SOWK 1450 chapter 1 questions and 100% correct answers|2025/2026

What is Social Work? - ANSWER-
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Social Work is the primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-
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being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the nee
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ds and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. A histor
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ical and defining feature of social work is the profession's focus on individual well-
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being in a social context and the well-
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being of society. Fundamental to social work is attention to the environmental forces that crea
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te, contribute to, and address the problems in living.
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Levels of Social Work Practice
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Micro - ANSWER-Micro Level
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- Working one-on-one with individuals
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Levels of social work practice
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mezzo - ANSWER-Mezzo Level
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- Working with families and other small groups
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levels of social work practice
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macro level - ANSWER-Macro Level
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- Work in communities, organizations, policy, and advocacy roles
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Roles Social Workers Play - ANSWER-Enabler
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- Teacher
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- Broker
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- Mediator
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- Advocate
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- Activist
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, Social Work in Relation to Social Welfare - ANSWER-
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The Social Welfare system refers to our nation's system of programs, benefits, ad services that
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help people meet social, economic, educational and health needs. Social workers often work
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Social Workers are primarily located in the: - ANSWER-- Public Sector
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- Private Not for profits
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- Private for profit AKA the business sector
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Case management is... - ANSWER--
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Service done by an individual or team of professionals who organize, coordinate and sustain a
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network of formal and informal supports in order to optimize the functioning and well-
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being of people with multiple needs
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-Plan, seek and monitor needed services from one or more agencies on behalf of the client
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-Makes things easier on clients because they have help navigating the system
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-A good deal of knowledge is required
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Social Work with Families - ANSWER--Became a distinct field in the1960's
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BHelp families improve their patterns of interaction to better meet the needs of all family mem
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Typically help with behavioral, emotional, and interactional problems
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Social Work in Groups - ANSWER--Traced back to Settlement Houses in the late 1800's
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An intervention that uses the group process and is based on systems theory to promote positi
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ve change among group members.
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Other Types of Social Work - ANSWER-- Communities
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- Administration
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- Policy Practice
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