Deck 1: Overview of Social Work Practice

Question 1

The first settlement house was:

A) Hull House
B) Toynbee Hall
C) New York Charity Society
D) Charity Organization Society

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is true:

A) The main objective of the environmental reform approach to helping people is to enable clients to adapt and adjust to their social situations
B) The psychiatric approach to helping people focuses on changing the system to better meet the needs of people
C) The Social Security Act of 1935 brought about an extensive expansion of public social services and job opportunities for social workers.
D) Friendly visitors were the first paid social workers

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to the NASW, all of the following are goals of social work practice except:

A) Restoring or enhancing the capacity of social functioning of individuals, families, and groups.
B) Help people overcome some of life's most difficult challenges.
C) Being primarily doers of good work.
D) Help prevent crises and counsel individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The following is true:

A) Social welfare is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups or communities to enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning
B) Social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior, of social, economic, and cultural institutions, and the interaction of all these factors.
C) Social welfare seeks to enhance the social functioning only of poor people in our society
D) Social workers are the only professionals employed in the field of social welfare

Question 5

The text lists _____ as the first step in the problem-solving approach to working with families.

A) Identify as precisely as possible the problem or problems
B) Decide who exactly is the most in need in this situation
C) Implement a solution
D) Apply empirical knowledge and technology

Question 6

The social work practice role that pulls together services required to assist individuals, families, and groups is:

A) Case Manager
B) Broker
C) Advocate
D) Activist

Question 7

When social workers link individuals or groups who need help with community services, they are fulfilling the role of:

A) Enabler
B) Broker
C) Advocate
D) Activist

Question 8

In the following role, the social worker gives information to clients and teaches them adaptive skills:

A) Broker
B) Educator
C) Negotiator
D) Coordinator

Question 9

In the following role, the social worker calls attention to a potential problem:

A) Broker
B) Enabler
C) Negotiator
D) Initiator

Question 10

The _____ model views individuals, families, and small groups as having transitional problems and needs as they move from one life stage to another.

A) Ecological
B) Medical
C) Transitional
D) Stage

Question 11

__________ is aimed at helping individuals, on a one-to-one basis, to deal with personal and social problems.

A) Social casework
B) Group work
C) Group counseling
D) Family therapy

Question 12

Mezzo practice in social work involves:

A) Working on a one-to-one basis with individuals
B) Working with families and other small groups
C) Working with communities or seeking changes in statutes and social policies
D) Working as an administrator or supervisor at a social service agency

Question 13

__________ is aimed at facilitating the social and emotional adjustment of individuals through the group process.

A) Social casework
B) Group work
C) Group counseling
D) Community organization

Question 14

Competency 1 of the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) states:

A) Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
B) Engage in policy practice
C) Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
D) Advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice

Question 15

The Council on Social Work Education's (2015) competency entitled "Engage in Policy Practice" states social workers should:

A) Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research
B) Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services
C) Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes
D) Present themselves as learners and engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences

Question 16

"Social workers facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed-on goals" is a behavior listed under which of the following 2015 CSWE competencies:

A) Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
B) Engage in policy practice
C) Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
D) Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

Question 17

Formalized training in social work was first offered at universities in the United States in the early 1800s.

Question 18

Mary Richmond published Social Diagnosis, a text the focuses on how to intervene with individuals with different diagnoses.

Question 19

The term social worker is generally applied to graduates of schools of social work who are employed in the field of social welfare.

Question 20

A generalist social worker uses a wide range of prevention and intervention methods in their practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.

Question 21

An activist seeks basic institutional change involving a shift in power and resources to a disadvantaged group.

Question 22

It is essential that social workers have an effective working knowledge of all the micro, mezzo, and macro intervention approaches that have been developed.

Question 23

In working with clients, a social worker should seek to redefine the client's problems so as to be able to apply the worker's preferred intervention approach.

Question 24

Write a history of social work, including how it began and has progressed to present day. Who were some of the important people involved?

Question 25

Define the terms social work and social welfare, and describe the relationship between social work and social welfare.

Question 26

List five social work roles, and then provide an example for each.

Question 27

Describe what is meant by the systems perspective.

Question 28

Describe the person-in-environment focus in social work practice.

Question 29

Describe different roles that social worker play in micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice.

Question 30

Summarize the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for effective social work practice, including the core competencies.