Deck 9: Current Controversies and Issues

Question 1

Generalist human services workers must have earned BA degrees.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Many human services workers believe that only human services workers who have earned a graduate degree in traditional human services programs should be considered professionals.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Conservatives and liberals generally agree that we (the country) cannot afford to help everyone.There is little agreement, however, on how much we can afford and who should be helped and by what means.

Answer 3

Describe what you think would happen to those in need who would not be helped and what it might mean to the future of our country.

Question 4

Among older adults, sexual intimacy poses many risks and should always be discouraged.

Question 5

When government, be it liberal or conservative, reduces funding for social programs, the middle classes generally suffer the most.

Question 6

Activists can expect strong support from the community when proposing radical changes.

Question 7

Identify what you believe to be a current controversy in the field of human services (one that is not discussed in Chapter 9).

Question 8

Generalist human services workers have been known to outperform traditional professional workers in providing some services.

Question 9

All professional human services workers are eligible to receive third party payments.

Question 10

Many health care professionals have been slow to respond to the needs for sexual expression in later life individuals because

A)Some find it different to change traditional attitudes
B)Some view sexual activity among older adults as a health risk.
C)Some view it as immoral
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 11

Traditional professional human services workers do not object to being supervised by a professional from another discipline.

Question 12

Many educators believe that graduates of recognized undergraduate human services programs should be considered professionals.

Question 13

Human services workers are frequently faced with making choices between personal and professional values when working with clients.