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Which of the following statements is true of the social work mission?
A. Which of the following statements is true of the social work mission?
B. It seeks to maintain the status quo in a society.
C. It restricts social changes.
D. It includes radical and, in some contexts, revolutionary aspirations.
D. It includes radical and, in some contexts, revolutionary aspirations.
PG: 7–8
While our specialized education, subscription to a code of ethics, and public endorsement in the form of legal certification or licensure are similar to that of medical doctors and lawyers, the social work mission is quite different from those professions. Rather than maintaining the status quo, social workers actively seek to “promote social change … and the empowerment and liberation of people” (International Federation of Social Workers, 2014, para. 1). These are radical and, in some contexts, revolutionary aspirations. In their pursuit, we often risk our jobs and social status, and sometimes even our lives.
Social workers who use a person-in-environment perspective, with strong emphasis on the environment, _____.
A. avoid assigning responsibility for social problems to traits of individual persons
B. tend to believe that people lack the potential for planned change
C. avoid involving other people in the social work mission
D. use esoteric terminology rather than the “language of the people”
A. avoid assigning responsibility for social problems to traits of individual persons
PG: 10
Consistent with social work’s “person-in-environment” perspective, studies that highlight the “power of context,” the “power of place,” and the “power of the social” encourage us to collaborate with others in our pursuit of social change and community well-being. Our consistent use of a person-in-environment perspective, with strong emphasis on the environment, helps social workers avoid the seductive trap of explaining social problems by referencing the individual characteristics or traits of people directly affected by those problems—a phenomenon called blaming the victim (Ryan, 1971, 1976; Savani, Stephens, & Markus, 2011; Valor-Segura, Exposito, & Moya, 2011; Van Prooijen & Van den Bos, 2009).
Professionalism in social work involves all of the following fundamental aspects EXCEPT:
A. personal and professional integrity.
B. a privileged status and prestige in society.
C. diversity and difference.
D. critical thinking and scientific inquiry.
B. a privileged status and prestige in society.
PG: 18
Professionalism in social work includes the dimensions of (1) personal and professional integrity; (2) self-understanding and self-control; (3) advanced knowledge, expertise, and self-efficacy; (4) social support and well-being; (5) critical thinking and scientific inquiry; (6) lifelong learning; (7) diversity and difference; (8) human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice; (9) policy–practice; and (10) social work values and ethical decision making.
In addition to integrity, professionalism among social workers involves a sophisticated level of:
A. self-understanding and self-control.
B. assumptions and presumptions.
C. personality and status.
D. individuality and personal progress.
A. self-understanding and self-control.
PG: 21
In addition to integrity, professionalism also involves a sophisticated level of self-understanding and self-control. Without self-understanding and self-control, integrity would be virtually impossible.
As an evaluator, you coordinate delivery of several different services provided by personnel from one or more agencies or programs.
True or False
False
PG. 282
Feedback: As an evaluator, you make judgments and recommendations based on careful, fair, and systematic collection and analysis of pertinent information (for example, recommending child custody arrangements, determining the effectiveness of a social service program, or assessing an applicant’s eligibility for services).
In the context of social workers, which of the following practices is likely to improve the quality and the effectiveness of the process of helping clients?
A. Using immediate thoughts and emotional reactions as a basis for professional action
B. Acquiring systematic evaluative feedback from clients
C. Using a standard approach to solve the problems of each client
D. Asking closed-ended questions during interviews with clients
B. Acquiring systematic evaluative feedback from clients
PG: 33
Feedback: Previously underappreciated, systematic evaluative feedback from clients is a powerful factor associated with better outcomes. Indeed, the quality and the effectiveness of the helping process tends to improve when clients provide regular, formalized evaluative feedback about the helper, the helping relationship, the service approach, and progress toward desired goals; and when the helper regularly inquires about and tabulates results, and then uses those findings to make adjustments in approach or style.
In the context of diversity and accepting others, social workers should manifest an attitude of _____, which refers to an attitude of deep respect or awe and humility in the presence of another.
A. flexibility
B. reverence
C. fairness
D. tolerance
B. reverence
PG: 100
Feedback: In the context of diversity and acceptance of others, the term reverence seems especially meaningful (Woodruff, 2001). Reverence involves an attitude of deep respect or awe and humility in the presence of another. The concept of reverence aptly captures the special attitude social workers reflect as we express cultural sensitivity and acceptance of others.
_____ is the “tendency to consider one’s own group, usually national or ethnic, superior to other groups using one’s own group or groups as the frame of reference against which other groups are judged” (Wolman, 1973, p. 129).
