Blast from the past
What governmental organization provides Section 8 housing vouchers?
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
What is mental illness?
A disease that can lead to mild to severe disturbances in thinking, perception and behavior. Varies in duration and severity but impacts all groups of people.
What organization hires the most amount of MSW social workers in the U.S. and is the birthplace of Military Social Work?
The Veterans Administration's hospitals and clinics
T/F: The age at which someone is considered a juvenile in court proceedings is the same in every state.
False!
T/F: Ecological justice views the earth as a holistic life source.
True!
T/F: In the history of the U.S., both disabilities and mental illness were seen as dangerous conditions that required sterilization.
True, colonists brought stigmas of both to the U.S. that did not previously exist among indigenous people.
What substance is most commonly abuse by older adults?
Alcohol
WWI
Why do social workers like the term survivor instead of the term victim?
T/F: A lot of chronic illness in the U.S. is a result of pollution and unsafe living conditions that can be prevented.
True
What is EITC and how does it help alleviate poverty?
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a significant, refundable tax credit designed for low-to-moderate-income working individuals and families in the United States. If you qualify, the credit can reduce the taxes you owe and may result in a larger refund, even if you do not owe any income tax.
T/F: The DSM is a perfect tool for understanding and diagnosing mental health problems.
False! Lots of things have been falsely considered mental health problems that have been disproven by research (ex., homosexuality and conversion therapy)
Older adults can pay for additional coverage under Medicare. What does part B cover?
Outpatient hospital care
Name three examples of jobs that forensic social workers might do.
Research the history of a client to understand their circumstances and mitigating factors
Evaluate the competency and mental health of clients
Advocate against racial and ethnic imbalances in the criminal justice system
In social work, we believe that people are a product of their environment. What is the combination of social, ecological, economic, and process dimensions of a person's life from an environmental lens called?
Sustainability
What is the difference between case advocacy and cause advocacy?
1.Case advocacy: The entire group advocates for a higher grade
2.Cause advocacy: The group points out flaws in the assignment and finds the source of their error/confusion.
Substances produce an amount of dopamine that our brains are not used to. Tolerance of dopamine increases with drug use both increasing receptors or the amount absorbed by receptors, and creates cravings
Name at least two types of Elder abuse and describe them.
Physical abuse- results in injury or impairment
Emotional abuse- intimidation, and nonverbal like ignoring
Financial abuse-unauthorized use of funds or property
Sexual abuse-intimate contact without consent
Neglect- active or passive, more than half of all elder abuse
In the state of Kentucky, what is the difference between the circuit and district court?
Circuit court is the highest court with trials civil matters more than $5,000, death penalty cases, land disputes whereas district court is for domestic abuse cases, juvenile justice, misdemeanors, small claims.
What is transnational migration?
When economic or other concerns separate families between two or more countries.
What is generalist social work?
A broad scope, flexibility, and application of a common knowledge base, ethical principles, and skills across different settings and populations.
Addressing problems at multiple levels (micro, mezzo, and macro)
Person in environmental context.
What are eating disorders, and which disorder has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness due to physical danger and high suicide rates?
Eating disorders are triggered when a predisposed individual has a negative calorie balance, eating less than they expend – which can be intentional or unintentional
Anorexia alone has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness due to the physical danger and high suicide rates; up to 20% will die from the disorder
About 40% of people need to return to work after retirement. Unfortunately, these same people can then be subject to ___________ based on their age.
Workplace discrimination- about two in three people witness or experience age discrimination at work.
What is drug court?
•Drug Court allows for drug offenders to be released from jail and enter a substance abuse treatment program.
•Court maintains supervision of the treatment program
•Team approach with collaboration
•Goal is for person to return to full functioning life
What is a refugee and how are they different than asylum seekers?
Someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of
being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.