SOWK 250 Midterm Review questions
with verified answers graded A+ passed
To receive your BSW from UMBC, you are required to do all of the following EXCEPT: - correct
answer ✔✔join NASW
Who is responsible for accrediting the UMBC School of Social Work? - correct answer ✔✔CSWE
How many social work competencies are there? - correct answer ✔✔9
All social workers are required to adhere to the ethics of the profession as spelled out in
the_______________. - correct answer ✔✔NASW code of ethics
Social work's mission is to help all people with a particular emphasis on those who are
______________________________ - correct answer ✔✔vulnerable, oppressed, and living in
poverty
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of social work? - correct answer ✔✔Helping all clients
arrive at the same outcome
The difference in viewpoint between a residual and institutional function of social welfare is
that: - correct answer ✔✔institutional social welfare is an integrated function of society and
residual social welfare is reserved for those who need it to solve a problem
Empowerment, an essential part of social work, focuses on helping clients by
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔helping them access the power within
themselves and their network
, The earliest social welfare institutions in the U.S. were
created______________________________. - correct answer ✔✔to address the major social
issues of the day
If you were a "friendly visitor" in a charity organization society, you would most likely
_________________________. - correct answer ✔✔act as a model of moral character
The settlement house movement began as a response to the challenges of
_______________________________. - correct answer ✔✔industrialization and urbanization
In the beginning of the social work profession, African Americans were
_________________________________. - correct answer ✔✔excluded and thereby created
their own parallel system of support
_______________________ introduced a new approach to social work practice that requires
research, ethics and client input. - correct answer ✔✔Evidence-based practice
The integrated generalist model means that generalist social workers ________. - correct
answer ✔✔incorporate work with individuals, families, groups and organizations
The ecosystems approach ______. - correct answer ✔✔considers transactions between people
and their physical and social environments
In the ecosystems perspective, transactions happen in a cyclical way through which four
components? - correct answer ✔✔input, processing, output, feedback
Kim does not have a strong support network at home and hangs around with people who are
using a lot of drugs. Kim's mother also uses drugs and addiction runs throughout the family. Kim
is still in school and hasn't gotten into too much trouble just yet but recently, it appears that it is
just a matter of time. Kim's level of social functioning would be considered ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔at-risk
with verified answers graded A+ passed
To receive your BSW from UMBC, you are required to do all of the following EXCEPT: - correct
answer ✔✔join NASW
Who is responsible for accrediting the UMBC School of Social Work? - correct answer ✔✔CSWE
How many social work competencies are there? - correct answer ✔✔9
All social workers are required to adhere to the ethics of the profession as spelled out in
the_______________. - correct answer ✔✔NASW code of ethics
Social work's mission is to help all people with a particular emphasis on those who are
______________________________ - correct answer ✔✔vulnerable, oppressed, and living in
poverty
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of social work? - correct answer ✔✔Helping all clients
arrive at the same outcome
The difference in viewpoint between a residual and institutional function of social welfare is
that: - correct answer ✔✔institutional social welfare is an integrated function of society and
residual social welfare is reserved for those who need it to solve a problem
Empowerment, an essential part of social work, focuses on helping clients by
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔helping them access the power within
themselves and their network
, The earliest social welfare institutions in the U.S. were
created______________________________. - correct answer ✔✔to address the major social
issues of the day
If you were a "friendly visitor" in a charity organization society, you would most likely
_________________________. - correct answer ✔✔act as a model of moral character
The settlement house movement began as a response to the challenges of
_______________________________. - correct answer ✔✔industrialization and urbanization
In the beginning of the social work profession, African Americans were
_________________________________. - correct answer ✔✔excluded and thereby created
their own parallel system of support
_______________________ introduced a new approach to social work practice that requires
research, ethics and client input. - correct answer ✔✔Evidence-based practice
The integrated generalist model means that generalist social workers ________. - correct
answer ✔✔incorporate work with individuals, families, groups and organizations
The ecosystems approach ______. - correct answer ✔✔considers transactions between people
and their physical and social environments
In the ecosystems perspective, transactions happen in a cyclical way through which four
components? - correct answer ✔✔input, processing, output, feedback
Kim does not have a strong support network at home and hangs around with people who are
using a lot of drugs. Kim's mother also uses drugs and addiction runs throughout the family. Kim
is still in school and hasn't gotten into too much trouble just yet but recently, it appears that it is
just a matter of time. Kim's level of social functioning would be considered ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔at-risk
