Deck 15: Social Work and Services for Youths and in the Schools

Question 1

In the context of empowering the Latino and Latina community, which of the following is true about the New Bridges project?

A)It aids lesbians and gay people in leading normal lives after coming out to the world.
B)It is an agency established by a Center on Substance Abuse Prevention grant.
C)Its purpose is to recruit community resources to find home placements for people with Alzheimer's disease.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A(n) _____ is a school social worker role in which a person works to influence, initiate, and develop policy, which affects the social and emotional development of children and youth within the school and community.

A)educator
B)community intervention collaborator
C)policy initiator and developer
D)case manager

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to ProQuest (2013), of all the births in the United States, _____ are to teenage mothers.

A)2.5%
B)9.3%
C)16.5%
D)28.2%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to the research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2015b and Sciarra, 2004), the early warning signs for school violence potential include all of the following except:

A)social withdrawal.
B)being a victim of violence.
C)excessive feelings of rejection.
D)intolerant attitude toward deviance.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of lesbian and gay people?

A)Lesbians and gay men are obviously homosexual based on how they look and dress.
B)Lesbians and gay men are child molesters.
C)Lesbian and gay people in couples like to assume traditional gender role stereotypes.
D)Being lesbian or gay has nothing to do with wanting to be the opposite gender.

Question 6

According to the research conducted by Santrock (2012b), which of the following statements is true of pregnancy rates in the United States?

A)10% of teen pregnancies occur within six months of sexual initiation.
B)5% of teen pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth.
C)The U.S.adolescent pregnancy rate is eight times as high as in the Netherlands.
D)The U.S. adolescents are more sexually active than their counterparts in the Netherlands.

Question 7

Which of the following was revealed through the ethnographic study that targeted African American youths belonging to the First Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah (Haight, 1998)?

A)An environmental context for children that was negligent at best and virulently racist at worst
B)The spiritual community discouraging children from participating in ongoing learning activities and expecting them to work
C)The spiritual community restricting children from worshipping in the First Baptist Church, Utah

Question 8

The primary goal of _____ is to build understanding and respect for peoples and nations outside the United States.

A)ethnographic study
B)imperialism
C)global education
D)acclimatization

Question 9

All of the following are true about the New Bridges project except that:

A)it provides opportunities to learn about the effect of substance abuse on individuals, families, and communities.
B)it includes provision of cultural and educational activities for at-risk youths.
C)it includes provision of training to carry out school and community education on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
D)it helps older single parents in balancing school and parenthood, caring for infants, and obtaining support from fathers.

Question 10

The term _____ refers to the scientific description of a culture.

A)ethnographic study
B)demography
C)anthropology
D)retrospective cohort study

Question 11

The term _____ refers to systematic analyses of client problems and issues to determine clients' needs and develop problem-solving strategies.

A)conflict resolution
B)needs assessment
C)ethnographic study
D)strategic analysis 

Question 12

In the context of school social work roles, a _____ is a person who suggests, guides, eases, or expedites the way for others during a group experience.

A)facilitator
B)community intervention collaborator
C)policy initiator and developer
D)counselor

Question 13

Often, a final step in the coming-out process involves:

A)coming out to oneself.
B)being open to the world about being gay or lesbian.
C)coming out to family and friends.
D)learning about what it means to be gay or lesbian.

Question 14

According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2015) on students from grades 9 to 12, approximately _____ of students said that they had been in a physical fight at school in the past 12 months.

A)8.0%
B)12.5%
C)2.5%
D)35.0%

Question 15

The process of a person acknowledging that he or she is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is called:

A)gender identification.
B)coming out.
C)sex orientation.
D)gender clarity.

Question 16

Setting up groups for trauma-related recovery is considered a _____ practice.

A)mezzo
B)micro
C)macro

Question 17

In the context of school social work roles, a _____ is a person who provides clinical intervention concerning social, emotional, or behavioral issues to individuals, families, groups, and communities.

A)broker
B)case manager
C)policy developer
D)counselor

Question 18

Social workers can pursue all of the following approaches to enhance the appreciation of multiculturalism and reduce racism in schools except:

A)empowering children by focusing on and appreciating their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities, and by teaching them strategies to stop racism.
B)initiating and encouraging open discussions and dialogues among various ethnic, racial, and cultural groups.
C)giving teachers and other school staff training and consultation regarding multiculturalism.
D)seeking and adopting curricula that emphasize the culture of the United States.

Question 19

One of the roles assumed by school social workers is that of a _____ in which a person works with others in the community to initiate change or develop needed programs.

A)facilitator
B)community intervention collaborator
C)community journalist and advocate
D)counselor

Question 20

_____ is a syndrome of learning and behavioral problems beginning in childhood that is characterized by a persistent pattern of distraction, excessive physical movement, and impulsivity that appears in at least two settings.

