Source: ERTC Final Coaching

Question 1

He is the first to establish the Young Men´s Christian Association (YMCA) in the United
States in 1851.

Answer 1

Thomas Sullivan

Question 2

What were the contributions of Jane Adams in the historical development of group work in
the United States?

Answer 2

I. Adams heard about the establishment of Toynbee Hall in England and returned to
Europe to study the approach.
II. Adams returned to the United States and rented a two-story house in an
impoverished neighborhood in Chicago which she named later Hull House.
III. With Adam´s few friends, she initiated a variety of group and individual activities
for the community which includes group activities like literature group for young
women, a kindergarten, and groups that focused on social relationships, sports,
music, painting, art, and discussion of societal affairs.
IV. The success of Hull House served as a model for the establishment of settlement
houses in other areas of Chicago and many other large cities in the United States.
Many settlement house leaders believed that by changing neighborhoods, they
could improve communities, and by altering communities, they could develop a
better society.

Question 3

All of the following are characteristics of a recreational/skill building group except?
I. It is categorized as informal recreational groups or skill-building recreational groups
II. It offers little more than physical space and the use of some equipment to provide
activities for enjoyment and exercise.
III. Activities such as playground games, and informal athletics are spontaneous and the
groups are practically leaderless.
IV. This type of group provides recreation and interaction with others that helps to build
character and prevent delinquency among youths by providing an alternative to street
life.

Answer 3

none of the above

Question 4

Some of the following hereunder are identified skills needed for social work practice with
groups. Mark one that is less applied.

I. Engaging clients in an appropriate working relations
II. Identifying issues, problems, needs, resources and assets
III. Collecting and assessing information
IV. Planning for services delivery
V. Developing, analyzing, advocating and providing leadership for policies and
services

Answer 4

none of the above

Question 5

All except one are benefits of using small, interactive group work in clinical setting. Which is the least defective answer?

I. A sense of belongingness is earned in groups, thus, it is necessary for group worker to provide a non-differential spaces for acceptance.
II. A means of empowerment when members took opportunity to take actions personally,
interpersonally and politically so as to improve their life situations.
III. As a source of mutual aid, group work provide members the opportunity to help and be helped.
IV. A chance of reality testing- acts as an on-going community that reflects the reality outside world; members have the chance to practice behavioral and attitudinal changes before attempting them in real life situations.

Question 6

This refers to the orderly and planned worker activities carried out in the context of
professional practice with people. It has many purposes such as to support educated
members and to help them realize and achieve personal growths, or provided treatment for their problems and concerns, enable groups to change their social environment.

Answer 6

goal directed activity

Question 7

Both individuals and the group as a whole have life histories and developmental patterns,
needs, goals and characteristic patterns of behaving that should be of concern to the worker. Emphasis is that the group does not exist in a vacuum. It exist in relation to a community and other aspects of its environment. Given the statement, what do you think the groupworker should do so that she will have a full understanding of individual group
members in relation to the group as a whole.

Answer 7

The group worker is expected to do individual-focused assessment.

Question 8

In this practice, the worker is well grounded in her understanding of systems theory that
emphasizes interaction and independence. The worker must perform a wide range of tasks related to the provision and management of direct service, the development of social policy and the facilitation of social change.

Answer 8

generalist

Question 9

This particular type of group is formed to achieve a specific task or objectives and is usually disbanded after the specific activity is completed.

Answer 9

task group

Question 10

Who were the first group work educators in the Philippines?

Answer 10

Employees of socio-civic movements

Question 11

Except for one, this view that social problems involve different social systems and that one
cannot/should not deal with one system in isolation from other systems. Social worker in
this view has the capability of dealing with different social systems.

generalist practice, integrated approach, unitary approach

Answer 11

individual approach

Question 12

The group worker works collaboratively with the community worker in the barangay. He
makes sure that the services offered to specific sectors are within the coordination of other
service providers. In this way, the worker can ensure that there will be no overlapping of
resources and that all services providers can act as a whole in respond to the needs of the
community.

Answer 12

wholistic approach

Question 13

On top of the formal, articulated and written code of ethics for social workers, some of
the profession´s regulative codes consists of informal and unwritten rules. Choose one
below that best characterize this type of rules.

