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1.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmtruemaboutmmotivationmtomchange?m
A.mMotivationmfluctuatesmfrommonemtimemtomanother.m
B.mMotivationmcanmbemincreasedmbymworkingmtomremovembarriersmtomchange.m
C.mMotivationmismdrivenmbymhopemormthembeliefmthatmlifemcanmbemdifferent.m
D.mMotivationmthatmismimposedmbymexternalmforcesmismmoremsalientmthanmthatmwhichmismintrinsic.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Motivationmismamstatemofmreadinessmormeagernessmtomchange,mwhichmfluctuatesmfrommonemtimemto
manother.mThemrolemofmthemsocialmworkermismtomcreatemanmatmospheremthatmismconducivemtomchan
gemandmtomincreasemamclient'smintrinsicmmotivation,msomthatmchangemarisesmfrommwithinmrathermth
anmbeingmimposedmfrommwithout.mIfmamclientmismdrivenmtomchangeminternally,mitmismmuchmmoremlik
elymthatmthemchangemeffortmwillmbemsustained.mAmtechniquemtomincreasemmotivationmismtomworkmto
mremovembarriersmandminstillmhopemormthembeliefmthatmlifemcanmbemdifferent.
2.mEvidence-basedmsocialmworkmpracticemcanmBESTmbemdefinedmas:m
A.mInterventionsmthatmamsocialmworkermhasmgainedmtrainingmandmexperienceminmdeliveringm
B.mTreatmentmthatmyieldsmthemmostmcost-effectivemoutcomesmaccordingmtomamcost-
benefitmanalysism
C.mDecisionmmakingmbasedmonmthemconscientious,mexplicit,mandmjudiciousmusemofmresearchmknowl
edge,mclinicalmexpertise,msocialmworkmvalues,mandmclientmwishesm
D.mPracticemevaluationsmthatmadheremtomscientificmprinciplesm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmCm
Evidence-basedmpracticem(EBP)mcombinesmwell-
researchedminterventionsmwithmclinicalmexperiencemandmethics,masmwellmasmclientmpreferencesman
dmculture,mtomguidemandminformmthemdeliverymofmtreatmentsmandmservices.mSocialmworkers,mclient
s,mandmothersmmustmworkmtogetherminmordermtomidentifymwhatmworks,mformwhom,mandmundermwha
tmconditions.mThismapproachmensuresmthatmthemtreatmentsmandmservices,mwhenmusedmasmintende
d,mwillmhavemthemmostmeffectivemoutcomesmasmdemonstratedmbymthemresearch.
,3.mWhatmaremthemstagesmofmchangeminmsequentialmorder?m
A.mPrecontemplation,mpreparation,mcontemplation,maction,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem
B.mPreparation,maction,mprecontemplation,mcontemplation,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem
C.mPreparation,mprecontemplation,mcontemplation,maction,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem
D.mPrecontemplation,mcontemplation,mpreparation,maction,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Precontemplationmismdenialmormignorancemofmthemproblem.mItmismfollowedmbymcontemplationminmw
hichmtheremismambivalencemaboutmmakingmchange.mThenmcomesmpreparationmormexperimentingm
withmsmallmchanges.mActionmmovesmtowardmachievingmamgoal,mwhereasmmaintenancemsustainsmam
newmbehaviormandmavoidsmrelapse,mwhichmcanmleadmtomfeelingsmofmfrustrationmandmfailure.
4.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmanmessentialmstepminmethicalmproblemmsolving?m
A.mIdentifyingmthemethicalmstandardsmthatmmaymbemcompromisedm
B.mDeterminingmwhethermtheremismanmethicalmdilemmam
C.mWeighingmethicalmissuesminmlightmofmsocialmworkmvaluesmandmprinciplesm
D.mAskingmamsupervisormtommonitormpracticemtomidentifymnewmethicalmissuesmormdilemmasm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Amsocialmworker,mnotmhismormhermsupervisor,mshouldmmonitormpracticemtomidentifymwhethermnewmi
ssuesmormdilemmasmarise.
