Deck 4: Types of Groups in the Macro Social Environment

Question 1

Which type of treatment group would be comprised of a group of heterosexual singles exploring their attitudes about the opposite gender?

A) Growth group
B) Educational group
C) Therapy group
D) Task group

Answer 1

Growth group

Question 2

Which type of treatment group is designed to provide information to participants?

A) Therapy
B) Support
C) Educational
D) Socialization

Answer 2

Educational

Question 3

How do teams differ from other types of work groups?

A) Teams typically have fewer members than other work groups.
B) People in work groups are dependent on one another while people working in teams are more autonomous.
C) There are many more barriers to success for teams than for traditional work groups.
D) Traditional work groups emphasize individual goals. Teams emphasize group goals.

Answer 3

Traditional work groups emphasize individual goals. Teams emphasize group goals.

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately describes current research regarding the relationship between social workers' feelings and their behaviors?

A) It is unacceptable for social workers to have negative emotions or to act on them.
B) Professional ethics holds that acting upon positive feelings, perhaps by showing favoritism to an intelligent group member, is acceptable. Discriminating against members due to negative feelings is unacceptable.
C) Negative emotions are human, therefore acceptable, but social workers must use professional skill to create boundaries between their feelings and behaviors.
D) Hostile behavior due to negative feelings is acceptable if it results in better working relationships among all group members.

Question 5

Which of the following treatment groups consists of participants who share common issues or problems and meet on an ongoing basis to cope with stress, give each other suggestions, provide encouragement, convey information, and furnish emotional support?

A) Therapy
B) Support
C) Educational
D) Socialization

Question 6

Social action groups in communities may involve one of three dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of those dimensions?

A) Identity
B) Treatment
C) Geographic
D) Issue

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes how treatment groups differ from treatment conferences?

A) Treatment groups externally monitor the treatment process.
B) Treatment groups provide treatment internally and directly to clients.
C) Treatment groups seek to achieve a goal in the external environment.
D) Treatment groups provide indirect help to external clients.

Question 8

Which of the following treatment groups is led by an expert therapist and helps members with serious psychological and emotional problems change their behavior?

A) Therapy
B) Support
C) Educational
D) Socialization

Question 9

To facilitate successful meetings, a committee leader:

A) will periodically summarize the discussion throughout the meeting.
B) should distribute the agenda at the beginning of the meeting.
C) should allow any conflict to "run its course" and let the members settle it on their own.
D) will allow the members to set the ground rules.

Question 10

Which type of task group consists of a small group of people who conduct almost all of their collaborative work by electronic communication rather than in face-to-face meetings?

A) Delegate council
B) Treatment conference
C) Virtual team
D) Staff development group

Question 11

Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of which type of treatment group?

A) Therapy group
B) Socialization group
C) Educational group
D) Self-help group

Question 12

Which type of treatment group sometimes uses an Afrocentric approach to help juvenile offenders?

A) Self-help group
B) Educational group
C) Growth group
D) Task group

Question 13

Which term refers to a person with specialized skills and training who assists a professional in conducting his or her work?

A) Paraprofessional
B) Indigenous worker
C) Delegate
D) Servant

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a means of empowerment within social action groups?

A) Using cooperation
B) Consciousness raising
C) Providing mutual support
D) Public boycotts

Question 15

An assistant director, social work director, home care staff director, and on-grounds school principal who work in a residential treatment center for girls with serious behavioral and emotional problems are examples of a(n):

A) advisory board.
B) board of directors.
C) administrative group.
D) delegate council.

Question 16

Which of the following is a group that meets to establish, monitor, and coordinate service plans on the behalf of a client system?

A) Board of directors
B) Treatment conference
C) Advisory board
D) Committee

Question 17

A group of representatives from four private social service agencies in three states periodically meet. Each agency provides a range of services including mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, group homes for people with various disabilities, residential treatment centers for troubled youth, recreational programs for families, and foreign adoptions. In two agencies, administrators appointed five representatives each. In the other two agencies, representatives were elected by staff in their respective six service divisions. A recent meeting held by the group focused on integrating quality management principles throughout the agencies' administrative structures. This group is an example of a(n):

A) board of directors.
B) advisory board.
C) delegate council.
D) treatment conference.

