True or False
advanced standing students need to complete 900 hours of practicum
False: students in advanced standing need to complete 500 hours of practicum. 400 of your BSW hours count.
This competency is about demonstrating professionalism/ethical behaivor.
What is competency 1?
Originating from Freudian psychology, theory explores how early childhood experiences and unconscious motivations influence behavior. It’s pivotal in understanding client backgrounds and formulating therapeutic interventions that address deep-seated emotional issues.
Psychodynamic Theory
A client asks to add you on social media. Which ethical principle is most relevant?
Boundaries/professionalism
What is engagement
If you graduate with an MSW you are automatically an MHP after graduation.
True
This competency consists of you gathering data, critically analyzing the data, and making improvements.
This theory posits that individuals cannot be fully understood in isolation from their environments. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of human behavior and social systems, guiding social workers to consider the family, community, and societal factors influencing clients’ lives.
Systems Theory
A client wants to give you a gift that feels culturally significant. What should you evaluate before deciding how to respond?
Policy, ethics around gift giving
When you are evaluating if an intervention is effective or not what stage of the helping process are you in?
Evaluation
Social workers only serve the destitute.
False
This competency expects students to advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.
What is competency 3
Developed by Albert Bandura, this theory underscores the importance of observational learning, imitation, and modeling in the acquisition of new behaviors. It offers valuable insights into behavioral change and the design of social interventions that encourage positive behaviors through role models and reinforcement.
Social Learning Theory
A teen wants confidentiality, but the information may impact their safety. What two ethical obligations are in conflict?
Confidentiality vs. Duty to Warn
Gathering of information to critically analyze next steps?
What is assessment
A CPS worker I and II are social workers?
False, only those who have a degree in social work are social workers.
This competency requires students to apply critical thinking when making decisions involving clients. What competency is this?
Competency 7
This theory, introduced by Urie Bronfenbrenner, emphasizes the multiple layers of environment that affect individuals’ lives, from immediate family and social settings to broader societal and cultural contexts. It encourages social workers to address the complex, dynamic interactions between a person and their environment.
Ecological Systems Theory
You observe a colleague violating policy. What is your ethical responsibility?
process for unethical conduct
You are providing clients with case management
What is intervention
You are the provider when you graduate with the MSW.
True
This competency includes engaging with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Competency 6
This theory is centered on the process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so individuals and communities can take action to improve their circumstances. It’s crucial for social workers aiming to facilitate client self-determination and community resilience.
Empowerment Theory
Describe a "dual relationship" and explain why it can be ethically complex in practicum settings.
Harm, blurred boundaries
When you are working with other professionals you are in this stage of the helping process
intervention