Social Work Comprehensive Exam Questions And Answers
100% Correct 2025-2026
Social Work - ANSWER The professional activity of helping individuals, families, groups,
organizations, or communities to enhance or restore their capacity for social
functioning and for creating societal conditions local and global favorable to this goal
Dependent variables - ANSWER Variable being explained or caused
Independent variables - ANSWER Variable that explains or causes
Planned Change Process - ANSWER 1.Engagement
2.Assessment
3.Planning
4.Implementation
5.Evaluation
6.Termination
7.Follow up
Engagement - ANSWER Form a relationship between client and the worker foundation of
trust with client (counselor)
Assessment - ANSWER Try to find out what the problem is.(investigating & determining
what is affecting identified issues/problem in all levels. (broker)
Planning - ANSWER Identifies what is to be done
, Implementing - ANSWER Carrying out the plan itself
Evaluation - ANSWER Determining whether the intervention is working or not. you
determine whether the goals are met
Termination - ANSWER End of professional social worker- client relationship
Follow-Up - ANSWER Check back in on them and decide whether to cut off contact or to
be a broker to them and get them the help they need
Values - ANSWER Reflect what you consider to be right/wrong
Micro, Mezzo, Macro - ANSWER Individual, Groups, Communities & Organizations
Research-Informed Practice - ANSWER Social work practice based on empirical
evidence. framing social work interventions so that they can be evaluated through
research
Practice-Informed Research - ANSWER Refers to scientific investigation designed to
attain results related to successful social work practice.
Qualitative Research - ANSWER "Story-like"
Quantitative Research - ANSWER numbers, charts, visual data
How are social policies created? - ANSWER 1. Formulation
2. Legislation
3. Utilization
4. Evaluation
100% Correct 2025-2026
Social Work - ANSWER The professional activity of helping individuals, families, groups,
organizations, or communities to enhance or restore their capacity for social
functioning and for creating societal conditions local and global favorable to this goal
Dependent variables - ANSWER Variable being explained or caused
Independent variables - ANSWER Variable that explains or causes
Planned Change Process - ANSWER 1.Engagement
2.Assessment
3.Planning
4.Implementation
5.Evaluation
6.Termination
7.Follow up
Engagement - ANSWER Form a relationship between client and the worker foundation of
trust with client (counselor)
Assessment - ANSWER Try to find out what the problem is.(investigating & determining
what is affecting identified issues/problem in all levels. (broker)
Planning - ANSWER Identifies what is to be done
, Implementing - ANSWER Carrying out the plan itself
Evaluation - ANSWER Determining whether the intervention is working or not. you
determine whether the goals are met
Termination - ANSWER End of professional social worker- client relationship
Follow-Up - ANSWER Check back in on them and decide whether to cut off contact or to
be a broker to them and get them the help they need
Values - ANSWER Reflect what you consider to be right/wrong
Micro, Mezzo, Macro - ANSWER Individual, Groups, Communities & Organizations
Research-Informed Practice - ANSWER Social work practice based on empirical
evidence. framing social work interventions so that they can be evaluated through
research
Practice-Informed Research - ANSWER Refers to scientific investigation designed to
attain results related to successful social work practice.
Qualitative Research - ANSWER "Story-like"
Quantitative Research - ANSWER numbers, charts, visual data
How are social policies created? - ANSWER 1. Formulation
2. Legislation
3. Utilization
4. Evaluation
