Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

A form of professional practice competently conducted in a variety of settings with client systems of various size at the several levels of prevention using a transferable body of knowledge, values and skills is a definition of

A) Casework
B) Generalist practice
C) Psychotherapy
D) Community practice

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Utilizing maps to explain different levels of theories serves as an example of a

A) Social system
B) Model
C) Concept
D) Social organization

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The variety of theories relating to human behavior leave us with the need to develop a

A) Systems perspective
B) Eclectic perspective
C) Psychosocial perspective
D) Wide perspective

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The process of identifying, describing, measuring, and testing the variables and their relationship is the heart of

A) Service to clients
B) Intervention strategies
C) Process planning
D) Theory building

Question 5

Good theory building involves careful observation, measurable description, and testing of our hypotheses about

A) Variables we observe
B) Cause and effect
C) The degree of relationship
D) Prediction and control

Question 6

Which of the following content areas is not included as a main element in social work curricula?

A) Non-profit management
B) Social and economic justice
C) Research
D) Values and ethics

Question 7

What are the uses of grand theory? Explore the values and limits of grand theory including social systems.

Question 8

What does it mean when social work educators assert that eclecticism is the goal of theory utilization in practice?

Question 9

Using practice techniques that have been shown to be effective with a client problem is known as

A) Research informed practice
B) Clinical practice
C) Administrative practice
D) Policy practice

Question 10

All social phenomena are

A) Related and interdependent
B) Qualitatively measureable
C) Independent
D) Unpredictable

Question 11

The guiding principles of social work education are developed by

A) The National Association of Social Workers
B) The American Human Services Association
C) The Council on Social Work Education
D) The Council on Higher Education Administration

Question 12

A logically derived set of assumptions and concepts used to explain something is a

A) Scientific method
B) Experimental design
C) Theory
D) Perspective

Question 13

Explain how the map analogy in this chapter applies to generalist practice.

Question 14

In a complex society, specialization has proven the key to success. What are the arguments for the generalist model? Is generalist practice possible?

Question 15

How many core competencies are addressed in social work education

A) 6
B) 2
C) 10
D) 12

Question 16

A manner of approaching practice that focuses on the strengths and capacities of individuals and social systems is known in social work as

A) Hope therapy
B) Generalist practice
C) Problem solving perspective
D) Strengths perspective

Question 17

The dominant structural feature of the social systems model is

A) Interaction
B) Ego
C) Environment
D) Role

Question 18

Social work deals with exceptions and theories deal with patterns. Can we have a theory of exceptions, rather than patterns?

Question 19

Social Systems Theory is a

A) Focal Theory
B) Middle Range Theory
C) Grand Theory
D) Perspective

Question 20

The assumptions upon which theory building is based serve to specify

A) The tests to be used in measuring results
B) Its scientific accuracy
C) The laws upon which it is founded
D) The underlying set of beliefs and logic upon which the theory is based