Research-Based Practice
Human Behavior
Policy Practice
Practice Contexts
Engage, Assess, Intervene, and Evaluate
100
An approach in social research based on observations made in the field and analyzed in nonstatistical ways, in which data collection is done in an unstructured manner, is called a: (A) Cross-sectional study (B) Qualitative study (C) Correlational study (D) Quantitative study
What is (B) Qualitative study?
100
The assumptions that individuals, families, and communities all have the capacity for growth, change, and adaptation that must be viewed through the lens of their capacities, talents, competencies, possibilities, visions, values, and hopes is best known as the: (A) Systematic procedure (B) Strength principle (C) Strengths perspective (D) Life course perspective
What is (C) Strengths perspective?
100
The universal goal of social welfare is to: (A) To fulfill the social, financial, health, and recreational requirements of all individuals in society (B) To encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families (C) To provide employment for social work students upon graduation (D) To provide social welfare services only to individuals and families within a certain income range
What is (A) To fulfill the social, financial, health, and recreational requirements of all individuals in society?
100
Generalist social work practice is best defined as: (A) The use of the problem-solving process to intervene with systems of various sizes, including individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (B) The provision of services to individuals, groups, and families that includes therapy, counseling, education, and other roles designed to enhance the problem-solving capacities of clients, improving their well-being, and assisting them in meeting basic needs (C) The practice that involves working on a one-to-one basis only with individuals (D) The practice of only working with families and other small groups
What is (A) The use of the problem-solving process to intervene with systems of various sizes, including individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities?
100
The social worker in the role of a researcher does all of the following except: (A) Select interventions such that he or she can monitor the progress of clients and evaluate their effectiveness (B) Have knowledge of the evidence-based process to ensure that programs, services, and interventions are appropriately matched with client needs (C) Bring together persons who are in conflict so that a bargain or compromise can be agreed upon and implemented (D) Analyze literature on particular clinical topics so that his or her practice will be current and "cutting edge"
What is (C) Bring together persons who are in conflict so that a bargain or compromise can be agreed upon and implemented?
200
A group of related hypotheses, concepts, and constructs, based on facts and observations, that attempts to explain a particular phenomenom is best known as (A) Dependent variable (B) Theory (C) Variable (D) Operationalization
What is (B) Theory?
200
The perspective that looks at how "chronological age, relationships, common life transitions and, social change shape people's lives from birth to death" is best known as: (A) Strengths perspective (B) Systematic perspective (C) Strength principle (D) Life course perspective
What is (D) Life course perspective?
200
The narrow definition of social welfare is best stated as: (A) A nation's system of programs, benefits, and services that help people meet needs that are fundamental to the maintenance of society, such as their social, economic, educational, and health needs (B) Governmental provisions of economic assistance for persons in need that include those nonprofit functions of society, public or voluntary, whose aim is to alleviate distress and poverty (C) A federal and state program that seeks to ensure proper nutrition for mothers and infants (D) Current efforts to place more responsibility on government and away from individuals/families
What is (B) Governmental provisions of economic assistance for persons in need that include those nonprofit functions of society, public or voluntary, whose aim is to alleviate distress and poverty?
200
The person-in-environment system, which evaluates problems in social functioning and focuses on balance and imbalance between persons and their environment, factors in the following: (A) Social-role problem, environmental problem, mental disorder, and physical disorder or physical health problems (B) Time, personal involvement, and social justice (C) Human rights, social justice, and evidence-based perspective (D) A picture of the family in their environmental setting
What is (A) Social-role problem, environmental problem, mental disorder, and physical disorder or physical health problems?
200
To create an environment in which you accurately sense the inner feelings and meanings your client is experiencing and openly communicate to your client that you understand how it might feel to be the client and that you are able to "feel with" them is best described by: (A) Acceptance (B) Empathy (C) Genuiness (D) Sympathy
What is (B) Empathy?
300
A characteristic or property that can vary or take on different values or attributes is best known in research as: (A) Theory (B) Variable (C) Construct (D) Concept
What is (B) Variable?
300
Sigmund Freud's contributions include that: (A) His theories cover the entire life cycle beginning with birth and ending with old age. (B) He was a physician and pyschoanalyst who developed the psychoanalytic theory, which was the basis of psychodynamic theory used by social workers, and his theories have developed over time into ego psychology and object relations (C) His research was an outgrowth of Piaget's work and his focus was on the development of moral judgement (D) His four stages of development focus on cognitive development through adolescence
What is (B) He was a physician and pyschoanalyst who developed the psychoanalytic theory, which was the basis of psychodynamic theory used by social workers, and his theories have developed over time into ego psychology and object relations?
