Social Work Exam 1 with Accurate
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Definition of social work according to NASW - ANS-The professional activity of helping
individuals, groups, or communities to restore their capacity for social functioning and
creating societal conditions favorable to that goal.
Four Basic goals for the social work profession - ANS-linking people to resources,
providing direct services to individuals, families and groups, helping communities or
groups provide or improve social and health services; and participating in relevant
legislative processes
Current definition of social work - ANS-to enhance human well-being and help meet the
basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and
empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in
poverty...Fundamental to social work is attention to the environmental forces that
create, contribute to , and address problems in living.
Areas in which a social worker can work - ANS-case management, clinical social work,
administration and management, community organization, social policy research, etc
According to the CSWE (Council on Social Work Education) social workers deliver
services through: - ANS-engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation and
termination
Who is a social worker according to NASW - ANS-only those with CSWE-accredited
degrees in social work should be called a social worker
Differences of social work and other helping professions - ANS-social work considers
the social environment and elements that make up an environment. It emphasizes
social action and social justice- addressing specific problems. It is multi-faceted
Similarities of social work and other helping professions - ANS-Work in same settings
with same clients, provide training and psychotherapy, and recognize influence of health
on well-being
Professional values that guide social work practice - ANS-service, social and economic
justice, dignity and worth of a person, importance of human relationships, integrity and
competence.
, Ida B Wells - ANS-fired from being a teacher because she drew attention to black
students with poor school conditions, joined the women's rights movement and became
the co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
Progressive Era (1890's- early 1900's) - ANS-socially and politically a time of of
significant reform in far-ranging areas like women's rights, health care and social service
programs, education, political practices, occupational and consumer safety, child and
social welfare laws, etc. Gained national recognition.
Jane Addams - ANS-one of the members of the Progressives. recognized need for
establishment of federal infrastructure for financial assistance, public health
interventions. Responsible for implementation of social policy and worker's
compensation
The New Deal's impact on social work - ANS-Social Security Act was passed to
alleviate poverty, became foundation of public welfare. It affirmed the role of federal
government in the administration of social services.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) - ANS-a system of state grants that
provided financial assistance. Became the Works Progress Administration that created
employment for many.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) - ANS-designed to conserve and develop the
nation's natural resources, and create employment opportunities for unemployed men
National Youth Administration (NYA) - ANS-provided funding for part-time employment
so students could complete education
Great Society - ANS-an array of social welfare legislation. Brought programs that helped
those in poverty such as Job Corps, Head Start, Volunteers in Service to America
(VISTA), Neighborhood Youth Corps. During this time, the number of those living in
poverty decreased.
Five major social programs enacted during the Great Society - ANS-Food Stamp Act,
Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The war on Poverty produced two outcomes: - ANS-(long-term) the voices of more
people; those with low income and of color were heard in policy-making activities, and
the form of contracting for service delivery formed between public and private
institutions.
The Reagan/Bush approach to social services - ANS-"reaganomics": a supply-side
economics approach. Passed acts that decreased benefits for low-income workers,
established work requirements for welfare. Decreased public funding for social welfare
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Definition of social work according to NASW - ANS-The professional activity of helping
individuals, groups, or communities to restore their capacity for social functioning and
creating societal conditions favorable to that goal.
Four Basic goals for the social work profession - ANS-linking people to resources,
providing direct services to individuals, families and groups, helping communities or
groups provide or improve social and health services; and participating in relevant
legislative processes
Current definition of social work - ANS-to enhance human well-being and help meet the
basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and
empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in
poverty...Fundamental to social work is attention to the environmental forces that
create, contribute to , and address problems in living.
Areas in which a social worker can work - ANS-case management, clinical social work,
administration and management, community organization, social policy research, etc
According to the CSWE (Council on Social Work Education) social workers deliver
services through: - ANS-engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation and
termination
Who is a social worker according to NASW - ANS-only those with CSWE-accredited
degrees in social work should be called a social worker
Differences of social work and other helping professions - ANS-social work considers
the social environment and elements that make up an environment. It emphasizes
social action and social justice- addressing specific problems. It is multi-faceted
Similarities of social work and other helping professions - ANS-Work in same settings
with same clients, provide training and psychotherapy, and recognize influence of health
on well-being
Professional values that guide social work practice - ANS-service, social and economic
justice, dignity and worth of a person, importance of human relationships, integrity and
competence.
, Ida B Wells - ANS-fired from being a teacher because she drew attention to black
students with poor school conditions, joined the women's rights movement and became
the co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
Progressive Era (1890's- early 1900's) - ANS-socially and politically a time of of
significant reform in far-ranging areas like women's rights, health care and social service
programs, education, political practices, occupational and consumer safety, child and
social welfare laws, etc. Gained national recognition.
Jane Addams - ANS-one of the members of the Progressives. recognized need for
establishment of federal infrastructure for financial assistance, public health
interventions. Responsible for implementation of social policy and worker's
compensation
The New Deal's impact on social work - ANS-Social Security Act was passed to
alleviate poverty, became foundation of public welfare. It affirmed the role of federal
government in the administration of social services.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) - ANS-a system of state grants that
provided financial assistance. Became the Works Progress Administration that created
employment for many.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) - ANS-designed to conserve and develop the
nation's natural resources, and create employment opportunities for unemployed men
National Youth Administration (NYA) - ANS-provided funding for part-time employment
so students could complete education
Great Society - ANS-an array of social welfare legislation. Brought programs that helped
those in poverty such as Job Corps, Head Start, Volunteers in Service to America
(VISTA), Neighborhood Youth Corps. During this time, the number of those living in
poverty decreased.
Five major social programs enacted during the Great Society - ANS-Food Stamp Act,
Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The war on Poverty produced two outcomes: - ANS-(long-term) the voices of more
people; those with low income and of color were heard in policy-making activities, and
the form of contracting for service delivery formed between public and private
institutions.
The Reagan/Bush approach to social services - ANS-"reaganomics": a supply-side
economics approach. Passed acts that decreased benefits for low-income workers,
established work requirements for welfare. Decreased public funding for social welfare
