Chapter 6 - Assessing Communities
Chapters 6, 7, or 8
Chapter 7 - Understanding Communities
Misc.
Chapter 8 - Assessing Human Service Organizations
100
What perspective is needed in macro practice?
Person-in-environment
100
What is the definition of target population?
The community members of the focus
100
Most core functions of our social order are carried out by
organizations
100
Who are the Texas senators?
Ted Cruz, and John Cornyn
100
Which type of organization is mandated to promote the welfare of the people it serves?
Human service organizations
200
What is the very first step in assessing a community?
Define a target population
200
Name an informal source of help?
Households
200
Which systems approach focuses on the internal aspects of organizations?
Closed systems
200
How many counties are in Texas?
254
200
According to the authors, the lines that differentiate three sectors of non-profit, for profit and public organizations have become
blurred
300
How must a practitioner must evaluating the adequacy of resources?
Use professional judgment
300
What is a descriptive frame?
Intended to provide a means of analyzing organizations in terms of certain characteristics or procedures
300
What is an organization?
Collectives of individuals gathered together to serve a particular purpose
300
Who is the Dean in the School of Social Work?
Scott Ryan
300
The boundary drawn by the organization between eligible and ineligible clients is known as its
domain
400
What is the definition of target population?
The community members of the focus
400
Which type of organization is mandated to promote the welfare of the people it serves?
Human service organizations
400
What is organizational structure?
Refers to the way relationships are constituted among persons within an organizations
400
What is macro level social work?
professionally guided intervention designed to bring about change in organizational, community, and policy arenas
400
As a general rule, which type of regulatory body certifies the operations of the whole organization?
Accrediting bodies
500
When specifying boundaries for a population, under inclusion risks
reaching too few people
500
Many studies over the years have identified a major factor that contributes to increased job satisfaction and decreased turnover. Which factor is it?
Role clarity
500
What is a prescriptive frame?
Designed as how-to guides, and their goal is to help build better organizations
500
What schools did I get my degrees?
Collin County Community College, University of North Texas, Texas A&M - Commerce
500
A good mission statement has
specifies problems, populations served, and general outcomes