INTRO TO SOCIAL WORK EXAM 1 FINISHED

CHAPTERS 1-5

Which social worker is engaging in macro practice activities?

 

Loree, who is helping her client apply for disability 

Nia, who is lobbying to acquire funds for a teen emotional resilience program

Reuben, who is conducting a parenting skills group for at-risk families

Palmira, who is providing job support for a disabled client

Nia, who is lobbying to acquire funds for a teen emotional resilience program

To obtain clinical licensure, a social worker must____.

complete two years of supervised post-MSW clinical experience

complete an MSW degree from an accredited program 

complete a BSW program and pass a state exam

obtain a BSW degree from an accredited program

Complete two years of supervised post-MSW clinical experience

Social justice is a principle relevant to social work practice because it emphasizes                                .

 

advocating a person-in-environment perspective

differentiating between major policies

implementing general systems theory 

working toward a level of fairness in society

Working toward a level of fairness in society

According to members of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the primary mission of social work is to                                .

 

help people reach their potential

alleviate pain and suffering

promote a fair and just society 

enhance human well-being

Enhance human well-being

Most theories used by social workers today developed from a central framework known as_____. 

diversity perspective

general systems theory

ecological systems theory

strengths perspective

General system theory

Which statement describes the strengths perspective of social work?

 

Clients' existing strengths can serve as building blocks for change.

Community members must work together to support meaningful change.

Clients must be strong in order to overcome their problems.

Social workers need strength to cope with their clients’ challenges.

Clients' existing strengths can serve as building blocks for change.

Social work education usually includes classes from varied disciplines such as                                  .

 

biology, anatomy, and physical science

psychology, biology, and philosophy

theater, dance, and drama

religion, theology, and metaphysics

Psychology, biology, and philosophy

Which of the following professional organizations was formed to support and advocate for social work professionals?

 

Council on Social Work Education 

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

National Association of Social Workers

American Psychological Association

National Association of Social Workers

Because people typically obtain professional help after years of dealing with maladaptive behaviors, social workers are considered to function as____. 

personal advocates

change agents

wellness advisors

life coaches

 

Change agents

A conceptual framework combines theories, beliefs, and                                   to help social workers understand how people interact in their social systems and how those systems help or block health and well-being.

mentors

laws

skills

assumptions

Assumptions

A professional who provides grief counseling to people in hospice settings is employed in which area of social work?

Public welfare

School social work

Medical social work 

Criminal justice

Medical social work

A social worker who has trust in people's ability to chart a path that is best for them is exhibiting which central value of social work?

 

Self-awareness

Positive self-regard

Open mind

Self-determination

Self-determination

In science, a theory must be                                 , which means that research can be conducted to see whether it is accurate.

 

valid

replicable

testable

reliable

Testable

Which group is currently impacted by a shortage of social workers?

Preschool children

Older adults

Rural residents

Unemployed teens

Rural residents

What is the textbook authors' preferred term to describe people who are dealing with various challenges related to sexuality and gender?

 

Homosexual

Queer

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)

Indigenous

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)

What services come into play only after a particular problem has been identified?

 

Proactive community services

Private social services

Residual services

Institutional social welfare services

Residual services

Which of the following was provided by the Social Security Act of 1935?

 

Civil rights protections for workers

Regulations for government investments 

Social insurance and public assistance

Medical insurance for veterans

Social insurance and public assistance

A key social policy development of the 1980s was                                , which returned the control of social services from the federal to the local level.

 

segmentation

devolution

divestiture

distribution

Devolution

Which of the following aims to prevent poverty rather than alleviate it?

 

Entitlements

 Social insurance programs

In-kind benefits 

Workers' compensation

Social insurance programs

According to the Elizabethan Poor Laws, which group was not considered worthy of public support?

 

Elderly people

Disabled people

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people

Orphan children

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people

The goal of the first                                  in 1877 was to discover what caused poverty among individuals, eliminate the causes, and consequently rid society of poverty.

