Unit 3

Question 1

Direct practice

Answer 1

Direct practice is when a social worker works with an individual or a small group of people in order to determine which programs or services would best meet their needs.

Question 2

Macro Practice

Answer 2

Macro practice is an indirect level of social work in which social workers work with programs, government policy, or institutions instead of working with clients directly

Question 3

Clinical Practice

Answer 3

Clinical practice is similar to direct practice; however, clinical social workers mostly work with clients who have emotional disturbances or psychiatric conditions that require psychotherapy.

Question 4

Administration of practical services

Answer 4

Administration of practical services is a method of treatment in which a social worker provides assistance to a client by helping the client choose and use social resources that are paid for by the community, such as legal aid, medical care, and foster homes.

Question 5

Summative evaluation

Answer 5

seeks to gather up the insights of a total service delivery, record lessons learned, and apply them to future cases

Question 6

Formative evaluations

Answer 6

Formative evaluations deal with improving services as they are ongoing.

Question 7

Cognitive restructuring

Answer 7

the effort to help a client understand how their thoughts and emotions interact. In doing so, it is hoped that the client begins to identify less with temporary states of thought and understand them as things that can come and go and change rapidly.

Question 8

What are the three key measures that can be reviewed at certain intervals to determine if and how much progress a client has made

Answer 8

Symptoms of mental illness, well-being of client, and functioning of client