Answer 13

The worker, in his observation that the client is talking inconsequentially,
refrained from continuing the intake process and invite the attention of the client
for a break.

Question 14

In working with a group that is multi-problematic and is faced with several issues, what is
the least inappropriate model to be applied?

Answer 14

a. social model b. remedial model c. reciprocal model

Question 15

All of the following are advantages of using group approach. Which is least applicable?
I. Many individuals feel more comfortable or/are encouraged to participate and share
ideas because of the interaction that takes place in every group.
II. Group members can be helped on an individualized basis.
III. Many individuals have similar problems that are best handled with a group.
IV. It´s economical for certain purposes

Answer 15

II only

Question 16

When the worker uses the group as a medium of change, target of change, and as an agent of change, he/she is likely to emphasize the important use of?

Answer 16

integrated approach

Question 17

This concept is not static in nature and is constantly moving and changing like a small
system of its own which has its own life. It goes through different phases each of which
has certain dynamics that a practitioner must understand and deal with whenever
appropriate and necessary.

Answer 17

group

Question 18

Which of the following is a characteristic of a treatment group?

Answer 18

Examine problems in-depth.

Question 19

How does a large size of the group affects members´ satisfactions, interaction and outputs?
a. In a group of five members, a number of different relationships can be formed with a
moderate level of intimacy.
b. Larger groups experience more stress and greater communication difficulties but they
usually bring a greater number of problem-solving skills and resources to the group as
a whole.
c. Having few number of group members inhibits members from expressing their ideas
through fear of alienating one another and thereby destroying the group.
d. In a group less than five, each has a greater opportunities with interacting with one
another

Question 20

The least inapplicable term which means that the objects or elements within a system
produce an entity greater than the sum additive sums of the separate parts. No system can
be adequately understood or totally explained once it has been broken down into its
component parts.

Answer 20

wholeness

Question 21

Masters and Johnson have found that sexual dysfunctions primarily occur due to the nature
of the relationship between husband and wife rather than to the psychological make-up of
the partners in a marriage system. This posits that patterns and structures of the elements
in a system are as important as the elements themselves.

Answer 21

relationship

Question 22

All of the following are characteristics of group work, which one is least applied?

I. That it is characterized by trust, acceptance, respect and warmth
II. That it promotes ability to accomplish life tasks, alleviate distress and realize individual and collective aspiration
III. Enhance problem-solving capacity, prevent development of serious social problems and
restore and restore and maintain social functioning of members.
IV. It enhances social functioning and helps individual group members realizes full potentials.

Answer 22

none of the above

Question 23

Mendoza (1999) personally favored the phases of Hartford´s formulation of group
development. In this part of the first phase of this group development, the worker usually
assumes a leading role. She uses appropriate activities to get the participants to connect
with and be oriented to each other in order to facilitate the group´s passage towards group
formation.

Answer 23

convening phase

Question 24

In selecting group members, which one hereunder characterize a descriptive factor
considerations?
I. All members of the group are males.
II. The age span of group members are from 13-15 years.
III. Majority of the members were high school graduates and are able to discern moral
actions from harm.
IV. One of the criteria set for the selection favors the youths with sports skills

Answer 24

All of the above

Question 25

What is the counterpart of Garland, Jones and Kolodny to Hartford´s integration,
disintegration and reintegration phase?

Answer 25

power and control
intimacy

Question 26

Thalia, a newbie social worker, was assigned to work with an existing problematic youth
group in the farthest barangay in Tacurong City. She was informed that her primary duty
in the initial engagement with the prospective members is to explain the nature and purpose of agency programs that can probably aid the group. Which one below is the most important aspect in the conceptualization effort?

Answer 26

Thalia has to explain legibly the functions of the agency and the program it can
offer.

Question 27

This provokes a great deal of consciousness-raising efforts which were aimed at making
rural and urban poor citizens realize that many of their problems were due to deficiencies in their social situations where people are organize and use themselves as major resource
for change which gave birth to the concept of community groupwork.

Answer 27

The declaration of martial law

Question 28

Mark one activity that is developmental in nature. Which is the least inappropriate answer?