300
Programs that tend to support the narrow definition of social welfare policy are: (A) Food stamps (B) AFDC and social security retirement benefits (C) TANF- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and Medicaid (D) SSI- Supplemental Security Insurance and educational grants
What is (C) TANF- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and Medicaid?
300
The main method for collecting, integrating, and prioritizing historical information about your clients is via: (A) Ecomap (B) Genogram (C) Psychosocial history (D) Person-in-environment
What is (C) Psychosocial history?
300
Feeling an unconditional positive regard for your client, and sometimes referred to by terms such as caring or prizing, is best known as: (A) Acceptance (B) Empathy (C) Genuineness (D) Sympathy
What is (A) Acceptance?
400
This refers to the appropriateness, meaningfulness, and usefulness of specific inferences made from the measures and belongs not just to a measure but depends on the fit between the measure and its label, and can be defined as the degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to to measure. (A) Reliability (B) Validity (C) Variables (D) Measurements
What is (B) Validity?
400
Erik Erikson's contributions include that: (A) His theories cover the entire life cycle beginning with birth and ending with death. (B) He was a physician and psychoanalyst who developed the psychoanalytic theory, which was the basis of psychodynamic theory used by social workers, and his theories have developed over time into ego psychology and object relations. (C) His four stages of development focus on cogntive development through adolescence. (D) His research was an outgrowth of Piaget's work and his focus was on the development of moral judgement.
What is (A) His theories cover the entire life cycle beginning with birth and ending with death?
400
All of the following are definitions of social policies except: (A) Decisions made by public or governmental authorities regarding the assignment and allocation of resources, rights, and responsibilities expressed in laws and governmental regulations (B) Laws, rules, and procedures that regulate the reduction of social inequalities through redistribution of resources, rights, and social opportunities (C) Decisions focused on formal rather than informal social institutions (D) The tangible guiding principle and programs of governments that affect people's welfare
What is (C) Decisions focused on formal rather than informal social institutions?
400
An ecomap is best know as: (A) A tool that incorporates information from at least two to three generations such as names, ages, and dates of marriages, divorces, and deaths (B) A tool that gives a picture of the family in its environmental setting, helps to identify and describe the significant community context in which the family exists, and demonstrates the flow of resources and energy into a family system (C) A schematic diagram that illustrates the structure and interrelationships within a family in the from of a genetic tree (D) A schematic diagram that contains descriptive information such as religious affiliations, occupations, ethnic or cultural issues, illnesses, or important life events if relevant
What is (B) A tool that gives a picture of the family in its environmental setting, helps to identify and describe the significant community context in which the family exists, and demonstrates the flow of resources and energy into a family system?
400
The condition of being completely open in the relationship with your client and maintaining that you have nothing to hide and there are no professional fronts is best know as: (A) Acceptance (B) Empathetic understanding (C) Critical thinking (D) Genuineness
What is (D) Genuineness?
500
The three principles outlined in the Belmont Report that should guide ethical decision making in research are: (A) Respect for the individual, beneficiance, and justice (B) Anonymity, confidentiality, and ethics (C) Reliability, validity, and variables (D) Strong focus on community, adaptability of family roles, and a strong religious belief system
What is (A) Respect for the individual, beneficiance, and justice?
500
Jean Piaget is well known for his contributions in: (A) The development of moral judgement research (B) The four stages of development focusing on cognitive development through adolescence (C) The early social development theories (D) The work on the systems theory
What is (B) The four stages of development focusing on cognitive development through adolescence?
500
The landmark legislation that established a structure of benefits in social insurance, public assistance, and health services is best known as: (A) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (B) Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 (C) Social Security Act of 1935 (D) The Speenhamland Act of 1795
What is (C) Social Security Act of 1935?
500
The social work practice that is "both a helping role and a process that uses modality and defines goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of clients" is best known as: (A) Mezzo social work practice (B) Scientifically social work practice (C) Culturally sensitive social work practice (D) Multicultural social work practice
What is (D) Multicultural social work practice?
500
The best response that describes the purpose of research in social work practice: (A) To advocate and to confront oppression (B) To answer questions, acquire new knowledge, and learn better practice methods that will help clients (C) To stereotype and generalize about people because of their problems (D) To contribute to the general theories of treatment and cause and effect
What is (B) To answer questions, acquire new knowledge, and learn better practice methods that will help clients?
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