Deck 7: Social Work Practice With Families: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation

Question 1

Family-focused social work interventions build on the assessment process.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the process of intervention with families?

A) A process that is unconnected to the assessment of the family
B) A change process in which the social worker determines the steps necessary to reach the family's goals
C) A planned change process in which the client family and social worker work together to implement steps to reach the family's goals
D) A strategy that is guided primarily by mapping

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A social worker who is working with a family should not blend intervention techniques from different models. Instead, the social worker should adhere to one particular theoretical approach.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The social worker encourages the family to focus on which of the following areas while approaching care from the strengths perspective?

A) The family's impairments
B) The family's history of intergenerational trauma
C) The family's views of a healthy family
D) The family's ecomap

Question 5

The empowerment approach to family intervention considers the impact of which of the following aspects of the client family's life?

A) Sociopolitical aspects
B) Interpersonal aspects
C) Personal aspects
D) All of the above

Question 6

As used as a part of family intervention, narrative theory emphasizes:

A) The writing of traditional social histories
B) The deconstruction and reconstruction of the family's perception of problems
C) Process recording
D) Quantitative methodologies for outcome evaluations

Question 7

A social worker who seeks to empower a client family for change using the narrative approach could use which of the following techniques?

A) Collaborate with the family to help them separate the problem from the person.
B) Help the family to recognize the role of attachment issues and their influence of the development of problematic family member's behavior
C) Encourage the family to recognize the ways in which the identified problem family member has been instrumental in causing challenges for the family
D) Allow for only the adult members of the family to tell the family narrative

Question 8

A social worker is working with a family that struggles with effective communication. The social worker asks the family members to rate the effectiveness of the communication skills they've been working on using a scale of 0 to 10. This technique is a key component of which of the following theoretical approaches?

A) Narrative theory
B) Systems theory
C) Empowerment approach
D) Solution-focused approach

Question 9

During the intervention phase, a social worker asks the family, "what's better?". This technique is representative of which of the following theoretical approaches?

A) Systems theory
B) Narrative theory
C) Solution-focused approach
D) Empowerment approach

Question 10

General skills that the social worker who works with families needs to embody include:

A) Addressing conflict between family members that arise in session
B) The ability to develop standards related to inform consent that work with each individual family client
C) The skill of developing a contract that clarifies the expectations of each member of the family
D) All of the above

Question 11

A social worker is working with a family who is focusing on trust issues between a father and son. The social worker asks the son if perhaps the father questions the son's whereabouts because he is concerned about the son's welfare. This question is an example of:

A) Mirroring
B) Family group conferencing
C) Reframing
D) Motivational Interviewing

Question 12

Perspectival questions are used in family intervention to:

A) Help the social worker gain a new perspective on an issue
B) Clarify the feelings and meanings of one member's view of another
C) Narrow the focus of an issue
D) Gain more depth on an issue

Question 13

Family Group Conferencing is an intervention aimed at:

A) Creating or strengthening a network of support for the family
B) Bringing family members together to talk face-to-face
C) Improving communication skills between members
D) Developing genograms that tell stories of oppression

Question 14

Motivational Interviewing is a technique that presents challenges to the process of family intervention that do not exist in working with individuals. As a result, social work practitioners should avoid this intervention for family work.

Question 15

Which of the following practice strategies is most useful for helping families identify patterns that have immobilized them and their resources?

A) Family Group Conferencing
B) Miracle Questions
C) Reframing
D) Mapping

Question 16

The termination phase always takes place when the family is ready.

Question 17

Which of the following is a general goal of the termination phase of family care?

A) Developing a plan for maintaining the skills gained during the intervention phase
B) Assessing the helping process
C) Tending to the emotional responses associated with the ending of the client family-social worker relationship
D) All of the statements are representative of general goals of the termination phase

Question 18

The empowerment approach approaches the ending of the client family-social worker relationship in which of the following ways?

A) Identifying new problems for the client family to address at a later date
B) Encouraging methods of sustaining the changes the family has achieved
C) Asking clients to reconsider the ending of the client family-social worker relationship
D) None of the statements are representative of an empowerment approach to termination

Question 19

During the termination phase, a social worker who uses the narrative approach encourages the family to do which of the following?

