Question 1

What should community helpers do to make the members of the community use available resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use appropriate tactics. 
B)  Encourage them to find resources by themselves. 
C)  Facilitate connections within the community. 
D)  Urge them to overcome their shortcomings. 
A)  Use appropriate tactics. 
B)  Encourage them to find resources by themselves. 
C)  Facilitate connections within the community. 
D)  Urge them to overcome their shortcomings. C

Question 2

The goal of the community approach is to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide long-term therapy for individual clients. 
B)  implement managed care in all agency settings. 
C)  educate the public and attempt to change the attitudes of the community toward mental health programs. 
D)  focus on individual client change. 
A)  provide long-term therapy for individual clients. 
B)  implement managed care in all agency settings. 
C)  educate the public and attempt to change the attitudes of the community toward mental health programs. 
D)  focus on individual client change. C

Question 3

It is necessary to __________ when helpers assume an active role in mobilizing the resources within a community.

Accepted Answer

A)  have certain knowledge and skills 
B)  empower people to adapt to their circumstances 
C)  wait for the target population to gain access to community services 
D)  ask people to change their problematic behaviors 
A)  have certain knowledge and skills 
B)  empower people to adapt to their circumstances 
C)  wait for the target population to gain access to community services 
D)  ask people to change their problematic behaviors A

Question 4

Community workers need to be willing to _______ when organizing services.

Accepted Answer

A)  wait for people to come in for help 
B)  learn from and with the community 
C)  work independently 
D)  take power over their target groups 
A)  wait for people to come in for help 
B)  learn from and with the community 
C)  work independently 
D)  take power over their target groups

Question 5

Any indigenous healing practices may

Accepted Answer

A)  cause helpers to feel a heightened sense of anxiety. 
B)  benefit the helper's self-care program. 
C)  require helpers to abandon their own religious or spiritual values. 
D)  may be unethical and illegal. 
A)  cause helpers to feel a heightened sense of anxiety. 
B)  benefit the helper's self-care program. 
C)  require helpers to abandon their own religious or spiritual values. 
D)  may be unethical and illegal.

Question 6

The __________ differs from the traditional model used in the helping professions in the sense that the community worker does not wait for people to come in for help.

Accepted Answer

A)  community approach 
B)  indirect approach 
C)  social assistance approach 
D)  outreach approach 
A)  community approach 
B)  indirect approach 
C)  social assistance approach 
D)  outreach approach

Question 7

A counselor working with a group of traumatized veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan may encourage these clients to join him or her in a public awareness campaign to educate the community about PTSD. This counselor is working in which alternate role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change agent 
B)  Consultant 
C)  Advocate 
D)  Adviser 
A)  Change agent 
B)  Consultant 
C)  Advocate 
D)  Adviser

Question 8

People who could benefit from community services may not seek it unless they are promoted in a way that is _______

Accepted Answer

A)  aimed at treating problems rather than preventing them. 
B)  understandable, acceptable, and culturally appropriate to the community. 
C)  applicable only to the weak or for those who simply cannot solve their own problems. 
D)  targeted at those who are seriously mentally ill. 
A)  aimed at treating problems rather than preventing them. 
B)  understandable, acceptable, and culturally appropriate to the community. 
C)  applicable only to the weak or for those who simply cannot solve their own problems. 
D)  targeted at those who are seriously mentally ill.

Question 9

In light of honing the skills of community workers, the term "cycle of empowerment" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation, decisions, and action. 
B)  awareness, understanding, and following. 
C)  learning, utilization, and realization. 
D)  involvement, communication, decisions, and action. 
A)  adaptation, decisions, and action. 
B)  awareness, understanding, and following. 
C)  learning, utilization, and realization. 
D)  involvement, communication, decisions, and action.

Question 10

A process that considers both individual and environmental factors is consistent with the __________, which began in the 1950s and was based on the premise that human problems result primarily from failures in the social system.

Accepted Answer

A)  community health care agency movement 
B)  community workers movement 
C)  community medical health movement 
D)  community mental health movement 
A)  community health care agency movement 
B)  community workers movement 
C)  community medical health movement 
D)  community mental health movement

Question 11

Who are likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teenagers participating in an AIDS awareness/prevention workshop 
B)  Older people 
C)  The unemployed 
D)  Victims of racism 
A)  Teenagers participating in an AIDS awareness/prevention workshop 
B)  Older people 
C)  The unemployed 
D)  Victims of racism

Question 12

Helpers who participate in social and political activism carry out which of the following roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Outreach 
B)  Client advocacy 
C)  Paraprofessional intervention 
D)  Preventive education 
A)  Outreach 
B)  Client advocacy 
C)  Paraprofessional intervention 
D)  Preventive education

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a task practitioners might be involved in when educating the community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supporting the needs of minority groups in the community 
B)  Initiating programs aimed at preventing problems 
C)  Developing strategies to deal effectively with poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, child sexual/physical abuse, child neglect, and domestic violence 
D)  Evaluating human services programs to assess student understanding 
A)  Supporting the needs of minority groups in the community 
B)  Initiating programs aimed at preventing problems 
C)  Developing strategies to deal effectively with poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, child sexual/physical abuse, child neglect, and domestic violence 
D)  Evaluating human services programs to assess student understanding

Question 14

A health and wellness program for older adults is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the outreach model. 
B)  the traditional counseling model. 
C)  the systemic model. 
D)  the Psychological First Aid model. 
A)  the outreach model. 
B)  the traditional counseling model. 
C)  the systemic model. 
D)  the Psychological First Aid model.

