Question 1

A prime developer of the solution focused approach is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Salvadro Minuchin 
B)  Virginia Satir 
C)  Alfred Adler 
D)  Steve de Shazer

Question 2

What is called when interpersonal boundaries are too open and are overlapping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enmeshed 
B)  Disengaged 
C)  Self-sufficient 
D)  Triangulated

Question 3

Worden (1994) suggests all but which three crucial elements for developing a strong relationship with clients:

Accepted Answer

A)  A consensus between the worker and client on goals of therapy 
B)  Worker-client agreement and collaboration on implementation of tasks 
C)  A strong, positive, affective bond between each member of the family and the worker 
D)  Special attention to be focused on one member of the family when problems arise

Question 4

Contracting occurs at the end of which phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intervention phase 
B)  Assessment phase 
C)  Observation phase 
D)  brainstorming phase

Question 5

The communication/experiential approach was primarily developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Salvadro Minuchin 
B)  Virginia Satir 
C)  Alfred Adler 
D)  Steve de Shazer

Question 6

Behavioral family interventions look at mainly:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ongoing family relationships and interactional patterns 
B)  Intrapsychic life of individual family members 
C)  Completing quantitative assessments 
D)  Finding rapid solutions to problems to help them move out of a crisis situation

Question 7

Referral is an important component of the termination process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In order to better help families, family social workers must understand their own family issues and interpersonal relationships in order to develop mutual respect and partnership with the individual families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following approach has family structure and hierarchies, subsystems and boundaries and its three fundamental concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication/Experiential approach 
B)  Narrative family approach 
C)  Ecological approach 
D)  Structural family approach

Question 10

To focus on strength-based practice family social workers need 4 skill sets describe in detail what these skills set are. Which of the following is one of the skill sets?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to identify and use strengths 
B)  Cultural competency 
C)  Interpersonal sensitivity and knowledge 
D)  Relationship-supportive behavior 
E)  All of the above

Question 11

Who is it that viewed the parents as the "architects of the family"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aaron Beck 
B)  Virginia Satir 
C)  Mary Richmond 
D)  Abraham Maslow

Question 12

Acculturation to the dominant society is not a concern when assessing Asian American families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What guidelines should a family social worker go by who aim for gender-sensitive practice?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which of the following four indicators of school adjustment best shows an example of ethnically diverse parents and children fearing the school or view it negatively if the values of the dominant culture differ drastically from those of the family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral adjustment 
B)  Academic achievement 
C)  Psychological adjustment 
D)  Relationship with peers

Question 15

Which phase in family social work is often overlooked?

Accepted Answer

A)  Termination phase 
B)  Intervention phase 
C)  Engagement phase 
D)  Assessment phase

Question 16

Communication services two functions: to communicate content and to define the nature of the relationship between the speaker and the listener.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Case management involves primarily:

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves gathering information about the family in order to determine what intervention would best meet a family's needs 
B)  The delivery of information in a didactic way. 
C)  Connecting families to appropriate community resources. 
D)  Terminating the relationship with the client so they can be referred to other services

Question 18

When can triangulation appear?

Accepted Answer

A)  When people are not very involved with one another 
B)  When there are rigid boundaries within the family 
C)  When there are definite boundaries within the family 
D)  When a dyadic relationship is under stress and unstable and a third party is drawn into the relationship to stabilize the situation and defuse the tension

Question 19

Family social work requires that a worker develop a friend-like relationship with clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A criticism of behavioral family social worker is that it pathologizes families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: An Introduction to Family Social Work Questionaire

A prime developer of the solution focused approach is:

What is called when interpersonal boundaries are too open and are overlapping?

Worden (1994) suggests all but which three crucial elements for developing a strong relationship with clients:

Contracting occurs at the end of which phase?

The communication/experiential approach was primarily developed by:

Behavioral family interventions look at mainly:

Referral is an important component of the termination process.

In order to better help families, family social workers must understand their own family issues and interpersonal relationships in order to develop mutual respect and partnership with the individual families.

Which of the following approach has family structure and hierarchies, subsystems and boundaries and its three fundamental concepts?

To focus on strength-based practice family social workers need 4 skill sets describe in detail what these skills set are. Which of the following is one of the skill sets?

Who is it that viewed the parents as the "architects of the family"?

Acculturation to the dominant society is not a concern when assessing Asian American families.

What guidelines should a family social worker go by who aim for gender-sensitive practice?

Which of the following four indicators of school adjustment best shows an example of ethnically diverse parents and children fearing the school or view it negatively if the values of the dominant culture differ drastically from those of the family?

Which phase in family social work is often overlooked?

Communication services two functions: to communicate content and to define the nature of the relationship between the speaker and the listener.

Case management involves primarily:

When can triangulation appear?

Family social work requires that a worker develop a friend-like relationship with clients.

A criticism of behavioral family social worker is that it pathologizes families.