TEST BANK
DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
11TH EDITION
CHAPTER 01 THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SOCIAL WORK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What does the term direct social work practice refer to?
a. The practice of directing a social services agency
b. The face-to-face contact that social workers have with their clients
c. Community-based advocacy for social justice
d. Directing clients to obtain specific services
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
PREFACE NAME: Multiple Choice
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 7
OTHER: The term direct social work practice refers to the face-to-face contact that social workers
have with their clients, including interactions with individuals, couples, families, groups,
and clients in the community.
2. The primary mission of the social work profession is to:
a. help legally mandated clients solve their mental issues.
b. empower women and minorities.
c. enhance human functioning by promoting and ensuring client access to resources.
d. develop research methods specifically for the field of social work.
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,ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 3
OTHER: The mission of social work is to enhance human functioning by promoting and ensuring
client access to resources such as health, safety, education, and income. Through the
framework of social justice, social workers strive to support and empower vulnerable
populations (CSWE, 2015; NASW, 2021a).
3. Which of the following refers to the creation of institutions that support the welfare of individuals and groups?
a. Social justice
b. Economic justice
c. Distributive justice
d. Procedural justice
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 3
OTHER: Social justice refers to the creation of social institutions that support the welfare of
individuals and groups.
4. Which of the following was an outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic?
a. Increased billable hours
b. More face-to-face contact with clients
c. Increased government funding
d. Exacerbated racial disparities
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
,QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 2
OTHER: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated racial disparities in employment, food, education,
and health care, magnifying the need for social workers to address social inequalities in
their practice.
5. Joseph is a single father with a young child. Which of the following is an example of a social worker functioning as a
broker for Joseph?
a. A social worker resolving a conflict between Joseph and his child’s teacher
b. A social worker responding to Joseph’s request to locate a children’s counselor
c. A social worker encouraging Joseph to enroll in a parenting class
d. A social worker assessing Joseph’s need for home-delivered meals
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 9
OTHER: A social worker who is responding to Joseph’s request to locate a children’s counselor is
functioning as a broker. To perform the role of broker (an intermediary who assists in
connecting people with resources), social workers must have a thorough knowledge of
community resources so that they can make appropriate referrals.
6. In the context of assisting clients in obtaining needed resources, social workers act as case managers by:
a. assessing the needs of a client and arranging and coordinating the timely delivery of resources.
b. creating and organizing new resource systems.
c. enhancing access to resources reserved for immigrants.
d. promoting policies that enhance their clients’ physical, social, and work environments.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 4
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
, HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 1
OTHER: Some individual clients or families may require resources from many different providers
and may lack the language facility, physical or mental capacity, experience, or skills
needed to avail themselves of these resources. Social workers then may assume the role
of case managers; that is, they may not only provide direct services but also assume
responsibility for connecting the client with diverse resources and ensuring that the client
receives needed services in a timely fashion.
7. In the context of Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards competencies, to demonstrate competency in
advancing human rights and social justice, social workers should:
a. engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
b. understand how diversity and difference characterize and shape the human experience.
c. understand the profession’s value base and ethical standards.
d. be aware of the global implications of oppression.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 7
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 3
OTHER: Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards Competency 3 requires that social
workers advance human rights and social justice and asserts that each person in society
has basic human rights, such as freedom, safety, privacy, an adequate standard of living,
health care, and education. To meet this competency, social workers should be aware of
the global implications of oppression, be knowledgeable about theories of justice and
strategies to promote human and civil rights, and strive to incorporate social justice
practices into organizations, institutions, and society.
DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
11TH EDITION
CHAPTER 01 THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SOCIAL WORK
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What does the term direct social work practice refer to?
a. The practice of directing a social services agency
b. The face-to-face contact that social workers have with their clients
c. Community-based advocacy for social justice
d. Directing clients to obtain specific services
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
PREFACE NAME: Multiple Choice
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 7
OTHER: The term direct social work practice refers to the face-to-face contact that social workers
have with their clients, including interactions with individuals, couples, families, groups,
and clients in the community.
2. The primary mission of the social work profession is to:
a. help legally mandated clients solve their mental issues.
b. empower women and minorities.
c. enhance human functioning by promoting and ensuring client access to resources.
d. develop research methods specifically for the field of social work.
Page 1
,ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 3
OTHER: The mission of social work is to enhance human functioning by promoting and ensuring
client access to resources such as health, safety, education, and income. Through the
framework of social justice, social workers strive to support and empower vulnerable
populations (CSWE, 2015; NASW, 2021a).
3. Which of the following refers to the creation of institutions that support the welfare of individuals and groups?
a. Social justice
b. Economic justice
c. Distributive justice
d. Procedural justice
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 3
OTHER: Social justice refers to the creation of social institutions that support the welfare of
individuals and groups.
4. Which of the following was an outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic?
a. Increased billable hours
b. More face-to-face contact with clients
c. Increased government funding
d. Exacerbated racial disparities
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 10
,QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 2
OTHER: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated racial disparities in employment, food, education,
and health care, magnifying the need for social workers to address social inequalities in
their practice.
5. Joseph is a single father with a young child. Which of the following is an example of a social worker functioning as a
broker for Joseph?
a. A social worker resolving a conflict between Joseph and his child’s teacher
b. A social worker responding to Joseph’s request to locate a children’s counselor
c. A social worker encouraging Joseph to enroll in a parenting class
d. A social worker assessing Joseph’s need for home-delivered meals
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 5
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 9
OTHER: A social worker who is responding to Joseph’s request to locate a children’s counselor is
functioning as a broker. To perform the role of broker (an intermediary who assists in
connecting people with resources), social workers must have a thorough knowledge of
community resources so that they can make appropriate referrals.
6. In the context of assisting clients in obtaining needed resources, social workers act as case managers by:
a. assessing the needs of a client and arranging and coordinating the timely delivery of resources.
b. creating and organizing new resource systems.
c. enhancing access to resources reserved for immigrants.
d. promoting policies that enhance their clients’ physical, social, and work environments.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 4
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
, HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 1
OTHER: Some individual clients or families may require resources from many different providers
and may lack the language facility, physical or mental capacity, experience, or skills
needed to avail themselves of these resources. Social workers then may assume the role
of case managers; that is, they may not only provide direct services but also assume
responsibility for connecting the client with diverse resources and ensuring that the client
receives needed services in a timely fashion.
7. In the context of Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards competencies, to demonstrate competency in
advancing human rights and social justice, social workers should:
a. engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
b. understand how diversity and difference characterize and shape the human experience.
c. understand the profession’s value base and ethical standards.
d. be aware of the global implications of oppression.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 7
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: EPAS: 3
OTHER: Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards Competency 3 requires that social
workers advance human rights and social justice and asserts that each person in society
has basic human rights, such as freedom, safety, privacy, an adequate standard of living,
health care, and education. To meet this competency, social workers should be aware of
the global implications of oppression, be knowledgeable about theories of justice and
strategies to promote human and civil rights, and strive to incorporate social justice
practices into organizations, institutions, and society.
