Deck 6: Practice Settings

Question 1

_____ assumes that change is best accomplished when the people affected by problems are empowered with the knowledge and skills needed to understand their problems, and then work cooperatively together to overcome them.

A) Community capacity development
B) Social advocacy
C) Policy practice

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Urban social workers must focus on using all of the following skills except:

A) Understanding their agency environment
B) Using advocacy
C) Paying close attention to human diversity
D) Relying on natural helping networks

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The National Association of Social Workers fulfills all of the following purposes except:

A) Provide membership services
B) Provide accreditation
C) Publish policy statements on various issues
D) Membership lends credibility

Answer 3

B

Question 4

_____ practice is social work intervention with groups.

A) Macro
B) Micro
C) Mezzo

Question 5

_____ is a group that meets to establish, monitor, and coordinate service plans on behalf of a client system.

A) Delegate council
B) Administrative group
C) Treatment conference

Question 6

Social work with families combines ____ practice.

A) Macro and micro
B) Mezzo and macro
C) Mezzo and micro

Question 7

_____ groups involve members sharing common issues or problems and meeting on an ongoing basis to cope with stress, give each other suggestions, provide encouragement, convey information, and furnish emotional support.

A) Therapy
B) Support
C) Socialization
D) Growth

Question 8

A group of agency workers and clients who join forces to conduct a letter-writing campaign to legislators to place stoplights at a dangerous intersection is an example of a(n):

A) Social action group
B) Treatment conference
C) Administrative group
D) Committee

Question 9

_____ social agencies are run by some designated unit of government and are usually regulated by laws impacting policy.

A) Dysfunctional
B) Public
C) Universal
D) Political

Question 10

_____ groups are aimed at expanding self-awareness, increasing potential, and maximizing health and well-being.

A) Therapy
B) Support
C) Socialization
D) Growth

Question 11

_____ support involves help such as money, rides, and shelter.

A) Appraisal
B) Instrumental
C) Informational

Question 12

A coordinated effort to advocate for change in a social institution to benefit a specific population, solve a social problem, correct unfairness, or enhance people's well-being was a method of community organization called:

A) Social planning
B) Social action
C) Locality development

Question 13

_____ communities are based on some commonality other than location.

A) Locality based
B) Nongeographic
C) Common
D) Disparate

Question 14

_____ is a group of representatives from various agencies or from units within a single agency that meet to discuss issues of mutual concern.

A) Delegate council
B) Administrative group
C) Treatment conference

Question 15

Social work in rural communities:

A) Is not nearly as generalist as in urban social work
B) Requires that dual or multiple relationships are to be avoided at all costs
C) Involves working with natural helping networks
D) Usually involves large bureaucracies

Question 16

In a(n) ______ role, a social worker might teach an abusive parent effective child management techniques.

A) Broker
B) Educator
C) Case manager
D) Counselor

Question 17

The organization that provides guidelines to university and college social work programs is entitled:

A) National Association of Social Workers
B) Association of Community Organization and Social Administration
C) Council on Social Work Education
D) Social Work Education Commission

Question 18

A group of staff representatives appointed to investigate, assess, and make recommendations about the quality of food served in a nursing home is an example of a(n):

A) Treatment conference
B) Administrative group
C) Committee
D) Social action group

Question 19

In a(n) _____ role, social workers follow the planned-change process and help clients develop solutions to problems.

A) Broker
B) Educator
C) Case manager
D) Counselor

Question 20

The idea of the method of community organization called _____ is to involve as many people as possible within the community in a democratic manner to define their goals and help themselves.

A) Social planning
B) Social action
C) Locality development

Question 21

A proprietary social agency is run by some designated unit of government and is usually regulated by laws impacting policy.

Question 22

Over one-third of BSWs get their first social work job in _____ settings.

A) Private for-profit
B) Public-federal
C) Private nonprofit nonreligious
D) Private nonprofit religious

Question 23

_____ is the first credential established for the profession that designates the holder as competent for independent practice.

A) Academy of Certified Social Workers
B) National Association of Social Workers
C) Graduate Social Work Certification
D) Council on Social Work Education

Question 24

Social workers performing a broker role coordinate services provided by a number of agencies or services on a client's behalf.