5.mAmyoungmboymismstoppedmbymampolicemofficermandmclaimsmthatmhemismammembermofmthemarmedmf
orces,mthoughmitmismobviousmthatmhemismnot.mThismassertionmbymthemboymismMOSTmlikelyma:m
A.mComorbidmthoughtm
B.mDissociationm
C.mFoliemàmdeuxm
D.mDelusionm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Amdelusionmismamfalse,mfixedmbeliefmdespitemevidencemtomthemcontrarym(i.e.,mbelievingmsomethingmt
hatmismnotmtrue).mComorbidmmeansmexistingmatmthemsamemtime.mDissociationmismamchangeminmmem
ory,mperception,mormconsciousness.mFoliemàmdeuxmismamsharedmdelusion.
,6.mAmsocialmworkmadministratormismhavingmtroublemfindingmamgroupmhomemmanagermformamnewmpr
ogrammscheduledmtomopenminm2mweeks.mFurthermdelaysminmlocatingmstaffmwillmdelaymclientsmfromm
movingmintomthemprogram.mThemadministratormtemporarilymhiresmhermniece,mwhomjustmgraduatedm
withmamsocialmworkmdegree,mformthismposition.mThismactionmis:m
A.mEthicalmbecausemthemniecemismclearlymqualifiedmformthempositionm
B.mUnethicalmbecausemthismismamconflictmofminterestm
C.mEthicalmbecausemthempositionmismtemporarymandmensuresmclientsmgetmthemservicesmneededm
D.mUnethicalmbecausemclientsmwillmexperiencemstaffmturnovermwhenmamnewmmanagermismhiredm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmBm
Socialmworkersmshouldmavoidmsituationsminterferingmwithmimpartialmjudgment.mHiringmamfamilymme
mbermcreatesmamdualmrelationshipmandmshouldmbemavoided.
7.mAmsocialmworkermisminterestedminmseeingmthemextentmtomwhichmcurrentmclientsmaremsatisfiedmwit
hmamnewmrelapsempreventionmprogram.mThemsocialmworkermdistributesmamclientmsatisfactionmsurve
ymtomthoseminmthemprogram.mThemsocialmworkermthenmcollectsmthemsurveysmandmanalyzesmthemresul
tsmthatmarempresentedmtomammanagementmteamminmthemagency.mThemsocialmworkermismconductingm
whichmtypemofmevaluation?m
A.mSummativem
B.mExperimentalm
C.mQuasi-experimentalm
D.mFormativem-mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Formativemevaluationsmexaminemthemprocessmofmdeliveringmservices,mwhereasmsummativemevalua
tionsmexaminemthemoutcomes.mFormativemevaluationsmaremongoingmprocessesmthatmallowmformfee
dbackmtombemimplementedmduringmservicemdelivery.mThesemtypesmofmevaluationsmallowmsocialmwo
rkersmtommakemchangesmasmneededmtomhelpmachievemprogrammgoals.mSummativemevaluationsmocc
urmatmthemendmofmservicesmandmprovidemanmoverallmdescriptionmofmtheirmeffectiveness.mSummativ
emevaluationmexaminesmoutcomesmtomdeterminemwhethermobjectivesmweremmet.m
Themdesignmdescribedmismnotmexperimental—
whichmrequiresmamcontrolmgroupmandmrandomizationmofmassignment—ormquasi-
, experimental,mwhichmdoesmnotmrequiremrandomization,mbutmhasmmoremsupportmformcausalminfere
ncesmthanmdoesmpreexperimentalmdesigns.
