Deck 13: Spirituality and Religion in Social Work Practice

Question 1

___________ is an organized system of beliefs, rules, practice and ceremonies:

A) Cultural competence
B) Religion
C) Spirituality
D) Faith

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A client who does not believe in religion or a higher power, such as a "god", is often called:

A) Christian
B) Agnostic
C) Spiritual
D) A believer

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Spiritual or religious assessments may ask about all of the following, except:

A) The client's main religious or spiritual beliefs
B) The religious or spiritual beliefs of those who raised the client
C) The client's legal history
D) The client's faith practices.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When looking for a job, social workers should

A) Take the first job offered
B) Agree to pray at a job, even if it goes against the social workers values
C) Never ask about the agencies mission or vision
D) Make sure that the agencies mission and vision match the values of the social worker

Question 5

Under the NASW Code of Ethics 4.01, Competence, it states

A) Social workers must understand oppression related to religion
B) Social workers need to acquire the required competence before engaging in any practice, including religious and spiritual interventions
C) Social workers should never exploit others for their own religious interests.
D) Social workers should always prayer with clients

Question 6

Hodge (2011) stated that social workers should:

A) Try new spiritual interventions, even if beyond the scope of the client's treatment plan.
B) Encourage clients to practice the social workers religious practices
C) Encourage clients to practice the social workers religious practices
D) Evaluate relevant research related to the use of spiritual interventions in addressing a client's specific problem

Question 7

It is important for social workers to understand clients' religious practices and the laws related. One law pointed out in the book is:

A) The Santeria faith is not prohibited from sacrificing live animals as part of their rituals in Florida.
B) Allowing Catholic prayer in all schools.
C) Banning the use of peyote in all ceremonies.
D) All states must ban the use of contraception.

Question 8

An example of the partnership between social work and religion is:

A) Requiring a client to attend a church service
B) Meditating spiritually with clients
C) Free use of church buildings for self-help groups
D) Stopping social work programs and encouraging the faith community to do all social work programming

Question 9

Literature has found that a technique that can increase a social worker's resilience and well-being is:

A) Mindfulness
B) Sleeping
C) Drinking alcohol
D) Increasing the social workers case load

Question 10

Many social issues of today, such as use of contraception, have religious dimensions.

Question 11

Individuals are either religious or spiritual; you cannot be both.

Question 12

The pioneers of the social work profession often used interventions that had religious or spiritual components in providing services to their communities.

Question 13

Twelve-step self-help groups generally have a spiritual component as they emphasize a recognition that there is a higher power.

Question 14

A social worker should gain consent from a client prior to completing a religious assessment.

Question 15

The question "What are the main religious beliefs of the people closest to you?" would be considered inappropriate for a spiritual assessment.

Question 16

Social workers are now required by the NASW Code of Ethics to self-disclose their religious beliefs to their clients.

Question 17

Social workers should develop their own cultural competence in relation to spiritual interventions.

Question 18

A social worker should generally seek to have his or her clients convert to the worker's religious beliefs.

Question 19

The use of spiritually related interventions by social workers should generally be limited to those that are specifically identified in the intervention contract with the client.

Question 20

An outcome of the devolution revolution is that the religious community is again becoming a major provider of social services.

Question 21

List four questions that would be useful for social workers to ask in a spiritual/religious assessment of a client.

Question 22

Describe how you would respond if a client asks you about your religious affiliation.

Question 23

List and describe two guidelines to consider when determining when spiritual or religious intervention are appropriate to use:

Question 24

Describe the limited partnership between social work and religion that is emerging in the provision of social services in communities. Also, explain why this partnership is emerging.