Deck 9: Variations In Family Practice

Question 1

Strategies for intervention with the case of A High School Freshman with ADD included?​

A)Working with Jack on strategies to cope with ADD symptoms.
B)Helping Jack learn to work effectively with his parents and teachers.
C)Referring Jack for medication.
D)Answers "Working with Jack on strategies to cope with ADD symptoms." and "Helping Jack learn to work effectively with his parents and teachers."

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The setting of the work does not affect effectiveness of a session.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The case of Social Work Behind the Steering Wheel illustrates which of the following:​

A)functional diffusion
B)"second offering"
C)doorknob therapy
D)all of these answers

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is true about single parents?​

A)Most single parents are men.
B)Most single parent mothers live on income levels below the accepted poverty level.
C)Most depend on government assistance.
D)None of these answers

Question 5

In the case of Supporting the Foster Parent as She Supports the Foster Child:​

A)The worker recognizes the parent's difficulty dealing with the child's pain.
B)The role of the worker includes providing support to parents.
C)The worker empathizes with the foster mother's reaction to seeing the child's sadness and pain.
D)All of these answers.

Question 6

Which of the following are the deployment stages experienced by service member and family?

A)preparation for separation,separation,reunion
B)preparation for separation,mourning,reunion.
C)separation,mourning,reunion
D)denial,separation,reunion

Question 7

Which of the following is a true statement about social work with foster parents?​

A)Workers do not usually work with foster parents.
B)Workers should avoid mediating between the foster parents and children in foster care.
C)Research suggests that attention to foster parents contributes to the child's developmental reserve capacity.
D)Research suggests that attention to foster parents contributes to the biological parent's developmental reserve capacity.

Question 8

Social work that takes place in non-structured settings can be termed:​

A)radical social work
B)common ground
C)steering wheel social work
D)doorknob communication

Question 9

Which of the following is FALSE regarding single parents?​

A)Single parents often experience rejection from their friends.
B)Single parents often have difficulty meeting their personal needs while taking care of the needs of the children.
C)Single parents can have a difficult time dealing with the feelings of their children,especially when those feelings are related to the absent parent.
D)None of these answers

Question 10

When a worker understands the needs of a child in foster care and the needs of the foster parent at the same time,this illustrates the:​

A)two-client idea.
B)the worker's ability to contract.
C)the interaction of process and content.
D)sharing data.

Question 11

The case of Children Raising Children: Work with a Teenage Parent demonstrates:​

A)the need to deal with feelings surrounding family of origin.
B)the idea of functional diffusion.
C)a family's fear of invasive practice.
D)steering wheel social work.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a potential problem area in work with foster parents?​

A)Foster parents may feel unappreciated and undervalued.
B)Difficult foster children can raise problems between a foster mother and father.
C)Unrealistic expectations of children returning home.
D)All of these answers.

Question 13

In the case of Foster Parent Anger over Erratic Visits with the Biological Mother:​

A)the worker tunes in to the foster parents and was able to explore the meaning of the erratic behavior by the biological parents.
B)the foster parent's anger towards the biological parents is partly a cover for their pain at sensing the child's hurt.
C)when speaking with the child,the worker was able to reach into the painful feelings concerning the child's sense of rejection.
D)the foster parent's anger towards the biological parents is justified and helpful.

Question 14

Stress and anxiety produced by the separation stage of deployment can manifest itself in children having problems at school and parents experiencing depression.

Question 15

For workers in rural areas,trying to provide all services to all clients increases productivity.

Question 16

Acting out behavior is a form of communication.

Question 17

Worker: "You must be disappointed about not going home." Kevin: "Yes."
Worker: I reminded him that I was not opposed to his visiting Springfield (an aunt's hometown)if it could be worked out between him and his mother and stepfather.
Kevin: "My aunt didn't call like she said she would."
Worker: We were silent for a minute.Then I told him that I had brought him some exercises to work on since he wasn't in school.
Kevin: "What does this have to do with school?"
Worker: "Well,it's not reading,writing or arithmetic,but these exercises will give you something productive to do."
In this interaction between Kevin and his worker,the use of the exercises:

A)Block the immediate work instead of deepening it
B)Deepen the immediate work by deepening the assessment information
C)Reframe the problem
D)Create a sessional transition

Question 18

In the case of Social Work Behind the Steering Wheel,the worker failed to:​

A)use confrontation correctly.
B)find a way to address the authority theme.
C)use the child's description about the abuse as real work.
D)verify the child's account of what happened with the stolen money.

Question 19

In the case of A High School Freshman with ADD,the adolescent with ADD is the first client.Who is second client in the two-client system?​

A)the parents
B)the foster parents
C)the school system
D)the peer group

Question 20

One cannot engage in family work without working with the entire family.