8.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmsocialmstratification?m
A.mAmchildmismnotmincludedminmgroupmactivitiesminmschoolmbecausemofmhismormhermpoormsocialmskills.
m
B.mChildrenmwhomaremviolentmneedmtombemsegregatedmfrommtheirmpeers.m
C.mAmchildmwithmsocialmdeficitsmismassumedmtombemdelayedminmcognitionmwithoutmadditionalmassess
ment.m
D.mChildrenmfrommaffluentmhouseholdsmreceivemambettermpublicmeducationmthanmthosemfrommlow-
incomemhouseholds.m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Stratificationmrefersmtomstructuredminequalitymofmentiremcategoriesmofmpeopleminmsocietymwhomhav
emunequalmaccessmtomsocialmrewards.mStratificationmappliesmtomindividualsmbasedmonmethnicmandmr
acialmbackground,msocialmstatus,mand/ormothermfactors.
9.mDuringmanmintakeminterview,mamclientmreportsmthatmshemismextremelymdepressedmandmhasmself-
destructivemthoughts.mShemhasmhadmpriormsuicidemattempts,mbutmtellsmthemsocialmworkermnotmtomw
orrymasmshemwon'tm"domitmagain."mThemsocialmworkermshouldmFIRST:m
A.mTellmthemclientmthatmhermdecisionmnotmtomharmmherselfmismamgoodmonem
B.mExploremwithmthemclientmwhatmismcausingmhermdepressionm
C.mConductmamsafetymassessmentm
D.mRefermthemclientmtomampsychiatristmformammedicationmevaluationm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmCm
Despitemthemclient'smreportmthatmshemwillmnotmactmonmhermthoughts,mshemismatmriskmbecausemshemh
asmhadmthesemfeelingsmandmhasmactedmonmthemminmthempast.mThemcasemvignettemdoesmnotmdescrib
emthemsocialmworkermtakingmanymactionmyet.mAmsafetymassessmentmwillmdeterminemthemseveritymofm
themdepressionmandmwhethermthemclientmismatmriskmformamsuicidemattempt.mItmmustmbemdonemFIRST
mbeforemanymothermactionmismtaken.
10.mAmclientmwithmamSocialmAnxietymDisordermwillmMOSTmlikelymbemprescribedmwhichmofmthemfollow
ingmmedicationsmtomtakemonmanmongoingmbasis?m
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1.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmtruemaboutmmotivationmtomchange?m
A.mMotivationmfluctuatesmfrommonemtimemtomanother.m
B.mMotivationmcanmbemincreasedmbymworkingmtomremovembarriersmtomchange.m
C.mMotivationmismdrivenmbymhopemormthembeliefmthatmlifemcanmbemdifferent.m
D.mMotivationmthatmismimposedmbymexternalmforcesmismmoremsalientmthanmthatmwhichmismintrinsic.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Motivationmismamstatemofmreadinessmormeagernessmtomchange,mwhichmfluctuatesmfrommonemtimemto
manother.mThemrolemofmthemsocialmworkermismtomcreatemanmatmospheremthatmismconducivemtomchan
gemandmtomincreasemamclient'smintrinsicmmotivation,msomthatmchangemarisesmfrommwithinmrathermth
anmbeingmimposedmfrommwithout.mIfmamclientmismdrivenmtomchangeminternally,mitmismmuchmmoremlik
elymthatmthemchangemeffortmwillmbemsustained.mAmtechniquemtomincreasemmotivationmismtomworkmto
mremovembarriersmandminstillmhopemormthembeliefmthatmlifemcanmbemdifferent.
2.mEvidence-basedmsocialmworkmpracticemcanmBESTmbemdefinedmas:m
A.mInterventionsmthatmamsocialmworkermhasmgainedmtrainingmandmexperienceminmdeliveringm
B.mTreatmentmthatmyieldsmthemmostmcost-effectivemoutcomesmaccordingmtomamcost-
benefitmanalysism
C.mDecisionmmakingmbasedmonmthemconscientious,mexplicit,mandmjudiciousmusemofmresearchmknowl
edge,mclinicalmexpertise,msocialmworkmvalues,mandmclientmwishesm
D.mPracticemevaluationsmthatmadheremtomscientificmprinciplesm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmCm
Evidence-basedmpracticem(EBP)mcombinesmwell-
researchedminterventionsmwithmclinicalmexperiencemandmethics,masmwellmasmclientmpreferencesman
dmculture,mtomguidemandminformmthemdeliverymofmtreatmentsmandmservices.mSocialmworkers,mclient
s,mandmothersmmustmworkmtogetherminmordermtomidentifymwhatmworks,mformwhom,mandmundermwha
tmconditions.mThismapproachmensuresmthatmthemtreatmentsmandmservices,mwhenmusedmasmintende
d,mwillmhavemthemmostmeffectivemoutcomesmasmdemonstratedmbymthemresearch.
