Quiz 5: Practice Settings
Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services
Q 1Q 1
_____ social agencies are run by some designated unit of government and are usually regulated by laws impacting policy.
A) Dysfunctional
B) Public
C) Universal
D) Political
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B
Q 2Q 2
_____ communities are based on some commonality other than location.
A) Locality based
B) Nongeographic
C) Common
D) Disparate
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B
Q 3Q 3
In a(n) _____ role, social workers follow the planned-change process and help clients develop solutions to problems.
A) Broker
B) Educator
C) Case manager
D) Counselor
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D
Q 4Q 4
In a(n) ______ role, a social worker might teach an abusive parent effective child management techniques.
A) Broker
B) Educator
C) Case manager
D) Counselor
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Q 5Q 5
Social work with families combines ____ practice.
A) Macro and micro
B) Mezzo and macro
C) Mezzo and micro
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Q 6Q 6
_____ support involves help such as money, rides, and shelter.
A) Appraisal
B) Instrumental
C) Informational
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Q 8Q 8
_____ groups involve members sharing common issues or problems and meeting 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) Socialization
D) Growth
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Q 9Q 9
_____ groups are aimed at expanding self-awareness, increasing potential, and maximizing health and well-being.
A) Therapy
B) Support
C) Socialization
D) Growth
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Q 10Q 10
A coordinated effort to advocate for change in a social institution to benefit a specific population, solve a social problem, correct unfairness, or enhance people's well-being was a method of community organization called:
A) Social planning
B) Social action
C) Locality development
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Q 11Q 11
The idea of the method of community organization called _____ is to involve as many people as possible within the community in a democratic manner to define their goals and help themselves.
A) Social planning
B) Social action
C) Locality development
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Q 12Q 12
A group of agency workers and clients who join forces to conduct a letter-writing campaign to legislators to place stoplights at a dangerous intersection is an example of a(n):
A) Social action group
B) Treatment conference
C) Administrative group
D) Committee
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Q 13Q 13
A group of staff representatives appointed to investigate, assess, and make recommendations about the quality of food served in a nursing home is an example of a(n):
A) Treatment conference
B) Administrative group
C) Committee
D) Social action group
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Q 14Q 14
_____ is a group that meets to establish, monitor, and coordinate service plans on behalf of a client system.
A) Delegate council
B) Administrative group
C) Treatment conference
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Q 15Q 15
_____ is a group of representatives from various agencies or from units within a single agency that meet to discuss issues of mutual concern.
A) Delegate council
B) Administrative group
C) Treatment conference
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Q 16Q 16
_____ assumes that change is best accomplished when the people affected by problems are empowered with the knowledge and skills needed to understand their problems, and then work cooperatively together to overcome them.
A) Community capacity development
B) Social advocacy
C) Policy practice
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Multiple Choice
Q 17Q 17
Social work in rural communities:
A) Is not nearly as generalist as in urban social work
B) Requires that dual or multiple relationships are to be avoided at all costs
C) Involves working with natural helping networks
D) Usually involves large bureaucracies
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Q 18Q 18
Urban social workers must focus on using all of the following skills except:
A) Understanding their agency environment
B) Using advocacy
C) Paying close attention to human diversity
D) Relying on natural helping networks
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Q 19Q 19
The National Association of Social Workers fulfills all of the following purposes except:
A) Provide membership services
B) Provide accreditation
C) Publish policy statements on various issues
D) Membership lends credibility
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Q 20Q 20
The organization that provides guidelines to university and college social work programs is entitled:
A) National Association of Social Workers
B) Association of Community Organization and Social Administration
C) Council on Social Work Education
D) Social Work Education Commission
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Q 21Q 21
_____ is the official confirmation that a school, college, or program fulfills the necessary requirements in curricular development, program structure, resources, and academic achievement to assume that status.
A) Licensure
B) Accreditation
C) Certification
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Q 22Q 22
The generalized minimum requirements for the _____ level of social work practice involves an MSW with two years' postmaster's direct clinical social work experience.
A) Intermediate
B) Agency
C) Clinical
D) Graduate
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Q 23Q 23
_____ is the first credential established for the profession that designates the holder as competent for independent practice.
