Deck 3: Applying the Ecological Model: A Theoretical Foundation for Human Services

Question 1

The service plan the human services worker designs for the client should be two-pronged and should include___________ interventions.

A) ​Life transitions and cognition
B) ​Substance abuse and job training
C) ​Workplace and community
D) ​Personal and environmental

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Name 4 elements of context in which the client operates.

Answer 2

Answers will vary​

Question 3

Name 4 characteristics a person brings to their situation.

Answer 3

Answers will vary​

Question 4

Briefly describe,that while case managers work with individuals,why macro level intervention is an important aspect to assisting clients.

Question 5

Give an example of an intervention that strengthens the individual?​

Question 6

Briefly describe the why context is important.

Question 7

Approaching the school superintendent together with the social service professionals in the children's case management unit to advocate for an improvement in the school's academic supports offered would be referred to as a(n)______ intervention.

A) ​Two-pronged
B) ​Macro-level
C) ​Transition
D) ​Meso-level

Question 8

What 3 life transitions that may effect a client?​

Question 9

In order to develop a balanced understanding of the client,the case manager must:​

A) ​Determine the probable outcome of services provided to the client based on his or her problem type
B) ​See what the client brings to the situation, such as personality characteristics that affect the larger context of that person's life
C) ​Discount distracting information such as the client's environment
D) ​Determine if the client receives the majority of care within the home environment

Question 10

We apply the ecological model of human services in order to:​

A) ​Understand the client's problem on its own, without the distraction of others' opinions
B) ​Help patients who express an interest in environmentalism
C) ​Weed inappropriate candidates from the helping professions
D) ​Understand the individual within the overall context

Question 11

The context level immediately surrounding the client such as family,church group,close friends,etc.would be considered:​

A) ​The micro level
B) ​The meso level
C) ​The macro level
D) ​Unimportant because human service workers should be able to intervene on all three levels

Question 12

Why would a client seek help during a period of transition?​

Question 13

Aspects of the social context that a person grew up in and is now functioning in (macro level context)include:​

A) ​Religious group
B) ​Social class
C) ​Prejudice and discrimination
D) ​Family values

Question 14

What are the 3 levels of the Ecological Model?​

Question 15

Some people have difficulty coping with the changes brought on by developmental transitions in life.These life stages may include:​

A) ​Early shaping experiences
B) ​Prejudice and discrimination
C) ​Going to high school
D) ​Role status, conflict and strain

Question 16

Aspects of the personal context that a person grew up in and is now functioning in (meso level context)include:​

A) ​Social class
B) ​Motivation
C) ​Personality
D) ​Life transitions

Question 17

A person's individual characteristics interact with external circumstances to affect his or her outcome.Some of these individual characteristics (micro level context)include:​

A) ​Prejudice and discrimination
B) ​Family
C) ​Motivation
D) ​Social class

Question 18

The case manager's ability to address issues on the three context levels is referred to as:​

A) ​The generalist approach
B) ​The ecological model
C) ​The individual environmental approach
D) ​The macro level