Question 15

Educating the community can awaken people to

Accepted Answer

A)  change their culture to overcome the situation. 
B)  the resources that are available. 
C)  access the community services only if they cannot solve their own problems. 
D)  meet their basic needs. 
A)  change their culture to overcome the situation. 
B)  the resources that are available. 
C)  access the community services only if they cannot solve their own problems. 
D)  meet their basic needs.

Question 16

What is the main objective of mobilizing community resources within the community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making a difference in the community 
B)  Proposing coping strategies to fit the situation 
C)  Fulfilling basic needs of the people 
D)  Providing immediate solutions instead of preventing problems 
A)  Making a difference in the community 
B)  Proposing coping strategies to fit the situation 
C)  Fulfilling basic needs of the people 
D)  Providing immediate solutions instead of preventing problems

Question 17

The outreach approach includes all the following educational endeavors EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  skills training. 
B)  education of the community. 
C)  consultation. 
D)  becoming a change agent. 
A)  skills training. 
B)  education of the community. 
C)  consultation. 
D)  becoming a change agent.

Question 18

Developing strategies that will empower the disenfranchised in the community is one of the tasks of practitioners when doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functioning as a change agent 
B)  Promoting outreach services 
C)  Educating the community 
D)  Promoting direct community services 
A)  Functioning as a change agent 
B)  Promoting outreach services 
C)  Educating the community 
D)  Promoting direct community services

Question 19

A __________ is a number of people who share a distinct location, belief, interest, activity, or other characteristic that clearly identifies their commonality and differentiates them from those not sharing it.

Accepted Answer

A)  community 
B)  advocate 
C)  adviser 
D)  helper 
A)  community 
B)  advocate 
C)  adviser 
D)  helper

Question 20

Marilyn's 5-year-old daughter has the flu and needs to be admitted to the hospital for dehydration. Marilyn wants to stay overnight with her in the hospital, but the head nurse refuses her request. When Marilyn comes to you for help, you find out the hospital procedure for overnights, discuss this with Marilyn, and decide that you both should try to approach the head nurse about the situation. In this instance, you are using which of the following indirect client services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Outreach activities 
B)  Client advocacy 
C)  Confronting ethical issues 
D)  Networking 
A)  Outreach activities 
B)  Client advocacy 
C)  Confronting ethical issues 
D)  Networking

What should community helpers do to make the members of the community use available resources?

The goal of the community approach is to

It is necessary to __________ when helpers assume an active role in mobilizing the resources within a community.

Community workers need to be willing to _______ when organizing services.

Any indigenous healing practices may

The __________ differs from the traditional model used in the helping professions in the sense that the community worker does not wait for people to come in for help.

A counselor working with a group of traumatized veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan may encourage these clients to join him or her in a public awareness campaign to educate the community about PTSD. This counselor is working in which alternate role?

People who could benefit from community services may not seek it unless they are promoted in a way that is _______

In light of honing the skills of community workers, the term "cycle of empowerment" refers to

A process that considers both individual and environmental factors is consistent with the __________, which began in the 1950s and was based on the premise that human problems result primarily from failures in the social system.

Who are likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services?

Helpers who participate in social and political activism carry out which of the following roles?

Which of the following is NOT a task practitioners might be involved in when educating the community?

A health and wellness program for older adults is an example of

Educating the community can awaken people to

What is the main objective of mobilizing community resources within the community?

The outreach approach includes all the following educational endeavors EXCEPT

Developing strategies that will empower the disenfranchised in the community is one of the tasks of practitioners when doing which of the following?

A __________ is a number of people who share a distinct location, belief, interest, activity, or other characteristic that clearly identifies their commonality and differentiates them from those not sharing it.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Helper Know Thyself

Knowing Your Values

Understanding Diversity

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision

Working With Groups

Stress Burnout and Self Care

Managing Crisis Personally and Professionally

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Exam 12: Working in the Community

What should community helpers do to make the members of the community use available resources?

The goal of the community approach is to

It is necessary to __________ when helpers assume an active role in mobilizing the resources within a community.

Community workers need to be willing to _______ when organizing services.

Any indigenous healing practices may

The __________ differs from the traditional model used in the helping professions in the sense that the community worker does not wait for people to come in for help.

A counselor working with a group of traumatized veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan may encourage these clients to join him or her in a public awareness campaign to educate the community about PTSD. This counselor is working in which alternate role?

People who could benefit from community services may not seek it unless they are promoted in a way that is _______

In light of honing the skills of community workers, the term "cycle of empowerment" refers to

A process that considers both individual and environmental factors is consistent with the __________, which began in the 1950s and was based on the premise that human problems result primarily from failures in the social system.

Who are likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services?

Helpers who participate in social and political activism carry out which of the following roles?

Which of the following is NOT a task practitioners might be involved in when educating the community?

A health and wellness program for older adults is an example of

Educating the community can awaken people to

What is the main objective of mobilizing community resources within the community?

The outreach approach includes all the following educational endeavors EXCEPT

Developing strategies that will empower the disenfranchised in the community is one of the tasks of practitioners when doing which of the following?

A __________ is a number of people who share a distinct location, belief, interest, activity, or other characteristic that clearly identifies their commonality and differentiates them from those not sharing it.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Helper Know Thyself

Knowing Your Values

Understanding Diversity

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision

Working With Groups

Stress Burnout and Self Care

Managing Crisis Personally and Professionally

Filters