Deck 4: Assessment

Question 1

The following is true about assessments:

A) A social worker should never make an independent assessment
B) In some settings, a social worker is a member of a clinical team that makes assessments
C) The nature of the assessment task is the same no matter in which type of setting the social worker practices
D) The term diagnosis and assessment are the same in social work and psychology

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When a social worker is a member of a clinical team, the worker's role in the assessment process is focused primarily on:

A) Administering personality and intelligence tests
B) Assessing the physical well-being of the client
C) Compiling a social history
D) Making a psychiatric diagnosis

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In an assessment, which of the following is true regarding the strengths perspective:

A) Clients almost never grow more from periods of crisis than from comfortable times in their lives
B) The client usually has an inherent sense of self-esteem
C) Such a focus helps to identify the client's potential for growth
D) It is closely related to the concept of entropy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The _____ approach to community development believes that significant development only occurs when local people are committed to investing themselves and their resources in improving the community.

A) Needs assessment
B) Deficiency model
C) Mapping assets
D) Asset-based

Question 5

Information gathered from a schoolteacher during the assessment of a student with problems is information from:

A) A collateral source
B) The client's verbal report
C) Psychological data
D) A home visit

Question 6

The following is true about using psychological tests in an assessment:

A) Most tests are administered and interpreted by psychologists
B) Most personality tests have high validity and reliability
C) Psychological tests are always the primary source of information
D) Most personality tests have high validity but low reliability

Question 7

All of the following are environmental factors that may affect a client except:

A) Opportunities for a quality education
B) Access to quality health care
C) Adequate police and fire protection
D) An unresolved unconscious conflict

Question 8

According to the text, which of the following would be considered a psychological variable in an assessment:

A) The daughter of the client having a cognitive disability
B) The husband having anger-management issues
C) The family living below the poverty line
D) The family being a blended family

Question 9

A sociological component in an assessment would most likely be:

A) The son in the family has autism
B) The father's ingrained belief from his country of birth that a woman does not work outside the home
C) The family is a blended family
D) The husband's drinking behavior

Question 10

A spiritual component in an assessment would most likely be:

A) A mother's diagnosis
B) The father has ingrained belief from his country of birth that a woman does not work outside the home
C) The family is a blended family
D) A family member's belief about a higher power

Question 11

The procedure described in this chapter for analyzing human behavior progresses in this order:

A) Antecedents-thought processes-behavior-consequences
B) Thought processes-behavior-antecedents-consequences
C) Behavior-antecedents-consequences-thought processes
D) Consequences-thought processes-antecedents-behavior

Question 12

The recommended course of action for a client is often called:

A) Behavioral contract
B) Treatment plan
C) Goal setting
D) Assessment

Question 13

When an assessment is viewed as a product, it is a formulation at a point in time regarding the nature of a client's difficulties and resources.

Question 14

An assessment is a working hypothesis of a client's difficulties and resources based on current data.

Question 15

The assessment process is always fully completed long before the terminal phase of service.

Question 16

To be most effective, an assessment should focus primarily on shortcomings, dysfunctions, and illnesses of a client.

Question 17

When an assessment is being conducted, a social worker should always assume that verbal reports from the client are accurate.

Question 18

When conducting an assessment, a social worker usually administers a variety of psychological tests.

Question 19

The way a client presents himself/herself in an office may be dramatically different from the way he/she interacts at home.

Question 20

An office setting is a natural arena for family interaction.

Question 21

The way a client interacts with a worker provides clues as to probable difficulties or successes in interactions with others.

Question 22

The theory or theories of human behavior that a practitioner uses will have a major influence on what is examined during an assessment.

Question 23

During assessment, a worker looks only at social and psychological factors and not at environmental or cultural factors.

Question 24

All human behavior is purposeful.

Question 25

A powerful way of analyzing human behavior is in terms of: antecedents → thought processes→ behavior → consequences.

Question 26

Identification of the antecedents that initially caused the dysfunctional behavior is fully sufficient in enabling the worker to identify current antecedents to maintaining the problematic behavior.

Question 27

Once an assessment is made, a social worker often acts as a broker for the client.

Question 28

Define assessment. How does assessment differ from diagnosis?

Question 29

Why is it important to focus on the strengths of a client as well as the client's dysfunctions when conducting an assessment?

Question 30

Summarize the major principles of the strengths perspective in social work practice.

Question 31

Summarize the sources of information used in conducting an assessment.

Question 32

List five collateral sources of information that could be useful in writing an assessment.

Question 33

Identify eight environmental factors that are apt to impact a client's problems and that should be considered when conducting an assessment.

Question 34

Summarize the questions that should generally be the focus of assessing problem systems. For example: "What, specifically, are the problems?"

Question 35

Your client, Dr. Joshua Julian, has been arrested for operating a motor vehicle while impaired. He stated he stopped after work to have a few drinks with his friends after a long day. Write an analysis of human behavior, using the formula in the text, starting with an antecedent.