SWK Practice Test 1 - Jami Bever Harding University Flashcards
Social work has the following in common with other helping professions, such as counseling, psychology
They all have a common core for interviewing and counseling skills
Which of the following is NOT true about general systems theory?
Major terms include person-in-environment, interface, and adaptation
Maintaining a relatively stable, constant state of equilibrium or balance is the definition of the _____ concept in systems theory.
Homeostasis
The natural power of active involvement between people and their environments is the definition of which of the following ecological terms?
Energy
The ecological term of _____ is defined as the active, dynamic interactions and communication people have with others in their environment
Transactions
All of the following are true of a systems approach except:
It refers to living, dynamic interactions
_____ 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.
Policy Practice
_____ means social workers should use the approaches and interventions in their practice that research has determined are effective.
Research-informed practice
The NASW Code of Ethics addresses the social worker’s ethical responsibilities to
All of the above (Society, Clients, Colleagues)
Mezzo-level skills involve working with:
Small groups
Which of the following statements is true?
Sometimes conflict is necessary for macro-system changes
_____ 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
Supervision
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.
Resiliency
The Council on Social Work Education requires which of the following competency areas?
Diversity
_____ is the act of representing, championing, or defending the rights of others.
Advocacy
A generalist practitioner performing the role of _____ links client systems to needed resources.
Broker
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.
Advocate
______ requires the ability to carefully evaluate the validity of an assumption and even of a so-called fact.
Critical thinking
All of the following occur during the planning phase of the Generalist Intervention Model except:
identifying client strengths
The _____ step of the Generalist Intervention Model is critical for accountability, in that one must prove that his or her interventions have been effective.
Evaluation
____ is defined as each individual’s right to make his or her own decisions.
Self-determination
All of the following are among the communication barriers to attentive listening cited in the text except:
Perceptual
Which of the following is true regarding interviewing?
The extent of formality in body positioning often relates to personal style.
____ involves being in tune with how a client feels and conveying to that client that you understand.
Empathy
____ is the phrase social workers often use to describe how they begin an interview
“Start where the client is.”
If a client questions the competence of a worker, the worker can respond by doing any of the following except:
Being surprised that the client would question your competence
_____ is defined as translating what you think the client is feeling into words.
Reflective responding
_____ is defined as making certain that what the client says is understood.
Clarification
_____ is defined as stating what the client is saying but using different words.
Rephrasing
______ involves seeking meaning beyond that of clarification.
Interpretation
Self-disclosure:
Should always relate in some way to the client’s feelings or situation
Open-ended questions
Seek out thoughts, ideas and explanations for answers
When preparing for ethnographic interviewing, one should utilize which of the following concepts listed in the text?
Descriptors
“When things were going well in life, what was different?” is an example of _____ questions used to explore client strengths
Exception
Discrepancies that social workers frequently target for confrontation include:
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)
Which of the following factors should be considered when using confrontation?
Demonstrate respect for the client throughout the confrontation
_____ 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
Acculturation
Which of the following is true regarding terminating an interview with a client?
Before the actual termination, you should mention exactly how much time is left.
The _____ role involves linking clients with needed resources
Broker
The _____ champions the rights of others
Advocate
