Deck 7: Fields of Social Work Practice

Question 1

The range of social work employment opportunities can BEST be described as:

A) limited
B) diverse possibilities
C) narrow
D) highly specialized

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which is the largest area of practice for BSW social workers?

A) older adults
B) children and families
C) criminal justice
D) health care

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Social workers who are employed in public child welfare agencies

A) focus on family preservation programs
B) investigate child abuse and neglect referrals
C) are involved in prevention and adoption services
D) focus on family preservation programs
E) all of the above

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Child neglect occurs when:

A) a parent subjects a child to unreasonable punishment
B) a caregiver commits an act that leads to hospitalizing a child
C) a caregiver's lack of focus leads to the injury of a child
D) a caregiver fails to ensure that the child's needs are met

Question 5

The field of practice with older adults is known as:

A) forensic social work
B) medical social work
C) crisis intervention
D) gerontological social work

Question 6

Due to changing demographics in our country, social workers need increased awareness and skills for working with issues related to:

A) technology
B) crime
C) aging
D) child mortality

Question 7

The term for an organization that provides some social services but whose primary mission is not the provisions of social services is:

A) a host setting
B) a social services agency
C) a home health agency
D) a satellite campus

Question 8

In the area of international adoptions, social workers assist families by:

A) writing applications
B) conducting home studies
C) acting as liaisons to international adoption organization
D) providing support services
E) all of the above

Question 9

Knowledge of substance abuse prevention and intervention is critical for social workers in virtually every field of social work practice.

Question 10

Forensic social work is the practice of social work in:

A) criminal justice
B) the investigation of child injuries that result in death
C) a hospice
D) a setting with a physician who is a coroner

Question 11

Health care social work involves:

A) direct practice with individuals and families
B) knowledge of policies
C) advocacy for patients' needs
D) all of the above

Question 12

Besides being trained in generalist practice, rural social workers must have skills, values, and knowledge related to:

A) farm life
B) understanding unique aspects of the community
C) extended family child care processes
D) unique geological forces of land mass

Question 13

Identify two criminal justice settings in which social workers may find employment.

Question 14

What work might a gerontological social worker do at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels?