supporting families exam cards

 When working with parents, the MOST important approach is:

Building trust and being non-judgmental

 In the ecological model, stress occurs:

 At multiple levels (micro and macro)

 The micro level refers to:

 Immediate environments like family and school

 The macro level includes:

 Culture, policies, and society

 Rational practice involves:

 Using logic and evidence

 Active listening means:

 Fully understanding verbal and nonverbal communication

 “Ability to connect” refers to:

 Building rapport and trust

 Relational Cultural Theory emphasizes:

 Growth through relationships

 Coping with death involves:

 Emotional processing and support

 The Parenting Competency Model is used to:

 Assess ability to meet a child’s needs

 Which parenting style is MOST associated with positive outcomes?

 Authoritative

 Ecological theory suggests that:

 Multiple systems influence development

 The first step in the referral process is:

 Identifying client needs

 Attachment theory focuses on:

 Early caregiver relationships

 Interviews are used to:

 Gather information for assessment

 The Segal model emphasizes:

 Emotional intelligence and empathy

 Which are counselling approaches?

Cognitive. Behavioral, Humanistic

 “Loving action” includes:

 Reflection and social justice

 Anti-oppressive practice focuses on:

 Challenging inequality and oppression

 Professional domains refer to:

 Areas of professional responsibility

 Values and principles are important because they:

 Guide ethical behavior

 Divorce can lead to:

 Emotional stress and family role shifts

 Parental alienation syndrome involves:

 A child rejecting one parent due to influence from the other

 Cognitive developmental theory explains:

 How thinking develops over time

 Family resilience is:

 The ability to adapt and recover from challenges

 In Kubler-Ross’ theory, denial is:

 First stage of grief

 A key role of social service workers is:

 Supporting and advocating for clients

 Parentification occurs when:

 A child takes on adult responsibilities

 The Dodo Bird Verdict suggests that:

 Different therapies can be equally effective

 The MOST important factor in therapy success is:

 Therapeutic relationship and client motivation

 Integrated therapy means:

 Combining multiple approaches intentionally

 Lydia’s main underlying issue was:

 Anxiety and fear of losing her mother

 Nondirective play therapy means:

 Child leads the session

 The purpose of play therapy is to:

 Help children express emotions

 Lydia’s belief “people who love me go away” reflects:

 Fear of abandonment

 Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy focuses on:

 Changing negative thoughts

 Narrative therapy helps by:

 Externalizing problems

 Lydia’s “gloomy thoughts” is an example of:

Externalization

 Social Learning Theory suggests change happens through:

 Positive relationships and feedback

 Lydia improved by:

 Building relationships and coping skills

 A key principle shown in the Lydia case is:

 Multiple approaches + strong alliance = success

 Therapeutic endings should be:

 Planned and explained

 The DSM is primarily used to:

 Diagnose mental disorders

 Social service workers should:

 Conduct assessments, not diagnoses

 Clinical assessment involves:

 Collecting information about needs, risks, and strengths

 A child-centered assessment focuses on:

 The child’s needs, development, and environment

 Reflecting at the micro level involves:

 Individual and family interactions

 Reflecting at the macro level involves:

 Social systems, policies, and culture

 In the DAC model, “D” stands for:

Description

 In the DAC model, “A” stands for:

 Assessment

 In the DAC model, “C” stands for:

 Contract (plan moving forward)

 When working with parents, you should:

 Build trust and respect

 Parenting styles are influenced by:

 Family culture, values, and beliefs

 Which is NOT a parenting style?

 Cognitive

 Elements of family culture include:

 Values and traditions, Language and beliefs, Roles and expectations

 Ecological theory in practice focuses on:

 Multiple systems influencing a person

 A genogram is used to:

 Map family relationships

 An ecomap shows:

 Connections between a person and their environment

 A timeline is used to:

 Record important life events

 A cultural mosaic helps understand:

 Identity, culture, and background

 The biopsychosocial model includes:

 Biological, psychological, and social factors

 ADHD can be understood using:

 The biopsychosocial model

 When working with children, practice should be:

 Developmentally appropriate

 The rationale for working with children includes:

 Supporting development and well-being

 The main role of a social service worker is to:

 Assess, support, and refer