Deck 8: Social Work Practice With Individuals and Families

Question 1

Working one-on-one with individuals and families is also known as which level of practice?

A) mezzo
B) macro
C) micro
D) mini

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Providing services to individuals, couples, and families represents:

A) the strengths perspective
B) the cornerstone of generalist social work practice
C) customs considered desirable by a culture
D) the National Association of Social Worker's Code of Ethics

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Historically, the method for helping individuals adjust to their situations by identifying needs, goals, and resources was known as:

A) community organizing
B) group work
C) administration
D) social casework

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The process in which the social worker and client collaborate to plan and then execute a series of actions designed to enhance the client's functioning and well-being is:

A) planned change
B) socialization
C) empathy
D) psychoanalysis

Question 5

The saying "starting where the client is"

A) is a way to predict future events
B) guides social workers not to speak until the client does
C) guides social workers in gaining insight into the client's perception of the problem and the desired goal
D) is non strengths-based

Question 6

What is the process of eliciting information in an open and trusting manner?

A) engagement
B) stereotyping
C) empathy
D) an ethical dilemma

Question 7

Which is an effective manner to attend to a client's verbal communication?

A) speaking at a pace that the client can easily follow
B) being ethically sensitive to a client's behavior
C) speaking at a level that can be heard but not too loud
D) closing your eyes when the client is speaking
E) a and c
F) b and d

Question 8

The professional activity conducted with the client that provides the basis for understanding the client system's situation is:

A) empowerment
B) assessment
C) mediation
D) value clarification

Question 9

To elicit as much relevant information as possible and optimize client comfort, assessments should emphasize which of the following?

A) only open-ended questions
B) only closed-ended questions
C) both open-ended questions and closed-ended questions
D) none of the above

Question 10

Recapping or paraphrasing the client's response is known as:

A) reflection
B) empathic response
C) listening
D) annoying

Question 11

Which is a good example of a good question to ask as part of the assessment process?

A) "Now, Ms. Sanchez, there is nothing to worry about."
B) "How can I help you with your housing situation?"
C) "Why did you hit your son?"
D) "I'm sure you're keeping so busy that you don't really miss him."

Question 12

Our understanding of the composition of a family is based on:

A) the most recent census data
B) one's own personal values and biases
C) a broad definition of what constitutes a family
D) socioeconomic status

Question 13

Intervention is the phase of social work relationship in which:

A) the actual work is completed
B) the assessment is completed
C) the baseline is collected
D) all of the above

Question 14

The social work intervention involves which two steps?

A) brokering and networking
B) planning and implementation
C) evaluation and assessment
D) one step forward and two steps back

Question 15

Evaluation is:

A) knowing what is in the best interests for the client
B) the same thing as assessment
C) the process of assessing the progress and success of the planned change effort
D) not always necessary in social work

Question 16

The official breaking-off of the social worker-client relationship is BEST known as:

A) self-determination
B) termination
C) evaluation
D) the outcome of conflict

Question 17

Describe the difference between an open- and closed-ended question. How can a social worker use these differently to elicit information from clients? Provide an example of an each.

Question 18

Describe two forms of evaluation a social worker may use in his or her practice?