Question 1

Community support services for older adults are financially sustained by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provincial/territorial base funding 
B)  user fees 
C)  volunteerism 
D)  fundraising 
E)  all of the above 
A)  provincial/territorial base funding 
B)  user fees 
C)  volunteerism 
D)  fundraising 
E)  all of the above E

Question 2

To receive partial benefits from Old Age Security, older adults must have resided in Canada for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 years 
B)  15 years 
C)  20 years 
D)  40 years 
E)  30 years 
A)  10 years 
B)  15 years 
C)  20 years 
D)  40 years 
E)  30 years A

Question 3

According to the General Social Survey (2012), approximately________ of older adults between 65 and 74 years of age were dependent on others for assistance with activities of daily living.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 per cent 
B)  10 per cent 
C)  15 per cent 
D)  1 per cent 
E)  21 per cent 
A)  4 per cent 
B)  10 per cent 
C)  15 per cent 
D)  1 per cent 
E)  21 per cent A

Question 4

What are the pros and cons of increasing the age of retirement in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Arguments supporting an increased age of

Question 5

What is institutional abuse, and what are some of the causes of this form of elder abuse?

Accepted Answer

Institutional abuse is any act or omissi

Question 6

The majority of Canadians 85 and older relocate to a nursing home at some point in old age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Older French-speaking Canadians living outside of Quebec are more vulnerable to poverty and poor health than their English-speaking counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the dependency ratio and how can it perpetuate negative images of aging?

Accepted Answer

The dependency ratio is the ratio of ret

Question 9

What forms of elder abuse did Walsh and colleagues (2007) identify when speaking to older adults from different social locations?

Accepted Answer

They found that common forms of abuse in

Question 10

Older adults who have lived in Canada for less than 20 years are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  at heightened risk of living in poverty 
B)  eligible for specialized services 
C)  highly dependent on health and social services 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  at heightened risk of living in poverty 
B)  eligible for specialized services 
C)  highly dependent on health and social services 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

What are the three tiers of Canada's pension system? Briefly describe each.

Accepted Answer

The first tier of Canada's pension syste

Question 12

Approximately ________ of the older adults living in Nunavut are Indigenous.

Accepted Answer

A)  60 per cent 
B)  70 per cent 
C)  50 per cent 
D)  90 per cent 
E)  80 per cent 
A)  60 per cent 
B)  70 per cent 
C)  50 per cent 
D)  90 per cent 
E)  80 per cent

Question 13

The Canadian government has plans to increase the age of eligibility for Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  66 years 
B)  67 years 
C)  68 years 
D)  69 years 
E)  There are no plans to increase the age of eligibility. 
A)  66 years 
B)  67 years 
C)  68 years 
D)  69 years 
E)  There are no plans to increase the age of eligibility.

Question 14

To be eligible for full Old Age Security benefits, older adults must have resided in Canada as adults for at least ________ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 
E)  50 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 
E)  50

Question 15

What are some of the ways older adults contribute to society?

Accepted Answer

Older adults contribute to soc

Question 16

A timeline is a clinical tool informed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental psychology 
B)  the life-course perspective 
C)  activity theory 
D)  the selective optimization with compensation model 
E)  the successful aging paradigm 
A)  developmental psychology 
B)  the life-course perspective 
C)  activity theory 
D)  the selective optimization with compensation model 
E)  the successful aging paradigm

Question 17

Eligibility for Old Age Security benefits in Canada is based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  age 
B)  contributions 
C)  workforce exit 
D)  marital status 
E)  life expectancy 
A)  age 
B)  contributions 
C)  workforce exit 
D)  marital status 
E)  life expectancy

Question 18

Each province/territory has its own strategy to address elder abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

________ is NOT an assumption of the successful aging paradigm.

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals can prevent disease 
B)  Individuals can minimize functional decline 
C)  Societies can interfere with aging successfully 
D)  Keeping engaged in later life can prevent decline 
E)  Keeping active, healthy, and positive can support mental health 
A)  Individuals can prevent disease 
B)  Individuals can minimize functional decline 
C)  Societies can interfere with aging successfully 
D)  Keeping engaged in later life can prevent decline 
E)  Keeping active, healthy, and positive can support mental health

Question 20

Older adults who enter homelessness in late life typically become homeless rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Community support services for older adults are financially sustained by ________.

