SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 1 FINAL
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ The following is NOT true about general systems theory
a. major terms include "system", "homeostasis," and "equifinality"
b. the concept of social environment is grounded in systems theory
c. major terms include "person-in-environment interface and
adaptation
d. it refers to lying, dynamic interaction.
Answer: c. major terms include "person-in-environment interface
and adaptation
◉ In generalist social work practice, the unit of attention can refer
to:
a. an individual
b. a small group
c. a large agency
d. all the above.
Answer: d. all the above
,◉ Systems theory and the ecological perspective have the following
similarities:
a. all of their terms are identical
b. both emphasize helping people improve their interactions with
other systems
c. both refer to interactions only among human being.
Answer: b. both emphasize helping people improve their
interactions with other systems
◉ The text defines ______ as the ability of an individual, family, group,
community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume
functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion, or
hardship?
a. strength
b. resistance
c. stoicism
d. compliance
e. resliency.
Answer: e. resliency
,◉ Micro-level skills include:
a. basic relationship-building and interviewing skills used with
individual clients
b. skills for changing agency policies
c. group process skills.
Answer: a. basic relationship-building and interviewing skills used
with individual clients
◉ Mezzo-level skills involve working with:
a. small groups
b. agencies
c. organizations
d. individual clients.
Answer: c. organizations
◉ This professional role describes when a social worker steps
forward and speaks out on behalf of clients in order to promote fair
and equitable treatment or gain needed resources
a. case management
b. broker
, c. advocate
d. facilitator
e. mobilizer.
Answer: c. advocate
◉ The professional role describes when a social worker coordinates
on behalf of a specific client, needed services provided by any
number of agencies, organizations, or facilities
a. case management
b. broker
c. advocate
d. facilitator
e. mobilizer.
Answer: a. case management
◉ The professional role describes when a social worker identifies
and convenes community people and resources to identify unmet
community needs and effect changes for the better
a. case management
b. broker
c. advocate
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ The following is NOT true about general systems theory
a. major terms include "system", "homeostasis," and "equifinality"
b. the concept of social environment is grounded in systems theory
c. major terms include "person-in-environment interface and
adaptation
d. it refers to lying, dynamic interaction.
Answer: c. major terms include "person-in-environment interface
and adaptation
◉ In generalist social work practice, the unit of attention can refer
to:
a. an individual
b. a small group
c. a large agency
d. all the above.
Answer: d. all the above
,◉ Systems theory and the ecological perspective have the following
similarities:
a. all of their terms are identical
b. both emphasize helping people improve their interactions with
other systems
c. both refer to interactions only among human being.
Answer: b. both emphasize helping people improve their
interactions with other systems
◉ The text defines ______ as the ability of an individual, family, group,
community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume
functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion, or
hardship?
a. strength
b. resistance
c. stoicism
d. compliance
e. resliency.
Answer: e. resliency
,◉ Micro-level skills include:
a. basic relationship-building and interviewing skills used with
individual clients
b. skills for changing agency policies
c. group process skills.
Answer: a. basic relationship-building and interviewing skills used
with individual clients
◉ Mezzo-level skills involve working with:
a. small groups
b. agencies
c. organizations
d. individual clients.
Answer: c. organizations
◉ This professional role describes when a social worker steps
forward and speaks out on behalf of clients in order to promote fair
and equitable treatment or gain needed resources
a. case management
b. broker
, c. advocate
d. facilitator
e. mobilizer.
Answer: c. advocate
◉ The professional role describes when a social worker coordinates
on behalf of a specific client, needed services provided by any
number of agencies, organizations, or facilities
a. case management
b. broker
c. advocate
d. facilitator
e. mobilizer.
Answer: a. case management
◉ The professional role describes when a social worker identifies
and convenes community people and resources to identify unmet
community needs and effect changes for the better
a. case management
b. broker
c. advocate
