Social Work Practice
Theories/Frameworks
Questions and Answers
Updated 2027
Psychodynamic/PsychoanalyticBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBconceptBfocusesBonBhowBinternalBprocessesBsuchBasBneeds,Bdrives,Ban
dBemotionsBmotivateBhumanBbehavior.
SystemBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBconceptBemphasizesBtheBrelationshipsBamongBindividuals,Bgroup,Borgani
zations,BorBcommunitiesBandBmutuallyBinfluencingBfactorsBinBtheBenvironment.
SocialBLearningBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBtheoryBsuggestsBthatBhumanBbehaviorBisBlearnedBasBindividualsBinteract
BwithBtheirBenvironment.
ConflictBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBtheoryBdrawsBattentionBtoBconflict,Bdominance,BandBoppressionBinBsoci
alBlife.
StrengthBBasedBPerspectiveB-
BAnswerBTheBsocialBworkerBassumesBthatBtheBclientBhasBmultipleBstrengths.BTheBsoci
alBworkerBtriesBtoBassessBtheBstrengthsBofBtheBclientBandBemphasizesBtheseBstrengths
BinBtheBhelpingBrelationship.
FeministBPerspectiveB-
BAnswerBThisBperspectiveBtakesBintoBaccountBtheBroleBofBgenderBandBtheBhistoricalBl
ackBofBpowerBexperiencedBbyBwomenBinBourBsociety,BANDBplacesBanBemphasisBonBe
qualityBandBempowermentBofBwomenBinBourBsociety.
Theories/Frameworks
Questions and Answers
Updated 2027
Psychodynamic/PsychoanalyticBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBconceptBfocusesBonBhowBinternalBprocessesBsuchBasBneeds,Bdrives,Ban
dBemotionsBmotivateBhumanBbehavior.
SystemBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBconceptBemphasizesBtheBrelationshipsBamongBindividuals,Bgroup,Borgani
zations,BorBcommunitiesBandBmutuallyBinfluencingBfactorsBinBtheBenvironment.
SocialBLearningBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBtheoryBsuggestsBthatBhumanBbehaviorBisBlearnedBasBindividualsBinteract
BwithBtheirBenvironment.
ConflictBTheoryB-
BAnswerBThisBtheoryBdrawsBattentionBtoBconflict,Bdominance,BandBoppressionBinBsoci
alBlife.
StrengthBBasedBPerspectiveB-
BAnswerBTheBsocialBworkerBassumesBthatBtheBclientBhasBmultipleBstrengths.BTheBsoci
alBworkerBtriesBtoBassessBtheBstrengthsBofBtheBclientBandBemphasizesBtheseBstrengths
BinBtheBhelpingBrelationship.
FeministBPerspectiveB-
BAnswerBThisBperspectiveBtakesBintoBaccountBtheBroleBofBgenderBandBtheBhistoricalBl
ackBofBpowerBexperiencedBbyBwomenBinBourBsociety,BANDBplacesBanBemphasisBonBe
qualityBandBempowermentBofBwomenBinBourBsociety.