I. The worker organized a group of mothers who experienced social role problems in
dealing with their children with special needs.
II. The amount of behavioral therapy offered to the aging population of Barangay
Burgos surpassed the expectations of the group members.
III. The major portion of the agency resources were supported for the livelihood cause
of the farmers.
IV. Problems with survivors of disasters, child abuse including sexual and drugs can be
best addressed with treatment models of groupwork.

Answer 28

III only

Question 29

In this type of group work, the overriding purpose of establishing is to accomplish a
mandate and complete the work for which the group was convened. This is used to signify any group in which the major purpose is neither intrinsically nor immediately linked to the
needs of the member of the group.

Answer 29

task group

Question 30

The following are components of working with small groups. Mark the least answer.
I. The ability of members to identify themselves as members.
II. To engage in interactions more easily.
III. To exchange thoughts and feelings among themselves.
IV. Interaction through verbal and non-verbal communication process.

Answer 30

none of the choices except I

Question 31

The statement Continue what you would like to say and never hesitate to share with me your pent up feelings is an expression of?

Answer 31

active listening

Question 32

The following hereunder are characteristics of group composition in treatment group. Mark
the best suitable answer.
a. Members are selected based on skills and talents.
b. Members are chosen depending on expertise that could foster aimed group goal.
c. Members are organized based on the assigned division of task.
d. Members are organized based on common concerns and problems

Answer 32

d. Members are organized based on common concerns and problems

Question 33

The usefulness and appropriateness of different practice models suggest that?
I. Group workers should make differential use of these methods.
II. Group workers select models according to the agency resources.
III. Group workers enlists all possible resources to help the group needs
IV. Group workers organize groups according to their needs and tasks to be undertaken.

Answer 33

none except I

Question 34

An interventive strategy for helping individuals who have emotional disorders or social
maladjustment problems by bringing together two or other professional therapist at one
setting.

Answer 34

group therapy

Question 35

Which of the following describes the theoretical foundation of generic group work
practice?
I. All the foundation of knowledge about human behavior and the environment personality theory, ego psychology theory, learning theory, role theory,
communication theory, culture theory etc.-all fits into the system framework.
II. The varied social problems that exist today and the social welfare policies, programs
and services respond to the unmet needs of people in the society.
III. The specific area called social work practice includes the goal of social work, its
functions and the helping process.
IV. The use of helping tools and techniques also form a part of the knowledge
foundation for social workers in this area.

Answer 35

all of the above

Question 36

The most functional approach to working with sectors in the community that is being faced
with various problems and that, each problem contributes to the underlying cause that
hinders growth of its constituents.

Answer 36

community groupwork

Question 37

In the group process, if the conflict struggle between members is serious and cannot be
resolved, it may lead to disintegration of members. How should a group worker process
this?

Answer 37

The worker requires to be prepared to bring such conflicts into the open for
discussion and resolution.

Question 38

___________ develops in the group functioning and maintenance phase

Answer 38

groupness

Question 39

Which is not included in the hereunder steps in helping process?
I. Assessment
II. Action Planning
III. Plan Implementation
IV. Evaluation
V. Termination/Continuation

Answer 39

none of the above

Question 40

What usually guides the worker, the agency and the group in conceptualizing the group
service?

Answer 40

clarity of purpose

Question 41

In social work groups, these two steps are generally undertaken first with the prospective
group members individually and then with the group as whole?

Answer 41

assessment and planning

Question 42

Which one is least applicable?

a. Robert Vinter
b. Hellen Harris Perlman
c. Arthur Dunham
d. Margaret Hartford

Answer 42

Arthur Dunham

Question 43

The statement `Where do I want to be at the end of the relationship emphasizes what?

Answer 43

formulation of goals

Question 44

Mark one below that is not an activity in convening phase.
I. The group is still aggregate but the potential to become a group begins to materialize.
II. The prospective members size up the situation in terms of whether or not their
expectations are going to be met.
III. The members engage in social rituals and amenities and varied behavior may be
observed such as restlessness, talkativeness, and withdrawal as the participants judge
each other.
IV. Feelings of resistance and ambivalence about committing themselves are natural in this stage.
V. The worker assumes lead role, appropriate activities are used to get the participant to
connect with and be oriented to each other in order to facilitate the group´s passage
toward group formation.

