Deck 4: Generalist Social Work Practice

Question 1

What is an event that accelerated social work's shift toward individual treatment?

A)The emergence of funding for social service agencies during the Depression.
B)The application of psychoanalytic theory to social work practice.
C)The focus on providing services solely to the poor.
D)None of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Who envisioned community mental health programs as a social work domain?

A)Adolph Meyer
B)Dorothea Dix
C)Grace Coyle
D)Richard Cabot

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The skills of generalist practice include assessment,referral work,and:

A)brokering between clients and agencies and other sources of help.
B)evaluation of services in terms of usefulness to clients.
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Answer 3

C

Question 4

One theory that was adapted for social work during the sixties was Systems Theory,which stressed:

A)The similarities of all systems,both natural and social.
B)The dissonance of all systems,including natural and social.
C)Both A & B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 5

Medical social work was introduced by:

A)Mary Richmond.
B)Abraham Flexner.
C)Richard Cabot.
D)Grace Coyle.

Question 6

The Milford Conference,which was a series of meetings to discuss the social work profession,was held in:

A)the 1920s.
B)the 1930s.
C)the 1940s.
D)the 1950s.

Question 7

What are some potential barriards case managers seek to act as client advocates?

A)Lack of financially viable resources,if the resources exist at all.
B)Increased services for people of color,the homeless,or who live in rural areas or the inner city.
C)Managed-care companies providing unfettered access to resources.
D)None of the above.

Question 8

Case Management is a term that can be used to describe a method or process of service delivery and a set of roles assumed by various providers of health and social services.Some practitioners include:

A)Nurses
B)Social Workers
C)Occupational Therapist
D)All of the above

Question 9

An essential method of practice for the BSW social worker is:

A)Generalist practice
B)Case Management
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 10

Among the events which accelerated social work's shift toward individual treatment were the following:

A)fears of radicalism following the Russian Revolution.
B)the return of veterans from World War I.
C)Freud's Theory of Psychoanalysis gaining popularity
D)all of the above.

Question 11

World War II brought an end to the Great Depression and a beginning of an era of prosperity and optimism known as:

A)the Great Society.
B)the Progressive Era.
C)the Affluent Society.
D)none of the above.

Question 12

Social work administration emerged as a social work method at:

A)Case Western University.
B)Atlanta University.
C)New York University.
D)none of the above.

Question 13

In the early 1900s,what is now known as "social casework" expanded from children's aid and charity organization societies to:

A)medical social work
B)school social work
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 14

Which of the following social work techniques can be traced to charity organizations?

A)Administration
B)Social casework
C)Group work
D)Community organization

Question 15

A name associated with the development of methods for social work administration is:

A)Jane Addams.
B)Edith Abbott.
C)Grace Coyle.
D)Mary Richmond.

Question 16

Micropratice includes:

A)Psychiatric social work
B)Family social work
C)School social work
D)All of the above

Question 17

One situation in which an ethical dilemma may arise is when client confidentiality conflicts with:

A)A supervisor's desire to increase awareness of the agency's work through testimonials.
B)The client's desire to share his story with a news agency.
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 18

By the end of the Progressive Era,all but which of these social work specializations had developed?

A)Psychiatric social work
B)Medical social work
C)School social work
D)Community planning

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a definition of generalist practice withing social work?

A)The ability of a practitioner to work with all levels of social work clients.
B)Having the ability to employ a variety of social work methods.
C)A person who can be licensened to work with any population and practice in a clincal setting.
D)A person who can make a broad assessment of individual,group,or organizational needs and then make the connection to resources that will meet these needs.

Question 20

A social worker associated with the group work tradition is:

A)Bertha Reynolds.
B)Grace Abbott.
C)Grace Coyle.
D)Edith Abbott.

Question 21

Core areas of social work include:

A)social work research.
B)community organization.
C)social work administration.
D)psychotherapy.

Question 22

The dominant social work method of the 1940s and 1950s was:

A)community organization.
B)social administration.
C)casework.
D)group work.

Question 23

The National Mental Health Act was passed in:

A)1925.
B)1946.
C)1964.
D)1975.

Question 24

A theory which emerged in the 1960s and helped integrate casework,group work,and community organization into a single model was:

A)behavioral theory.
B)systems theory.
C)psychoanalytic theory.
D)task-centered practice.