Deck 2: Social Work As a Profession and a Career

Question 1

​According to Saleebey, the principles that guide strengths perspective include all of the following except:

A) ​very few individuals, families, groups, and communities have strengths.
B) ​trauma and abuse, illness and struggle may be injurious, but they may also be sources of challenge and opportunity.
C) ​a social worker needs to hold high her or his expectations of clients and form alliances with their visions.
D) ​a social worker is more effective when seen as a collaborator or consultant to a client than when seen as an expert or a professional.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

​In the 1960s, there was a renewed interest in sociological approaches by social workers for all of the following reasons except:

A) ​questions arose about the effectiveness of many psychotherapeutic approaches.
B) ​an ​increase in the status of sociology.
C)questions arose about the relevancy and appropriateness of "talking" approaches with low-income clients who have urgent social and economic pressures.
D) ​the enactment of the Social Security Act.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

From 1960 to 2012, the number of employed social workers grew by _____.

A) less than 50%
B) ​about 100%
C) less than ​10%
D) ​over 600%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

​According to LeCroy and Stinson, which of the following groups is best suited to enhance the public's knowledge and opinions about the social work profession?

A) ​Social workers
B) ​Clients of social services
C) ​The U.S government
D) ​Media

Question 5

The first paid social workers were _____ in the late 1800s.​

A) ​executive directors of settlement houses
B) ​medical social workers in hospitals
C) ​executive secretaries of charity organization societies
D) ​executive directors of private relief agencies

Question 6

In the context of social work, which of the following is true of a systems approach in assessing human behavior?

A) The concept of wholeness in systems theory asserts that a system and its normal functioning cannot be completely understood if it has been broken down into its component parts.
B) ​The concept of relationship in systems theory indicates that the patterning and structuring among the elements in a system should be avoided to completely understand the system as a whole.
C) The concept of homeostasis in systems theory suggests emergence of the state of imbalance generated either within or outside a family ultimately acts to restore the homeostatic balance of the family.

Question 7

Identify the role a social worker is most likely to take up at the level in which the social worker helps people enhance their problem-solving, coping, and developmental capacities using the person-in-environment concept.

A) Advocate
B) ​Facilitator
C) Consultant
D) ​Supervisor

Question 8

_____ is aimed at facilitating the social, behavioral, and emotional adjustment of individuals through the group process because the participants in such groups usually have emotional, interactional, or behavioral difficulties.

A) Focus group
B) Community organization
C) ​Group therapy
D) ​Social casework

Question 9

In charity organization societies, private agencies join together to perform all of the following functions except:

A) ​providing direct services to individuals and families.
B) ​planning and coordinating the efforts of private agencies.
C) teaching English, hygiene, and occupational skills to clients.
D) ​conducting a detailed investigation of each applicant for services and financial help.

Question 10

​Which of the following is NOT an administrative function of a social worker?

A) ​Setting agency and program objectives
B) ​Setting up an organizational structure
C) ​Analyzing social conditions in the community
D) ​Counseling clients on a one-to-one basis

Question 11

Mary Richmond's book "Social Diagnosis" identifies all of the following steps in the intervention process of how a social worker should intervene with individuals except:

A) collecting information.
B) ​treatment planning.
C) ​stating the prospect of improvement.
D) ​fund collection.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of an ecological approach in social work?

A) It advocates social interventions that contribute positively to economic development.
B) It tries to improve coping patterns so that a better match can be attained between an individual's needs and the characteristics of his or her environment.
C) ​It promotes active role of the government in social planning.
D) It focuses on integrating economic and social development for the benefit of all members of society.

Question 13

​According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, social workers:

A) refrain themselves from getting involved with clients on a one-to-one basis.
B) ​are more valuable than psychologists.
C) ​practice only at macro level.
D) ​identify people who need help.

Question 14

According to a study conducted by LeCroy and Stinson in 2004, on the public's perception of the social work profession, it was found that:​

A) a majority of the public still holds the stereotype of a social worker as a moralistic upper-middle-class older woman who has little understanding of the people she tries to help.
B) a majority of the public understands the social work profession and in many ways recognizes its value.
C) counselors received more "very valuable" ratings than did social workers.
D) psychiatrists received more "very valuable" ratings than did social workers.

Question 15

​​______ is a social work activity that involves directing the overall program of a social service agency.

A) ​Supervision
B) ​Administration
C) ​Social casework
D) ​Group therapy

Question 16

​According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall employment of social workers is projected to grow _____ percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations.

A) ​19
B) ​9
C) ​36
D) ​6

Question 17

​The aim of _____ is stimulating and assisting the local community to evaluate, plan, and coordinate efforts to provide for the society's health, welfare, and recreation needs.
​

A) ​case management
B) ​social casework
C) ​community organization
D) ​group therapy

Question 18

​_____ is an ideal condition in which all members of a society have the same basic rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits.

A) Social justice
B) ​Economic justice
C) ​Privilege
D) ​Empowerment

Question 19

In the context of specific activities performed by social workers, _____ seeks to facilitate the intellectual, emotional, and social development of individuals through team activities.