A. A logical fallacy
B. Ethnocentrism
C. An attribution bias
D. Internal validation
B. Ethnocentrism
PG: 104–105
Feedback: The “tendency to consider one’s own group, usually national or ethnic, superior to other groups using one’s own group or groups as the frame of reference against which other groups are judged” (Wolman, 1973, p. 129) is called ethnocentrism. Humans absorb and internalize the values and attitudes, and discriminatory reactions common in our cultures.
Harvey is a licensed social worker. He has been providing service to Sally, his client, for several months during which she has displayed criminal tendencies. During a session with Sally, she admitted that she has planned to harm one of her acquaintances. Harvey reports this to the police and to the targeted person. This scenario illustrates the _____.
A. duty to maintain confidentiality
B. duty to respect privacy
C. duty to inform
D. duty to warn and protect
D. duty to warn and protect
PG: 172
Feedback: This scenario illustrates the duty to warn and protect. Social workers bear some responsibility to notify potential victims and take action to safeguard people a client might harm. This duty to warn and protect, derived from the same human rights that warrant reporting crimes against humanity, means that helping professionals sometimes take action to protect the lives of others who are or could be in danger.
In the beginning of a working relationship between a social worker and the client, seeking feedback involves checking whether information has been accurately understood.
True or False
True
PG: 294
Feedback: In using the skill of seeking feedback (Schwartz, 1976; Shulman, 1992), social workers encourage clients to comment about the proposed purpose for the meeting and our roles, their roles, policy or ethical factors, or any other aspects of our remarks. An important part of effective communications involves checking to see if others have understood your messages and you have understood theirs.
According to a seven-level hierarchical Ethical Principles Screen as proposed by Dolgoff et al. (2012), which of the following ethical principles is ranked first?
A. Protection of human life
B. Social justice
C. Respect for diversity and difference
D. Autonomy and freedom
A. Protection of human life
PG: 180
Feedback: Despite the challenges associated with efforts to rank moral or ethical values, some scholars have developed hierarchies to help social workers address ethical dilemmas in which one ethic conflicts with another. For example, Dolgoff et al. (2012) propose a seven-level hierarchical Ethical Principles Screen. In describing the screen, they suggest that the protection of human life is the paramount moral and ethical obligation. Ranked first or highest, this principle takes precedence over all other moral values or ethical principles.
“_____ aims to reveal multiple identities, exposing the different types of discrimination and disadvantage that occur as a consequence of the combination of identities” (Association for Women’s Rights in Development, 2004, Aug., p. 2).
A. Social Conditioning
B. Functional Analysis
C. Intersectional analysis
D. Preparatory Exploring
C. Intersectional analysis
PG: 95
Feedback: Intersectional analysis aims to reveal multiple identities, exposing the different types of discrimination and disadvantage that occur as a consequence of the combination of identities. (Association for Women’s Rights in Development, 2004, Aug., p. 2) The notion of intersectionality adds sophistication to the topic of diversity.
Recognizing that greater diversity generally tends to benefit humankind, social workers tend to celebrate individual and cultural differences as valuable forms of _____.
A. social capital
B. conclusion validity
C. class advocacy
D. external validity
A. social capital
PG: 99
Feedback: Recognizing that greater diversity generally tends to benefit humankind, social workers tend to celebrate individual and cultural differences as valuable forms of social capital (Coleman, 1988; Lin, 2001). Over the long term, open, diverse and heterogeneous human social systems are more healthy, vibrant, and resilient than those reflecting extreme homogeneity
“_____ aims to reveal multiple identities, exposing the different types of discrimination and disadvantage that occur as a consequence of the combination of identities” (Association for Women’s Rights in Development, 2004, Aug., p. 2).
A. Social conditioning
B. Functional analysis
C. Intersectional analysis
D. Preparatory exploring
C. Intersectional analysis
PG: 95
Feedback: Intersectional analysis aims to reveal multiple identities, exposing the different types of discrimination and disadvantage that occur as a consequence of the combination of identities. (Association for Women’s Rights in Development, 2004, Aug., p. 2) The notion of intersectionality adds sophistication to the topic of diversity.
Because of the emphasis on person-in-environment, social workers recognize that situations and circumstances strongly influence human experience and action.
True or False
True
PG: 29
Feedback: Because of the emphasis on person-in-environment, social workers recognize that situations and circumstances strongly influence human experience and action. Indeed, social workers understand that situational factors may override personal characteristics so that even strongly moral and conscientious people sometimes take immoral or illegal action (Zimbardo, 2007).
Tell each of your teammates one thing they have contributed to your knowledge in this class or semester
Gratitude and reflection!
Share one way you have grown as a student and as a future social worker (each member participates)
Reflection and gratitude.
One way I (meaning each member) can improve for the coming semesters of this program is...
Open ended!
Name one thing (from each member) for how you have surprised yourself during the semester
OR
One thing you learned, but did not expect.
Open ended!
The name of this class is SOWK 5100-001 Practice Foundation I.
True or False
True