Deck 5: Social Work Practice With Individuals

Question 1

A system

A) Is made up of interconnected parts
B) Is compatible for macro-level social work practice only
C) Consists of five broad levels: micro, mezzo, macro, metro, and intro levels
D) Only refers to the elements in an individual's outside environment.

Answer 1

Is made up of interconnected parts

Question 2

Clinical social work practice

A) Excludes interventions directed to interpersonal interactions.
B) Is based on knowledge of one or more theories of human development within a psychosocial context
C) Is a macro orientation to social work practice
D) Does not combine different levels of practice

Answer 2

Is based on knowledge of one or more theories of human development within a psychosocial context

Question 3

History of clinical social work indicates that

A) The English Poor Laws were based on the assumption that the poor are poor because of their ignorance and their willful refusal to work
B) The Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor (AICP) used a punitive approach towards helping poor individuals.
C) Charity Organizations societies investigated all applicants for criminal records.
D) The "family visitors" concluded that all poor people were similar and needed to be treated in the same manner

Answer 3

The English Poor Laws were based on the assumption that the poor are poor because of their ignorance and their willful refusal to work

Question 4

The purpose of social work practice is

A) To sanction people
B) To ameliorate those conditions that contributes to the breakdown of a healthy relationship between an individual and his or her environment.
C) To provide charity
D) To reduce national poverty levels

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a value postulate of professional social work practice?

A) Belief in a person's uniqueness and individuality
B) Under-determination of client's worth
C) Self-determination
D) Respect for a client

Question 6

At the heart of social work practice with individuals are the following elements:

A) Purpose, skills, sanctions, knowledge, and goals.
B) Purpose, values, judgment, knowledge, and goals
C) Purpose, values, sanctions, knowledge, and methods
D) Purpose, skills, sanctions, experience, and methods

Question 7

Which of the following theories is NOT compatible with Clinical Social work Practice?

A) Role theory
B) Theory of Relativity
C) Learning Theory
D) General Systems Theory

Question 8

Which of the following responses is the most comprehensive of all responses when describing the knowledge required for clinical social work practice:

A) Knowledge of the various services of the community
B) Knowledge from social work about social service agencies- legally mandated agencies sanctioned by the community, their organization and function
C) Knowledge of the constitutions and bylaws of voluntary organizations, and agency policy statements
D) Social workers need to incorporate a knowledge of various factors at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels and multi- disciplinary theories that usually influence human behavior in a given social environment

Question 9

Clinical social work process consists of

A) Study, assessment, intervention, and termination
B) Education, assessment, evaluation, and termination
C) Study, sanction, intervention, and termination
D) Study, assessment, intervention, and Institutionalization

Question 10

Which of the following basic principles does NOT guide social work intervention:

A) Acceptance of a client's capacity to change
B) Relating to a client's pathology rather than his/her strength
C) Collaboration with the client on goal-setting and assessment
D) Professional responsibility for the welfare of the entire family

Question 11

Define clinical social work and explain the use of a multi-level systems approach.

Question 12

Identity and explain the current trends in clinical social work.

Question 13

Explain the following elements of clinical social work practice: Purpose, values, sanctions, knowledge, and methods. Give examples wherever possible.

Question 14

Identify and describe the predominant methods of clinical practice.

Question 15

Identify and explain the four main divisions of the clinical social work process