 

Council on Social Work Education

Neighborhood Guild Settlement

Charity Organization Society

Public Human Services Association

Charity Organization Society

The work of organizations like the Salvation Army demonstrates the role that                                  play in social welfare and the social work profession.

 

historical events

religious values

political perspectives

military issues

Religious values

Which movement was based on the belief that, in order to help poor people, workers had to live among the people they serve?

 

Social justice movement

Social welfare movement

Civil rights movement

Settlement movement

Settlement movement

In which type of social welfare program is the use of benefits determined only by the recipient?

 

Social security

Entitlements

Cash assistance 

Disability income

Cash assistance

Who wrote the first social work practice book to present professional ways to identify clients' problems?

 

Porter R. Lee

Jane Addams

Thomas Hull

Mary Richmond

Mary Richmond

The social and economic reforms introduced in response to the Great Depression were collectively called the                                .

 

Civil Work Act

War on Poverty

Federal Emergency Relief

New Deal

New Deal

_______are a form of social welfare that can be used only for specified services.

 

Cash assistance

In-kind benefits

Institutional benefits

Entitlements

In-kind benefits

In which of the following do people pay directly into the program prior to receiving benefits that can prevent them from experiencing poverty?

 

Social insurance programs

Entitlements 

Cash assistance

In-kind benefits

Social insurance programs

Many people believe that providing government funding of                                 is a direct violation of the Constitution.

 

religious organizations

 in-kind benefits

entitlements 

social insurance programs

Religious organizations

Which of the following is not considered a values-based conflict regarding social work?

 

Changing people versus changing systems

Impartial professional versus advocate

Crisis response versus ongoing need 

Cash assistance versus in-kind benefits

Cash assistance versus in-kind benefits

The poverty                                 is the absolute measure used by federal and state governments to define poverty.

 

Benchmark

Threshold

Limit

Scale

Threshold

The                     approach to defining poverty is based on using changeable comparisons to particular standards.

 

Subjective

 Relative

 Absolute

 Provisional

Relative

Disparity in earning rates plays a key role in a concept known as the                                of poverty.

 

Segmentation

 Feminization 

Discordance

 Juvenilization

Feminization

Which of the following runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?

 

Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness

Department of Agriculture

Administration for Children and Families

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Agriculture

Which term is used for individuals who have no physical limitations but are unable to find work?

Discouraged 

Impoverished 

Unemployed

Obsolete

Unemployed

The term____  of poverty describes the tendency for children to be disproportionately represented in the ranks of those who are poor.

Immaturity

Juvenilization

 Incitement

Segmentation

Juvenilization

According to William Ryan, Americans tend to blame                                   for poverty that exists in the country.

 

the economy

the governmen 

the poor 

the school system

The poor

Which of the following describes people who are categorized as working poor?

They consistently spend more money than they earn.

They earn less than the median income for the area.

They collect cash benefits but earn money under the table. 

They do not earn enough to meet basic living expenses.

They do not earn enough to meet basic living expenses.

Which of the following is one of the most significant social factors affecting overall income and wealth in the United States?

 

Location

Race

Legislation 

Profession

Race

Which of the following may be significant personal costs experienced by children who live in poverty:

 Increased rate of depression

 lower academic performance

 Reduced self-esteem

All of the above

All of the above

The perspective that people learn to be poor by growing up in poor environments is key to the belief known as the                                     of poverty.

 Transfer

 Trait

 Culture

 Psychology

Culture

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides                                          for people who are poor and are 65 or older, or blind or disabled.

 Cash assistance

 Service vouchers

 In-kind benefits

 In-home support

Cash assistance

The                                        program provides cash assistance for up to 24 consecutive months, and adults receiving benefits must spend 20 hours per week in a job or job-related activity.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Assisting people with communication and emotional skills that can help them keep their job is an example of                                         intervention.

