Deck 21: Social Work Prevention and Enrichment

Question 1

An example of the primary level of prevention is

A) Immunization
B) Delaying the consequences of clinically advanced diseases
C) Shorten the duration of an illness
D) Reduce symptoms of an illness

Answer 1

Immunization

Question 2

Which of the following has been identified to be a problem in prevention strategies?

A) Unlike germs and viruses, human problems cannot be prevented
B) Prevention is relevant to the public health domain only
C) Only tertiary prevention can be offered in the field of social work
D) It is difficult to evaluate whether a preventive action produced desired results

Answer 2

It is difficult to evaluate whether a preventive action produced desired results

Question 3

Premarital counseling is an example of

A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Marriage prevention

Answer 3

Primary prevention

Question 4

Tertiary prevention includes

A) Early diagnosis and prompt treatment.
B) Health promotion and specific protection.
C) Disability limitation and rehabilitation
D) Prenatal care

Question 5

It is of vital importance for social workers to demonstrate that

A) Tertiary prevention is a type of "prevention" although it is rehabilitative by definition
B) Primary prevention is not feasible in social work because it deals with complex human problems
C) Prevention programs are achieving their desired goals
D) Treatment is more important than prevention

Question 6

Accountability for outcomes, based on monies spent for programs, is necessary because

A) It assists professionals in identifying what works and what does not
B) All expenses have to be well-explained and justifies
C) Prevention programs work on limited budgets
D) Federal and state governments mandate that all results of primary prevention are published

Question 7

Family Preservation Services (FPS)

A) Aims to provide immediate and intense services to families in crisis
B) Is a rehabilitation program for abusive parents
C) Aims to take away the parental rights of abusive/neglectful parents
D) Aims to decrease divorce rates

Question 8

Suicide

A) Is the third leading cause of death among youths aged 15-24
B) Is difficult to prevent
C) Requires primary or secondary prevention
D) Is difficult to predict

Question 9

Relapse prevention

A) Aims to increase the length of the positive outcome of treatment
B) Has not been successful in weight loss programs
C) Was originally developed as part of treatment for chronic pain problems
D) Is considered "treatment" more than "prevention"

Question 10

Differentiate between the three levels of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

Question 11

Describe the methods and skills used for pre-marital counseling as an example of primary prevention.

Question 12

What do you understand by preventive social work?

Question 13

What can be done by social workers to prevent personal, family, and community problems?

Question 14

Explain the use of "enrichment" by social work practitioners