Exam 1: Overview of Social Work Practice

A generalist social worker uses a wide range of prevention and intervention methods in their practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.

Formalized training in social work was first offered at universities in the United States in the early 1800s.

In working with clients, a social worker should seek to redefine the client's problems so as to be able to apply the worker's preferred intervention approach.

__________ is aimed at facilitating the social and emotional adjustment of individuals through the group process.

Mary Richmond published Social Diagnosis, a text the focuses on how to intervene with individuals with different diagnoses.

The first settlement house was:

The Council on Social Work Education's (2015) competency entitled "Engage in Policy Practice" states social workers should:

In the following role, the social worker calls attention to a potential problem:

The text lists _____ as the first step in the problem-solving approach to working with families.

Define the terms social work and social welfare, and describe the relationship between social work and social welfare.