Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an environmental dimension impacting organizations and directly affecting its ability to survive and prosper?

Accepted Answer

A)   Goal displacement
B)   Client sources
C)   Resources
D)   Legitimation A

Question 2

Managed care controls costs through gatekeeping, which requires primary care physician authorization for all treatments or specialist care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following is accurate regarding faith-based social services?

Accepted Answer

A)   Engagement in religious activities is mandatory.
B)   Issues may arise when the practitioner's values clash with those of the agency.
C)   Practitioners must all be members of the founding Christian denomination.
D)   A worker should evaluate a person based upon religion. B

Question 4

The _____ of an agency is described as a declaration of the organization's purpose that establishes broad and relatively permanent parameters within which goals are developed and specific programs designed.

Accepted Answer

A)   operative goal
B)   mission statement
C)   primary objective
D)   preamble

Question 5

Operative goals are often found in mission statements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

TANF established a lifetime limit of _____ years for receipt of benefits.

Accepted Answer

A)   5
B)   10
C)   15
D)   20

Question 7

To what extent should the public pay for education and training for public assistance recipients?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Why is goal displacement a problem for workers in organizations? Using ecosystems theory, provide an example of goal displacement in an organization.

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Question 9

The text cited three reasons regarding the importance of organizations to practitioners. Which was NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sometimes the organization and not the client will be the source of problems.
B)   They employ workers.
C)   Organizational analysis is needed prior to undertaking any macro-level changes.
D)   Organizational management is charged with making needed changes so that social workers may concentrate on client needs.

Question 10

Which of the following statements accurately describes primary agency settings?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are characterized by the presence of a variety of professional staff.
B)   The main service provided by the agency is not social services.
C)   Professional values and perspectives often clash.
D)   Everyone on staff knows and understands the social work role.

Question 11

Describe three sources of financial resources for social service agencies.

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Question 12

Briefly explain three areas in which there is much debate over current TANF provisions.

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Question 13

Authoritarianism is the condition where the external environment provides an agency with the appropriate status or authorization to perform agency functions and pursue agency goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which statement accurately describes Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the primary program providing minimal financial assistance to individuals and families in the United States.
B)   It was established by the Social Security Act of 1935.
C)   It replaced the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
D)   It provides greater authority to states than TANF.

Question 15

Official goals are what the organization does in its day-to-day practice with clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about goal displacement is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a major problem encountered by workers in organizations.
B)   It occurs when an organization continues to function but no longer achieves the goals it's supposed to.
C)   It always involves negative changes in goals.
D)   It seems to pervade most bureaucracies.

Question 17

Federal social legislation has major effects on what programs social service agencies can provide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Define detached, collaborative, and competitive relationships among organizations.

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Question 19

Do you feel that children and families living in poverty should be supported by the government? If so, to what extent and under what circumstances? If not, why not?

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Question 20

An organization provides in-service treatment for alcoholic clients and receives virtually all of its referrals from local family services agencies providing family counseling and from local hospitals. This is an example of a(n) _____ relationship among organizations.

Accepted Answer

A)   collaborative
B)   uninvolved
C)   competitive
D)   detached

Exam 6: Social Service Organizational Settings, Goals and Environmental Contexts

Which of the following is NOT an environmental dimension impacting organizations and directly affecting its ability to survive and prosper?

Managed care controls costs through gatekeeping, which requires primary care physician authorization for all treatments or specialist care.

Which of the following is accurate regarding faith-based social services?

The _____ of an agency is described as a declaration of the organization's purpose that establishes broad and relatively permanent parameters within which goals are developed and specific programs designed.

Operative goals are often found in mission statements.

TANF established a lifetime limit of _____ years for receipt of benefits.

To what extent should the public pay for education and training for public assistance recipients?

Why is goal displacement a problem for workers in organizations? Using ecosystems theory, provide an example of goal displacement in an organization.

The text cited three reasons regarding the importance of organizations to practitioners. Which was NOT one of them?

Which of the following statements accurately describes primary agency settings?

Describe three sources of financial resources for social service agencies.

Briefly explain three areas in which there is much debate over current TANF provisions.

Authoritarianism is the condition where the external environment provides an agency with the appropriate status or authorization to perform agency functions and pursue agency goals.

Which statement accurately describes Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) ?

Official goals are what the organization does in its day-to-day practice with clients.

Which of the following statements about goal displacement is FALSE?

Federal social legislation has major effects on what programs social service agencies can provide.

Define detached, collaborative, and competitive relationships among organizations.

Do you feel that children and families living in poverty should be supported by the government? If so, to what extent and under what circumstances? If not, why not?

An organization provides in-service treatment for alcoholic clients and receives virtually all of its referrals from local family services agencies providing family counseling and from local hospitals. This is an example of a(n) _____ relationship among organizations.