Question 45

What is Trecker´s sequence of group development?
a. Beginning stage, Development of bond, purpose and cohesiveness, Emergence of some
group feelings, organization and program, , Strong group feeling goal attainment,
Decline in interest and less group feelings, Ending Stage
b. Beginning stage, Strong group feeling goal attainment, Emergence of some group
feelings, organization and program, Development of bond, purpose and cohesiveness,
, Decline in interest and less group feelings, Ending Stage
c. Beginning stage, Emergence of some group feelings, organization and program,
Development of bond, purpose and cohesiveness, Strong group feeling goal attainment,
Decline in interest and less group feelings, Ending Stage
d. Beginning stage, Strong group feeling goal attainment, Development of bond, purpose
and cohesiveness, Emergence of some group feelings, organization and program,
Decline in interest and less group feelings, Ending Stage

Question 46

Which of the following conflict styles is generally referred by everyone as problem-solving
style?

Answer 46

integrative

Question 47

In a group of 12 where the members have to decide whether they will pursue an activity
pertaining to fund outsourcing to the barangay council will require a decision-making
procedure for fairness sake. If the group will reach 7 votes in favor of pursuing, this implies
that they have reached?

Answer 47

simple majority

Question 48

The least inappropriate goal of this approach is to help persons accept responsibility for
their own behavior. People need to be loved and feel worthwhile

Answer 48

group therapy

Question 49

Marites and Lauro became lovers 8 years ago. Just last week, they decided to legally tie
their bond and established a family. The newly married couple were advised to reside near
Lauro´s uncle- Robert, who is his mother´s younger brother. Which one hereunder
describes the situation based on family residence?

Answer 49

Marites and Lauro became lovers 8 years ago. Just last week, they decided to legally tie
their bond and established a family. The newly married couple were advised to reside near
Lauro´s uncle- Robert, who is his mother´s younger brother. Which one hereunder
describes the situation based on family residence?

Question 50

One of the economic reasons of doing group work is to save resources. Members have
confidence that together, they can accomplish as much as or more than what would be
possible than they work separately. The members relate to one another within a context of
sensing as they form a distinct entity.

Answer 50

group´s sense of cohesion

Question 51

Group work primarily states that?
I. It entails the deliberate use of intervention strategies and group processes to accomplish
individual, group, community goals using the value base and ethical principles of the social
work profession.
II. That the range of groupwork practice, from treatment group to tasks groups for practice with individuals, organizations and communities.
III. The focus on the group as a whole as the unit of intervention and less emphasis on work with individuals in group.
IV. Emphasis on changing individual group members within the group context

Answer 51

all of the above

Question 52

All of the following are characteristics of a treatment group, which is least included?
I. proceedings are private and kept within the group
II. developed through interaction
III. success is based on member´s meetings and treatment goals
IV. Informal, depending on the group´s atmosphere

Answer 52

IV only

Question 53

The least ineffective model where the worker acts as mediator in helping group members
find the common ground between their needs and social demands. This model derives its
name from the emphasis on the opposite relationship that exists between group members
and society

Answer 53

reciprocal model

Question 54

The most effective model that uses a leader-centered approach to groupwork with the
worker actively intervening in the group´s process, often using step-by-step problem
solving, task centered and/or behavioral methods.

Answer 54

remedial model

Question 55

All except one are central missions of social work?
I. Promotion, restoration, maintenance and enhancement of social functioning by helping them to accomplish tasks, prevent and alleviate distress and use of resources.
II. Advocacy and social/political action to empower groups at risks and promote social and
economic justice.
III. Develop and test professional knowledge and skills.
IV. Plan, formulate and implement social policies, services, resources, programs needed to
meet basic human needs and support the development of human capacity.

Answer 55

none of the above

Question 56

Small number of group members encourages participation and involvement which means:
I. Assures more direct and intensive communication among participants
II. Exerts more efforts for propagation of information
III. Makes consensus easier effect, gives little need for the formation of needs
IV. The detailed services intended for the members will be distributed.