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT presented as a barrier to successful teamwork?

A) The myth of good intentions
B) Professional boundaries
C) The complexity of the process
D) Helplessness in the face of authority

Question 19

Task groups are also referred to as _____ groups.

A) treatment
B) designated
C) work
D) dynamo

Question 20

Which type of treatment group helps participants improve interpersonal behavior, communication, and social skills so that they might better fit into their communal environment?

A) Therapy
B) Support
C) Educational
D) Socialization

Question 21

A board of directors is an administrative group that formulates the mission, objectives, and policies of an organization.

Question 22

An in-service development seminar on codependency for the employees of an alcoholism treatment agency is an example of a staff development group.

Question 23

Each treatment group should only serve one function.

Question 24

One way social action groups can empower members is through consciousness raising.

Question 25

Clients and their families are not invited to participate in treatment conferences.

Question 26

Treatment conferences are also referred to as treatment groups.

Question 27

Good intentions and a cooperative attitude are sufficient to ensure effective teamwork.

Question 28

Treatment conferences involve different participants at each meeting, which makes them different from teams.

Question 29

All educational groups are aimed at increasing members' information or skills.

Question 30

Conditions are often in flux for social action groups.

Question 31

An indigenous worker is a community member who either volunteers or is employed to assist professionals.

Question 32

A delegate council is a group of representatives from a series of agencies or units within a single agency.

Question 33

Working effectively with task groups requires immunity from human feelings.

Question 34

Treatment groups are also called treatment staffings.

Question 35

In social action groups, the depth of understanding and insight increases as group members share their views on the issues.

Question 36

Preparing and distributing an agenda in advance of a meeting is a means of empowerment via good committee leadership.

Question 37

Treatment groups that take an Afrocentric approach to juvenile offenders have reported positive results at school and at home.

Question 38

Professional boundaries are often barriers to successful teamwork and team empowerment.

Question 39

Therapy groups place greater emphasis on members helping each other than do support groups.

Question 40

There are eight main types of task groups designed to meet client, organizational, and community needs.

Question 41

Consider a social action group working to improve state laws regarding how sexual assault perpetrators and survivors are treated. The group discusses the history, legalities, and oppressive issues involved. In this way, action group members enhance their awareness of issues they never considered before. For example, how fair is it that wives cannot legally prosecute their husbands for sexually assaulting them? When prosecuting an assault case, how rational is it to explore the survivor's detailed sexual history with the perpetrator and with other sexual partners? How significant is the amount of force the perpetrator used against the survivor (e.g., use of a weapon or gang rape)? How relevant is the amount of resistance offered by the survivor to protect herself?

Question 42

You are a social worker in a diagnostic and treatment center for children with physical and psychological disabilities. The agency wants to implement a policy that will exclude parents and clients from treatment conferences. Prepare a position paper clearly delineating the reasons you recommend exclusion or inclusion.

Question 43

Briefly describe the two types of groups that serve community needs. Provide examples of each type.

Question 44

What are the typical characteristics of effective, empowered teams?

Question 45

How do treatment groups differ from task groups? From treatment conferences?

Question 46

Discuss the best way to handle negative feelings in a task group.

Question 47

What are the advantages and disadvantages of virtual teams? How can team leaders promote efficiency in a virtual team environment?

Question 48

Consider the six primary types of treatment groups. Describe the purpose of three of those groups and give an example of each.

Question 49

Cite an example of a treatment conference, include the reason for the treatment conference, and the members that are included in the group.

Question 50

What barriers may hinder successful teamwork? How can each be overcome?

Question 51

Cite at least four of the six tactics that leaders can utilize to facilitate successful meetings.

Question 52

Define "task group." Why is studying them important for the generalist's practice in the macro social environment?

Question 53

Describe two types of groups that serve organizational purposes. Include an example of each type.

Question 54

List three ways that social action groups can empower group members.

Question 55

Describe four types of macro social teams that seek to meet clients' needs. Provide an example of each.