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100

An online simulator that lets you experience what it is like to have a limited income and monthly expenses. 

What is SPENT?

100

Set of principles and standards that guide the professional conduct of social workers

What is the social work Code of Ethics

100

At this level, a social worker might see individuals and/or work with clients in small-group therapy settings.

What is the micro level?

100

Social workers empower individuals and communities to overcome challenges, access resources, and improve their quality of life.

What are examples of advocacy?

100

They work with individuals, families, groups, and communities to address various social issues.

Who do social workers work with?

200

Simple activities like taking short breaks during work, practicing mindfulness or meditation, engaging in hobbies or activities that bring joy, getting regular exercise, maintaining a healthy sleep routine, and setting boundaries to manage work-life balance.

What are examples of self-care?

200

Social workers strive to ensure that all individuals have access to resources, opportunities, and rights regardless of background or circumstances. This is an example of . . . 

What is social justice? 

200

When social workers work in hospitals or home care to help those who have experienced a medical event?

What is medical social work?

200

Taking care of yourself is super important, especially in jobs like social work. It helps you stay healthy and do your job better by preventing burnout and ensuring you have the energy and focus to support others. This is an example of . . . 

What is self-care?

200

Doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and nurse practitioners. 

Who are some professionals that a medical social worker would interact and work with?
300

Providing support to individuals, including victims, offenders, and their families can be examples of working in what field in social work? 

What is criminal justice? 

300

A perspective that focuses on identifying and leveraging individual strengths, talents, and capabilities.

What is a strengths-based approach?

300

At this level, a healthcare social worker at a community health center works with the center’s staff and/or local government agencies to develop a nutrition program that is implemented across one or more neighborhoods.

What is the mezzo level?

300

When social workers ride with police and respond to calls and complaints. 

What is the co-responder model? 

300

Educating patients and families about illnesses and treatment plans.

What is the job of a medical social worker?

400

It serves as a record of interventions, assessments, and progress.

What is documentation?

400
Instead of asking, "Why are you acting like that," you instead ask, "What happened to you?" 

What is an example of being trauma-informed? 

400

A social worker who works with students to help provide them with support.

What is a school social worker?

400

From intake to treatment, the goal is to help a client change. Social workers use these to help clients change.

What is an intervention? 

400

Working in child, welfare, school settings, criminal justice, and medicine. 

What are some examples of social work roles? 

500

A degree that you need to have to practice as a social worker.

What is a Master's Degree in Social Work?

500

Social workers affirm the inherent worth and dignity of each person. They recognize individuals' uniqueness and treat them with respect, empathy, and compassion, regardless of their circumstances or differences.

What is Respect for the Dignity and Worth of the Individuals? 

500

At this level, a social work scholar who studies the factors contributing to substance abuse amongst youth, and who publishes his or her findings in a scholarly journal.

What is the macro level?

500

In various settings, including schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private practices.

Where can social workers work?

500

Being a good listener. 

What is an important part of being an effective social worker?