,3.mWhatmaremthemstagesmofmchangeminmsequentialmorder?m
A.mPrecontemplation,mpreparation,mcontemplation,maction,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem
B.mPreparation,maction,mprecontemplation,mcontemplation,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem
C.mPreparation,mprecontemplation,mcontemplation,maction,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem
D.mPrecontemplation,mcontemplation,mpreparation,maction,mmaintenance,mandmrelapsem-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Precontemplationmismdenialmormignorancemofmthemproblem.mItmismfollowedmbymcontemplationminmw
hichmtheremismambivalencemaboutmmakingmchange.mThenmcomesmpreparationmormexperimentingm
withmsmallmchanges.mActionmmovesmtowardmachievingmamgoal,mwhereasmmaintenancemsustainsmam
newmbehaviormandmavoidsmrelapse,mwhichmcanmleadmtomfeelingsmofmfrustrationmandmfailure.
4.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmanmessentialmstepminmethicalmproblemmsolving?m
A.mIdentifyingmthemethicalmstandardsmthatmmaymbemcompromisedm
B.mDeterminingmwhethermtheremismanmethicalmdilemmam
C.mWeighingmethicalmissuesminmlightmofmsocialmworkmvaluesmandmprinciplesm
D.mAskingmamsupervisormtommonitormpracticemtomidentifymnewmethicalmissuesmormdilemmasm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Amsocialmworker,mnotmhismormhermsupervisor,mshouldmmonitormpracticemtomidentifymwhethermnewmi
ssuesmormdilemmasmarise.
5.mAmyoungmboymismstoppedmbymampolicemofficermandmclaimsmthatmhemismammembermofmthemarmedmf
orces,mthoughmitmismobviousmthatmhemismnot.mThismassertionmbymthemboymismMOSTmlikelyma:m
A.mComorbidmthoughtm
B.mDissociationm
C.mFoliemàmdeuxm
D.mDelusionm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Amdelusionmismamfalse,mfixedmbeliefmdespitemevidencemtomthemcontrarym(i.e.,mbelievingmsomethingmt
hatmismnotmtrue).mComorbidmmeansmexistingmatmthemsamemtime.mDissociationmismamchangeminmmem
ory,mperception,mormconsciousness.mFoliemàmdeuxmismamsharedmdelusion.
,6.mAmsocialmworkmadministratormismhavingmtroublemfindingmamgroupmhomemmanagermformamnewmpr
ogrammscheduledmtomopenminm2mweeks.mFurthermdelaysminmlocatingmstaffmwillmdelaymclientsmfromm
movingmintomthemprogram.mThemadministratormtemporarilymhiresmhermniece,mwhomjustmgraduatedm
withmamsocialmworkmdegree,mformthismposition.mThismactionmis:m
A.mEthicalmbecausemthemniecemismclearlymqualifiedmformthempositionm
B.mUnethicalmbecausemthismismamconflictmofminterestm
C.mEthicalmbecausemthempositionmismtemporarymandmensuresmclientsmgetmthemservicesmneededm
D.mUnethicalmbecausemclientsmwillmexperiencemstaffmturnovermwhenmamnewmmanagermismhiredm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmBm
Socialmworkersmshouldmavoidmsituationsminterferingmwithmimpartialmjudgment.mHiringmamfamilymme
mbermcreatesmamdualmrelationshipmandmshouldmbemavoided.
