Exam 1: Understanding Social Work Practice

In which of the following theoretical approaches to care does the social worker view problems as separate from people and proceed from the perspective that people possess the qualities and skills needed to address any challenge they face in life?

In which of the following theoretical perspectives does the client utilize available resources and strengths to meet specific goals?

In what ways might the social work profession's recent focus on cultural humility support the value and ethics base of the social work profession?

The role of the NASW's Code of Ethics can best be described as:

Choose one of the tensions in social work listed in the text and explain why this might be a tension. Give an example of how the tension might play out in practice.

Choose one of the Grand Challenges for Social Work to explore. Explain the way in which this Grand Challenge offers the social work profession an opportunity to provide knowledge, skills, and experiences that can improve social, economic, or environmental well-being.

What does it mean to have a person-in-environment conceptualization of a client situation?

The role of the NASW Code of Ethics can best be described as:

Which of the following statements best reflects the primary mission of the social work profession?

Social workers must exhibit the ability to knowledge, values, and skills into practice situations.

Which of the following roles is an important feature of the generalist model?

The main focus of the social justice perspective is

A social worker who seeks to reduce a social problem within a community is practicing as a

In the generalist model, which of the following is an important social work role?

In social work practice, engagement is an important process because it:

The idea that we must understand an individual's family, community, social, and political environment is central to social work practice.

A social worker who works to achieve resources that will enhance the well-being of a client is working in the role of

The termination phase of social work may include all of the following tasks except:

Which of the following initiatives seeks to encourage social workers to explore and develop solutions to society's most pressing social problems?