Deck 14: Supervision and Performance Evaluation

Question 1

All of the following can credential social workers except _____.

A) Licensing boards in the state(s) in which they practice
B) Academia
C) Peers
D) Professional associations

Answer 1

Peers

Question 2

Professional credentials are awarded by ____________________.

A) Peers
B) State licensing agencies
C) Professional associations
D) Academic institutions

Answer 2

Professional associations

Question 3

In the 1890s, ______________________ were used to recruit, train, assign, and direct the case-related activities of volunteers.

A) Friendly visitors
B) Paid agents
C) Sanitary visitors
D) Charitable assessors

Answer 3

Paid agents

Question 4

The first formal course in supervision was developed under the guidance of __________________ in 1911.

A) Ida Cannon
B) Mary Richmond
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Dr. Richard Cabot

Question 5

_________________________ refers to agency-based functions organized and constructed around administration, education (clinical), and support.

A) Supervision
B) Clinical supervision
C) Consultation
D) Field education

Question 6

_________ is optional, short term, and requested by the practitioner rather than required by employers or licensure and certification boards.

A) Supervision
B) Clinical supervision
C) Consultation
D) Field education

Question 7

The intent of ______________________ is to connect the theoretical and conceptual contributions of the classroom with the practical world of the practice setting.

A) Supervision
B) Clinical supervision
C) Consultation
D) Field education

Question 8

_____________________ is focused on client-clinician dynamics and can be proved directly to staff, purchased privately by supervisees, or subcontracted by supervisees' employing institutions.

A) Supervision
B) Clinical supervision
C) Consultation
D) Field education

Question 9

The __________________ is the prescribed aspects of that clinician-client relationship that delineate the work each will do to alleviate clients' problems.

A) Client/Practitioner contract
B) Client Bill of Rights
C) Insurance bylaws
D) Working alliance

Question 10

The process in which supervisees unconsciously recreate the behaviors of their clients in their own supervisory sessions is called _________.

A) Projection
B) Parallel process
C) Reaction formation
D) Sublimation

Question 11

Whitney has just completed her coursework and obtained her Masters of Social Work. She has been hired by a hospital to provide psychosocial social work services to patients on medical units. During her graduate school training, Whitney's internships were at a community mental health center and a domestic violence shelter. Whitney's employer will be offering to provide her supervision. According to the integrated developmental model (IDM), Whitney is at which level of development?

A) Level I
B) Level II
C) Level III
D) Level IIII

Question 12

By level _________________ of the integrated developmental model, the supervisory relationship becomes more collegial.

A) Level I
B) Level II
C) Level III
D) Level IIII

Question 13

____________________ is the one-to-one correspondence of processes among different systems.

A) Linear communication
B) Fluid communication
C) Systemness
D) Isomorphism

Question 14

According to the _____________________ model, supervisors adapt their in-session responses to the specific needs of the supervisee.

A) Discrimination
B) Constructivism
C) Hierarchical complexity
D) Proximal development

Question 15

Mary Anne works in a hospital. Once a month, she and the other social workers meet to discuss cases and provide constructive feedback to each other. The social workers have agreed to assume responsibility for supervising and evaluating one another's practice. This is an example of ____________________________.

A) Peer consultation
B) Group supervision
C) Team supervision
D) Peer supervision

Question 16

Sonya is a social worker who works in a primary care office. Once a week, the staff attends team supervision. Specific, preselected patients who have complex medical issues are presented. Each team member has reviewed the patients' information and comes to the meeting with ideas about how to address the patients' needs. The team discusses these ideas, and a plan is put in place to provide care for the patient. This is an example of a ______________________.

A) Interdisciplinary team
B) Intradisciplinary team
C) Multidisciplinary team
D) Transdisciplinary team

Question 17

A phase-based process of weekly supervision designed to orient supervisees to the philosophy and policies of the organization and then to help the supervisee develop both professional judgment and required patient care skills is __________________.

A) Peer consultation
B) Time-limited supervision
C) Team supervision
D) Parallel process

Question 18

___________________ did not grow up in digital language environments and may not have acculturated to them.

A) Digital natives
B) Neophytes
C) Digital immigrants
D) Debians

Question 19

A _________________ examines a wide range of competencies, occurs at intervals, and can result in "personnel actions."

A) Administrative evaluation
B) Practice evaluation
C) Peer evaluation
D) Transdisciplinary evaluation

Question 20

All of the following are results of performance evaluations except _____.

A) Improved staff contribution to the organization
B) Improved staff productivity after comparison of individual performance against the performance other staff members
C) Reduced staff anxiety resulting from ambiguity as to where they stand with their superiors
D) Improved morale and attitudes of staff

Question 21

The personalities of both supervisee and supervisor have a distinct influence on supervision and its outcome.

Question 22

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is an organization that accredits schools of social work.

Question 23

If a social worker passes the requirements for licensure in one state, she can practice social work in any state.

Question 24

One problem with group supervision is that frequently, the supervisees are afraid of sharing their experiences working with patients with other members of the team, so minimal learning occurs.

Question 25

Due to the importance of collaboration and the predictions that there will be insufficient healthcare professionals to meet burgeoning service demands, the use of transdisciplinary teams is expected to grow.

Question 26

Peer consultation is only provided in a one-to-one format.

Question 27

It is acceptable for a dual relationship to occur between supervisors and staff.

Question 28

Psychodynamic theory is the unifying theory that guides supervisors in their work.

Question 29

A supervisor has _________________________ and can be found liable for the actions or inactions of their supervisee.

Question 30

Upon on completion of specified coursework, educational bodies confer ____________________.

Question 31

In Kadushin, Berger, Gilbert, and de St. Aubin's (2009) focus group, supervisees indicated that individual supervision was infrequent. As a result, supervisees used a combination of supervisory models. Describe four models utilized by members of the focus group.

Question 32

List and give examples of the three aspects of the working alliance in supervision that were identified by Bordin.

Question 33

Despite reports by researchers in healthcare and behavioral health on increases in the severity and complexity of client problems, paperwork, and caseloads, the availability of supervisory positions has ______________. Describe the factors contributing to this change?