Question 57

A social worker facilitates an inpatient therapy group for adolescents. One member of the group , a 14-year old female, has been prescribed medication for a mood disorder and shares that she does not want to take it. The other members of the group identify with the girl’s feelings and become angry, yelling at the social worker and demanding that the social
worker do something on the client’s behalf. The social worker should FIRST.
a. Explore group members feelings about medication
b. Bring the conversation back to the client’s behaviors that prompted the medication.
c. Acknowledge the group members’ anger and explore underlying issues.
d. Maintain confidentiality and refuse to discuss the case.

Answer 57

Acknowledge the group members’ anger and explore underlying issues.

Question 58

A 28-year old man seeks treatment from a social worker. He reports being dissatisfied with
his career but cannot identify why or what he would be in different. He also states that he’s
unhappy about his current relationship, wishes he was in better shape, and can’t seem to
find a way to change. He says, “Every time I try to change something, I get overwhelmed
and end up right back where I started or worse.” The social worker should FIRST?
a. Assist the client in prioritizing his concerns.
b. Identify behavior objectives to help the client change his behavior.
c. Apply a strengths-based perspective by focusing on his strengths.
d. Use mindfulness-based skills to help decrease stress.

Answer 58

Assist the client in prioritizing his concerns

Question 59

In situation where there is a clash between worker’s values and mother’s (client’s) values,
one of the following is called for on the part of the helping persons.

Answer 59

self-awareness

Question 60

It is this principle that guides the worker to regard the mother as a person with inherent
worth and dignity and that she is endowed with reasons and will.

Answer 60

self-determination

Question 61

Feelings that certain actions will result in the groups having to give up the security it now
enjoys, thereby reducing the group’s desire to change is an example of a?

Answer 61

resistance force

Question 62

Which phase in the group development may be said to have taken place when two social
workers who had earlier discussed a group program proposal presented this and had this
approved by the agency?

Answer 62

public pre-group phase

Question 63

The group worker who accepts this principle and its implications will study groups already formed and gives help to groups on the threshold of group creation. However, he will seek to require all groups to be alike nor expect them to meet identical needs. His skills will be evident in the way he consciously gives aid at the point of creation. The group worker will create a satisfactory association with the agency when it’s evident that such association will be mutually desirable.
a. principle of continuous individualization
b. principle of group guided interaction
c. principle of planned group formation
d. principle purposeful worker-group relationship

Question 64

All of the following are characteristics of pre-affiliation or grouping stage, which one is
least included?
I. There is exploration and retaining distance
II. Inviting trust gently
III. Close ties not yet formed, non-intimate relationship
IV. High communication
V. Initial familiarity/acquaintance

Answer 64

IV

Question 65

The list hereunder are the sequences for stages of group development of, which is the most correct sequence?
I. pre-affiliation, power and control, differentiation and cohesion, intimacy, separation
II. pre-affiliation, pre-affiliation, differentiation and cohesion, separation, intimacy
III. pre-affiliation, power and control, intimacy, differentiation and cohesion, separation
IV. pre-affiliation, intimacy, power and control, separation, differentiation and cohesion
V. pre-affiliation, cohesion and differentiation, power and control, intimacy, separation

Answer 65

III

Question 66

This approach is more than a set of activities. It is more than doing task. An approach which is more founded on a set of key elements and which needs, in its practitioners, a commitment to those elements. It is in this approach that the clarity about the voluntary and compulsory nature of work, a multi-service approach and a development of work by evaluation and research-have often been seen as lacking in social work practice

Answer 66

task centered approach

Question 67

The task centered process of group work covers the building blocks that guides practitioner to be effective in practice. Which of the following covers the correct building blocks that underpins it?
I. Recognizing the voluntary and compulsory basis of work
II. Combining different services
III. Work with families, individuals, groups and communities
IV. Building on user strengths
V. Developing Partnership
VI. Evidence-based practice
VII. Structured Approach
VIII. Discussion, action and change

Answer 67

all of the above

Question 68

The dynamic interplay of forces within the group can be best supported, if not, assisted not to boil down and collapse for no cause. The group worker must;
a. Ensure that all members of the group will have equal chance to share their
thoughts and opinions, drawbacks, expressed needs and aspirations.
b. Ensure that in every activity, all members will be able to express their emotions and
feelings towards the undertaken activities.
c. Ensure that members of the group will acquire all the learning they are bound to
achieve with the help of the social worker.
d. Ensure that all members will be equipped with knowledge and skills that they will
need in response to the uncontrollable demands that confronts them.