A) Develop rituals or ceremonies in which the family invite an audience to witness the family's change
B) Avoid all public acknowledgement of improvement the family has made in treatment
C) Only convey the family's improvement to other members of their extended family
D) Write quarterly update letters to the social worker until further notice has been given

Question 20

Solution-focused work emphasizes ending the client family-social worker relationship from the beginning.

Question 21

Evaluation offers families the opportunity to do all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Discuss progress
B) Determine whether the family has met its agreed-upon goals
C) Set goals for continued formal intervention
D) Reflect on the work that has happened in the intervention phase

Question 22

Evaluative strategies that are used to promote an individual focus for the evaluation such as a single-system design or case study can be used to promote a family focus for the evaluation.

Question 23

Specific evaluation measures designed to be used to evaluate social work practice with families include:

A) The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire
B) The Rapid Caregiver Well-Being Scale
C) The Three-Item Brief Assessment of Family Functioning Scale
D) All of the measures are designed to be used to evaluate social work practice with families

Question 24

A social worker evaluates his/her/their own practice as a part of the follow-up phase.

Question 25

As a part of evaluating the social worker's practice, it is important for the social worker to do which of the following:

A) Only utilize personal reflection methods such as journaling to consider the impact of the social worker's training and biases on the family's outcome
B) Determine that a positive outcome means that the family had a positive experience
C) Check in with each family member to make sure they felt heard, understood, and invested in by the social worker
D) Keep any shortcomings private to avoid personal growth

Question 26

Explain the way an empowerment approach could be embodied by an intervention developed for a family who is experiencing challenges related to domestic violence.

Question 27

Name and define one practice strategy that can be used to intervene with a family who is experiencing challenges as a result of the stay-at-home orders enacted as a part of their county's COVID-19 response. Give an example.

Question 28

A social worker has been working with a family who is caring for their frail, ill grandmother. The family members feel they no longer have the financial, emotional, or physical resources to continue caring for the grandmother because her health and mobility have declined in recent months. Explain how the social worker could use family group conferencing as an intervention strategy in this situation.

Question 29

What should homework assignments focus on and emphasize in a solution-focused family intervention?

Question 30

Consider the way you would address confidentiality and informed consent with a family. What strategies and actions would you utilize to do this effectively?

Question 31

A social worker who is working with a family should blend intervention techniques from different theoretical models to best meet the family's goals and needs.

Question 32

During the intervention phase, a social worker asks the family, "What's better?". This technique is representative of which of the following theoretical approaches?

A) Systems theory
B) Narrative theory
C) Solution-focused approach
D) Empowerment approach

Question 33

When a social worker is using the narrative approach to end treatment with a family who has experienced some behavioral issues with their children, the social worker may encourage the family to:

A) Develop rituals or ceremonies in which the family invite an audience to witness the family's change
B) Avoid any public acknowledgement of improvement the family has made in treatment
C) Only convey the family's improvement to other members of their extended family
D) Write quarterly update letters to the social worker until further notice has been given

Question 34

Which of the following are tasks for the evaluation phase of care with families?

A) The social worker and family jointly reflect on their work together
B) Progress that happened during the intervention phase is noted
C) The family determines if they have achieved their goals
D) All of the above

Question 35

In which phase does the social worker evaluate his/her/their own practice?

A) Assessment
B) Evaluation
C) Follow-up
D) Termination

Question 36

Which of the following best describe the process of intervention with families?

A) A process that is unconnected to the assessment of the family
B) A change process in which the social worker determines the steps necessary to reach the family's goals
C) A planned change process in which the client family and social worker work together to implement steps to reach the family's goals
D) A strategy that is guided primarily by mapping

Question 37

Evaluation offers families the opportunity to do all of the following except:

A) Discuss progress
B) Determine whether the family has met its agreed upon goals
C) Set goals for continued formal intervention
D) Reflect on the work that has happened in the intervention phase

Question 38

As a part of evaluating the social worker's practice, it is important for the social worker to do which of the following?

A) Avoid personal reflection methods such as journaling to consider the impact of the social worker's training biases on the family's outcome
B) Determine that a positive outcome means that the family had a positive experience
C) Check in with each family member to make sure they felt heard, understood, and invested in by the social worker
D) Keep any shortcomings private to prevent personal growth

Question 39

Describe three general goals of the termination phase of family care?