Deck 11: Social Work in the Schools

Question 1

There is an increase in discipline-related problems in schools because

A) No longer does the teacher have authority over students
B) Most students are growing up in single-parent families
C) There is an increase in home-schooling
D) More and more untrained teachers are being hired to teach students

Answer 1

No longer does the teacher have authority over students

Question 2

One of the measures being taken to make schools more safe is

A) Providing guns to teachers
B) Banning the admission of at-risk students
C) Identifying and working with troubled students and their families
D) Appointing marshals in all classrooms

Answer 2

Identifying and working with troubled students and their families

Question 3

Cheating in exams is becoming a rampant problem because

A) Teachers may feel threatened if their scholars don't meet certain standards
B) Principals feel they have to have top performances from their schools
C) District officials get salary boosts and public recognition if their schools excel
D) Teachers, principals, and district officials benefit from a high rate of school performance in standardized tests

Answer 3

Teachers, principals, and district officials benefit from a high rate of school performance in standardized tests

Question 4

Which of the following is an "early warning signs" that can be used to identify students who might become violent?

A) Having too many animals for pets
B) Not participating in sports activities
C) Having an active social life with peers
D) engaging in "bullying" behavior

Question 5

The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994

A) Reduces the role of school social workers in improving educational opportunities for students.
B) Provides for social workers to receive interdisciplinary training with others on the professional helping team.
C) Discriminates against minority students
D) Primarily focuses on substance-abuse prevention programs

Question 6

Social workers working in school settings

A) Are brokers of services
B) Usually do not work at a macro-level
C) Are not involved in formulating school policies
D) Often assume a punitive role with students

Question 7

Peer groups

A) Refer to formal study groups organized for students who need remedial classes
B) Refers to a group of students who participate in the same sports activity
C) Have proved particularly effective in preventing drug abuse among high-risk students.
D) Are student-gangs that harass students with disabilities

Question 8

It is important that social workers learn to work with minority students because

A) It is a legal requirement
B) All minority students are socially dysfunctional individuals
C) Social workers can help immigrants adapt to their environment and develop their potential
D) Most social workers belong to minority populations

Question 9

Motivational interviewing

A) Focuses on helping high school students find employment after completing school
B) Focuses on spiritual guidance
C) Is used by peer groups to help students with academic problems
D) Is a client-centered helping style designed to help clients explore and resolve ambivalence about change

Question 10

Home schooling

A) Refers to online academic programs
B) Is designed to help children with severe disabilities
C) Is the education of children at home by parents or hired tutors
D) Refers to day care centers for special needs children

Question 11

Describe the main problems plaguing public schools today.

Question 12

Describe the role of social workers in schools.

Question 13

How do social workers use a group approach to help students?

Question 14

What role can school social workers play to help children of immigrants and minority populations?