Deck 2: An Evolving Profession

Question 1

Analyze how the unique contributions of the Charity Organization and the Settlement House movements continue to be evident in contemporary social work practice.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Select two tenets for social work practice described in the text.Evaluate each in the context of the purpose of social work, the social work code of ethics, and empowerment-based social work practice.

Answer 2

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Question 3

The 1960s was significant for social work because of ______.

A)the War on Poverty
B)the New Deal
C)the Charity Organization Society
D)Freudian psychoanalysis

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The organization founded by S.Humphreys Gurteen to deal with the chaos and indiscriminate charity of relief practices in Buffalo, New York, was the ______.

A)first U.S.Charity Organization Society
B)the Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor
C)the National Conference of Charities and Correction
D)the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism

Question 5

Explain the three general areas of the common base of the social work profession.

Question 6

If you were a "friendly visitor" in a charity organization society, you would most likely ______.

A)access public funds for families in distress
B)believe that charity represented respectful support for families
C)act as a model of moral character
D)not be concerned about investigations and scientific procedures

Question 7

The ecosystems approach ______.

A)considers transactions between people and their physical and social environments
B)is a facet of Freud's psychoanalytic perspective
C)focuses on individuals, but not their environments
D)focuses solely on the physical and social environment

Question 8

NASW stands for the ______.

A)National Association of Social Welfare
B)National Association of Social Workers
C)National Academy of Social Work
D)National Assistance for Social Workers

Question 9

Apply the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics to identify the personal values that might interfere with your professional obligation.

Question 10

You are writing a report on Bertha Capen Reynolds.Which of the following activities will you include in your report?

A)her work as Secretary of Labor
B)her emphasis on consumer involvement in directing social services
C)her advocacy for small group interaction as a vehicle for social change.
D)her activities in the Charity Organization Society

Question 11

______ is an early pioneer in the Settlement House Movement.

A)Mary Richmond
B)Harriet Bartlett
C)Florence Hollis
D)Jane Addams

Question 12

______ was a policy maker who was instrumental in drafting the Social Security Act of 1935.

A)Harry Hopkins
B)Whitney Young
C)Grace Coyle
D)Eduard Lindeman

Question 13

From an ecosystems perspective, evaluate why it is important for social workers to engage in practice activities that include both individual treatment and social reform.

Question 14

Apply activities of the Settlement House Movement to further your understanding the empowerment orientation in social work practice today.

Question 15

Compare and contrast the purposes, roles, and functions of the Charity Organization Society and Settlement House Movement.

Question 16

Illustrate how the social work profession through its knowledge base emphasizes human rights and empowerment of oppressed populations.

Question 17

Speculate about what you can do as an individual practitioner to influence the general public's positive regard of social workers and the social work profession.

Question 18

Describe the key factors that influenced social work's quest for status as a profession.

Question 19

Delivered at the Baltimore Conference on Charities, Flexner's 1915 speech ______.

A)applauded the professional status of social work
B)characterized social work as having a method common to numerous fields of practice
C)recognized a specific aim for social work leading to a highly specialized education
D)generated activities so social work could meet the stated criteria of a profession

Question 20

The first Black settlement house in the United States was founded by ______.

A)Janie Porter Barrett
B)Lugenia Burns Hop
C)Sarah Fernandis
D)Mary Eliza Church Terrell