Question 1

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consist with the social work value of dignity and worth of each person?

Accepted Answer

A)  According to this theory, what is the role of the social worker in advocating for clients to have access to needed resources? 
B)  What does this theory say about how we monitor and adjust our work to ensure we are meeting agreed upon client goals? 
C)  What is our role in supporting or nurturing clients' key relationships with family members, friends and other support networks? 
D)  How does this theory take into account culture, race, age, sexual orientation, gender expression and other forms of diversity?

Question 2

What does it mean to say that a social work practice theory is objective?

Accepted Answer

A)  It treats the social world just like the natural world as being real and external to the individual. 
B)  It views the world as having a more personal quality to it so that individuals can create their own meanings. 
C)  It is concerned with conflict and coercion as a way of understanding human affairs. 
D)  It emphasizes integration, the nature of social order and equilibrium.

Question 3

A social worker who holds integrity as a core social work value will do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  promote the responsiveness of communities and other social institutions to meet individual needs 
B)  behave in a trustworthy manner and ensure his/her practice is consistent with the profession's Code of Ethics 
C)  strive to ensure that all members of a society have the same human rights, protections, social benefits, and opportunities 
D)  be engaged in efforts to address issues of unemployment, access to health care, education and housing, and domestic violence

Question 4

The theoretical model or technique is the largest contributor to the change that occurs in the therapeutic process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Yelling at a client who is disabled to get her/him to fold towels in a residential facility breaks which core value of the social work profession?

Accepted Answer

A)  importance of relationships 
B)  self-determination 
C)  service 
D)  dignity and worth of each person

Question 6

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consist with the social work value of Importance of relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  According to this theory, what is the role of the social worker in advocating for clients to have access to needed resources? 
B)  What does this theory say about how we monitor and adjust our work to ensure we are meeting agreed upon client goals? 
C)  What is our role in supporting or nurturing clients' key relationships with family members, friends and other support networks? 
D)  How does this theory take into account culture, race, age, sexual orientation, gender expression and other forms of diversity?

Question 7

What does it mean to say that a social work practice theory is subjective?

Accepted Answer

A)  It treats the social world just like the natural world as being real and external to the individual. 
B)  It views the world as having more personal quality so that individuals can create their own meanings. 
C)  It is concerned with conflict and coercion as a way of understanding human affairs. 
D)  It emphasizes integration, the nature of social order and equilibrium.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about social constructionism is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It believes that we move forward to create the best society we can by humbly acknowledging our fallibility. 
B)  It views all knowledge and meanings as constructed in our interactions between human beings and their world. 
C)  It emphasizes unambiguous knowledge of the world grounded in direct experience through speculation. 
D)  It emphasizes unambiguous knowledge of the world grounded in direct experience through scientific observation.

Question 9

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consist with the social work value of service?

Accepted Answer

A)  According to this theory, what is the role of the social worker in advocating for clients to have access to needed resources? 
B)  What does this theory say about how we monitor and adjust our work to ensure we are meeting agreed upon client goals? 
C)  What is our role in supporting or nurturing clients' key relationships with family members, friends and other support networks? 
D)  How does this theory take into account culture, race, age, sexual orientation, gender expression and other forms of diversity?

Question 10

Which of the following statements about pragmatism is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It believes that we move forward to create the best society we can by humbly acknowledging our fallibility. 
B)  It views all knowledge and meanings as constructed in our interactions between human beings and their world. 
C)  It emphasizes unambiguous knowledge of the world grounded in direct experience through speculation. 
D)  It emphasizes unambiguous knowledge of the world grounded in direct experience through scientific observation.

Question 11

The functional school emphasized an approach to practice which involved the expertise of the social work professional in assessing, diagnosing and treating clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Social work practitioners should value their service to others above self-interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consistent with the social work value of competence?

Accepted Answer

A)  According to this theory, what is the role of the social worker in advocating for clients to have access to needed resources? 
B)  What does this theory say about how we monitor and adjust our work to ensure we are meeting agreed upon client goals? 
C)  What is our role in supporting or nurturing clients' key relationships with family members, friends and other support networks? 
D)  How does this theory take into account culture, race, age, sexual orientation, gender expression and other forms of diversity?

Question 14

Discuss the three major sources of social work knowledge.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Give three exemplary questions to explain how service as a social work value can be used to critique a theory.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 2: Critique of Theory for Use in Social Work Practice

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consist with the social work value of dignity and worth of each person?

What does it mean to say that a social work practice theory is objective?

A social worker who holds integrity as a core social work value will do which of the following?

The theoretical model or technique is the largest contributor to the change that occurs in the therapeutic process.

Yelling at a client who is disabled to get her/him to fold towels in a residential facility breaks which core value of the social work profession?

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consist with the social work value of Importance of relationships?

What does it mean to say that a social work practice theory is subjective?

Which of the following statements about social constructionism is TRUE?

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consist with the social work value of service?

Which of the following statements about pragmatism is TRUE?

The functional school emphasized an approach to practice which involved the expertise of the social work professional in assessing, diagnosing and treating clients.

Social work practitioners should value their service to others above self-interest.

Which question should we ask when examining whether a theory is consistent with the social work value of competence?

Discuss the three major sources of social work knowledge.

Give three exemplary questions to explain how service as a social work value can be used to critique a theory.