
presence of the therapist and making use of family systems to bring about change
Minuchin - ANSWER-structural family therapist where behaviors are established
through changes in transactional patterns rather than insight (action comes before
insight)... techniques in the model include: direct confrontation of family behaviors and
prescribing the symptom
this model of family therapy is considered best for deriving outcomes
Bowen - ANSWER-worked with extended family systems, where rational processes are
applied to better understand relationships (current and intergenerational) and to
maximize self-differentiation
therapist = coach
discussed triangulation and the dysfunction that can come through several generations
genograms and ecomaps often used in this approach
psychodynamic family therapy - resolution of problems should include intrapsychic
exploration and resolution of unconscious
object-relationships internalized from early parent-child relationships
Satir and Whitaker - ANSWER-communications in family therapy; mainly through
experience, communication, and humanistic awareness of here and now leading to
personal accountability, and increasing patterns of interaction
Ackerman - ANSWER-:father of family therapy" - primarily used a psychoanalytic
approach, insight oriented
