Question 1

You should terminate a change effort :

Accepted Answer

A)  When it has proven successful 
B)  If it is unsuccessful and can't be fixed 
C)  If it is too costly to continue 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

People, time, energy, and facilities are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  O pposition 
B)  G oals 
C)  A ssets 
D)  A ction systems

Question 3

The action system includes people and resources you begin to organize and employ to help you work toward the needed change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most funds raised by the United Way are used at the local level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

competency for empowerment involves the social worker's genuine affinity for the individual or community with whom he or she is working.

Accepted Answer

A)  I nterpersonal 
B)  Interventional 
C)  I ntrapersonal 
D)  Intellectual

Question 6

According to the text, which of the following is not a way in which social workers may view the community?

Accepted Answer

A)  The community is the context in which we practice. 
B)  The community is the target of our change efforts. 
C)  The community is the mechanism for causing change. 
D)  The community is the solution to most major problems.

Question 7

Loss of support from colleagues is a potential risk when undertaking community change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the ______step of the planned change model, you will begin using the social work principle titled "professional use of self."

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning 
B)  Engagement 
C)  Intervention 
D)  Assessment

Question 9

The actual activities needed to achieve your objectives are called goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is ( are) potential risks of tackling a community problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community problems are usually easily overcome. 
B)  You may be seen as a real problem solver. 
C)  Those with power will fight to hold on to what they have. 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

Collaborative tactics are usually used when you have little in common with the target system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"The community has too much crime for a city of its size." This is an example of carefully defining a community problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The category of natural assets in the community asset mapping model includes factors such as the resources that bring people together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the community asset mapping method to community change, all of the following were listed as categories except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Service 
B)  Natural 
C)  B usiness 
D)  Social

Question 15

The actual activities needed to achieve an objective are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  G oals 
B)  B oundaries 
C)  S ocial control 
D)  Action steps

Question 16

The question of what is legally and ethically defensible is always open to a degree of interpretation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Macro change is required when communities or institutions constrain individuals by limiting their opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A news media report on a serious community problem usually means that this problem has just arisen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Social workers should live by the adage "the end justifies the means ."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

No matter how a problem comes to your attention, you must research it very carefully to ensure that you have all the needed data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Macro Practice in Communities

You should terminate a change effort :

People, time, energy, and facilities are examples of:

The action system includes people and resources you begin to organize and employ to help you work toward the needed change.

Most funds raised by the United Way are used at the local level.

competency for empowerment involves the social worker's genuine affinity for the individual or community with whom he or she is working.

According to the text, which of the following is not a way in which social workers may view the community?

Loss of support from colleagues is a potential risk when undertaking community change.

During the ______step of the planned change model, you will begin using the social work principle titled "professional use of self."

The actual activities needed to achieve your objectives are called goals.

Which of the following is ( are) potential risks of tackling a community problem?

Collaborative tactics are usually used when you have little in common with the target system.

"The community has too much crime for a city of its size." This is an example of carefully defining a community problem.

The category of natural assets in the community asset mapping model includes factors such as the resources that bring people together.

In the community asset mapping method to community change, all of the following were listed as categories except:

The actual activities needed to achieve an objective are called:

The question of what is legally and ethically defensible is always open to a degree of interpretation.

Macro change is required when communities or institutions constrain individuals by limiting their opportunities.

A news media report on a serious community problem usually means that this problem has just arisen.

Social workers should live by the adage "the end justifies the means ."

No matter how a problem comes to your attention, you must research it very carefully to ensure that you have all the needed data.