Foundations of Social Welfare Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
Foundations of Social Welfare introduces students to the historical, philosophical, and theoretical underpinnings of social welfare systems and policies. Through an exploration of the evolution of social welfare programs, the course examines the social, economic, and political forces that have shaped responses to human need. Students will analyze the roles of governments, non-profit organizations, and community groups in addressing issues such as poverty, inequality, and social justice. Emphasis is placed on understanding the frameworks and values guiding social welfare practice, as well as the impact of diversity, social change, and advocacy on the development of effective social services.
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Empowerment Series Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 5th Edition by Karen K. Kirst
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
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Q1) The medical model:
A)focuses on the individual who is seen as having something wrong.
B)focuses on the environment encompassing an individual.
C)avoids labeling of problems or illnesses.
D)emphasizes interactions between individuals and various systems in the environment.
Answer: A
Q2) In the context of systems theories, organizations and communities are considered _____ systems.
A)mezzo
B)macro
C)micro
D)mazzo
Answer: B
Q3) The ______ of social welfare views people's needs as a normal part of life.
A)residual perspective
B)institutional perspective
C)developmental perspective
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Social Work Values and Ethics
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Q1) The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, 2003, grants victims immediate permanent residency in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) What are the issues and concerns faced by military social workers?
Answer: Issues military social workers face include serving during controversial wars, meeting the needs of the individual client while simultaneously meeting the needs of the military unit, the military's particular expectations regarding confidentiality, and personal fears inherent to the specific deployment.A key concern for these social workers in their practice is the basic ethical concept of self-determination on the part of individual soldiers versus the needs of fellow soldiers and the military operation itself.
Q3) The NASW Code of Ethics includes all of the following core values except:
A)social justice.
B)ethical duty.
C)integrity.
D)importance of human relationships.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Empowerment and Human Diversity
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Q1) People who are at greater danger of deprivation and unfair treatment because they share some identifiable characteristic that places them in a diverse group are referred to as:
A)sample populations.
B)awareness groups.
C)populations at risk.
D)privileged classes.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is a dimension of resilience?
A)Mutual interaction
B)Risk factors
C)Commonality
D)Diversity factors
Answer: B
Q3) Only women can be feminists.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Process of Generalist Practice
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Q1) Explain how space and distance during conversations vary in different cultures. Provide specific examples.
Q2) Describe generalist practice.
Q3) Define critical thinking. Describe the Triple-A approach to critical thinking.
Q4) Sexism refers to any preconceived notions about a person based solely on gender.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The term _____ is defined as the application of an eclectic knowledge base, professional values, and a wide range of skills to target individual, family, group, organizational, or community systems for change.
A)generalist practice
B)cognitive research
C)social reengineering
D)strategic management
Q6) The English prefer less than an arm's distance during a conversation compared to North Americans.
A)True B)False
Q7) List any six curriculum content areas of social work.
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Chapter 5: Practice Settings
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Q1) Social advocacy is a term used in the past to refer to macro practice in social work.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A group of staff representatives appointed to investigate, assess, and make recommendations about the quality of food served in a nursing home is an example of a(n) _____ that serves organizational needs.
A)treatment conference
B)administrative group
C)committee
D)social action group
Q3) Explain the reason why social work with families combines micro and mezzo levels of practice.
Q4) When social workers teach and inform clients about effective child management techniques, they are performing the role of the case manager.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Distinguish between task and treatment groups in social work practice.
Q6) Compare and contrast the issues in rural and urban social work.
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Chapter 6: An Overview of Social Welfare and Social Work
History
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Q1) To what extent did U.S. policy concerning American Indians reflect a racist orientation rather than appreciation for and nurturance of cultural differences?
Q2) The 1781 Articles of Confederation gave the federal government singular and complete authority over Indian affairs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Freedmen's Bureau was placed under the auspices of the Interior Department.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was initially formed in outrage over the lynching of African Americans.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Social Security Act was passed during Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List any three programs initiated by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, and briefly describe them.
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Chapter 7: Policy, Policy Analysis, Policy Practice, and Policy
Advocacy: Foundations for Service Provision
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Q1) Explain the Five-E approach to policy analysis for social welfare policy.
Q2) Grievance processes are administrative procedures designed to ensure that clients or client groups who have been denied benefits or rights to which they are entitled get equitable treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ is the philosophy that the government should provide minimal interference in people's lives.
A)Radicalism
B)Conservatism
C)Liberalism
Q4) In the six-phase process of social welfare policy development and implementation, the second phase involves the:
A)recognition of society's values.
B)implementation of the social policy through a social welfare program.
C)identification of problems and needs that require attention.
D)formulation of the social welfare policy.
Q5) Discuss whether social welfare benefits should be available to everyone or only to a selected group of people.
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Chapter 8: Policies and Programs to Combat Poverty
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Q1) Define status, power, privilege, and acclaim.
Q2) A person in a family participating in certain other benefit programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, is not eligible for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). To what extent is the WIC policy effective?
Q4) _____ is a system that divides the population into categories of social position based on the extent to which people have access to the goods and services the society values.
A)Direct democracy
B)Social stratification
C)Organizational structure
D)Social deconstruction
Q5) List and describe the three major categories of social welfare policies and programs available in the United States.
