SOWK 1350 Exam 1 Review questions and answers |latest 2025/2026|100% correct

SOWK 1350 Exam 1 Review questions and
answers |latest 2025/2026|100% correct
Open vs Closed Questions - ANSWER--
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Open questions are those that can't be answered in a few words. They tend to facilitate deepe
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r evaluation of client issues.
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Closed questions enable you to obtain important specifics and can usually be answered in ver
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y few words.
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What is social work? - ANSWER-
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Professional activity of helping individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities en
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hance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorabl
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e to this goal.
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History of Social Work - ANSWER--1898: social work education begins
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-1919: schools of social work join to form American Association of Schools of Social Work
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1927: education requirements developed; criteria for practice developed; foundation for accr
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-Before 1930s, social work was almost a profession of just MSWs
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-1950s: NASW formed from seven separate professional organizations
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-1960: first Code of Ethics
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-1960s: War on Poverty
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-1962: CSWE develops criteria for BSWs
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-1974: First BSW programs accredited by CSWE
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-1996: NASW Code of Ethics approved for revisions
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-1998: 100 years of Social Work Commemoration
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NASW, what does it stand for? And the purpose? - ANSWER-
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National Association of Social Workers that was formed to advance the profession and was br
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, oader in scope and richer in context than any one specialty organization. It provides members
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more chances for networking and advocacy.
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Social Welfare - ANSWER-The way a society organizes to meet needs of its people.
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PIE? What does that stand for - ANSWER-
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Person in Environment: interactions between persons and their social environment
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Advocacy - ANSWER-Social workers intervention to help clients get what they need
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Licensing process - ANSWER- B B B



1. Graduate with a BSW or MSW from CSWE accredited school of social work
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2. Pass state license exam
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License vs Credential: - ANSWER-
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Just getting your degree does not make you licensed. There's more to the process than that.
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CSWE - ANSWER-Council on Social Education: is the university accrediting body and re-
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NASW Code of Ethics - ANSWER-Important ethics in guiding professional behavior
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What are the 6 core values - ANSWER-
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1. Service: providing help, resources, and benefits so people can achieve maximum potential.
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2. Social justice: upholding condition that all citizens have identical rights, protection, opportu
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nities, obligations, and social benefits no matter their background
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3. Dignity and worth of the person: Holding in high esteem and appreciating individual value
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4. Importance of human relationships: Valuing interaction between social workers and clients,
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including their communication and their feelings and behavior towards each other
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5. Integrity: Maintaining trustworthiness and sound adherence to moral ideas
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