SWK 240: final exam

Question 1

Direct clinical work deals with….

Answer 1

individuals, groups and families

for private troubles

Question 2

Advocacy, administration and policy change deals with ______ issues

Answer 2

public

Question 3

How is social work a profession

Answer 3

• at risk populations (set of skills to serve others)
• sanctions (shared ethical code, ethical standards)
• code of ethics
• skills (curriculum and competency assesments, licensing etc)
• professional education (BSW, MSW, PhD)

Question 4

How many core values in the code of ethics

Answer 4

6

Question 5

Core values of the code of ethics

Answer 5

Dignity and worth of a person
Service 
Social justice 
Importance of human relationships 
Integrity 
Competence

Question 6

Dignity and worth of a person

Answer 6

need to understand how personal biases lead to negative assumptions about others

Question 7

Service

Answer 7

Need to recognize how ones own values influence clinical practice

Question 8

Social justice

Answer 8

Need to understand the way in which ones own experiences of privilage or oppression affect ones ability to understand and advocate for others

Question 9

Importance of human relationships

Answer 9

Need to understand how ones own interpersonal patterns interfere with therapeutic relationships

Question 10

Integrity

Answer 10

Need to reflect on ones own values and ethics and how these fit with responsible practice

Question 11

Competence

Answer 11

Need to accurately evaluate professional abilities of self and other, including the ability too understand other cultures and populations

Question 12

Levels of education

Answer 12

Bacculatureate: generalist practice
Masters: concentration areas, advanced practice
Doctoral: research, education and training, leadership

Question 13

Accreditation

Answer 13

CSWE (council on social work education)
Educational policy and acceditation standards (EPAS)
10 core competencies
41 practice behaviors (ways in which you demonstrate you are competent), these identify what graduates muct be able to do in the field rather than what they learned

Question 14

Social work programs at Molloy College

Answer 14

• BSW: bachelors degree in social work
• MSW: Masters degree in social work (Fordham university)
• Advanced standing: must have a 3.0 GPA to get into the 5 year program

Question 15

Micro practice

Answer 15

individuals

ex: treating depression of one individual

Question 16

Mezzo practice

Answer 16

families, groups, communities
ex: addressing causes within the family that contribute to ones depression. Looking at support or lack of in ones family, community etc.

Question 17

Macro practice

Answer 17

Organizationns, agency level, state and federal policy

ex: examining lack of accessible health care coverage for mental health issues

Question 18

Growth of the field

Answer 18

25% higher than average

34% growth in healthcare

Question 19

Generalist practice

Answer 19

• A planned change process
• unique responses to prevent or resolve probelms
• individuals, families, groups, communities, organizational systems, can all be clients
• view clients from a strengths perspective
• value human diversity
• guided by the NASW code of ethics
• committed to improving well being and furthering social justice

Question 20

Generalist practice is not

Answer 20

specialized

Question 21

Key ideas on diversity

Answer 21

• recognizing differences in resources, does not mean we apologize for our privleges
• social workers acknowlege that differences are not equal for all and that inequality is a social problem
• social workers work towards challanging inequality

Question 22

What do social workers do, characteristics

Answer 22

• Ability to use self with another person
• Help people to meet need and solve problems through direct clinical work and advocacy, administration and policy change