Social Work Theories
Questions and Answers
Updated 2027
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BAnswerBnotBconcernedBwithBinternalBmentalBprocessesBbutBratherBhowBhumanBbeh
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lus,Bantecedents,BandBconsequences.BFrequency,Bmagnitude,BandBdirectionBofBproblem
BbehaviorBareBmonitoredBduringBandBfollowingBtheBintervention.BGoalsBareBspecificBto
BbehavioralBchange.
SocialBlearningBtheoryB-
BAnswerBemphasizesBthatBlearningBtakesBplaceBthroughBobservation,Bpractice,BandBint
eractionBbetweenBtheBpersonBandBothersBinBtheBenvironment.
CognitiveBtheoryB-
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amongBbehaviors,Bthoughts,BandBfeelings.B
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BbyBdesigningBtasksBthatBheBorBsheBcanBcarryBoutBinBdailyBlifeBtoBtestBtheirBvalidity.
CognitiveBrestructuringB-BAnswerBEducationB(providingBinfoBtoBtheBclient)
AttributionBdevelopmentB
theBABCBreviewB
Point-counterpointB(pgB115)
CognitiveBcopingB-BAnswerBSelf-BinstructionB
ProblemBsolving
CommunicationBskillsBdevelopment
OtherBtypesBofBsocialBskillsBdevelopment
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ScientificBManagementB(macro)B-
BAnswerBThereBisB"oneBbestBway"BforBanBorganizationBtoBrunB
RigidBstructureBwithBclearBhierarchiesB
PplBasBtech--BemployeesBviewedBasB"cogsBinBtheBmachine"
EmployeesBhaveBveryBlittleBpowerBorBinvolvementBinBdecisionBmakingB
SeenBasBoutBofBdateBnow,BespBinBhumanBserviceBagencies
HumanBRelationsB-BAnswerBSimilarBtoBscientificBmanagement--
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Questions and Answers
Updated 2027
BehaviorBtheoryB-
BAnswerBnotBconcernedBwithBinternalBmentalBprocessesBbutBratherBhowBhumanBbeh
aviorBisBdeveloped,Bsustained,BorBeliminatedBthroughBpunishmentBandBreinforcementB
(classicalBconditioning,BoperantBconditioningB-
>BpositiveBandBnegativeBreinforcement)B(stimulusBresponse)
PracticeBmodel:BassessmentBspecifiesBbehaviors,BdefinesBbaselines,BandBspecifiesBstimu
lus,Bantecedents,BandBconsequences.BFrequency,Bmagnitude,BandBdirectionBofBproblem
BbehaviorBareBmonitoredBduringBandBfollowingBtheBintervention.BGoalsBareBspecificBto
BbehavioralBchange.
SocialBlearningBtheoryB-
BAnswerBemphasizesBthatBlearningBtakesBplaceBthroughBobservation,Bpractice,BandBint
eractionBbetweenBtheBpersonBandBothersBinBtheBenvironment.
CognitiveBtheoryB-
BAnswerBfocusesBonBtheBrationalityBofBone'sBthinkingBpatternsBandBtheBconnectionsB
amongBbehaviors,Bthoughts,BandBfeelings.B
activatingBeventB>Bbelief,BthoughtsB>Bemotion,BactionB
PracticeBmodel:BassessmentBfocusesBonBpresentBthinking,Bfeeling,BandBbehavior.BtheBg
oalBisBtoBchangeBtheBclient'sBconsciousness,BtheBinteractionBfocusesBonBproblemBsolvi
ngBandBhavingBclientBexamineBwhyBheBorBsheBthinksBorBbehavesBinBtheBlivingBsituati
on.B"accurateBthinking"
Usage:BcanBbeBusedBwithBindividuals,Bgroups,Bfamilies,BandBcommunitiesBwhenBresolu
tionBofBproblemsBisBtheBfocus.
, CognitiveBinterventionB-
BAnswerBacquireBnewBinfo,BadjustBcognitiveBassumptions,BorBchangeBhabitsBofBthinki
ng.B
helpBclientBidentifyBtheBthoughtsBprecedingBandBaccompanyingBtheBdistressingBemotio
nsBandBnonproductiveBaction.BAssessBtheBclient'sBwillingnessBtoBconsiderBalternativeBt
houghtsBinBresponseBtoBtheBproblemBsituation.BchallengeBtheBclient'sBdistortedBbeliefs
BbyBdesigningBtasksBthatBheBorBsheBcanBcarryBoutBinBdailyBlifeBtoBtestBtheirBvalidity.
CognitiveBrestructuringB-BAnswerBEducationB(providingBinfoBtoBtheBclient)
AttributionBdevelopmentB
theBABCBreviewB
Point-counterpointB(pgB115)
CognitiveBcopingB-BAnswerBSelf-BinstructionB
ProblemBsolving
CommunicationBskillsBdevelopment
OtherBtypesBofBsocialBskillsBdevelopment
relaxationBskillsBdevelopment
ScientificBManagementB(macro)B-
BAnswerBThereBisB"oneBbestBway"BforBanBorganizationBtoBrunB
RigidBstructureBwithBclearBhierarchiesB
PplBasBtech--BemployeesBviewedBasB"cogsBinBtheBmachine"
EmployeesBhaveBveryBlittleBpowerBorBinvolvementBinBdecisionBmakingB
SeenBasBoutBofBdateBnow,BespBinBhumanBserviceBagencies
HumanBRelationsB-BAnswerBSimilarBtoBscientificBmanagement--
BrigidBandBemployeesBareBnotBempoweredBtoBcontributeBtoBdecisionBmakingB