Chapter 5

Question 1

Obtaining relevant information about the client system and perceived needs characterizes what

Answer 1

social study

Question 2

In contracting, the practitioner:

Answer 2

and the client or client system agree to work toward identified intervention goals

Question 3

Typically, the first step in the process of working with individuals, families, and groups is:

Answer 3

the social study

Question 4

What are 3 parts of the social work profession’s value base?

Answer 4

confidentiality, self-determination, and individualization and acceptance

Question 5

Putting oneself in the client’s shoes is referred to as:

Answer 5

empathy

Question 6

Which practice theory stresses the interplay between the individual’s internal state and the external environment?

Answer 6

ego psychology

Question 7

Which practice theory is based on the assumption that individuals are responsible for their own behavior?

Answer 7

reality therapy

Question 8

Which therapeutic approach empowers individuals who have been members of an oppressed group to find their own voices and view themselves as equals as they make decisions about their lives?

Answer 8

feminist therapy

Question 9

Which type of group has as its purpose to provide for participants’ entertainment, enjoyment, and experience and allow opportunities for shared interaction, interdependence, and social exchange?

Answer 9

recreation group

Question 10

Which type of group has as its purpose to help participants strengthen social skills and develop socially acceptable behavior, stimulate behavior change and increase self-confidence, and focus on cooperation and personal decision making?

Answer 10

socialization group

Question 11

The ideal size of a group is:

Answer 11

it depends on the purpose(s) of the group

Question 12

Which practice approach focuses only on changing the current problem and not on past life experiences?

Answer 12

behavior modification

Question 13

The process of helping a group to assess its accomplishments and plan alternatives is usually referred to as:

Answer 13

termination

Question 14

true statements about goal setting in generalist social work

Answer 14

the goals should be realistically achievable; the goals should be organized around specific targets for change; and the goals should be related to the client’s capacity to engage in behaviors that will move in the direction of positive change

Question 15

What is the most important in selecting group members

Answer 15

similar motives for joining the group