Deck 11: Social Work Practice With Communities: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation

Question 1

Which theory helps the social worker conceptualize community intervention by contributing the idea that community groups compete for limited resources?

A) Social systems theory
B) Ecological theory
C) Power, change, and politics theory
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Rothman's Three Models of Community Practice include:

A) Leader/ Member model, Change/ Effort model, and Practice/Success Model
B) Social Systems model, Ecological Model, and Power/Change/Politics Model
C) Planning/ Policy Model, Community Capacity Development, and Social Advocacy
D) All of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The planning/policy model of community intervention focuses on:

A) Studying social policy
B) Asking clients to plan change strategies
C) The use of experts to study problems
D) How culture affects social problems

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The community capacity development model emphasizes which of the following?

A) The use of experts to study problems
B) Fostering community members and the community as a whole
C) How social workers can best build and support community capacity
D) How social policy should be used to contribute to community capacity

Question 5

The social advocacy model focuses on:

A) The shift of power relationships and resources
B) The use of experts to study problems
C) How social workers can best use their advocacy skills to effect community change
D) How social policy should be used for advocacy purposes

Question 6

In community practice, models such as the planning/policy model, social advocacy model, and community capacity development model tend to be used in "pure" form.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes what the community social and economic development model seeks to accomplish?

A) Improve the job opportunities in a community
B) Improve the social networks in a community
C) Improve the quality of social services in a community
D) Improve the physical and social fabric of a community

Question 8

An assumption that drives community development is:

A) People need to become aware of a problem and have a desire to solve it
B) Input from experts in a community is valued over input from other community members
C) To effect change at the local level, change needs to first occur at the national level
D) Social workers must advocate on behalf of community members

Question 9

Group work is a minor part of community development work.

Question 10

Facilitating an effective ______ group meeting is one example of a leadership skill that social workers may use in community development work.

A) Psychodynamic
B) Conflict resolution
C) Task
D) Amendment

Question 11

Which term best describes the formal decision-making process in which the majority rules?

A) Task group processes
B) Intervention phase
C) Consensus
D) Parliamentary procedures

Question 12

Consensus decision making focuses on:

A) Reaching an agreement that is supported by all participants
B) Following complex, complicated, and formal processes
C) Determining the outcome by a majority rules principle
D) None of the above

Question 13

___________ approaches use economic approaches to develop the capacities of low-income people and neighborhoods.

A) Community intervention
B) Community economic development
C) Participant observation
D) Consensus decision-making

Question 14

Asset-based community development is best defined as:

A) Building strong networks between community assets
B) Providing assets to communities that have few resources
C) Remedying economic inequality
D) Educating community members on the importance of financial management

Question 15

Which of the following terms best describes the process that social workers use to mobilize people and their resources in order to identify problems and advocate for change?

A) Community economic development
B) Community development
C) Community organizing
D) None of the above

Question 16

Which type of community organizing involves changing the structure of power within the community to effect change?

A) Consensus Organizing
B) Community Economic Development
C) Parliamentary Procedures
D) Direct Action Organizing

Question 17

Which of the following is not an essential element of community organizing work?

A) Strengthening community bonds
B) Empowering individuals
C) Overthrowing patriarchy
D) Building organizations that are committed to progressivity

Question 18

Termination in community social work practice tends to be less complex than termination with individuals, families, and groups.

Question 19

The role of the social worker during the termination phase of community social work practice includes:

A) Helping community members examine their accomplishments
B) Reviewing the process of assessment, planning, and intervention with community members
C) Helping the community prepare for the future
D) All of the responses are representative of the social worker's role

Question 20

A social worker who seeks to evaluate community practice interventions should include the community in the process of evaluation because:

A) Inclusion in this process offers and opportunity for empowerment
B) That is part of the process evaluation process
C) Inclusion of community members is the last rule of Robert's Rules of Order
D) Social workers should not include community members in the process of evaluation.

Question 21

Describe two common practice skills used in community development and give an example of how each skill might be used.

Question 22

Discuss two conditions that need to be present to help make consensus decision-making effective. Why are these conditions important?

Question 23

Compare and contrast the priorities and actions of consensus organizing and direct action organizing.

Question 24

Describe the way you would prepare to give testimony to a legislative and planning committee.

Question 25

Name and describe three leadership skills that can be exercised as a part of running an effective task meeting.

Question 26

Community practice models are primarily based in the concepts and language of all of the following theories except?

A) Ecological theory
B) Social systems theory
C) Psychoanalytic theory
D) Power, change, and politics theory

Question 27

Which of the following is an assumption that underlies community development?

A) Empowerment is a central goal
B) Input from experts is the key to change
C) Change needs to occur at the national level before it can occur at the local level
D) Social workers must be involved in community development planning

Question 28

Termination in community practice includes creating a plan to sustain the changes achieved in the intervention.

Question 29

Describe three ways in which community organizing can empower individuals within the community?