EGEL Social Work Exam Prep: Practice
Questions with Answers and Rationales
SECTION 1: RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (Questions 1-20)
,1. Evidence-based practice in social work requires practitioners to:
A. Rely solely on clinical experience
B. Follow agency policies without question
C. Integrate practice expertise, client attributes, and best research evidence
D. Use only randomized controlled trials
Answer: C
Rationale: Evidence-based practice calls for practitioners to make practice decisions based on the
integration of their practice expertise, their knowledge of client attributes, and the best research
evidence available. This three-part model ensures that interventions are both scientifically
grounded and culturally responsive to individual client needs.
2. A barrier to implementing evidence-based programs includes:
A. Lack of evidence-based programs
,B. High implementation costs
C. Staffing requirements
D. Organizational resistance to change
E. All of the above
Answer: E
Rationale: Multiple barriers can impede the implementation of evidence-based programs. These
include the limited availability of evidence-based programs, high financial costs, staffing needs and
requirements, and organizational resistance to change. Social workers must be prepared to
address these systemic challenges when advocating for evidence-based practice.
3. Reasons for using mixed data collection methods include:
A. Collecting richer, more comprehensive data
B. Generating a broader range of research questions
, C. Corroborating findings
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: Mixed methods research combines quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect
richer, more comprehensive data, generate a broader range of research questions, and
corroborate findings through triangulation. This approach enhances the validity and depth of social
work research.
4. How should you choose whether to use qualitative or quantitative research methods?
A. It depends on the conditions and purposes of your inquiry
B. It depends on what type of research the IRB says you can do
C. It depends on what population you are generalizing to
D. It depends on what research methods you are more skilled to use
Questions with Answers and Rationales
SECTION 1: RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (Questions 1-20)
,1. Evidence-based practice in social work requires practitioners to:
A. Rely solely on clinical experience
B. Follow agency policies without question
C. Integrate practice expertise, client attributes, and best research evidence
D. Use only randomized controlled trials
Answer: C
Rationale: Evidence-based practice calls for practitioners to make practice decisions based on the
integration of their practice expertise, their knowledge of client attributes, and the best research
evidence available. This three-part model ensures that interventions are both scientifically
grounded and culturally responsive to individual client needs.
2. A barrier to implementing evidence-based programs includes:
A. Lack of evidence-based programs
,B. High implementation costs
C. Staffing requirements
D. Organizational resistance to change
E. All of the above
Answer: E
Rationale: Multiple barriers can impede the implementation of evidence-based programs. These
include the limited availability of evidence-based programs, high financial costs, staffing needs and
requirements, and organizational resistance to change. Social workers must be prepared to
address these systemic challenges when advocating for evidence-based practice.
3. Reasons for using mixed data collection methods include:
A. Collecting richer, more comprehensive data
B. Generating a broader range of research questions
, C. Corroborating findings
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: Mixed methods research combines quantitative and qualitative approaches to collect
richer, more comprehensive data, generate a broader range of research questions, and
corroborate findings through triangulation. This approach enhances the validity and depth of social
work research.
4. How should you choose whether to use qualitative or quantitative research methods?
A. It depends on the conditions and purposes of your inquiry
B. It depends on what type of research the IRB says you can do
C. It depends on what population you are generalizing to
D. It depends on what research methods you are more skilled to use