To receive partial benefits from Old Age Security, older adults must have resided in Canada for ________.

According to the General Social Survey (2012), approximately________ of older adults between 65 and 74 years of age were dependent on others for assistance with activities of daily living.

What are the pros and cons of increasing the age of retirement in Canada?

What is institutional abuse, and what are some of the causes of this form of elder abuse?

The majority of Canadians 85 and older relocate to a nursing home at some point in old age.

Older French-speaking Canadians living outside of Quebec are more vulnerable to poverty and poor health than their English-speaking counterparts.

What is the dependency ratio and how can it perpetuate negative images of aging?

What forms of elder abuse did Walsh and colleagues (2007) identify when speaking to older adults from different social locations?

Older adults who have lived in Canada for less than 20 years are ________.

What are the three tiers of Canada's pension system? Briefly describe each.

Approximately ________ of the older adults living in Nunavut are Indigenous.

The Canadian government has plans to increase the age of eligibility for Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement to ________.

To be eligible for full Old Age Security benefits, older adults must have resided in Canada as adults for at least ________ years.

What are some of the ways older adults contribute to society?

A timeline is a clinical tool informed by ________.

Eligibility for Old Age Security benefits in Canada is based on ________.

Each province/territory has its own strategy to address elder abuse.

________ is NOT an assumption of the successful aging paradigm.

Older adults who enter homelessness in late life typically become homeless rapidly.

Historical Foundations of Addressing Need: Indigenous, French, and English Traditions

Social Work Theories

Ethics in Social Work

Social Work With Individuals and Families

Social Work With Groups and Communities

Social Work and Health

Social Work Practice With Children

Indigenous Peoples and Social Work by Cyndy Baskin and Alyssa Mcleod

Social Work With Immigrants and Refugees

Social Work and Sexual and Gender Diversity by Edward Ou Jin Lee and Shari Brotman

Disability and Social Work Practice by Carl Ernst and Radha Macculloch

International Social Work

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Exam 12: Social Work With Aging Populations

Community support services for older adults are financially sustained by ________.

To receive partial benefits from Old Age Security, older adults must have resided in Canada for ________.

According to the General Social Survey (2012), approximately________ of older adults between 65 and 74 years of age were dependent on others for assistance with activities of daily living.

What are the pros and cons of increasing the age of retirement in Canada?

What is institutional abuse, and what are some of the causes of this form of elder abuse?

The majority of Canadians 85 and older relocate to a nursing home at some point in old age.

Older French-speaking Canadians living outside of Quebec are more vulnerable to poverty and poor health than their English-speaking counterparts.

What is the dependency ratio and how can it perpetuate negative images of aging?

What forms of elder abuse did Walsh and colleagues (2007) identify when speaking to older adults from different social locations?

Older adults who have lived in Canada for less than 20 years are ________.

What are the three tiers of Canada's pension system? Briefly describe each.

Approximately ________ of the older adults living in Nunavut are Indigenous.

The Canadian government has plans to increase the age of eligibility for Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement to ________.

To be eligible for full Old Age Security benefits, older adults must have resided in Canada as adults for at least ________ years.

What are some of the ways older adults contribute to society?

A timeline is a clinical tool informed by ________.

Eligibility for Old Age Security benefits in Canada is based on ________.

Each province/territory has its own strategy to address elder abuse.

________ is NOT an assumption of the successful aging paradigm.

Older adults who enter homelessness in late life typically become homeless rapidly.

Historical Foundations of Addressing Need: Indigenous, French, and English Traditions

Social Work Theories

Ethics in Social Work

Social Work With Individuals and Families

Social Work With Groups and Communities

Social Work and Health

Social Work Practice With Children

Indigenous Peoples and Social Work by Cyndy Baskin and Alyssa Mcleod

Social Work With Immigrants and Refugees

Social Work and Sexual and Gender Diversity by Edward Ou Jin Lee and Shari Brotman

Disability and Social Work Practice by Carl Ernst and Radha Macculloch

International Social Work

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