Question 25

The greatest number of social workers two years post graduation with a bachelor's degree are employed in which of the following fields of practice:

A) Youth services
B) Alcohol, drug, or substance abuse
C) Child welfare/child protective services
D) School social work

Question 26

Treatment groups help individuals solve personal problems, change unwanted behaviors, cope with stress, and improve quality of life.

Question 27

When social workers teach and inform clients of more effective child management techniques, they are performing the counselor role.

Question 28

Typically, closed questions begin with what, how, why, or could.

Question 29

When a public agency buys services from a private agency, a purchase-of-service contract is developed.

Question 30

The generalized minimum requirements for the _____ level of social work practice involves an MSW with two years' postmaster's direct clinical social work experience.

A) Intermediate
B) Agency
C) Clinical
D) Graduate

Question 31

The majority of BSW alumni felt their first major role was:

A) Case management
B) Advocacy
C) Counseling
D) Brokering

Question 32

Nongeographic communities are based on some commonality other than location.

Question 33

The greatest number of social workers with a bachelor's degree at graduation are employed in which of the following field of practice:

A) Youth services
B) Crisis intervention
C) Mental/behavioral health
D) Corrections/criminal justice

Question 34

_____ is the official confirmation that a school, college, or program fulfills the necessary requirements in curricular development, program structure, resources, and academic achievement to assume that status.

A) Licensure
B) Accreditation
C) Certification

Question 35

An example of a support group would be an urban neighborhood's youth activities group.

Question 36

When using the Triple-A critical thinking process in macro practice, the third step would be:

A) Asserting an opinion
B) Asking questions
C) Assessing the established facts
D) Acquiring necessary research

Question 37

A public social agency's primary purpose is to earn a profit for its owners.

Question 38

Research indicates that male social workers earn about _____% more than female social workers.

A) 44
B) 34
C) 24
D) 14

Question 39

The majority of social workers with master's degrees are employed in which of the following fields of practice:

A) Youth services
B) Mental/behavioral health
C) School social work
D) Family services

Question 40

In the social work perspective, communities are entities in which citizens can organize or be organized to address mutual concerns and improve their overall quality of life.

Question 41

What beliefs, attitudes, and values do you think tend to characterize your community?

Question 42

What are the five purposes that the National Association of Social Workers fulfills?

Question 43

Social Work is a quarterly journal published by the National Association of Social Workers.

Question 44

Define social advocacy, planning and policy practice, and community capacity development.

Question 45

In macro practice, the second step in the Triple-A critical thinking process is to assist the client in the planned change process.

Question 46

Define accreditation, and cite the organization that provides accreditation for social work programs.

Question 47

EAP stands for Employee Assistance Programs.

Question 48

With what social networks have you and your family been involved during your lifetime?

Question 49

Explain the difference between task and treatment groups.

Question 50

Compare and contrast the issues in rural and urban social work.

Question 51

Explain why social work with families is a combination of the micro and mezzo levels of practice.

Question 52

The Council on Social Work Education is the accrediting body for all programs in social work education.

Question 53

Problems of access and adequacy remain critical issues in rural social work practice.

Question 54

The Diplomate in Clinical Social Work is the highest distinction bestowed on clinical social workers.

Question 55

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the number of social workers will decrease by the year 2018.

Question 56

A treatment conference meets to establish, monitor, and coordinate service plans on behalf of a client system.

Question 57

Cite and define the four categories of social work practice that jurisdictions may legally regulate.

Question 58

Compare and contrast public social agencies, nonprofit social agencies, and proprietary social agencies.

Question 59

A delegate council is a group of representatives from various agencies or from units within a single agency that meet to discuss issues of mutual concern.

Question 60

Locality intervention is the term used in the past to refer to macro practice in social work.

Question 61

What subcategory of child, family, and school social workers has the highest median annual earnings?

Question 62

Rank the following employment settings according to the percentage of BSW employment immediately after graduation (1 = highest, 4 = lowest):
Family services Aging/geriatrics
Health/medical care Corrections/criminal justice

Question 63

What subcategory of medical and public health social workers has the highest median annual earnings?

Question 64

What type of task or treatment group have you participated in, or are participating in at this time? Describe the group's functioning and explain how the group's functioning could be, or could have been, improved.