Deck 3: Education for Social Work

Question 1

Social work profession's prominence among various professions results from

A) The fact that social workers are paid very high salaries
B) The fact that social workers are actively involved in American public offices
C) Community demands for trained staff to administer a multibillion-dollar human service system.
D) Their very high numbers in the work force

Answer 1

Community demands for trained staff to administer a multibillion-dollar human service system.

Question 2

New York School of Philanthropy

A) Pioneered social work instruction through an 8-month course
B) Is now recognized as the School of Social Work at New York University
C) Established National Association of Social Workers
D) Was established in 1900

Answer 2

Pioneered social work instruction through an 8-month course

Question 3

In 2001, the board of directors of CSWE adopted an Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) that defined the purposes of social work education as follows:

A) To provide graduate level training in child welfare
B) To prepare competent and effective professionals
C) To advocate higher salaries for social work educators
D) To disseminate the history of the profession

Answer 3

To prepare competent and effective professionals

Question 4

The baccalaureate programs in social work prepare students for

A) Advanced social work practice in a specific concentration
B) Advanced research in various areas of practice
C) Generalist social work practice
D) Generalist social work research in a specific concentration

Question 5

Masters Programs in social work

A) Provide a generalist training
B) Have been given official recognition and sanction as the first professional practice degree in social work.
C) Provide advanced social work education and training in a specific concentration
D) Give students the option of not doing field practicum

Question 6

Social work education programs integrate content

A) That discriminates against people from diverse backgrounds
B) On populations-at-risk, examining the factors that contribute to and constitute being at risk.
C) That promotes personal and subjective values among professional social workers
D) That endorses monetary gains in social work practice

Question 7

Social work education programs

A) Provide content on the reciprocal relationships between human behavior and social environments.
B) Provide content based on hypothetical knowledge
C) Do not include theories and knowledge of spiritual development across the life span because this material is considered irrelevant
D) Discourage students to get involved in policy-making issues

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT included in Social Work Practice Content?

A) Collecting and assessing information
B) Planning for service delivery
C) Implementing non-empirical interventions
D) Evaluating program outcomes

Question 9

Continuing Education (CE)

A) Is designed to qualify practitioners to meet the demands of an ever-changing social service kaleidoscope.
B) Mandates social work practitioners to obtain a doctorate
C) Refers to extra classes taken by social work students to prepare them for field practicum
D) Refers to remedial classes offered to students making low grades in social work courses

Question 10

CSWE

A) Stands for "Conference on Social Work Education"
B) Reviews the undergraduate and graduate social work programs and accredits training
C) Offers consultation services to non-accredited programs only
D) Sets up and maintains national accreditation standards for baccalaureate programs only

Question 11

Explain why social work education is considered to be a phenomenon of the twentieth century. To respond to this question, you will need to trace the history of social work education in the 20^th century.

Question 12

List and briefly explain the basic parameters of the foundation areas in social work education

Question 13

How does the Master's program prepare students for a successful career in social work?

Question 14

What are the educational goals of undergraduate programs in social work?

Question 15

Explain the various roles and functions of CSWE.