 Psychosocial

 Financial

 Advocacy

 Crisis

Psychosocial

Individual-level social work should focus on                                     .

 

Solution-focused interventions

Environmental factors

political advocacy

Problem analysis

Solution-focused interventions

Which barrier to social justice involves judging or disliking groups and individuals based on myths and misconceptions?

 

Discrimination

Prejudice

Oppression

Separatism

Prejudice

Which type of oppression grows out of the belief that men are superior to women?

Ableism

Classism

Ageism

Sexism

Sexism

Discrimination is a systematic and pervasive mistreatment of people based on their membership in a certain group.

True 

False

True

Discrimination is a systematic and pervasive mistreatment of people based on their membership in a certain group.

 

True

False

False

Which term describes a model for intergroup relations based on people from distinct groups in the same country primarily doing things apart from one another?

 

Individualism

Separatism

Pluralism

Miscegenation

 

Separatism

The                 Amendment provided voting rights to all men.

 

fourteenth

nineteenth

twenty-second

fifteenth

Fifteenth

According to the authors of the text used in class, what is considered the basis of social justice?

 

Legal protection against oppression

Blending of people who are different

Acceptance of cultural differences

Fairness in human relationships

Fairness in human relationships

According to the authors of the text used in class, what is considered the basis of social justice?

 

Legal protection against oppression

Blending of people who are different

Acceptance of cultural differences

Fairness in human relationships

Fairness in human relationships

According to the class text, the authors of The Bell Curve argued that___is the basis for economic inequality.

policy

discrimination

socialization

biology

Biology

According to sociological perspectives,                                       often fuels bias against oppressed groups. 

scapegoating

religious attitudes

media messaging

economic insecurity

Economic insecurity

According to the textbook, which perspective suggests that discrimination and oppression serve a variety of positive purposes in society?

 

Realist

Sociological

Biological

Functionalist

Functionalist

According to the text, exposing US newcomers to the mass media and common educational systems has created a “melting pot” society in the United States.

 

True

False

False

According to the cultural pluralism model, people retain their unique cultural characteristics while they mix socially and economically with other groups.

 

True

False

True

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination against people with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, and other public services.

 

True

False

False

According to the textbook authors, which of the following entitles people to civil rights?

 

Being a U.S. citizen

Being part of a protected minority

Being a member of society

Being of legal voting age

Being a member of Society

According to the text, which group does not have federal civil rights protections in the United States?

 

People who are LGBT (lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender)

People who are a racial minority

People who have a disability

People who practice a particular religion

People who are LGBT (lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender)

Fears related to___have become a major hurdle in the advance of civil rights and social justice in the twenty-first century.

Terrorism

Miscegenation

 Economics

 Biotechnology

Terrorism

About what percentage of the US population is estimated to have some type of disability, meaning that they have a physical or mental impairment that impacts daily-living skills?

 

15%

5%

20%

8%

20%

Which of the following best describes multiculturalism?

 

A commitment to promoting productive, well-integrated neighborhoods.

A commitment to helping people of color have control over their environments.

The ideology that individuals of different cultures are essentially alike.

The ideology that society should recognize and treat members of different cultures equitably.

The ideology that society should recognize and treat members of different cultures equitably.

An individual who believes that people are all the same and that there are no differences between people demonstrates                                     .

 

social reparation

cultural blindness

cultural humility

social injustice

Cultural blindness

Which term describes the final stage of cultural understanding to which a social worker should strive?

 

Cultural proficiency

Cultural competence

Cultural humility

Cultural acceptance

Cultural proficiency

According to the text, there is less legal protection based on                                   than there is for sexual orientation.

 

religious affiliation

race

gender identity

ethnicity

Gender Identity

A social worker who mobilizes people against industries that dispose of toxic substances in the communities in which they live is engaged in what issue?

 

Environmental justice 

Social construction

Ecological frameworks

Financial reparations

Environmental justice

Which framework helps social workers understand how racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and religious oppression limit members of oppressed groups from reaching their full potential?

