INTRO TO SOCIAL WORK FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - ANSWER-organization developed in
1952 that develops educational standards and accredits social work programs
NASW - ANSWER-largest membership organization of social workers in the world
Gatekeeping - ANSWER-concept by which social work faculty protect the profession
by screening students for their competence for practice
Values - ANSWER-beliefs and attitudes that affect choices and behavior, determine
what we want and what we like in others, and are demonstrated in thinking, speech,
and behavior
Core Values - ANSWER--service
-social justice
-dignity and worth of the person
-importance of human relationships
-integrity
-competence
Societal Sanction - ANSWER-society approves of what social work does and hires
social workers to help solve problems
The Casework Relationship (Felix Beistik) - ANSWER-1.Individualization - Worth and
dignity on own merits
2. Purposeful expression of feeling - Everyone needs to express emotion
3. Controlled emotional involvement - Empathy not sympathy
4. Acceptance - Who they are, not who we want
5. Non-judgmental attitude - Don't assign guilt or innocence
6. Self-determination - Client choices and responsibility
7. Confidentiality - Client right to privileged communication
Value Change - ANSWER-caused by experiences with important individuals or
groups and crisis
Ethics - ANSWER-values applied to practice situations
Opression - ANSWER-the social act of placing severe restrictions on an individual,
group, or institutuion, that can include systematic exploitation or exclusion and
mistreatment
Focus of Social Work - ANSWER--social justice
-empowerment
-belief that if one person is opressed, all people are opressed
, Human Rights - ANSWER--freedom
-adequate housing
-food
-clothing
-health care
-education
Civil Rights - ANSWER-protection based on sex, age, ethnicity, ability, religion, and
national origin
19th Amendment - ANSWER-granted women the right to vote
Isms - ANSWER--dominance and submission based on group membership
-based on prejudice
-lead to discrimination
Basis of Isms - ANSWER-• Biological determinism
• Socialization
• Fear of difference (psychological)
• Lack of resources (sociological)
Types of Isms - ANSWER-• Racism
• Elitism/classism
• Sexism
• Heterosexism
• Ageism
• Ableism
• Ethnocentrism
Ism assumptions - ANSWER-• Less productive
• Less capable/incompetent
• Culturally deviant
• Child-like
• Bad/evil/sinful
• Invisible (don't matter)
Effects of Isms - ANSWER-• Blaming the victim
• Oppression
• Victimization
• Powerlessness
• Alienation
• Dehumanization
Cultural Bias - ANSWER-tendency to judge others' cultures negatively by comparing
them to the standards of your own culture
Cultural Awareness - ANSWER-understanding people from different cultures, being
aware of the impacts of discrimination and opression on them and applying that
knowledge to practice
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - ANSWER-organization developed in
1952 that develops educational standards and accredits social work programs
NASW - ANSWER-largest membership organization of social workers in the world
Gatekeeping - ANSWER-concept by which social work faculty protect the profession
by screening students for their competence for practice
Values - ANSWER-beliefs and attitudes that affect choices and behavior, determine
what we want and what we like in others, and are demonstrated in thinking, speech,
and behavior
Core Values - ANSWER--service
-social justice
-dignity and worth of the person
-importance of human relationships
-integrity
-competence
Societal Sanction - ANSWER-society approves of what social work does and hires
social workers to help solve problems
The Casework Relationship (Felix Beistik) - ANSWER-1.Individualization - Worth and
dignity on own merits
2. Purposeful expression of feeling - Everyone needs to express emotion
3. Controlled emotional involvement - Empathy not sympathy
4. Acceptance - Who they are, not who we want
5. Non-judgmental attitude - Don't assign guilt or innocence
6. Self-determination - Client choices and responsibility
7. Confidentiality - Client right to privileged communication
Value Change - ANSWER-caused by experiences with important individuals or
groups and crisis
Ethics - ANSWER-values applied to practice situations
Opression - ANSWER-the social act of placing severe restrictions on an individual,
group, or institutuion, that can include systematic exploitation or exclusion and
mistreatment
Focus of Social Work - ANSWER--social justice
-empowerment
-belief that if one person is opressed, all people are opressed
, Human Rights - ANSWER--freedom
-adequate housing
-food
-clothing
-health care
-education
Civil Rights - ANSWER-protection based on sex, age, ethnicity, ability, religion, and
national origin
19th Amendment - ANSWER-granted women the right to vote
Isms - ANSWER--dominance and submission based on group membership
-based on prejudice
-lead to discrimination
Basis of Isms - ANSWER-• Biological determinism
• Socialization
• Fear of difference (psychological)
• Lack of resources (sociological)
Types of Isms - ANSWER-• Racism
• Elitism/classism
• Sexism
• Heterosexism
• Ageism
• Ableism
• Ethnocentrism
Ism assumptions - ANSWER-• Less productive
• Less capable/incompetent
• Culturally deviant
• Child-like
• Bad/evil/sinful
• Invisible (don't matter)
Effects of Isms - ANSWER-• Blaming the victim
• Oppression
• Victimization
• Powerlessness
• Alienation
• Dehumanization
Cultural Bias - ANSWER-tendency to judge others' cultures negatively by comparing
them to the standards of your own culture
Cultural Awareness - ANSWER-understanding people from different cultures, being
aware of the impacts of discrimination and opression on them and applying that
knowledge to practice
