Question 1

Group members facing the termination phase of group work may act out in behavioral terms as a way of communicating that the group is not ready to end. The term that best describes this phenomenon is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Denial 
B)  Passive withdrawal 
C)  Regression 
D)  Coping Skills

Question 2

Which theoretical approach to group intervention requires the social worker and group members to aid in the deconstruction and subsequent reconstruction of the individual or group story?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strengths-based Approach 
B)  Empowerment Approach 
C)  Narrative Approach 
D)  Solution-Focused Approach

Question 3

Which of the following is a principle to support socially just group practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facilitate shared responsibility 
B)  Ignore oppressive power dynamics 
C)  Evaluate the context 
D)  Support dominant cultural narratives

Question 4

What does it mean to maintain a "thinking group" posture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prompting group members to think for themselves 
B)  Facilitating a brainstorming session of ideas 
C)  Maintaining focus on critical thinking strategies 
D)  Considering the group as a whole first and individual members second

Question 5

"Insider knowledge" is a common feature of which theoretical approach to group intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solution-focused approach 
B)  Narrative approach 
C)  Empowerment approach 
D)  Strengths-based approach

Question 6

Discuss a key communication skill used in group work intervention.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Group membership:

Accepted Answer

A)  Can reduce the effects of exclusion and the injustices associated with it 
B)  Is not related to the social work profession's values about social justice 
C)  Has no connection to the type of intervention social workers use 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

Explain the way group membership reduces the effects of exclusion and injustices associated with feelings of marginalization.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What are three questions you can ask yourself while reflecting on your experience of leading a group? How are these questions beneficial to you as the group leader/ facilitator, and how are they important for your clients?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

In the termination phase of the group, a social worker supports the whole group to reflect on the ways the groups strengths have evolved throughout the group experience. The theory or perspective that guides this social worker's approach is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Narrative theory 
B)  Empowerment perspective 
C)  Strengths-based perspective 
D)  Solution-focused perspective

Question 11

The group leader's ability to exercise silence is a key communication strategy in group intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Theory guides which of the following aspects of the group process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formation of the group 
B)  Definition of group member roles 
C)  Content of the group experience 
D)  All of the choices are aspects of the group process that should be guided by theory

Question 13

Which of the following leadership skills is equivalent to the attending skill in individual client-social worker relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cohesiveness 
B)  Scanning 
C)  Communication 
D)  Joining

Question 14

The Boston Model presents the "work" phase of group intervention as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Power and Control 
B)  Intimacy and Differentiation 
C)  Separation 
D)  None of the Above

Exam 9: Social Work Practice With Groups: Intervention, Termination, and Evaluation