SW 100 Final Exam Questions And Correct Answers
Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values,
principle, and techniques to all but which of the following ends?
a. helping communities or groups provide or improve social health services
b. convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
c. helping people obtain tangible services
d. participating in relevant legislative processes
e. counseling and psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups - ANSWER b.
Convinced clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
Social workers make use of the knowledge and skills of many professions including
mental health counselors, nurses, police officers, and psychiatrists as necessary in
service to clients and communities. Such an approach, which keeps them from being
confined to a single perspective or set of methodologies, makes them:
a. generic practitioners
b. geriatric practitioners
c. gendered practitioners
d. gesellschaft practitioners
e. generalist practitioners - ANSWER e. Generalist practitioners
It is essential that social workers expand their perspectives to do all but which of the
following?
a. raise their self-awareness
b. value others' point of views
c. formulate and assess more innovative policies and interventions
d. figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients ANSWER d.
Figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients
,Which is expected to be true of the U.S. population in the year 2050?
a. about 25% of all Americans will be Latino
b. Population growth will be at or near zero
c. minority groups will make up about 30% of the population
d. the population of older Americans will triple - ANSWER a. About 25% of all Americans
will be Latino
The view that one's own ethnic group and way of life are superior to others is best
described as:
a. racism
b. discrimination
c. ethnocentrism
d. ethnic cleansing - ANSWER c. Ethnocentrism
An affluent, Caucasian, suburban teenage girl likely has different experiences with and
perceptions of police officers than a poor, 30 year-old African American urban resident.
This exemplifies the concept of:
a. intersectionality
b. generalist practice
c. self-awareness
d. perceptions
e. multifaceting - ANSWER a. Intersectionality
Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of social work?
a. integrity
b. social justice
c. dignity and worth of the person
d. persuasiveness
, e. importance of human relationships - ANSWER d. persuasiveness
Providing all citizens with equal rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and
social benefits regardless of their backgrounds or affiliations with various groups is
congruent with which of the following basic values underlying the social work
profession?
a. integrity
b. social justice
c. dignity and worth of the person
d. service
e. importance of human relationships - ANSWER b. Social Justice
James is working with a client, Ken, who has just been admitted into the hospital for
depression and suicidal thoughts after James had called the ambulance when the client
threatened suicide during a counseling session. On admission, members of the hospital
staff find out that Ken is transgender and find it more fitting to place him in a women's
ward despite Ken identifying as clearly male. James learns this after ken signs a release
for hospital staff to call James to discuss Ken's treatment. His placement in the women's
ward has exacerbated Ken's depression. James then speaks with the supervisor of the
mental health department of the hospital in order to try to get Ken admitted to the men's
ward of the hospital. James is practicing which of the following?
a. self-awareness
b. advocacy
c. resilience
d. investigation
e. evidence-based practice - ANSWER b. Advocacy
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
a. is the national professional organization for social workers
b. writes the test required for social work licensure in all states
c. recommends that all social workers ear master's degrees or doctorates
Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values,
principle, and techniques to all but which of the following ends?
a. helping communities or groups provide or improve social health services
b. convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
c. helping people obtain tangible services
d. participating in relevant legislative processes
e. counseling and psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups - ANSWER b.
Convinced clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
Social workers make use of the knowledge and skills of many professions including
mental health counselors, nurses, police officers, and psychiatrists as necessary in
service to clients and communities. Such an approach, which keeps them from being
confined to a single perspective or set of methodologies, makes them:
a. generic practitioners
b. geriatric practitioners
c. gendered practitioners
d. gesellschaft practitioners
e. generalist practitioners - ANSWER e. Generalist practitioners
It is essential that social workers expand their perspectives to do all but which of the
following?
a. raise their self-awareness
b. value others' point of views
c. formulate and assess more innovative policies and interventions
d. figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients ANSWER d.
Figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients
,Which is expected to be true of the U.S. population in the year 2050?
a. about 25% of all Americans will be Latino
b. Population growth will be at or near zero
c. minority groups will make up about 30% of the population
d. the population of older Americans will triple - ANSWER a. About 25% of all Americans
will be Latino
The view that one's own ethnic group and way of life are superior to others is best
described as:
a. racism
b. discrimination
c. ethnocentrism
d. ethnic cleansing - ANSWER c. Ethnocentrism
An affluent, Caucasian, suburban teenage girl likely has different experiences with and
perceptions of police officers than a poor, 30 year-old African American urban resident.
This exemplifies the concept of:
a. intersectionality
b. generalist practice
c. self-awareness
d. perceptions
e. multifaceting - ANSWER a. Intersectionality
Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of social work?
a. integrity
b. social justice
c. dignity and worth of the person
d. persuasiveness
, e. importance of human relationships - ANSWER d. persuasiveness
Providing all citizens with equal rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and
social benefits regardless of their backgrounds or affiliations with various groups is
congruent with which of the following basic values underlying the social work
profession?
a. integrity
b. social justice
c. dignity and worth of the person
d. service
e. importance of human relationships - ANSWER b. Social Justice
James is working with a client, Ken, who has just been admitted into the hospital for
depression and suicidal thoughts after James had called the ambulance when the client
threatened suicide during a counseling session. On admission, members of the hospital
staff find out that Ken is transgender and find it more fitting to place him in a women's
ward despite Ken identifying as clearly male. James learns this after ken signs a release
for hospital staff to call James to discuss Ken's treatment. His placement in the women's
ward has exacerbated Ken's depression. James then speaks with the supervisor of the
mental health department of the hospital in order to try to get Ken admitted to the men's
ward of the hospital. James is practicing which of the following?
a. self-awareness
b. advocacy
c. resilience
d. investigation
e. evidence-based practice - ANSWER b. Advocacy
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
a. is the national professional organization for social workers
b. writes the test required for social work licensure in all states
c. recommends that all social workers ear master's degrees or doctorates
