Deck 6: Social Work Practice With Families: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning

Question 1

Which of the following is representative of the meaning of family?

A) Home, safety, and acceptance
B) Violence and danger
C) Neglect
D) All of the statements are representative of the meaning of family

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A traditional yet outdated view of the family in American society includes:

A) A nuclear group consisting of two adults and two or three children
B) An extended group with older and younger adults and older and younger children
C) A nuclear group consisting of two heterosexual adults and two or three children
D) A single mother with three children

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Social workers must recognize the range of diverse family constellations to provide effective social work services.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is a function of the family unit?

A) Providing a safe space for rest and privacy
B) Transmitting religious heritage
C) Advocating for members who are vulnerable
D) All of the statements are functions of the family unit

Question 5

The family unit functions to support individual family members with gaining a meaningful connection with community life.

Question 6

Social workers use the functions of a family unit as a guide for assessing the degree to which societal expectations are met in a family.

Question 7

Systems theory assumes that a system:

A) Involves a series of components that are dependent upon each other in an orderly way
B) Seeks out the strengths of every other system in the unit to enhance its functioning
C) Uses symbolically meaningful social gestures to assess, retain, and/or eliminate other systems within the unit
D) Induces the social forces that create movement of social norms

Question 8

Which of the following is an element of systems theory?

A) The individual functioning of one family member does not impact other family members
B) Attachment patterns are highly influential to family functioning
C) Change is inevitable and easy to achieve
D) Complex family norms are deeply ingrained within a family system

Question 9

In systems theory, the individual is viewed as a subsystem of the family.

Question 10

Family structure refers to the relationship:

A) Of communication patterns found among and between mother, father, and children
B) Of the psychodynamic functions of the Electra and Oedipal complexes found in the family
C) Among the generations of a family, especially between the subsystems of parents and children
D) Between social norms across different family systems

Question 11

Intergenerational patterns refer to the assertion that families:

A) Violate boundaries to forward socially unacceptable social norms
B) Transmit their patterns of relationship from one generation to the next
C) Pass on strategies of dealing with problems only to the next generation
D) Have patterns of cognitive development found in generations of the same family

Question 12

Social workers working with grandparents who are rearing grandchildren:

A) Are required to report the circumstances to child protective services or other authorities
B) Use a special protocol for establishing custody
C) Are required to consider alternative forms of childcare
D) Need to offer several types of support

Question 13

The 2015 landmark Supreme Court Ruling that made same-sex marriage legal in all 50-states quickly ended experiences of discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community in society.

Question 14

Social workers are ethically obligated to support equal rights and social justice for the LGBTQ+ community.

Question 15

The term parentified child is used to describe a child who:

A) Is being subjected to overprotection by a single parent
B) Has been socially coerced into accepting the role of a parent figure in the household
C) Is at odds with his/her/their parent and has a high probability of becoming a runaway
D) Has been subjected to infantilizing actions of the single parent

Question 16

A social work skill that supports family work within a single parent family includes all of the following except:

A) Emphasizing accomplishments
B) Joining the family in their struggles
C) Helping the family fit into a traditional family pattern
D) Pooling resources among significant family members

Question 17

To gain skills in cultural competency that are necessary for working with families of multiple ethnic heritages, a social worker must:

A) Gain a master's degree
B) Learn about the history of oppression of people of color
C) Identify as belonging to the same ethnic group as the family
D) None of the above

Question 18

When supporting a family member with a disability, the social worker's primary objective is to offer a pathology of the family member's experience as a means of explaining family dysfunction.

Question 19

A family centered care approach emphasizes all of the following except:

A) Honoring the care preferences of the family
B) Offering the family rigid solutions to their problems
C) Collaborating with the family while making decisions
D) Developing plans to promote access to care

Question 20

The term blended family is used to describe a family that:

A) Is comprised of many generations of relatives living under one roof
B) Is comprised of separate families that come together in the same household
C) Is comprised of heterosexual, married parents and their children
D) Is comprised of parents and their adopted children

Question 21

When working with an immigrant or refugee family, the social worker should rely on his/her/their own research about the family's culture. This avoids any misunderstanding that could result from language barriers while the family tells their own story.

Question 22

A social worker who approaches the care of a family using narrative theory seeks to:

A) Help the family gain a more liberating perspective of the family's story
B) Identify attachment relationships
C) Change boundaries within the family system as a means creating healthier relationships
D) Support each individual family member in gaining their own perspective of the family's story

Question 23

Externalization is the:

A) Focus of systems theory
B) The idea that problems are outside of the family unit
C) The process by which people project problems onto social structures
D) Identification of oppressive social structures

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of solution-focused family interventions?

A) Families are not the problem, families experience problems
B) Family problems and family solutions are not connected
C) Change happens constantly and inevitably
D) Family interventions can be brief

Question 25

Which of the following approaches to care is grounded within a constructionist framework?

A) Strengths-based Approach
B) Narrative Approach
C) Solution-focused Approach
D) All of the approaches listed are grounded within a constructionist framework

Question 26

Describe the concept of family-centered care.

Question 27

List the set of beliefs that are associated with working with families who have members with disabilities. Explain how these beliefs exemplify a strengths-based and constructionist perspective.

Question 28

Discuss the way you would use mapping to support each of the following phases of care with families: assessment, planning, intervention, termination, and evaluation.

Question 29

Name and define a common type of question used in the assessment phase of solution-focused work with families. Give an example of the way that type of question could be used with a family member who is experiencing challenges caused by excessive alcohol use.

Question 30

Reflect on the type of situations in which your work with families might produce feelings that are difficult for you to manage. Name and describe three strategies to support your self-care and professional development in this area.

Question 31

A traditional view of the family in American society includes:

A) A nuclear group consisting of two adults and two or three children
B) An extended group with older and younger adults and older and younger children
C) A nuclear group consisting of two heterosexual adults and two or three children
D) A single mother with three children

Question 32

Which of the following elements of systems theory is/are important for social work with families?

A) A change in one component influences other components of the system
B) Subsystems and boundaries
C) Family norms
D) All of the above

Question 33

Family structure refers to the relationship:

A) Of communication patterns found among and between mother, father, and children
B) Of the psychodynamic functions of the Electra and Oedipal Complexes found in the family
C) Among the generations of a family, especially between the subsystems of parents and children
D) Between social norms across different family systems

Question 34

Social workers need to be prepared to work with contemporary family constellations such as single-parent families, blended families, and families that have relocated to America through refugee status.

Question 35

Which of the following is an assumption of a solution-focused family intervention?

A) Family interventions can be brief
B) Family interventions should seek to repair broken attachment bonds
C) Family interventions should be designed to help the family gain a more liberating perspective of the family's story
D) Families should not experience problems

Question 36

Which of the following is a function of the American family?

A) Create an environment in which children can be nurtured and socialized
B) Provide the material and economic necessities for sustenance and growth
C) Offer members emotional security, respect, safety, and a place for appropriate sexual expression
D) All of the above

Question 37

From the perspective of systems theory, norms, subsystems, and boundaries create:

A) Family Structure
B) Attachment patterns
C) Enmeshment
D) Contemporary family contexts

Question 38

A family centered care approach emphasizes all of the following except:

A) Honoring the care preferences of the family
B) Offering the family rigid solutions to their problems
C) Collaborating with the family while making decisions
D) Developing plans to promote access to care

Question 39

Name three elements of systems theory that are important for social work with families.