Q6) How can the homelessness problem in the United States be resolved?
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Chapter 9: Social Work and Services for Children and Families
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Q1) Hospice care is the placement of children in the home of a relative, close family friend, godparents, or tribe or clan member when the children's parents are unable to provide care.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A repeated pattern of behavior that conveys to a child that he or she is unwanted, worthless, valued only to the extent that he or she can meet others' needs is known as:
A)physical abuse.
B)psychological maltreatment.
C)child slavery.
D)incest.
Q3) A blended family is any nontraditional configuration of people who live together, are committed to each other, and perform functions traditionally assumed by families.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the four types of foster family homes.
Q5) Describe the continuum of need for families' survival.
Q6) Define the family life education program.
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Chapter 10: Social Work and Services for Older Adults
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Q1) Due to the advances of the 20th century in health and well-being, it is projected that people born in 2010 will live almost _____ years longer than those born in 1970.
A)9
B)14
C)16
D)8
Q2) ProQuest (2014) reports that the average life expectancy for women is almost 81 years.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the concept of "global graying."
Q4) Ageism involves harboring negative images of and attitudes toward people simply because they are older.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How can a social worker address the issue of LGB people's invisibility
Q6) Cite and describe four community-based services for older adults.
Q7) List some common problematic issues that affect older adults.
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Q8) Does Social Security discriminate against women? Explain why you think this way.
Chapter 11: Social Work and Services for People With Disabilities
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Q1) Cerebral palsy is commonly referred to as seizure disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Self-Determination Movement maintains that people with disabilities have the same right to make decisions about themselves and direct their own lives as people who don't have disabilities; this includes their right to seek and choose services.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is a blockage or hemorrhage of a blood vessel leading to the brain, causing an inadequate oxygen supply and often long-term impairment of sensation, movement, or functioning?
A)Muscular dystrophy
B)Arthritis
C)Multiple sclerosis
D)Stroke
Q4) Does the Americans with Disabilities Act actually help people with disabilities attain social and economic justice?
Q5) Describe the services provided by The Arc of the United States.
Q6) List four examples of developmental disabilities.
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Chapter 12: Social Work and Services in Health Care
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Q1) What can be done to address the AIDS/HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Q2) The health-care environment in the United States historically has been weighed down by the following problems except:
A)the effects of social class and race.
B)the escalating cost of health care.
C)the effects of poverty.
D)the competition from health-care providers.
Q3) The most common human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test is the RNS test, which detects antibodies in the body.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The _____ is often referred to as Obamacare.
A)State Children's Health Insurance Program
B)Medicare Program
C)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
D)Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Q5) Cite and describe any four roles played by social workers in empowering people living with AIDS.
Q6) What are the myths related to the use of condoms by men in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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Chapter 13: Social Work and Services in Mental Health
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Q1) Describe any three categories of psychotropic drugs.
Q2) Utilization management is an example of evidence-based practice in mental health.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the concepts of capitation, gatekeeping, and utilization management in managed care.
Q4) Becoming a member of the National Association of Social Workers offers an excellent opportunity to network with social workers practicing in mental health.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _____ forms the root of the social work profession and is needed now more than ever to infuse social work values into insurance-dominated interests.
A)Counseling
B)Case management
C)Brokering
D)Advocacy
Q6) Explain cognitive therapy.
Q7) Define positive reinforcement, empathy, and feedback.
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Chapter 14: Social Work and Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence
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Q1) Many _____ usually work with suicidal, homicidal, or resistant clients and have a strong 12-step group orientation, with clients being expected to attend multiple 12-step meetings during the week.
A) therapeutic communities
B) halfway houses
C) inpatient treatment facilities
D) mutual self-help groups
Q2) The need to use increased amounts of a substance to reach the same level of mood alteration initially achieved is called _____.
A)minimization
B)denial
C)tolerance
D)dependence
Q3) Describe the four-stage recovery model.
Q4) Inhalation is the method of drug administration that takes the most time for its affect to be felt.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the defense mechanisms minimization, rationalization, and denial.
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Chapter 15: Social Work and Services for Youths and in the Schools
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Q1) What can social workers do to prevent school violence?
Q2) School social workers should advocate for culturally competent and responsive policies and services in schools.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to ProQuest (2013), of all the births in the United States, _____ are to teenage mothers.
A)2.5%
B)9.3%
C)16.5%
D)28.2%
Q4) According to National Crime Prevention Association (2011), almost half of American teenagers have experienced cyberbullying.
A)True
B)False
Q5) At the mezzo level of practice, school social workers run groups for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 16: Social Work and Services in the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) Although most youth gang members are male, there are also female gangs and female adolescents who become members of mixed-gender gangs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) To what health-care standards should prisons adhere in providing treatment to prisoners?
Q3) Retreatist gangs are extremely turf oriented and will engage in violent battle with individuals or rival groups that invade their neighborhood or commit acts they consider insulting or degrading.
A)True
B)False
Q4) During the third phase in the cycle of domestic violence, tension builds as the perpetrator becomes increasingly controlling, demanding, and annoyed with the victim.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The explosion phase is the first phase in the cycle of domestic violence. A)True
B)False
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