Exam 12: Working and Evaluating

Evaluation of progress is crucial during the work and evaluation phase.

In the contracting process involving a social worker and a client, a form of rehearsal involves clients:

Which of the following skills builds on clients' experiences and frames of reference by introducing, in an active and expressive fashion, a social worker's professional knowledge and expertise?

It is not appropriate for social workers to act as teachers as they are not trained to be teachers.

Which of the following skills is most useful when both social workers and clients wander away from agreed-upon agendas during their interactions?

As you and Mrs.Laura have explored more about the relationship between her parenting patterns and the childhood experiences in her own family of origin, you conclude that she might benefit from the construction of a family genogram.How would you advise Mrs.Laura to chart out her family genogram?

Pointing out endings has an undesirable effect on the working relationship between a social worker and his or her client.

You are in the midst of an individual meeting with Gloria, a teenage member of the Smith family.She confides to you that although she is sexually active with her boyfriend, she often fantasizes about another person.As she says that, she looks deeply into your eyes, blushes, and then looks away in what appears to be an embarrassed reaction.You suspect that she has had sexual fantasies about you.You know that it would be quite consistent with your contract to discuss this directly.What would you say while responding with immediacy to the teenager's expression?

In the context of social work skills, _____ is a form of reframing through which you encourage clients to shift the attribution of responsibility away from other people, organizations, or external forces and toward themselves.

In the context of social work, which of the following is an example of the skill of representing?

The skill of _____ involves exploring clients' thoughts and feelings about a social worker, their relationship with the worker, or their work together as they occur.

You have been working with Mrs.Orwell for approximately two months.Her eating patterns have improved to the point where your services are no longer needed.She is now regularly receiving and eating meals delivered by the meals-on-wheels program.Her weight has returned to normal, and her energy level has improved.Three weeks earlier, you and Mrs.Orwell had discussed the progress and decided that you would conclude your relationship in one month.The meeting next week will be your last.In pointing out endings, what would you say to Mrs.Orwell?

Progress recordings do not maintain the confidentiality rights of third parties.

The term _____ refers to the words a professional social worker says and the actions he or she takes in introducing clients to a new way of looking at some aspect of themselves, the issue, or the situation.

When professional social workers work with a client to resolve a situation, which of the following is likely to help them enhance the client's motivation and the probability that action will be taken?

In the context of social work skills, using the skill of _____ involves gently encouraging clients to consider apparently incongruent aspects of themselves or their behavior.

You are reviewing action steps with Mrs.Kinney.In the midst of this process, Mrs.Kinney begins to reminisce about a childhood girlfriend.It is your judgment that Mrs.Kinney would be better served at this time if you were to complete the process of reviewing action steps.You intend to return later in the interview to her childhood memory.How would you exercise the skill of focusing with Mrs.Kinney?

Reframing is a skill used to redirect energy and maintain attention to the issue being resolved by a social worker.

Clara, a mother who had to abort her pregnancy because of health issues, is depressed and attempts to kill herself.She blames herself for killing her unborn child.She seeks the help of a social worker.The social worker urges her to consider various factors that might have eventually killed her and her child if she had decided to continue with her pregnancy.This scenario best exemplifies an instance of _____.

The skill of representing includes those actions social workers take on behalf of clients in pursuit of agreed-upon goals.