Midterm Random Questions Flashcards
The best definition of empathy for social workers to use as they attempt to form a relationship with a client is
Sensitively joining in the feelings of other.
One of the assessment instruments that social workers used to determine the way in which a persons family, and it’s important events have an impact is to construct
A genogram
an adolescent in residential treatment is loudly, voicing, hostile feelings about his house, mother to the social worker. The social worker should.
allowed adolescent to ventilate, then follow with some exploration to help him deal with this problem
Barbara is ready for discharge from a substance abuse rehabilitation program. Her children are in foster care and she expects to reunite with them. In considering the best option for her, which service is likely to best meet her immediate needs for comprehensive services as she maintains her recovery in reunites with her children?
A transitional housing facility for her and her children that has community connections, on-site counseling, and case management.
The most important element in improving self-esteem and facilitating adjustment to a residential education and treatment program for a 15 year year. Old adolescent is to help the youth.
Succeed, educationally and develop new skills
A worker in an outpatient clinic has a client experiencing severe depression who lives with his family. The client talks of suicide and seems at risk. The worker would first notify.
His supervisor
You are a school social worker. Cindy’s first grade teacher refers her because she often complains of headaches. Cindy’s teacher suspects it is because she has a learning disability and finds reading difficult, what do you do next?
Suggest to the teacher that she speaks with Cindy‘s parents, and that a referral to the child’s pediatrician be suggested in order to see if there is a physical cause for the frequent headaches
The development to stage where children are extremely concerned with absolutes is
Early latency
A foster mother cares for two mentally challenged preschool children and becomes abnormally tired. She receives a special foster care board rate. Her doctor has told her that she needs a vacation and she informed the social worker. However, she does not wish to give up care for the children. The best approach for the worker to take is to.
recognize the foster mothers need for a vacation and make temporary arrangements for the care of the children
A 16-year-old boy worries about undressing in the locker room. The boy has no genital or under arm hair and believes his genitals are under developed. The adolescent is referred to the school social worker. As a first step, the worker should.
suggest that he might see a physician
The professional organization that is opposed to cross racial adoption is
Association of black social workers
A social worker learns that a coworker under the influence of either drugs or alcohol, is seeing clients the worker should
Speak to the supervisor
Sally developed a marked fear of being alone in public places from which there is no handy exit-subways, tunnels, bridges crowds. As a result, she doesn’t go out, unless accompanied by a friend. Most of the time her avoidance behavior rule her mobility. Sally is suffering from.
Agoraphobia
A proper definition of negligence might be a social workers failure to
Act prudently, act, recognize that a significant problem exist
which of the following statements below reflects a social work perspective regarding case management
It’s primary purpose is efficient coordination of services
