SW 100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Social work practice consist of the professional application of social work values, principles, 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. providing counseling and psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups - ANS b.
Convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
Social workers incorporate the knowledge and skills of many professions (e.g., mental health
counselors, nurses, police officers, and psychiatrists) as needed to serve clients and
communities. This approach, which keeps them from being limited 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 - ANS e. Generalist practitioners
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,It is important that social workers broaden their perspectives in order to do all but which of the
following?
a. increase their self-understanding
b. appreciate others' view points
c. develop and evaluate more creative policies and interventions
d. figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients - ANS 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 is expected to triple - ANS a. About 25% of all
Americans will be Latino
The belief that one's own ethnic group and way of life are superior to others is most accurately
called:
a. racism
b. discrimination
c. ethonocentrism
d. ethnic cleansing - ANS 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
illustrates the concept of:
a. intersectionality
b. generalist practice
c. self-awareness
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, d. perceptions
e. multifaceting - ANS 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 - ANS d. persuasiveness
Granting all citizens the same rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits,
no matter their backgrounds or memberships in diverse groups, aligns with the core social work
value of:
a. integrity
b. social justice
c. dignity and worth of the person
d. service
e. importance of human relationships - ANS b. Social Justice
James has a client, Ken who has been admitted to a hospital for depression and suicidal
thoughts following James calling an ambulance when the client threatened suicide during a
counseling session. Upon admission, staff members of the hospital discover that Ken is
transgender and decide it is more appropriate to place him in a women's ward despite Ken
clearly self-identifying as 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
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Social work practice consist of the professional application of social work values, principles, 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. providing counseling and psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups - ANS b.
Convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
Social workers incorporate the knowledge and skills of many professions (e.g., mental health
counselors, nurses, police officers, and psychiatrists) as needed to serve clients and
communities. This approach, which keeps them from being limited 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 - ANS e. Generalist practitioners
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,It is important that social workers broaden their perspectives in order to do all but which of the
following?
a. increase their self-understanding
b. appreciate others' view points
c. develop and evaluate more creative policies and interventions
d. figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients - ANS 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 is expected to triple - ANS a. About 25% of all
Americans will be Latino
The belief that one's own ethnic group and way of life are superior to others is most accurately
called:
a. racism
b. discrimination
c. ethonocentrism
d. ethnic cleansing - ANS 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
illustrates the concept of:
a. intersectionality
b. generalist practice
c. self-awareness
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, d. perceptions
e. multifaceting - ANS 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 - ANS d. persuasiveness
Granting all citizens the same rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits,
no matter their backgrounds or memberships in diverse groups, aligns with the core social work
value of:
a. integrity
b. social justice
c. dignity and worth of the person
d. service
e. importance of human relationships - ANS b. Social Justice
James has a client, Ken who has been admitted to a hospital for depression and suicidal
thoughts following James calling an ambulance when the client threatened suicide during a
counseling session. Upon admission, staff members of the hospital discover that Ken is
transgender and decide it is more appropriate to place him in a women's ward despite Ken
clearly self-identifying as 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
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