7.mAmsocialmworkermisminterestedminmseeingmthemextentmtomwhichmcurrentmclientsmaremsatisfiedmwit
hmamnewmrelapsempreventionmprogram.mThemsocialmworkermdistributesmamclientmsatisfactionmsurve
ymtomthoseminmthemprogram.mThemsocialmworkermthenmcollectsmthemsurveysmandmanalyzesmthemresul
tsmthatmarempresentedmtomammanagementmteamminmthemagency.mThemsocialmworkermismconductingm
whichmtypemofmevaluation?m
A.mSummativem
B.mExperimentalm
C.mQuasi-experimentalm
D.mFormativem-mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Formativemevaluationsmexaminemthemprocessmofmdeliveringmservices,mwhereasmsummativemevalua
tionsmexaminemthemoutcomes.mFormativemevaluationsmaremongoingmprocessesmthatmallowmformfee
dbackmtombemimplementedmduringmservicemdelivery.mThesemtypesmofmevaluationsmallowmsocialmwo
rkersmtommakemchangesmasmneededmtomhelpmachievemprogrammgoals.mSummativemevaluationsmocc
urmatmthemendmofmservicesmandmprovidemanmoverallmdescriptionmofmtheirmeffectiveness.mSummativ
emevaluationmexaminesmoutcomesmtomdeterminemwhethermobjectivesmweremmet.m
Themdesignmdescribedmismnotmexperimental—
whichmrequiresmamcontrolmgroupmandmrandomizationmofmassignment—ormquasi-
, experimental,mwhichmdoesmnotmrequiremrandomization,mbutmhasmmoremsupportmformcausalminfere
ncesmthanmdoesmpreexperimentalmdesigns.
8.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmsocialmstratification?m
A.mAmchildmismnotmincludedminmgroupmactivitiesminmschoolmbecausemofmhismormhermpoormsocialmskills.
m
B.mChildrenmwhomaremviolentmneedmtombemsegregatedmfrommtheirmpeers.m
C.mAmchildmwithmsocialmdeficitsmismassumedmtombemdelayedminmcognitionmwithoutmadditionalmassess
ment.m
D.mChildrenmfrommaffluentmhouseholdsmreceivemambettermpublicmeducationmthanmthosemfrommlow-
incomemhouseholds.m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmDm
Stratificationmrefersmtomstructuredminequalitymofmentiremcategoriesmofmpeopleminmsocietymwhomhav
emunequalmaccessmtomsocialmrewards.mStratificationmappliesmtomindividualsmbasedmonmethnicmandmr
acialmbackground,msocialmstatus,mand/ormothermfactors.
9.mDuringmanmintakeminterview,mamclientmreportsmthatmshemismextremelymdepressedmandmhasmself-
destructivemthoughts.mShemhasmhadmpriormsuicidemattempts,mbutmtellsmthemsocialmworkermnotmtomw
orrymasmshemwon'tm"domitmagain."mThemsocialmworkermshouldmFIRST:m
A.mTellmthemclientmthatmhermdecisionmnotmtomharmmherselfmismamgoodmonem
B.mExploremwithmthemclientmwhatmismcausingmhermdepressionm
C.mConductmamsafetymassessmentm
D.mRefermthemclientmtomampsychiatristmformammedicationmevaluationm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmCm
Despitemthemclient'smreportmthatmshemwillmnotmactmonmhermthoughts,mshemismatmriskmbecausemshemh
asmhadmthesemfeelingsmandmhasmactedmonmthemminmthempast.mThemcasemvignettemdoesmnotmdescrib
emthemsocialmworkermtakingmanymactionmyet.mAmsafetymassessmentmwillmdeterminemthemseveritymofm
themdepressionmandmwhethermthemclientmismatmriskmformamsuicidemattempt.mItmmustmbemdonemFIRST
mbeforemanymothermactionmismtaken.
10.mAmclientmwithmamSocialmAnxietymDisordermwillmMOSTmlikelymbemprescribedmwhichmofmthemfollow
ingmmedicationsmtomtakemonmanmongoingmbasis?m
