Deck 2: Historical Developments

Question 1

Historical differences between casework and group work do not include

A) Caseworkers called their clientele clients whereas group workers called them members
B) Caseworkers worked with the poorest members of society
C) Group workers did not focus solely on the poorest members of society
D) Group workers focused mainly on problem solving and rehabilitation

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A group that is designed to restore and rehabilitate group members who are behaving dysfunctionally follows the:

A) Reciprocal Model
B) Remedial Model
C) Interaction Model
D) Therapeutic Community Model

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Compared to casework, group work is

A) Much older
B) Much younger
C) A few years younger than casework
D) A few years older than casework

Answer 3

A

Question 4

There are two types of inquiries that have enhanced our understanding of social work groups. One of these is

A) Learning by doing
B) Learning by practitioners from over 100 years of practice
C) Learning from psychiatry
D) Learning from psychology

Question 5

When the behaviors of the group members and the worker are governed by the consequences of their actions, it can be said that they are engaging in which type of learning:

A) Classical conditioning
B) Operant conditioning
C) Interactional conditioning
D) Dynamic equilibrium

Question 6

Group work did not become linked to social work until

A) Grace Coyle's book came out
B) Work with tuberculosis patients started
C) Social group workers worked in mental hospitals
D) The National Conference of Social Work in 1935

Question 7

The model of social group work that focuses on individuals within the context of the neighborhood and the social environment is known as the:

A) Social Goals Model
B) Reciprocal Model
C) Ecosystem Model
D) Interaction Model

Question 8

Another type of inquiry that comes mostly from experiments and observations of groups was done by

A) Counseling psychologists
B) Social scientists
C) Adult educators
D) Recreation therapists

Question 9

The degree of agreement regarding goals and other group phenomena is called:

A) Cohesion
B) Valence
C) Consensus
D) Coherence

Question 10

Group work grew up mainly in

A) Charity organizations
B) Mental health organizations
C) Settlement houses
D) Social service agencies

Question 11

According to Field Theory, the amount of attraction that the members of a group feel for one another is called:

A) Consensus
B) Cohesion
C) Gestalt
D) Valence

Question 12

The theory of group work that focuses on the way members influence one another during social interactions is the:

A) Social Exchange Theory
B) Field Theory
C) Interaction Theory
D) Social Learning Theory

Question 13

According to field theory, the ability of group members to influence one another is called:

A) Interaction
B) Cohesion
C) Power
D) Consensus

Question 14

The model of group work that is closely aligned with ecological systems theory is the:

A) Reciprocal Model
B) Mainstream Model
C) Remedial Model
D) Interaction Model

Question 15

In the 1940s and 1950s, group work focused more frequently on

A) Socialization
B) Mental health and therapy
C) Program activities
D) Self-help

Question 16

The model of group work that helps members improve functioning and cope with life's tasks is the:

A) Social Goals Model
B) Reciprocal Model
C) Social Learning Model
D) Remedial Model

Question 17

The theory that views the group as a gestalt, or an evolving entity of opposing forces that act to hold members of the group and to move the group along in its quest for goal achievement, is:

A) Social Learning Theory
B) Field Theory
C) Guided Group Interaction
D) Classical Conditioning Theory

Question 18

The potency of goals and objects in the life space of a group is called:

A) Cohesion
B) Valence
C) Equilibrium
D) Potentiation

Question 19

As compared to casework group work focused on

A) Group processes
B) Study, diagnosis and treatment
C) Members' weaknesses
D) Worthy people who were the victims of industrialization

Question 20

The theory that uses structured groups to confront, challenge and eliminate antisocial peer group norms and replace them with prosocial norms is known as:

A) Guided Group Interaction
B) Social Learning Theory
C) Positive Peer Culture
D) Both A and C

Question 21

Describe how you might use social exchange theory to plan a social work group in a therapeutic community setting for those who abuse alcohol and/or drugs.

Question 22

Describe what model of group work you would use in an outpatient mental health clinic and justify your choice of the model.

Question 23

Describe how social scientists contributed to the knowledge base of social group work.

Question 24

The social goals model tends not to be used in

A) Settlement houses
B) Girl Scouts
C) YMCA's
D) Community mental health clinics

Question 25

Describe the main differences between casework and group work as it was practiced early in the history of social work.

Question 26

Attempts to revitalize social group work in social work came about from which source

A) National Association of Social Workers
B) Association for the Advancement of Social Work With Groups
C) Society For Specialist in Group Work
D) International Society of Group Psychotherapy

Question 27

Corrective emotional experiences in social group work are connected with what theory

A) Social exchange theory
B) Psychodynamic therapy
C) Systems theory
D) Narrative and constructionist theories

Question 28

Describe how you might use learning theory to plan a social work group in an elementary school.

Question 29

Interest in group work in schools of social welfare weakened in the

A) 1960s and 1970s
B) 1980s
C) 1990s
D) 2000s

Question 30

According to Putman, the decline in civic engagement in voluntary associations and participation in formed groups was not caused by

A) Time and money pressures
B) Mobility and sprawl
C) Availability of technology and the mass media
D) Greater differences between the wealthy and the poor