Answer 68

a. Ensure that all members of the group will have equal chance to share their
thoughts and opinions, drawbacks, expressed needs and aspirations.

Question 69

In this different conflict styles, one party in a conflict situation seeks to meet individual
goals at all cost, without concern for needs of his opponent, or their relationship. The situation is defined as one in which there will be a winner and loser, and one will try to win at all cost.

Answer 69

win-lose style

Question 70

In dealing with a group of children who have traumatic experience, a social worker who is equipped with the knowledge on the essential elements of a trauma-informed child welfare
system will take the following into consideration among others.
I. Maximize the child’s sense of safety (with a special attention on the role of trauma
triggers and reminders).
II. Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the child’s trauma experiences and the impact
on the child’s development and behavior to guide services when appropriate.
III. Address any impact of trauma and subsequent changes in the caregiver’s behavior,
development, and relationships.
IV. Manage personal and professional stress.
V. Coordinate services with other agencies.

Answer 70

I, II, IV and V

Question 71

In field practice, the following are conditions for undertaking evaluations, except:
a. Perform an evaluation only when you are certain that the information gained will
actually be used.
b. Evaluate only when the cost is low compared to the potential value of knowing
whether the program is successful.
c. Consider an evaluation only when the result is likely to improve social work practice.
d. A special event that occurs once must be scrutinized

Answer 71

A special event that occurs once must be scrutinized.

Question 72

In a group setting, which of the following statement is not true?
a. The greater the extent to which individual clients feel involved in the helping
process, the more likely they will remain engaged.
b. Self-efficacy entails expectation or belief that one can successfully accomplish
tasks or perform behaviors associated with specified goals.
c. The most powerful means for enhancing self-efficacy is to assist clients in actually
performing certain behaviors prerequisite to accomplishing their goals.
d. Make clients aware of their strengths and recognize incremental progress
toward worker’s goal attainment.

Answer 72

d. Make clients aware of their strengths and recognize incremental progress
toward worker’s goal attainment.

Question 73

A key role of the social worker in the change-oriented phase of the helping process is to act as a “candid feedback system” by revealing personal thoughts and perceptions relevant to the client’s problem. In a group setting, it is intended to further the change process in the following ways:
I. To heighten the individual member’s awareness of dynamics that may play an
important part in problems
II. To offer a different perspective regarding issues and events
III. To aid the individual members in conceptualizing the purposes of their behavior and
feelings
IV. To share the social worker’s here-and-now affective and physical reactions to
client’s behavior or to processes that occur in the helping relationship.

Answer 73

all of the above

Question 74

In working with a group of women who have been subjected to gender-based violence,
when the social worker considers the survivor as the person with strengths and frailties and further recognizes these and commits herself to the healing partnership with the survivor, she is said to be observing what principle?

Answer 74

acceptance

Question 75

In social work, formulating goal statements should stress growth, highlighting the benefits
or gains to be realized by clients as a result of their attainment. How do you translate `To
reduce explosive outbursts of anger´ into a goal stated in positive terms that emphasize growth?

Answer 75

Increase use of alternative non-abusive ways of expressing anger

Question 76

Situation 1.
Social worker Lina was asked to work with about ten families who are all victims of recent military operations against insurgents two days ago in a town in Zamboanga del Norte. There are 47 people involving children, adults, and elderly. For their safety, the families were evacuated quickly to another town, and were hardly able to bring any of their things. They are now lodged in a school building. The men and most their wives were engaged mainly in farming and anxious about whether they can still go back to their town. There are other problems with their belongings, their abandoned houses and their children’s schooling. Some of the women and elderly have medical conditions that need attention.

Which of the problems cited above should be attended to first by the social worker?

Answer 76

Basic needs

Question 77

What helping/interventive model would be most appropriate to apply given the families’ current situation?

Answer 77

Resource provision

Question 78

What concerns/problems of these clients can be taken up during group sessions?

