SWK Practice Test 1 - Jami Bever Harding University

Question 1

Social work has the following in common with other helping professions, such as counseling, psychology

Answer 1

They all have a common core for interviewing and counseling skills

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true about general systems theory?

Answer 2

Major terms include person-in-environment, interface, and adaptation

Question 3

Maintaining a relatively stable, constant state of equilibrium or balance is the definition of the _____ concept in systems theory.

Answer 3

Homeostasis

Question 4

The natural power of active involvement between people and their environments is the definition of which of the following ecological terms?​

Answer 4

Energy

Question 5

The ecological term of _____ is defined as the active, dynamic interactions and communication people have with others in their environment

Answer 5

Transactions

Question 6

All of the following are true of a systems approach except:​

Answer 6

It refers to living, dynamic interactions

Question 7

_____ involves efforts to change policies in legislative, agency, and community settings, whether by establishing new policies, improving existing ones, or defeating the policy initiatives of other people.

Answer 7

Policy Practice

Question 8

_____ means social workers should use the approaches and interventions in their practice that research has determined are effective.​

Answer 8

Research-informed practice

Question 9

The NASW Code of Ethics addresses the social worker’s ethical responsibilities to

Answer 9

All of the above (Society, Clients, Colleagues)

Question 10

Mezzo-level skills involve working with:

Answer 10

Small groups

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true?

Answer 11

Sometimes conflict is necessary for macro-system changes

Question 12

_____ is defined in the text as the process of overseeing, directing, coordinating, enhancing, and evaluating the on-the-job performance of workers for whom the person is responsible

Answer 12

Supervision

Question 13

The text defines _____ as the ability of an individual, family, group, community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion, or hardship.

Answer 13

Resiliency

Question 14

The Council on Social Work Education requires which of the following competency areas?

Answer 14

Diversity

Question 15

_____ is the act of representing, championing, or defending the rights of others.​

Answer 15

Advocacy

Question 16

A generalist practitioner performing the role of _____ links client systems to needed resources.​

Answer 16

Broker

Question 17

A generalist practitioner performing the role of _____ steps forward and speaks out on behalf of clients in order to promote fair and equitable treatment or gain needed resources.​

Answer 17

Advocate

Question 18

______ requires the ability to carefully evaluate the validity of an assumption and even of a so-called fact.​

Answer 18

Critical thinking

Question 19

All of the following occur during the planning phase of the Generalist Intervention Model except:​

Answer 19

identifying client strengths

Question 20

The _____ step of the Generalist Intervention Model is critical for accountability, in that one must prove that his or her interventions have been effective.​

Answer 20

Evaluation

Question 21

​____ is defined as each individual’s right to make his or her own decisions.

Answer 21

Self-determination

Question 22

All of the following are among the communication barriers to attentive listening cited in the text except:​

Answer 22

Perceptual

Question 23

Which of the following is true regarding interviewing?​

Answer 23

The extent of formality in body positioning often relates to personal style.

Question 24

____ involves being in tune with how a client feels and conveying to that client that you understand.​

Answer 24

Empathy

Question 25

____ is the phrase social workers often use to describe how they begin an interview

Answer 25

“Start where the client is.”

Question 26

If a client questions the competence of a worker, the worker can respond by doing any of the following except:

Answer 26

Being surprised that the client would question your competence

Question 27

_____ is defined as translating what you think the client is feeling into words.​

Answer 27

Reflective responding

Question 28

_____ is defined as making certain that what the client says is understood.​

Answer 28

Clarification

Question 29

_____ is defined as stating what the client is saying but using different words.​

Answer 29

Rephrasing

Question 30

______ involves seeking meaning beyond that of clarification.​

Answer 30

Interpretation

Question 31

Self-disclosure:

Answer 31

Should always relate in some way to the client’s feelings or situation

Question 32

Open-ended questions

Answer 32

Seek out thoughts, ideas and explanations for answers

Question 33

When preparing for ethnographic interviewing, one should utilize which of the following concepts listed in the text?

Answer 33

Descriptors

Question 34

“When things were going well in life, what was different?” is an example of _____ questions used to explore client strengths

Answer 34

Exception

Question 35

Discrepancies that social workers frequently target for confrontation include:​

Answer 35

All of these are correct (Incongruities in verbal statements, Inconsistency between statements and nonverbal behavior, Conflict between clients and the situation in which they find themselves)

Question 36

Which of the following factors should be considered when using confrontation?​

Answer 36

Demonstrate respect for the client throughout the confrontation

Question 37

_____ refers to the process wherein the ethnic values, behaviors, and rituals that clients hold from their traditional culture change over time and integrate with the values, behaviors, and rituals of the majority or host culture

Answer 37

Acculturation

Question 38

Which of the following is true regarding terminating an interview with a client?​

Answer 38

Before the actual termination, you should mention exactly how much time is left.

Question 39

The _____ role involves linking clients with needed resources

Answer 39

Broker

Question 40

The _____ champions the rights of others

Answer 40

Advocate