DIASS 2

Question 1

known to be the originator of the problem-solving framework in the social work profession.

Answer 1

Helen Harris Perlman

Question 2

Social Work Processes (3)

Answer 2

Study
Diagnosis
Treatment

Question 3

the facts which constitute and bear upon the problem must be ascertained and grasped.

Answer 3

Study

Question 4

the facts must be thought about; and

Answer 4

Diagnosis

Question 5

some choice or decision must be made as an end result of the consideration of the particular facts with the intention of resolving the problem.

Answer 5

Treatment

Question 6

Social Work Processes (5)

Answer 6

Assessment
Planning
Intervention
Evaluation
Termination

Question 7

it is a process and a product of understanding on which action is based. This involves the collection of necessary information, analysis and interpretation to reach an understanding of the client, the problem and the social context in which it exists.

Answer 7

Assessment

Question 8

is the link between assessment and intervention and its process translates the content of assessment into a goal statement that describes the desired results and concerned with identifying the means to reach the goals.

Answer 8

Planning

Question 9

– it is concerned with the action that would solve the client’s problem. It involves rendering of all specific and interrelated services that are deemed appropriate to address of respond to client’s problem.

Answer 9

Intervention

Question 10

in social work, it is a continuous process of gathering information which can be utilized in an ongoing reassessment of objectives, intervention plans, and even the problem definition which is referred to as ongoing evaluation.

Answer 10

Evaluation

Question 11

The helping process has a time limit therefore a social worker is expected to discuss with the client the expected duration of the helping relationship

Answer 11

Termination

Question 12

2 terms used in relation to the termination of the client-worker relationship

Answer 12

Transfer & Referral

Question 13

is the process by which a client is referred by her/his social worker to another worker, usually in the same agency, because the former will no longer be able to continue working with the client, or because s/he thinks another worker is in better position to work with her/his client’s problem.

Answer 13

Transfer

Question 14

is the act of directing a client to another worker/agency because the service that the client needs is beyond the present agency worker’s competence, or the client needs additional services which the current cannot provide.

Answer 14

Referral