Vocabulary

Question 1

Drug Abuse

Answer 1

recurrent drug use that results in disruption of academic, social, and occupational functioning or in legal or psychological problems

Question 2

Service accessibility

Answer 2

is generally considered to be the location - in a neighborhood, community or state - of social or human agencies sensitive to the delivery of services needed by a particular clientele.

Question 3

Professional accountability

Answer 3

is the requirement to respond and provide services in such a manner that clients are assured that high levels of standards are met

Question 4

Accrediting of agencies and programs supported by those agencies

Answer 4

is a voluntary activity used to determine to what degree an agency meets or exceeds standards

Question 5

Achieved treatment or service goals

Answer 5

completion of a predetermined treatment/services regimen with no further treatment services prescribed

Question 6

Action research

Answer 6

a research design typically used for planning and community organization includes data collection with the purpose of directly dealing with a social problem through the development and implementation of services programs.

Question 7

Acute

Answer 7

pertains to intense conditions or disturbances of relatively short duration. Mental disorders lasting under six months are considered acute

Question 8

Chronic

Answer 8

intense conditions or disturbance lasting more than six months

Question 9

Acute care

Answer 9

is a set of health, personal, social services delivered to individuals who require short-term assistance. Acute care is usually provided in hospitals or community social agencies where the extended treatment of long-term care is not expected.

Question 10

Addiction

Answer 10

is a physiological and psychological dependence on a chemical resulting in increased tolerance and in withdrawal symptoms when the substance is unavailable.

Question 11

Addictive substances include:

Answer 11

alcohol tobacco, narcotics, and many sedative drugs

Question 12

Social work administration

Answer 12

is a coordinated effort in an organization to develop, implement, and evaluate policies and procedures in a services delivery system

Question 13

Administrative and support staff in social work programs typically include:

Answer 13

managers and administrators, office assistant, secretaries, computer programmers/analyst, evaluation specialists, researchers, and security officers.

Question 14

Administrative staff includes:

Answer 14

personnel responsible for the administration or management of staff to achieve predetermined organizational/agency goals and objectives

Question 15

Contents of a client or clinical record include:

Answer 15

demographic and clinical data collected for the purpose of making decisions regarding admission, treatment regimen, interventions, and intervention implementation. Generally, a clinical record includes the following: client’s name, address, telephone number, date of birth, sex, race/ethnic origin, presenting problem, date of initial interview or intake date and location of last treatment episode, referral source, and recommendation for aftercare services.

Question 16

Aftercare

Answer 16

Post-discharge activities offered on an as-needed basis and geared to assist the client to maintain or improve on the progress made during treatment