Question 1

The characteristic of _______ means to respect where the client is, even when the client's perspective eventually needs to be challenged.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonpossessive warmth 
B)  Attending 
C)  Self-awareness 
D)  Empathy 
A)  Nonpossessive warmth 
B)  Attending 
C)  Self-awareness 
D)  Empathy

Question 2

A _________ question in solution focused therapy involves when a client describes having surmounted difficult situations in the past and the family social worker asking how they did so.

Accepted Answer

A)  Coping questions 
B)  Miracle questions 
C)  Exception questions 
D)  Scaling questions 
A)  Coping questions 
B)  Miracle questions 
C)  Exception questions 
D)  Scaling questions

Question 3

At its basic level this family approach involves the listening to and telling or retelling of stories about what people and the problems that they identify are experiencing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication/Experiential approach 
B)  Narrative family approach 
C)  Ecological approach 
D)  Structural family approach 
A)  Communication/Experiential approach 
B)  Narrative family approach 
C)  Ecological approach 
D)  Structural family approach

Question 4

Severe assault is defined by such things as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Slapping 
B)  kicking 
C)  pinching 
D)  pushing 
A)  Slapping 
B)  kicking 
C)  pinching 
D)  pushing

Question 5

The ________ approach is effective in getting family members in touch with their affective blocks so that a healthier family unit can exist.

Accepted Answer

A)  Narrative approach 
B)  Solution-focused therapy 
C)  Communication/experiential approach 
D)  Structural family approach 
A)  Narrative approach 
B)  Solution-focused therapy 
C)  Communication/experiential approach 
D)  Structural family approach

Question 6

In the role of a _________, the guiding philosophy of a family social worker is to identify and reinforce family strengths while recognizing family limitations and lack of resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Teacher or trainer 
B)  Consultant 
C)  Enable 
D)  Empathic supporter 
A)  Teacher or trainer 
B)  Consultant 
C)  Enable 
D)  Empathic supporter

Question 7

What has research shown with regards to gay and lesbian children who are raising children?

Accepted Answer

Research on gay and lesbian parents and

Question 8

Culture and ethnicity are interchangeable concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Using ____________ assessment refers to using descriptive methods to compile and make sense of family information including mapping techniques and focused open-ended interviewing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantitative assessment 
B)  Qualitative assessment 
C)  Reliability assessment 
D)  Behavioral assessment 
A)  Quantitative assessment 
B)  Qualitative assessment 
C)  Reliability assessment 
D)  Behavioral assessment

Question 10

Married women in the workforce exceed the number of full time homemakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Miller, Hubble, & Duncan (1995) suggested that the relationship between the worker and client contributes to as much as ____ percent to the effective intervention.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40%

Question 12

An example of lineal questions include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Can you try to see it this way? 
B)  What do you plan on doing about finding a new job? 
C)  What brings you in today? 
D)  When Melissa said that she was upset with you, how did you react? 
A)  Can you try to see it this way? 
B)  What do you plan on doing about finding a new job? 
C)  What brings you in today? 
D)  When Melissa said that she was upset with you, how did you react?

Question 13

Family social workers should be aware that homicide may result immediately after a victim of domestic violence has tried to leave an abusive relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the main concepts that are fundamental to the communication/experiential approach of family work?

Accepted Answer

The main concepts that are fundamental t

Question 15

Which of the following is not an approach embedded in conducting a comprehensive assessment of families.

Accepted Answer

A)  The interview 
B)  The observations 
C)  Checklists and instruments 
D)  The introduction 
A)  The interview 
B)  The observations 
C)  Checklists and instruments 
D)  The introduction

Question 16

A study by Straus and Gelles (1988) showed that in United states ____ couples had experienced an incident of physical assault during the previous year.

Accepted Answer

A)  1/10 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/5 
D)  1/6 
A)  1/10 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/5 
D)  1/6

Question 17

Describe some standardized measures used in social work and the implication on practice.

Accepted Answer

Standardized measures used in social wor

Question 18

When a family social worker is working with clients an interview is often deliberate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The engagement stage is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the first phase and is the process of establishing and maintaining a meaningful working relationship between the family social work and family. 
B)  The phase which involves identifying repetitive patterns and issues within the family that relate directly to the problem as well as identifying issues related to the nature of family relationships with the social environment. 
C)  Providing a clear intervention in order to help meet the family's goals. 
D)  The phase in which the family has clearly met the goal and are ready to terminate the intervention. 
A)  Is the first phase and is the process of establishing and maintaining a meaningful working relationship between the family social work and family. 
B)  The phase which involves identifying repetitive patterns and issues within the family that relate directly to the problem as well as identifying issues related to the nature of family relationships with the social environment. 
C)  Providing a clear intervention in order to help meet the family's goals. 
D)  The phase in which the family has clearly met the goal and are ready to terminate the intervention.

Question 20

The term 'empty nest' has been replaced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Launching stage 
B)  Individuality stage 
C)  Boomerang stage 
D)  Crossway stage 
A)  Launching stage 
B)  Individuality stage 
C)  Boomerang stage 
D)  Crossway stage

Exam 1: An Introduction to Family Social Work Questionaire

The characteristic of _______ means to respect where the client is, even when the client's perspective eventually needs to be challenged.

A _________ question in solution focused therapy involves when a client describes having surmounted difficult situations in the past and the family social worker asking how they did so.

At its basic level this family approach involves the listening to and telling or retelling of stories about what people and the problems that they identify are experiencing.

Severe assault is defined by such things as:

The ________ approach is effective in getting family members in touch with their affective blocks so that a healthier family unit can exist.

In the role of a _________, the guiding philosophy of a family social worker is to identify and reinforce family strengths while recognizing family limitations and lack of resources.

What has research shown with regards to gay and lesbian children who are raising children?

Culture and ethnicity are interchangeable concepts.

Using ____________ assessment refers to using descriptive methods to compile and make sense of family information including mapping techniques and focused open-ended interviewing.

Married women in the workforce exceed the number of full time homemakers.

Miller, Hubble, & Duncan (1995) suggested that the relationship between the worker and client contributes to as much as ____ percent to the effective intervention.

An example of lineal questions include:

Family social workers should be aware that homicide may result immediately after a victim of domestic violence has tried to leave an abusive relationship.

What are the main concepts that are fundamental to the communication/experiential approach of family work?

Which of the following is not an approach embedded in conducting a comprehensive assessment of families.

A study by Straus and Gelles (1988) showed that in United states ____ couples had experienced an incident of physical assault during the previous year.

Describe some standardized measures used in social work and the implication on practice.

When a family social worker is working with clients an interview is often deliberate.

The engagement stage is:

The term 'empty nest' has been replaced by:

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