Deck 17: Evidence Based Practice And Additional Social Work Practice Models

Question 1

In the case of CBT Group for Chronic Mental Patients:

A)the work with the group was an example of the move away from empirically-based practice.
B)the group leader incorporates constructs from the cognitive-behavior model into the informational framework.
C)the group deals with the ideation of permanent thinking.
D)the group leader incorporates constructs from the transtheoretical model into the informational framework.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason for integrating spirituality into practice?

A)Religion can play a positive role in promoting mental and physical health.
B)Spirituality and systems adopted by a family need to be understood by the worker in order to understand the client's perspective of the world.
C)Spirituality has been identified as promoting relapses; therefore,workers need to be aware of this barrier.
D)Spirituality and religion play important roles in the lives of people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to Sands and Nuccio,feminist theory has identified three general categories of philosophical and political feminist orientations:

A)liberal feminism,socialist feminism,radical feminism
B)cultural and ecofeminism,global feminism,liberal feminism
C)lesbian feminism,African American women's feminism,womanism
D)postmodern feminism,radical feminism,womanism

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In the Maintenance stage of the Stages of Change Model,the counselor's intervention is to help the client to identify and use strategies to prevent relapse.

Question 5

In the example of the Battered Women's Group:

A)the group provides an environment of trust and mutual support.
B)the group leader fails to grasp the women's feeling of powerlessness.
C)the group leader advocates that women should leave abusive situations.
D)all of these answers.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding feminist group work practice?

A)Due to women's personal and professional experiences,an all-female group lacks the perspective of mixed gendered groups.
B)Effective therapy should encourage women to value and develop inner strengths.
C)Due to women's limited instrumental thinking,an all-female group lacks the perspective of mixed gendered groups.
D)Answers "Due to women's personal and professional experiences,an all female group lacks the perspective of mixed gendered groups." and "Effective therapy should encourage women to value and develop inner strengths."

Question 7

Motivational Interviewing:

A)coincides with Roger's nondirective style of interviewing.
B)is a direct evolution of Mason's person-centered approach.
C)is a style of supportive,empathetic,reflective and collaborative counseling.
D)is synonymous with Brief Solution Focused Therapy

Question 8

A symptom of Secondary Trauma Syndrome is burnout.

Question 9

Ell concluded what about the experience of a crisis?

A)Individuals are often less receptive to professional intervention during a crisis.
B)The state of situational distress that accompanies a crisis reinforces the individual's usual steady state.
C)Individuals frequently experience a state of acute emotional disequilibrium during a crisis.
D)All of these answers.

Question 10

________ refers to the rights and advantages that heterosexuals have and take for granted every day.

A)Heterosexual privilege
B)Heterocentrism
C)Sexual orientation
D)Oppression psychology

Question 11

Solution-focused practice:

A)relies on the worker to guide the client to appropriate outcomes.
B)is grounded in modern theory.
C)is a pathology-oriented perspective.
D)is grounded on the assumption that people are resilient,resourceful,and have competence.

Question 12

A major assumption of cognitive behavioral therapy is:

A)the existence of "automatic thoughts" as precursors to parasympathetic actions.
B)life experiences lead people to form assumptions about themselves and the world that in turn help the person interpret new experiences.
C)the presence of cognitive distortions as precursors to deviance.
D)positive life experiences lead people to feel an experience before thinking about an experience.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a technique employed by solution-focused practitioners?

A)coping questions
B)leading questions
C)scaling questions
D)exception questions

Question 14

Of the following elements,which is necessary for designation as an evidence based practice (EBP)model?

A)randomized controlled outcome studies
B)combination of practice with professional ethical standards,clinical judgment,and practice wisdom.
C)meta-analysis of existing outcome studies.
D)all of these answers.

Question 15

Qualitative studies are considered the most credible support for evidence-based practice validation.

Question 16

There is compatibility among relational theory,feminist practice and social work.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an assumption in solution-focused practice:

A)The model recognizes that paying attention to what is right with the client is more useful than what is wrong with the client.
B)Social workers should engage in a discussion of the client's capabilities.
C)Intervention should focus on the client's past experiences.
D)The source and methods of change will be generated from the client.

Question 18

In Solution Focused Practice,the group counselors adopt a "knowing" position in order to help the client by being an expert on the issues.

Question 19

The key element of the Stages of Change Model is:

A)the counselor's ability to push through the illusion of work in the contemplation stage.
B)assessing the client's stage of change and implementing interventions that are appropriate to that stage.
C)assessing and confronting the resistance.
D)the counselor's ability to reach for feedback in the contemplation stage.

Question 20

In the case of A Mutual-Aid Support Group for Workers Dealing with Trauma:

A)the second phase experience by the group dealt with a self-reflection of the incident's impact on the worker's practice
B)the first phase experienced by the group was anger.
C)the second phase encouraged the development of protocols from the agency to deal with future incidents.
D)none of these answers.