Exam 5: Social Work With Groups and Communities

A group for older adults who are dealing with issues related to transitioning into an assisted living home is an example of a ________.

Therapy groups are led by the group worker, who is seen as the expert and authority figure.

Historically, group and community work grew out of ________ with its focus on education, recreation, socialization, and community involvement.

The explicit goal of the social planning mode of community practice is to challenge the community's status quo.

Storming is the stage of group development characterized by a facilitator helping a group of strangers evolve into a group bound together by a sense of unity around a common focus on a particular issue.

In a ________, connections are based on sharing a common purpose with separate member goals.

An ideal size of a therapy group is ________ members.

Typically, in a talking or sharing circle, the formal leadership of the group is the responsibility of ________.

An open membership group is appropriate for a group that is helping members discuss experiences of childhood sexual abuse for the first time.

Social work with groups and communities finds its origins in early charity organization society activities.

In support and self-help groups, disclosure from the group leader is typically discouraged.

What are important considerations when beginning a community-based initiative?

Cohesion is a desired characteristic in group work but is not essential.

________ is NOT one of the central themes of a locality development mode of community practice.

Variations of ________ assume that problems and stress experienced by individuals are often expressions of unresolved interpersonal conflicts and issues.

The key characteristic distinguishing support groups from self-help groups is ________.

According to Tuckman's stages of group development, the stage that immediately precedes norming is ________.

Talking circles are most similar to ________ groups.

In Kathy Dobson's "In Their Own Words" box, why was Kathy's father suspicious of social workers coming to the Point?

Which group type is NOT an example of a psychoeducational group?