Question 1

United States gang history dates back to the 1800s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Describe at least four learning tasks social workers have when working with gangs and why these are important to their practice.

Accepted Answer

Four learning tasks social workers should be engaged in when working with gangs are: 1) understanding nuances and challenges that exist in the stigmatization of youth coming from underserved, urban communities, 2) learning root causes of gangs, 3) learning the youth's culture and its impact within their social structure, 4) applying a holistic ecological framework, 5) conducting full-scale biopsychosocial assessment, and 6) regulating media images influencing perceptions. These aspects are extremely important to their social work practice as it can aid in assessment and understanding of the context of the youth's situation. In addition, it can allow the social worker to determine and plan for aspects of bias in their practice.

Question 3

To ensure ecological validity, information would come from an array of resources such as parents and siblings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Gang intervention specialists use a nontraditional clinical approach while monitoring sensitivity of rapport building and concerns of safety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe four diversity concerns for working with gangs and when these issues play a role in a social worker's practice.

Accepted Answer

The four concerns of diversity when work

Question 6

What type of transference and countertransference can be experienced by social workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Access 
B)  Knowledge 
C)  Boundaries 
D)  Safety 
A)  Access 
B)  Knowledge 
C)  Boundaries 
D)  Safety

Question 7

Which of the following ethnic groups was not a commonly affiliated immigrant population in U.S. gang history?

Accepted Answer

A)  German 
B)  Polish 
C)  Russian 
D)  Jewish 
A)  German 
B)  Polish 
C)  Russian 
D)  Jewish

Question 8

The Community-Based Gang Intervention Act is a proactive approach to aid youth by providing access to care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What two populations are perceived to be defiant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asians and Latinos 
B)  Mixed race and immigrants 
C)  African Americans and Latinos 
D)  Caucasians and Hispanics 
A)  Asians and Latinos 
B)  Mixed race and immigrants 
C)  African Americans and Latinos 
D)  Caucasians and Hispanics

Question 10

What is the legal definition of gangs, as reflected in the penal code?

Accepted Answer

The definition outlined by the Penal Cod

Question 11

What is the biggest challenge in the study and work with gangs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Media stigma 
B)  The variability in the types of gangs 
C)  Access to data 
D)  Definition of the core term 
A)  Media stigma 
B)  The variability in the types of gangs 
C)  Access to data 
D)  Definition of the core term

Question 12

Gang intervention specialists learn to separate traditional practices from nontraditional practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What therapy has the goal of improving client functioning in multiple systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive behavioral therapy 
B)  Multisystemic therapy 
C)  Ecological therapy 
D)  Play therapy 
A)  Cognitive behavioral therapy 
B)  Multisystemic therapy 
C)  Ecological therapy 
D)  Play therapy

Question 14

Rapport building is the most difficult area to achieve when working with gang involved or street socializing youth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ecological theory helps to illuminate the effects of gangs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What describes the criminal perspective attached to the gang domains?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance 
B)  Criminogenic risk factors 
C)  Person-in-environment risk 
D)  Criminology 
A)  Deviance 
B)  Criminogenic risk factors 
C)  Person-in-environment risk 
D)  Criminology

Question 17

What are three factors social workers should examine when conducting assessment with gangs?

Accepted Answer

Three factors social workers s

Question 18

What are three efforts for social change presented to social workers when working at the macro level with gang affiliated youth?

Accepted Answer

Three efforts for social change presente

Question 19

How many minutes are offered weekly to conduct home therapy in the MST method?

Accepted Answer

A)  75 minutes 
B)  60 minutes 
C)  50 minutes 
D)  90 minutes 
A)  75 minutes 
B)  60 minutes 
C)  50 minutes 
D)  90 minutes

Question 20

What is an aspect of gangs that social workers should pay attention to and learn about in their practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Body language 
B)  Culture 
C)  Residential settings 
D)  Cultural competency 
A)  Body language 
B)  Culture 
C)  Residential settings 
D)  Cultural competency

Exam 19: Working With Gang Involvedaffiliated Youth Robert Hernandez

United States gang history dates back to the 1800s.

Describe at least four learning tasks social workers have when working with gangs and why these are important to their practice.

To ensure ecological validity, information would come from an array of resources such as parents and siblings.

Gang intervention specialists use a nontraditional clinical approach while monitoring sensitivity of rapport building and concerns of safety.

Describe four diversity concerns for working with gangs and when these issues play a role in a social worker's practice.

What type of transference and countertransference can be experienced by social workers?

Which of the following ethnic groups was not a commonly affiliated immigrant population in U.S. gang history?

The Community-Based Gang Intervention Act is a proactive approach to aid youth by providing access to care.

What two populations are perceived to be defiant?

What is the legal definition of gangs, as reflected in the penal code?

What is the biggest challenge in the study and work with gangs?

Gang intervention specialists learn to separate traditional practices from nontraditional practices.

What therapy has the goal of improving client functioning in multiple systems?

Rapport building is the most difficult area to achieve when working with gang involved or street socializing youth.

Ecological theory helps to illuminate the effects of gangs.

What describes the criminal perspective attached to the gang domains?

What are three factors social workers should examine when conducting assessment with gangs?

What are three efforts for social change presented to social workers when working at the macro level with gang affiliated youth?

How many minutes are offered weekly to conduct home therapy in the MST method?

What is an aspect of gangs that social workers should pay attention to and learn about in their practice?

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