Exam 15: Social Work and Services for Youths and in the Schools

In the context of school social work roles, a _____ is a person who suggests, guides, eases, or expedites the way for others during a group experience.

One of the roles assumed by school social workers is that of a _____ in which a person works with others in the community to initiate change or develop needed programs.

At the mezzo level of practice, school social workers run groups for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Social workers pursue all of the following goals when providing services to adolescents concerning pregnancy and parenting except:

A(n) _____ is a school social worker role in which a person works to influence, initiate, and develop policy, which affects the social and emotional development of children and youth within the school and community.

In the context of school social work roles, a consultant is a person who provides clinical intervention concerning social, emotional, or behavioral issues to individuals, families, groups, and communities.

Santrock (2012b) states that not every adolescent female who bears a child lives a life of poverty and low achievement.

If an absolutely necessary program for clients does not exist, it is the social worker's responsibility to initiate one to get clients the resources they need. This is an example of social work at macro level.

Describe the ways in which school social workers can enhance the appreciation of multiculturalism and reduce racism in schools.

One of the many roles of a school social worker is that of a broker who helps link clients with community resources and services.

What do you think are the reasons why the teen pregnancy rate in the United States is high?

What are the risk factors that may predict youth violence?

Social workers can pursue all of the following approaches to enhance the appreciation of multiculturalism and reduce racism in schools except:

All of the following are true about the New Bridges project except that:

The process of a person acknowledging that he or she is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is called:

Setting up groups for trauma-related recovery is considered a _____ practice.

Sexual orientation is a person's internal psychological self-concept of being either a male or a female.

A _____ value orientation might emphasize that it is parents' responsibility to provide information about sex to their children and that schools should not interfere with parental prerogative.

Discuss at least three mythsabout lesbian and gay youthsand the facts associated with them.

_____ is a syndrome of learning and behavioral problems beginning in childhood that is characterized by a persistent pattern of distraction, excessive physical movement, and impulsivity that appears in at least two settings.