SOWK Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers

SOWK Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers QUIZ 1: According to Collins, social workers do not need to develop awareness, sensitivity, and competence for working with diverse families. - Answer-False Which of the following best describes the term resilience? - Answer-To look positively and be resourceful even when adverse advents transpire A family system is a complex set of elements in mutual interaction, interconnected units; characterized by interactions with the following feature(s): - Answer-all of the above In defining a family, Collins and his colleagues argue that: - Answer-a definition of the family should reflect the great variation in family arrangements and types. Collins argues that family social workers should avoid working with families in the families' homes. - Answer-False Collins compares family social work and family therapy and concludes that - Answerfamily social work differs from family therapy in several important ways. Which of the following is a guiding principle for family social work (FSW)? - AnswerFSW empowers families to solve their own problems. The New York Times is a scholarly journal. - Answer-False When assessing a family from a resilience perspective the family social worker blends what two perspectives? - Answer-Sociological and behavioral perspectives Family of Orientation/ Origin - Answer-The family in which you are born into or raise in Extended Family - Answer-Two or more family units, consisting of at least three generations Blended Family - Answer-A couple and all of their offspring, both from current and past relationships Family of Procreation - Answer-A couple and their children, the couple could be heterosexual or homosexual, and the children could join the family Family systems theorists assume that causation is - Answer-Circular QUIZ 2: Blacker (1999) suggests 3 conditions to return of adult children to their parent's home. Which one is not? - Answer-If the children present as being ready to return home The three conditions are: If the parents have remained together rather than forming a new stepfamily or becoming a single-parent household If the family agrees to continue to provide support If the parent-child relationship is positive During a qualitative assessment, social workers often explore family problems, family functioning, family life cycle issues, and the family environment. - Answer-True According to Collins, qualitative assessment tools commonly used by family social workers include: - Answer-Genograms and ecomaps