A) ​group work
B) family therapy
C) ​social casework
D) ​community organization

Question 20

_____ is a type of group therapy that can be used with parent-child interaction problems, marital conflicts, and conflicts with grandparents.

A) ​Conversion therapy
B) ​Group work
C) ​Social casework
D) ​Family therapy

Question 21

​In 1904, a 1-year training program in social work was offered by the New York School of Philanthropy.

Question 22

Why is identity formation especially significant for those considering a social work career?​

A) Because it helps one acquire a type of status and prestige
B) Because knowing oneself substantially enhances one's ability to counsel others
C) To develop a success identity for themselves
D) ​To monitor the gradual changes in their clients' identity throughout the lifetime

Question 23

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) conceptualized promoting human and community well-being as one of the major goals of social work practice.

Question 24

​In recent years, social work has focused increasingly on using a medical model of human behavior.

Question 25

As conceptualized by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), one of the major goals of social work practice is to enhance the problem-solving, coping, and developmental capacities of people.

Question 26

​_____, a technique used by professionals in all fields, is the skill of picturing oneself in a situation, without actually being there.

A) ​Mental rehearsal
B) Self-awareness
C) ​De-compression
D) ​De-escalation

Question 27

Charity organization societies, by the last half of the 1800s, used volunteer "friendly visitors" to work with recipients of services.

Question 28

​The most basic skill that a social worker needs is the ability to counsel clients effectively.

Question 29

​The ecological model of human behavior emphasizes the person-in-environment concept.

Question 30

A generalist social worker is trained to use the problem-solving process to assess and intervene with the problems confronting individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Question 31

Social work at present places more of its emphasis on a reform approach than a therapy approach.

Question 32

​The Council on Social Work Education requires all undergraduate and graduate programs to train their students in generalist social work practice.

Question 33

The _____is the focal point for social work education that promotes social work education and the development of high-quality educational programs around the world.

A) ​Council on Social Work Education
B) ​National Association of Social Work
C) ​International Association of Schools of Social Work
D) ​International Federation of Social Workers

Question 34

​A medical model of human behavior focuses on the dysfunctional transactions between people and their physical and social environments.

Question 35

The person-in-environment conceptualization suggests that today a person's life and quality of life are interwoven and interdependent on many systems such as family, religion, political, educational, social services, good and services, and employment.

Question 36

​In the context of social work educational programs, Sweden largely uses a(n) _____ to analyze human behavior.
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A) ​medical model
B) ​person-in-environment model
C) ​systems model
D) ​ecological model

Question 37

​The first Young Man's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in _____.

A) ​London
B) ​Chicago
C) ​New York
D) ​Paris

Question 38

​Analogous to a former general practitioner in medicine, a social worker is trained to handle a wide range of common social and personal problems.

Question 39

​​ Social workers are graduates of accredited programs of social work, who have either a bachelor's or master's degree.

Question 40

​In the context of systems theory, the concept of relationship asserts that a system and its normal functioning cannot be completely understood if it has been broken down into its component parts.

Question 41

​According to Marshall McLuhan, the world has become a "global village."

Question 42

One of the major drawbacks of the strengths perspective for social work is that it fails to focus its attention on the resources and assets that individuals, groups, families, organizations, and communities have to confront their challenges.

Question 43

According to the concept of "looking-glass self," people's sense of who they are is largely determined by the reactions of others.

Question 44

The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, indicated that social workers only help people with economic crisis.

Question 45

In 1938, Manon Luttichau founded the National Association of Social Workers in Denmark.

Question 46

When training social work students, educators find that the students who are best able to counsel others generally have a high level of self-awareness.

Question 47

​As a social worker, do you have a desire to improve the living conditions of people who are poor and/or oppressed?  Why or why not?

Question 48

Identify and describe the four goals of social work practice as conceptualized by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Also mention the additional goal added by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in its definition of purpose of social work.

Question 49

​Discuss some of the measures taken to maintain worker safety in the field of social work.

Question 50

As a social worker, do you believe you have the capacity to become good at counseling and at interacting with others?  How important are these skills in social work?​

Question 51

​Distinguish between the medical model and the ecological model of human behavior.

Question 52

Social workers use a problem-solving approach in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. State the steps involved in the problem-solving process.

Question 53

​A graduate degree is generally needed to get a job in social work because a vast majority of employed social workers hold a master's degree.

Question 54

​Briefly describe the social work profession.

Question 55

When a social worker seeks to assess and change human behavior, which model (medical or person-in-environment) do you believe is more useful?  Why?

Question 56

​Briefly describe the following professional activities performed by social workers: social casework, case management, group work, group therapy, family therapy, community organization, and administration.

Question 57

The strengths perspective for social work is closely related to the concept of "empowerment."

Question 58

​What benefits can be derived from comparative policy analysis in international social work?

Question 59

The image of a social worker today is much more negative than it was sixty-five years ago, reflecting the deteriorated professional nature of the training and services provided.

Question 60

​Social work educational programs are the same across the globe.

Question 61

​In the context of self-awareness, explain the concept of identity formation.

Question 62

In the context of identity formation, what are the questions a person should ask to himself or herself to have a fairly well-thought-out sense of who he or she is and what he or she wants out of life?