A) Academy of Certified Social Workers
B) National Association of Social Workers
C) Graduate Social Work Certification
D) Council on Social Work Education
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Multiple Choice
Q 24Q 24
The greatest number of social workers with a bachelor's degree at graduation are employed in which of the following field of practice:
A) Youth services
B) Crisis intervention
C) Mental/behavioral health
D) Corrections/criminal justice
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Q 25Q 25
The greatest number of social workers two years post graduation with a bachelor's degree are employed in which of the following fields of practice:
A) Youth services
B) Alcohol, drug, or substance abuse
C) Child welfare/child protective services
D) School social work
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Q 26Q 26
The majority of social workers with master's degrees are employed in which of the following fields of practice:
A) Youth services
B) Mental/behavioral health
C) School social work
D) Family services
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Q 27Q 27
Over one-third of BSWs get their first social work job in _____ settings.
A) Private for-profit
B) Public-federal
C) Private nonprofit nonreligious
D) Private nonprofit religious
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Q 28Q 28
The majority of BSW alumni felt their first major role was:
A) Case management
B) Advocacy
C) Counseling
D) Brokering
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Q 29Q 29
Research indicates that male social workers earn about _____% more than female social workers.
A) 44
B) 34
C) 24
D) 14
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Q 30Q 30
When using the Triple-A critical thinking process in macro practice, the third step would be:
A) Asserting an opinion
B) Asking questions
C) Assessing the established facts
D) Acquiring necessary research
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Multiple Choice
Q 31Q 31
A proprietary social agency is run by some designated unit of government and is usually regulated by laws impacting policy.
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True False
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True False
Q 33Q 33
When a public agency buys services from a private agency, a purchase-of-service contract is developed.
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True False
Q 34Q 34
In the social work perspective, communities are entities in which citizens can organize or be organized to address mutual concerns and improve their overall quality of life.
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True False
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True False
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True False
Q 37Q 37
When social workers teach and inform clients of more effective child management techniques, they are performing the counselor role.
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True False
Q 38Q 38
Social workers performing a broker role coordinate services provided by a number of agencies or services on a client's behalf.
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True False
Q 39Q 39
Treatment groups help individuals solve personal problems, change unwanted behaviors, cope with stress, and improve quality of life.
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True False
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True False
Q 41Q 41
Locality intervention is the term used in the past to refer to macro practice in social work.
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True False
Q 42Q 42
A treatment conference meets to establish, monitor, and coordinate service plans on behalf of a client system.
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True False
Q 43Q 43
A delegate council is a group of representatives from various agencies or from units within a single agency that meet to discuss issues of mutual concern.
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True False
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True False
Q 46Q 46
The Council on Social Work Education is the accrediting body for all programs in social work education.
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True False
Q 47Q 47
The Diplomate in Clinical Social Work is the highest distinction bestowed on clinical social workers.
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True False
Q 48Q 48
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the number of social workers will decrease by the year 2018.
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True False
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Q 50Q 50
In macro practice, the second step in the Triple-A critical thinking process is to assist the client in the planned change process.
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True False
Q 51Q 51
Compare and contrast public social agencies, nonprofit social agencies, and proprietary social agencies.
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Q 52Q 52
Explain why social work with families is a combination of the micro and mezzo levels of practice.
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Q 57Q 57
Define accreditation, and cite the organization that provides accreditation for social work programs.
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Q 58Q 58
Cite and define the four categories of social work practice that jurisdictions may legally regulate.
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Q 61Q 61
What type of task or treatment group have you participated in, or are participating in at this time? Describe the group's functioning and explain how the group's functioning could be, or could have been, improved.
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Q 62Q 62
Rank the following employment settings according to the percentage of BSW employment immediately after graduation (1 = highest, 4 = lowest):
Family services Aging/geriatrics
Health/medical care Corrections/criminal justice
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Q 63Q 63
What subcategory of child, family, and school social workers has the highest median annual earnings?
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Q 64Q 64
What subcategory of medical and public health social workers has the highest median annual earnings?
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