A)Autism
B)Asperger's syndrome
C)Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
D)Cerebral palsy

Question 21

Social workers pursue all of the following goals when providing services to adolescents concerning pregnancy and parenting except:

A)emphasis on absolute abstinence.
B)prevention of pregnancy.
C)identification of pregnancy.
D)counseling concerning alternatives.

Question 22

If an absolutely necessary program for clients does not exist, it is the social worker's responsibility to initiate one to get clients the resources they need. This is an example of social work at macro level.

Question 23

The First Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, was established by a Baptist Prayer Band, a group of African Americans, who were excluded from worshipping in the White churches.

Question 24

Gay men are effeminate and weak, while lesbians are masculine and physically strong.

Question 25

After coming out to oneself, the next stage is to take the risk of sharing this self-identity with people who are close.

Question 26

Children growing up in LGB families become psychologically damaged.

Question 27

Both small group counseling and classroom guidance units are excellent modalities for developing multicultural awareness in schools.

Question 28

A _____ value orientation might emphasize that it is parents' responsibility to provide information about sex to their children and that schools should not interfere with parental prerogative.

A)conservative
B)liberal
C)progressive
D)radical

Question 29

Social groups that provide crisis intervention for students recovering from any trauma, such as a school bus accident, is an example of groups employing macro practices.

Question 30

Sexual orientation is a person's internal psychological self-concept of being either a male or a female.

Question 31

The research findings of Steinberg, et al., (2011) state that _____ percent of U.S. adolescents, who do not abort their pregnancy, keep and raise the infant.

A)over 15
B)less than 40
C)less than 70
D)over 90

Question 32

One of the many roles of a school social worker is that of a broker who helps link clients with community resources and services.

Question 33

According to the assessment results of Delgado (1998), the use of Latino adolescents in community asset assessments offers much promise for social work.

Question 34

Multicultural education incorporates the study of racial and ethnic differences, as well as issues related to gender, age, socioeconomic status, and physical disabilities.

Question 35

School social workers should advocate for culturally competent and responsive policies and services in schools.

Question 36

At the mezzo level of practice, school social workers run groups for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Question 37

An Individualized Education Program is used exclusively for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Question 38

In the context of school social work roles, a consultant is a person who provides clinical intervention concerning social, emotional, or behavioral issues to individuals, families, groups, and communities.

Question 39

In the context of teenage pregnancy, all of the following statements are true except that:

A)young mothers are more likely than more mature women to experience medical difficulties during pregnancy.
B)young women are often ill prepared for motherhood.
C)the stress and responsibility of motherhood tend to take a heavy toll on teen mothers.
D)the infants born to adult mothers are more likely to have neurological and developmental difficulties than infants born to young mothers.

Question 40

According to Yarber and Sayad (2013), which of the following is true of adolescent fathers?

A)Adolescent fathers usually face difficulty to contribute much to the support of their children, although most express the intention of doing so during the pregnancy.
B)Most teen fathers are neither affected by their child's birth nor are they involved in the child's early life.
C)Adolescent fathers have a higher income and higher education than men who postpone having children until age 20 or older.

Question 41

In the context of empowering African American youth, social workers along with the First Baptist Church established a Computer Club.

Question 42

Donald. A. Shulman, a crisis specialist, explains that children most likely to explode in violence are those who feel that nobody cares about them.

Question 43

According to the research conducted by Papalia and Feldman (2012), among all population groups in the United States, birthrates have fallen most sharply among Black teenagers.

Question 44

Explain how social workers helped a spiritual community empower its African American youths in Utah.

Question 45

According to the research conducted by Santrock (2012b), U.S. adolescents are more sexually active compared to the adolescents in the Netherlands.

Question 46

What are the early warning signs for violence potential?

Question 47

Explain school social work, and describe at least three school social work roles.

Question 48

What do you think are the reasons why the teen pregnancy rate in the United States is high?

Question 49

Compared to teens in other countries, relationships among U.S. teens tend to be more sporadic and of shorter duration.

Question 50

Should parents have the primary responsibility for providing sex education to their children? What type of content about sex should be provided to young people?

Question 51

What are the risk factors that may predict youth violence?

Question 52

Discuss at least three mythsabout lesbian and gay youthsand the facts associated with them.

Question 53

According to National Crime Prevention Association (2011), almost half of American teenagers have experienced cyberbullying.

Question 54

In the context of gays and lesbians, describe the coming-out process.

Question 55

Describe the New Bridges (Nuevo Puente) project.

Question 56

List four types of groups that school social workers could run at the mezzo level.

Question 57

Describe the ways in which school social workers can enhance the appreciation of multiculturalism and reduce racism in schools.

Question 58

What can social workers do to prevent school violence?

Question 59

Santrock (2012b) states that not every adolescent female who bears a child lives a life of poverty and low achievement.