Deck 8: Social Work Practice With Groups: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning

Question 1

The active use of the group process to bring a collection of individuals towards a common belong and common purpose is:

A) Therapy
B) Group Work
C) Application of theory
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

While the need for social connection is universal, the way in which people experience and define those connections is influenced by culture.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A global perspective recognizes which of the following?

A) The needs of group members are influenced by cultural factors
B) Some cultures have a collection orientation while others are more individualistic
C) Western values have the potential to feel oppressive to group members who have a collective orientation of community
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A social worker who is attuned to the cultural dimensions of group practice should avoid which of the following?

A) Asking if group members have a preferred pronoun
B) Grouping members together based on assumptions
C) Learn about the group members' perceptions of nonverbal actions
D) Work to prevent macroaggressions

Question 5

Throughout the 1930s, group work:

A) Had less status than social casework in the minds of many professionals
B) Became the centerpiece of social work practice
C) Was the heart of Freud's approach to psychoanalysis
D) Generated a wide range of theories and academic thought

Question 6

In the United States, therapeutic group work came in existence during the:

A) 1910s
B) 1930s
C) 1950s
D) 1990s

Question 7

Many social work students never enroll in a course specifically and comprehensively focused on group work.

Question 8

Which of the following makes the social worker's involvement in group work different from that of psychologists?

A) The number of people in the group
B) The use of strengths-based and systemic approaches
C) Focus on the purpose and type of intervention
D) Establishing types or categories of groups

Question 9

Natural groups:

A) Include organized national groups that have a focus on nature or natural activities (ie. Boy Scouts)
B) Are aimed at inducing natural change within a community environment
C) Occur in the context of socialization and are not organized from the outside
D) Usually have formally sponsored affiliations

Question 10

A group of high school freshman are concerned about alcohol abuse in their neighborhood and form a group called Freshman Against Youth Drinking (FAYD). The goal of this group is to deter high school students from engaging in drinking behaviors and to advocate for city government to provide financial support for programming to achieve this goal. The group plans to apply for grants, hold fundraising events in the community, and partner with family service organizations. What type of group is FAYD?

A) Natural group
B) Social action group
C) Client group
D) Activist group

Question 11

Formed groups:

A) Occur in the context of socialization and are not formally organized
B) Always exist within a community setting
C) Have a central focus of therapeutic intervention
D) Are organized by an institution, such as a school or hospital, agency or community setting

Question 12

Task groups are designed to:

A) Work as a socialization tool for troubled youth
B) Provide therapy for individuals who are procrastinators
C) Accomplish a specific purpose
D) Occur in the context of socialization and are not formally organized

Question 13

A social worker leads a group that is designed to help high school seniors develop coping skills for stress as a way of reducing self-harming behaviors. This is an example of a:

A) Natural group
B) Social action group
C) Client group
D) Goals group

Question 14

Groups may be distinguished by the role of the social worker.

Question 15

Which of the following is a task of pregroup planning?

A) Meeting with and inviting group members to participate in the tasks of the group
B) Identifying group member motivations and goals
C) Determining criteria for participation, promotion, and recruitment
D) Rapport building exercises

Question 16

Engagement beings when the social worker invites members to participate in the group.

Question 17

A(n) ___________ allows new people to join a group at any time.

A) Task group
B) Therapeutic group
C) Closed Group
D) Open Group

Question 18

A group in which group membership and the number of sessions are fixed is called:

A) A task group
B) A therapeutic group
C) A closed group
D) An open group

Question 19

Which theoretical approach to group engagement and assessment quickly focuses on the issues that brought members to the group, collaborating to develop a plan for change, and activation of the planned change?

A) Strengths-based approach
B) Narrative approach
C) Solution-focused approach
D) Social justice approach

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT on Kurland and Salmon's list of preplanning tasks?

A) Client need
B) Type of treatment
C) Content
D) Agency context

Question 21

Engagement is the beginning phase of the group intervention.

Question 22

The primary purpose of group norms is to:

A) Facilitate group members' involvement
B) Establish the power of the social worker
C) Discourage transference and countertransference
D) Engage members in the group

Question 23

The social worker seeks to establish a trusting working relationship with each individual group member as a part of which phase of group work?

A) Pregroup planning
B) Engagement
C) Assessment
D) Planning

Question 24

A social worker should complete a one-time biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment of each client's situation to establish each individual group member's goals and desired outcomes, group outcomes, and the group processes.

Question 25

A social worker in the facilitator role does which of the following?

A) Runs the group and holds more power than other group members
B) Dictates the path of the group process
C) Establishes himself/herself as a member of the group
D) Shares the helping role with group members

Question 26

Describe two areas social workers need to consider in pregroup planning and give an example of each.

Question 27

Explain what is meant by group norms and why it is important to establish them in group work.

Question 28

Define the term cohesiveness and explain the importance of cohesiveness for a group work.

Question 29

Why is a biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective important for engagement and assessment of group members?

Question 30

Explain the difference between the role of group leader and group facilitator.

Question 31

A natural or planned association that evolves through some common interest, state of being, or task is a:

A) Therapy
B) Theory
C) Group
D) Unit of Analysis

Question 32

What is the major feature of a group experience?

A) Interdependence among person, group, and social environment
B) A small, face-to-face gathering of people who come together for a particular purpose
C) A strengths-based view of members for the purpose of fostering social consciousness
D) Recreational activities that are aimed at inclusion and acculturation

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a task group?

A) Members of a neighborhood gathering at a community picnic
B) A group of elementary school students meeting with the social worker to developing coping skills for stress
C) College students in a dorm
D) Friends running into each other at the gym and exercising together

Question 34

Describe three challenges that the early phases of group work can bring.