Question 1

What is NOT a characteristics of generalist social workers?  a) They utilize generic practice processes to organize their work with client systems.  b) They recognize the potential for change at multiple system levels  c) They view human behavior in the context of the social environment  d) They separate direct practice from social policy and research activities

Accepted Answer

d. They separate general practice from social policy and research activities

Question 2

Lee is employed by Family and Child Counseling as a generalist social worker. Lee will be expected to _______.  a) work exclusively with individual families and children  b) have a job description which excludes policy concerns  c) understand problems in context and consider interventions at all system levels  d) leave research concerns to specialists

Accepted Answer

c. Understand problems in context and consider interventions at all system levels

Question 3

Jolene is working on a planning effort to coordinate service delivery for homeless women and children. Ogden is a counselor with the Homeless Coalition. Sarah, a legislative advocate, is concerned with social policy development regarding homelessness. Evaluate their activities in relation to the purpose of social work  a) Only Ogden reflects the true social work purpose  b) Jolene and Sarah\'s work reflects social work purpose.  c) Sarah\'s work, while concerned with social justice, is tangential to social work purpose.  d) Jolene, Ogden, and Sarah all reflect the purpose of social work in their work activities.

Accepted Answer

d. Jolene, Ogden, and Sarah all reflect the purpose of social work in their activities

Question 4

Which of the following represents the social work view of personal troubles and public issues?  a) Troubles occur within the character of the individual.  b) The solutions for personal troubles and public issues reside in separate realms.  c) Public issues are in the public domain and have no bearing on personal troubles.  d) Private troubles translate into public issues.

Accepted Answer

d. Private troubles translate into public issues

Question 5

Which of the following is directly related to the stated purpose of social work?   a) linking clients with needed resources  b) improving the operation of the social service delivery network  c) promoting social justice  d) all of the above

Accepted Answer

d. all of the above

Question 6

In regard to Maslow\'s concept of human needs, which of the following statements is false?  a) Developmental status affects the particular array of needs experienced by individuals.  b) Individual needs must be considered in the context of the global community.  c) The physical environment can have a disabling effect on a person\'s sense of competence.  d) Cultural factors are unrelated to human strengths and needs.

Accepted Answer

d. Cultural factors are unrelated to human strengths and needs

Question 7

Gerry feels much safer in the shelter than on the streets, and her constant worry about food has dissipated with the assurance of regular meals, but she still feels worthless because of her homeless status. According to Maslow, which motivational need most likely predominates?  a) physiological needs  b) security needs  c) self-actualization needs  d) esteem needs

Accepted Answer

d. Esteem Needs

Question 8

According to Maslow\'s hierarchy, identify the correct ascendancy of needs beginning with the most fundamental  a) physiological, esteem, security, self-actualization  b) security, physiological, self-actualization, esteem  c) physiological, security, belonging, esteem  d) self-actualization, esteem, belonging, physiological

Accepted Answer

c. Physiological, Security, Belonging, Esteem

Question 9

Which is the first of the internationally binding agreements on human rights?  a) International Covenant on Civil and Political rights  b) Convention on the Rights of the Child  c) Universal Declaration of Human Rights  d) International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination

Accepted Answer

c. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 10

______ prevail(s) when all members of a society share equally in the social order, secure an equitable consideration of resources and opportunities, and enjoy their full benefit of civil rights and civil liberties.  a) Environmental competence  b) Social justice  c) Cultural competence  d) Universal basic needs

Accepted Answer

b. Social Justice

Question 11

Sue upholds the view that social welfare programs and services should be available to all persons as a citizen right. Her view of social welfare is classified as a(n) ______ view.  a) institutional  b) substitutive  c) supportive  d) residual

Accepted Answer

a. Institutional

Question 12

Which of the following views of the relationship between social work and society emphasizes the context of social functioning?  a) Social work as an agent of social control on behalf of society.  b) Social work as a reformer of society  c) Social work as separate from society.  d) Social work as an intermediary between individuals and society.

Accepted Answer

d. Social work as an intermediary between individuals and society

Question 13

Empowerment is best described as _____.  a) a sense of personal competence  b) having personal and sociopolitical dimensions  c) a sociopolitical influence  d) a sense of being in control

Accepted Answer

b. Having personal and sociopolitical dimensions

Question 14

To which system level can empowerment be applied?  a) individual citizens  b) organizations and neighborhoods  c) political structures  d) all system levels

Accepted Answer

d. All system levels

Question 15

Celia is writing a paper about empowerment. Which of the following characteristics is she least likely to emphasize in her section on implications for social work?  a) a view of social workers as experts  b) an orientation toward strengths and competence  c) an emphasis on working collaboratively with clients  d) an understanding of the links between personal and political power

Accepted Answer

a. A view of social workers as experts

Question 16

James is a social work student who is learning that empowerment refers to _____.  a) a radical political position unrelated to current social work practice  b) a process  c) an outcome  d) both a process and an outcome

Accepted Answer

d. Both a process and an outcome

Question 17

Jake wants to apply what he is learning about empowerment in his agency volunteer work. He should do all of the following except __.  a) work in partnership with his client  b) focus on strengths of the client system  c) view the client has having potential  d) focus primarily on maladaptive functioning

Accepted Answer

d. Focus primarily on maladaptive functioning

Question 18

Latisha uses empowerment as the foundation of her social work practice. Which of the following will she most likely emphasize?  a) clients\' maladaptive functioning  b) the links between personal and political power  c) expert professional knowledge  d) the status quo

Accepted Answer

b. The links between personal and political power

Question 19

The organization founded by S. Humphreys Gurteen to deal with the choas 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

Accepted Answer

a. First U.S. Charity Organization Society

Question 20

If you were a \"friendly visitor\" in a charity organization society, you would most likely ___.  a) access public funds for families in distress  b) act as a model of moral character  c) believe that charity represented respectful support for families  d) not be concerned about investigations and scientific procedures

Accepted Answer

b. Act as a model of moral character

Question 21

Which prominet Charity Organization Society leader wrote \"What is Social Casework\"?  a) Jane Addams  b) Mary Richmond  c) Grace Abbott  d) Sophinisba Breckinridge

Accepted Answer

b. Mary Richmond

Question 22

Many social work historians point to the activities of the Charity Organization Society as the origin of ____.  a) group work  b) community organization  c) casework  d) generalist social work

Accepted Answer

c. Casework

Question 23

The settlement house movement began in London when Barnett established ____.  a) Hull House  b) The Neighborhood Guild  c) Toynbee Hall  d) Andover House

Accepted Answer

Toynbee Hall

Question 24

_____ is an early pioneer in the Settlement House Movement.  a) Mary Richmond  b) Harriet Bartlett  c) Florence Hollis  d) Jane Addams

Accepted Answer

d. Jane Addams

Question 25

Settlement House work was characterized by ____.  a) friendly visiting  b) welfare distribution  c) a combination of social services and social advocacy  d) scientific philanthropy

Accepted Answer

c. A combination of social services and social advocacy

Question 26

The first black settlement house in the U.S. was founded by ____.  a) Janie Porter Barrett  b) Lugenia Burns Hop  c) Sarah Fernandis  d) Mary Eliza Church Terrell

Accepted Answer

c. Sarah Fernandis

Question 27

_____ 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

Accepted Answer

a. Harry Hopkins

Question 28

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

Accepted Answer

b. Her emphasis on consumer involvement in directing social services

Question 29

_____ was an outspoken, radical social worker whose psychiatric social work roots led to a position at Smith College, and late, work with the National Maritime Union.  a) Ernest Greenwood  b) Whitney Young  c) Bertha Capen Reynolds  d) Grace Coyle

Accepted Answer

c. Bertha Capen Reynolds

Question 30

The 1960\'s were significant for social work because of _____.  a) the War on Poverty  b) the New Deal  c) the Charity Organization Society  d) Freudian psychoanalysis

Accepted Answer

a. The war on poverty

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

a. Considers transactions between people and their physical and social environments

Question 32

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 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

Accepted Answer

d. Generated activities so social work could meet the stated criteria of a profession

Question 33

NASW stands for?  a) National Association of Social Welfare  b) National Association of Social Workers  c) National Academy of Social Work  d) National Assistance for Social Workers

Accepted Answer

b. National Association of Social Workers

Question 34

The largest social work organization in the world is the ____.  a) American Association of Social Work  b) American Association of Social Work Research and Practice  c) National Association of Social Workers  d) Social Welfare Association of America

Accepted Answer

c. National Association of Social Workers

Question 35

Values ____.

Accepted Answer

Direct and orient behavior

Question 36

Ethics is what we consider ____.

Accepted Answer

Right

Question 37

Ethics related to all of the following except ___.

Accepted Answer

Concerning what people consider good

Question 38

Which of the following questions most likely reflects an issue related to macro-ethics?

Accepted Answer

Do social policies for older adults support or further disenfranchise members of minority groupos

Question 39

Social ideologies are most likely a part of which facet of the values context of social work?

Accepted Answer

the context of society

Question 40

Carie is beginning her career as a professional social worker. With respect to values, you\'d  recommend that she ___.

Accepted Answer

enhance her self-awareness by continuously reflecting on her values

Question 41

To which ethical standard are social workers in the United States held accountable in courts of  law?

Accepted Answer

the NASW Code of Ethics

Question 42

Bill Hanley and Ross O\'Donohue both are professional social workers who are guided by the NASW Code of Ethics. Since professional actions are grounded in the Code of Ethics, we can expect that given a particular situation ___.

Accepted Answer

their professional decisions may actually be quite different

Question 43

The principle for action, \"Beginning where the client is,\" best reflects ___.

Accepted Answer

individualization

Question 44

Chanda wants to interact with her clients in ways that demonstrate controlled emotional  involvement. You recommend that she ___.

Accepted Answer

respond in ways that demonstrate empathy

Question 45

Of the following, which is NOT a characteristic of a controlled emotional response?

Accepted Answer

unconcerned detachment from the client\'s situation

Question 46

Self-determination ___.

Accepted Answer

provides clients with opportunities to make choices

Question 47

Emphasizing that social work is inherently political and that social workers have a responsibility for social and political action most accurately reflects which of the ethical preferences for empowerment social work?

Accepted Answer

the ethic of politicized practice

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