Deck 10: Social Work Community Practice

Question 1

The text defined _____ as the process of stimulating and assisting the local community to evaluate, plan, and coordinate its efforts to provide for the community's health, welfare, and recreational needs.

A) Community practice
B) Parks and Recreation Coalition
C) Community
D) Locality development

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Community practice in social work began in:

A) The 1700s
B) The 1800s
C) The 1900s
D) The twentieth century

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The United Way was previously called:

A) Community Chests
B) Welfare Council
C) Charity Organization Society
D) Family Care Organization

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The community practice approach that stresses the role of the expert and of expertise in resolving social problems is:

A) Community capacity development
B) Social planning/policy
C) Social advocacy

Question 5

The community practice approach that is based on the assumption that basic changes are needed, not only in the distribution of power and resources, but also in the policies of formal institutions, is:

A) Community capacity development
B) Social planning/policy
C) Social advocacy

Question 6

The community practice model in which the power structure is most apt to be viewed as an oppressive system to be coerced and overturned is:

A) Community capacity development
B) Social planning/policy
C) Social advocacy

Question 7

The approach to community practice in which conflict and confrontation are most common is:

A) Community capacity development
B) Social planning/policy
C) Social advocacy

Question 8

The community practice model in which a social worker is most apt to be a catalyst, coordinator, and teacher of problem-solving skills is:

A) Community capacity development
B) Social planning/policy
C) Social advocacy

Question 9

The community practice model in which a social worker is most apt to be a fact-gatherer, an analyst, and a program implementer is:

A) Community capacity development
B) Social planning/policy
C) Social advocacy

Question 10

The community practice model in which the power structure is most apt to be viewed as employer and sponsor is:

A) Community capacity development
B) Social planning/policy
C) Social advocacy

Question 11

_____ helps the planners of a proposed change look at the big picture by studying what is impacting the change and weighing the pros and cons of the proposal.

A) Impact Diagram
B) Change Proposal Evaluation
C) Community Change Inventory
D) Force Field Analysis

Question 12

Specific community practice skills for social workers include all of the following except:

A) Budgeting
B) Fundraising
C) Evaluating outcomes
D) Social casework

Question 13

_____ refers to efforts of acquiring and making sense out of information so it can be used as an aid in making decisions.

A) Lobbying
B) Building Coalitions
C) Needs assessment
D) Social action

Question 14

When individuals or organizations work together in addressing a need, we call this:

A) Working with the Media
B) Strategy
C) Research
D) Collaboration

Question 15

The Mercado Central in Minneapolis was an example in the text of _____ community development.

A) Asset-based
B) Deficiency model
C) Politically-influenced
D) Congregation-based

Question 16

The terms "neighborhood" and "community" are synonymous.

Question 17

Community welfare councils were first organized in 1908.

Question 18

The objective of the community capacity development model of community practice is the redistribution of power and resources.

Question 19

In a force field analysis, forces that work against the change are called reversing forces.

Question 20

Needs assessments are frequently required in community practice by funding agencies.

Question 21

Many grants exist to support community efforts at the local, state, or national levels.

Question 22

When working with the media, it is better to have a negative relationship so that they are stirred into action.

Question 23

Social workers engage in policy practice at the community level through joining advocacy groups, attending lobby days, or contacting policymakers.

Question 24

In practically all community asset intervention projects social workers use a problem-solving approach.

Question 25

There are no evidence-based interventions at the community level.

Question 26

How would you define community practice?

Question 27

Write a brief history of community practice in social work.

Question 28

Compare and contrast the following three models of community organization practice:

Question 29

Write a narrative description of what you know about your home community.

Question 30

Define force field analysis. What are the stages in this process?

Question 31

Summarize five generalist skills a social worker needs to be effective in macro practice.

Question 32

Describe the techniques a social worker can employ to be effective in fundraising.

Question 33

Describe how you would conduct a needs assessment to determine the extent and severity of sex trafficking in your county (city). Who would you approach to obtain this information?

Question 34

Describe the Mercado Central. How was this project accomplished?

Question 35

List the steps involved in the process of the community assets intervention approach.