 

Multicultural

Cultural competence

Empowerment

Ecological

Ecological

Prior to                , most voluntary immigration to the United States involved people from Europe.

 

1925

1965

1980

1940

1965

When did the United States formally give legal status to people from other countries fleeing dangerous conditions and provide more social services for their resettlement?

 

1965

2000

2010

1980

1980

The vast majority of undocumented people come to the United States                                    .

 

for economic reasons

for housing reasons 

to seek higher education

to be with family

For economic reasons

Many authors assert that social work practice with oppressed populations should have client                                as a goal.

 

competency

assimilation

empowerment

empathy

Empowerment

What is the primary step for developing cultural competence?

 

Renouncing one’s own culture.

Understanding one’s own self.

Accepting our commonalities.

Learning about other cultures.

Understanding one’s own self

The concept of cultural                            stresses that each of us is a unique individual and knows ourselves best.

 

diversity

separation

humility

competency

Humility

Research conducted by the Human Genome Project supports the role of biological determinism in differences among people of various races.

 

True

False

False

Which issue is the basis for current demands among some people for financial reparations from the government?

 

Segregation

HIV/AIDS

Slavery

Disability

Slavery

While meeting with Bob, the social worker asks whether he has any interests and hobbies. As the social worker explores the types of activities Bob enjoys or previously enjoyed, the worker is operating from which of the following perspectives?

 

Strengths

Growth

Change

Evolution

Strengthens

As a social worker who is treating clients with life situations similar to Bob, you have a responsibility to advocate for better                                         programs, jobs, and housing for all people with substance use issues.

 

group recreation

treatment and prevention

diversion

therapy

Treatment and prevention

During the sessions with Bob, the social worker notices that he seems to exhibit feelings of helplessness. The social worker adopts an empowerment perspective and encourages Bob to make his own                                 .

 

rules

ideas

goals

decisions

Decisions

Because of her low income, Sarah qualifies for a                                   assistance program, which is a means-tested social welfare program designed to alleviate poverty.

 

public

private

individual

family

Public

What program will they seek out if Mary and Sarah agree to pursue a federal public assistance cash support program designed to provide monthly cash benefits?

 

Social Security Income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Old Age Survivors Disability Insurance (OASDI)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Although crisis response is vital to Sarah's case, it is important to also review and address Sarah's                                needs, including but not limited to her academic, social-emotional, and employment and career needs.

short-term

long-term

geographic

 transportation

Long-term

A positive way to address Mary's problems and her solutions is from a/an                                          and abilities perspective.

 

support

assets

strengths

advantages

Strengths

Mary works full-time and has a part-time job but still has difficulty affording rent, childcare, and other living expenses. There may be a higher cost of living where she resides compared to the cost of living for similar expenses in other parts of the country. Thus, there are several issues with the development and use of the                                   threshold, with one concern being that the guidelines do not reflect cost-of-living differences from state to state.

 

Earnings

Assistance

 Income

 Poverty

Poverty

Although Mary has a full-time job, she is still unable to meet her basic living expenses. What does this exemplify?

 

Devolution of services 

Working poor

Juvenilization of poverty

Relative poverty

Working poor

In order to exhibit __________________, Damian's social worker must understand what Damian's culture means to him in all of his systems.

 

ethics

multiculturalism

cultural competency

morality

cultural competency

f the social worker is striving to be culturally competent while working with Damian, she should consider Damian's well-being from a(n) ___________________ framework to determine how certain factors may make him feel he is limited from reaching his full potential or getting a new job.

 

ecological

faith-based

experiential 

diagnostic

Ecological

The social worker asks Damian to identify his own personal strengths, with the goal of ______________ Damian to have control over his environment, allowing him to change his thinking and improve his life by pursuing a new job.

 

entitling

empowering

encoding

enlivening

Empowering