Social Work Practice Midterm Study Guide
GARCIA Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
"1.1a Who first suggested and promoted the name "social work?"
a. Charlotte Towle
b. Mary Richmond
c. Jeffrey Brackett
d. Edward T. Devine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. Jeffrey Brackett
"1.1b Which of the following terms is used to refer to an occupation's
particular area of competence or expertise?
a. Social functioning
b. Values and ethics
c. Social environment
d. Professional domain" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. Professional
domain
"1.2a The concept of "social functioning" is best described a reflecting a
person's
a. spiritual well-being
b. emotions
c. interactions with others
d. family supports" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. interactions with
others,
,Social Work Practice Midterm Study Guide
GARCIA Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
"1.3a Social work is distinguished most clearly from other helping
professions by its focus on
a. helping people resolve problems of social functioning
b.assessing clients' needs
c. forming helping relationships
d.requiring professional education to practice" - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔a. helping people resolve problems of social functioning,
"1.3b The best phrase to capture social work's unique focus among the
helping professions is:
a. primary prevention
b.micro mezzo intervention
c. person-in-environment
d.facilitating client change" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. person-in-
environment,
"1.5a The most important reason a social worker should not operate
outside of his or her profession's boundaries is
a. the community may become confused about what social workers
actually do
, Social Work Practice Midterm Study Guide
GARCIA Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
b. the client is deprived of the perspective social work brings to the
situation
c. licensing requirements prohibit such activities
d. other professions own the exclusive right to engage in those actions"
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. the community may become confused
about what social workers actually do,
"1.6a Giving attention to the influence of a client's family and friends is
best described as focusing on the client's
a. personal characteristics
b.practice framework
c. immediate environment
d.change process" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. immediate
environment,
"1.6b The work that occurs during the planned change process should
primarily focus on maximizing the
a. mission of the employing agency
b.client's abilities to bring about change
c. input from the client's immediate environment
d.worker's knowledge and skills" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.
client's abilities to bring about change,
GARCIA Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
"1.1a Who first suggested and promoted the name "social work?"
a. Charlotte Towle
b. Mary Richmond
c. Jeffrey Brackett
d. Edward T. Devine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. Jeffrey Brackett
"1.1b Which of the following terms is used to refer to an occupation's
particular area of competence or expertise?
a. Social functioning
b. Values and ethics
c. Social environment
d. Professional domain" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. Professional
domain
"1.2a The concept of "social functioning" is best described a reflecting a
person's
a. spiritual well-being
b. emotions
c. interactions with others
d. family supports" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. interactions with
others,
,Social Work Practice Midterm Study Guide
GARCIA Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
"1.3a Social work is distinguished most clearly from other helping
professions by its focus on
a. helping people resolve problems of social functioning
b.assessing clients' needs
c. forming helping relationships
d.requiring professional education to practice" - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔a. helping people resolve problems of social functioning,
"1.3b The best phrase to capture social work's unique focus among the
helping professions is:
a. primary prevention
b.micro mezzo intervention
c. person-in-environment
d.facilitating client change" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. person-in-
environment,
"1.5a The most important reason a social worker should not operate
outside of his or her profession's boundaries is
a. the community may become confused about what social workers
actually do
, Social Work Practice Midterm Study Guide
GARCIA Exam Question & Answers
(Latest 2025 )
b. the client is deprived of the perspective social work brings to the
situation
c. licensing requirements prohibit such activities
d. other professions own the exclusive right to engage in those actions"
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. the community may become confused
about what social workers actually do,
"1.6a Giving attention to the influence of a client's family and friends is
best described as focusing on the client's
a. personal characteristics
b.practice framework
c. immediate environment
d.change process" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. immediate
environment,
"1.6b The work that occurs during the planned change process should
primarily focus on maximizing the
a. mission of the employing agency
b.client's abilities to bring about change
c. input from the client's immediate environment
d.worker's knowledge and skills" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.
client's abilities to bring about change,