I. basic needs
II. Personal/family problems
III. Community resources available
IV. Evacuation situation

Answer 78

I, II, III and IV

Question 79

Several of the men informed the social worker that they have to go back to check their farms and get their personal belongings. The military warned them about the danger they face if they do this. What will you do if you are their social worker?
a. Let the group decide.
b. Tell them firmly that they are not allowed to do this and discuss the consequences for
themselves if they do it.
c. Try to dissuade them but recognize that it is their right to do as they please.
d. Tell them they should not return and end the discussion on the matter

Answer 79

Tell them firmly that they are not allowed to do this and discuss the consequences for
themselves if they do it

Question 80

If you are the social worker and you can handle only one group in a situation like this, who would you prioritize for a client group?

Answer 80

Sick

Question 81

Twenty-three (23) newly-admitted (1 month) drug abusers in the Rehabilitation Center resent their institutionalization. They feel that their families have abandoned them. They exhibit negative attitudes toward the staff and the institution’s routine; they come late for meals in the dining hall, and are withdrawn, sometimes unruly. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the Center’s facilities are very limited because of its small budgetary allocation from the government

Which social work guiding principle immediately comes to mind as the most
important/appropriate to apply when confronted with a group of clients like them?

Answer 81

Acceptance

Question 82

What should be the main objective/purpose for using the group mode of service for such clients in this situation?

Answer 82

Using the group as the means to change the members’ attitudes and behavior

Question 83

If the social worker will organize two social work groups, which of these should be used to decide who will go to each group?

I. Age and date of admission
II. Attitudes and behavior
III. Client’s specific concern/problem
IV. Client’s background

Answer 83

I, II, III and IV

Question 84

The Remedial Model of group work is appropriate to apply in this situation because:
a. The group has common concerns which will guide the choice of group activities.
b. The group can be used as both the means and the context for effecting change in the
members.
c. The worker can mediate between the group and the institution if necessary.
d. The worker can also work with the members’ significant others outside the center

Answer 84

b. The group can be used as both the means and the context for effecting change in the
members.

Question 85

Which if these activities should the worker undertake in order to have an adequate assessment of the clients’ situation/s?
I. Meet with the 23 clients as a group to explore their concerns/problems
II. Meet with selected individual clients if necessary for a better/deeper understanding of
his/her concerns/problems
III. Discuss the clients’ concerns/problems with the Center staff/workers as necessary

Answer 85

I, II and III

Question 86

Mario, social worker in the Century Pag-Ibig Foundation in Tacurong City, was asked to “do groupwork” with the newly accepted clients—9 male and 6 female street children, ages 8-15. The agency offers a variety of services—medical and dental, referral, individual and group counseling, home care in another location, etc. Its general goal is the development and rehabilitation of street children. Intake data on the 15 revealed that all come from poverty-stricken homes, none completed elementary education, two are illiterate. All appeared undernourished and dirty. Three admitted to having used drugs (shabu), four have engaged in paid homosexual sex. Five live with their parents— mostly unemployed or vendors in shacks in the vicinity; the rest practically live in gates of city hall and nearby. Many earn small amounts from doing errands for vendors or bar workers in the area.

If you are the social worker and you cannot include all 15 street children in the group, what will you do?

Answer 86

Give preference to those who want to give up street life and are motivated to receive
help

Question 87

If the social worker works with individual street children and their families instead of only with the group, what approach in social work practice is being done?

Answer 87

Generalist

Question 88

As a social worker asked to “do groupwork,” what should be your immediate concern before you actually organize a group composed of these street children?

Answer 88

Assess the individual children’s needs and problems

Question 89

If one of the social worker’s important aims is to help the children avail of the Drop-In Center’s varied social services, which of these should be attended to immediately

Answer 89

AIDS clearance for those who have had sexual experiences

Question 90

If you are the group’s social worker and you observed that a member (whom you admonished during the previous session for extremely unruly behavior) is sullen and withdrawn, what will you do?
I. Ignore his behavior and assume he will get over it
II. Pretend I didn’t notice and draw him into the discussion
III. Invite him for a “marginal” interview if necessary

Answer 90

I, II and III