Foundations of Social Work Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Foundations of Social Work provides an overview of the history, values, ethics, and core concepts that define the social work profession. Students are introduced to the diverse roles of social workers in various settings, the importance of social justice, and the impact of societal structures on individuals and communities. The course examines the principles of human rights, empowerment, and advocacy, laying the groundwork for understanding professional practice and the development of effective helping relationships. Through case studies and reflective activities, learners explore cultural competence, ethical decision-making, and the foundational knowledge required for advanced studies in social work.
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An Introduction to the Profession of Social Work 5th Edition by Elizabeth A. Segal
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Chapter 1: What Is Social Work
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Q1) Most social workers work for the government.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The ecological systems framework focuses on interactions and transactions between people and their surroundings.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is a theoretical framework commonly used by social workers?
A)Ethical Perspective
B)Strengths Perspective
C)Oppositional Perspective
D)Pyschoanalytic Perspective
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The History of the Social Welfare System and the
Social Work Profession
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Q1) Which of the following is not true about Jane Addams?
A)She directed the Hull House in Chicago
B)She was concerned with how external surroundings were linked to an individual's well-being
C)She was a leader in the development of social work
D)Her primary focus was to help people in her community by teaching them to make better choices in their lives
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following provisions were not part of the Social Security Act of 1935?
A)Retirement benefits
B)Unemployment insurance
C)Economic Regulations
D)Financial assistance based on need
Answer: B
Q3) Institutional services focus on addressing the current problems that people face in their lives.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Poverty and Economic Disparity
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Q1) What is meant by the term the "juvenilization of poverty"?
Answer: The tendency that children are disproportionately among the ranks of those who are poor.
Q2) Supplemental Security Income program (SSI), and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) are examples of cash assistance programs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The "trickle down" theory refers to the belief that if tax cuts are given to those at the top, there would be more money available to flow down to those at the bottom.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The United States officially uses a(n) ________________ measure of poverty.
Answer: Absolute
Q5) List and describe two cash benefit programs for the poor.
Answer: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF], Supplemental Security Income [SSI]
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Chapter 4: Human Rights and Social and Economic Justice
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Q1) Socialization theory suggests that racism is caused by economic factors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Considering power imbalances is critical when looking for injustices.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The "melting pot" is a term used to describe the way groups are empowered to contribute their strengths to U.S. society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The idea that inequities exist due to innate biological characteristics:
A)Is no longer accepted as a theory
B)Refers to a belief in biological determinism
C)Suggests there are no inherent differences between groups
D)Is a good justification for oppression
Q5) Achieving fairness in human relationships refers to what concept discussed in this chapter?
Q6) Privilege is attained simply by being a member of a dominant group.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Dimensions of Diversity
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Q1) In addition to social characteristics, what other characteristics do "social groups" share?
Q2) It is expected that the population of Americans of Hispanic descent will grow slightly over the next fifty years.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Briefly provide an argument for and against payment of reparations to descendants of African Americans who were enslaved.
Q4) "Social Construction" refers to which of the following?
A)Identification with others who share certain characteristics
B)General agreement about how we perceive and value members of social groups
C)The relationships that exist between different social groups
D)That social groups are facts of nature
Q5) Due to their greater need, studies show that social services are over utilized by people of color.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What does it mean to say that commonly held beliefs about social groups are "socially constructed"?
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Chapter 6: Generalist Social Work Practice
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Q1) Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of what type of group?
A)Educational Group
B)Self Help Group
C)Socialization Group
D)Psychotherapy Group
Q2) Which of the following would not be an activity for a social worker engaged in advocacy work?
A)Lobbying for an increase in the minimum wage
B)Trying to persuade the state legislature to raise taxes
C)Runing a support group for survivors of domestic violence
D)Working with the local Area Agency on Aging to develop a new senior center
E)Lobbying for more humane immigration rules
Q3) A case manager is someone who provides therapeutic services such as counseling for addiction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What does it mean to be a generalist practitioner?
Q5) Describe what a social worker who provides information and referral services might do for a client.
Q6) Describe the difference between micro and macro practice.
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Chapter 7: Child Welfare: Working With Children and Their Families
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Q1) List and describe the three primary roles that social workers use to intervene on behalf of children and families?
Q2) Children are considered vulnerable and in need of special attention and advocacy because of which of the following?
A)Many of them live in poverty
B)They comprise one of the largest subgroups in the U.S.
C)They rely on adults to make their needs known to decision makers
D)They are not legally allowed to advocate for their own needs
Q3) Upon learning that a five year-old child is still sleeping with his or her parents, a social worker should do which of the following?
A) Report the incident to child protective services
B)Take the culture of the family into consideration before judging the situation
C)Insist that the child begin sleeping in a separate room
D)Determine what financial resources might be available so that the family can afford a larger space where the child has his or her own room
Q4) The Ecological approach suggests that social workers view a client within the context of his/her environment. Name five systems that commonly impact the children with whom social workers work.
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Chapter 8: Gerontology: Working With People Who Are Older
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Q1) Which of the following is not a goal of case management with the elderly?
A)Assuring that services are appropriate to the needs of a particular client
B)Improving client access to the continuum of long term care services
C)Conducting support, therapy, or recreational groups
D)Supporting the client's caregivers with counseling and information
E)Serving as a bridge between institutional and community-based care services
Q2) Which of the following is not a common legal challenges faced by people as they age?
A)Age discrimination
B)Guardianship and Conservatorship
C)Living wills
D)Health Care Power of Attorney
E)Low percentage of older people voting
Q3) The Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Program is the social insurance program most people refer to as ___________________.
Q4) Disengagement Theory asserts that to withdraw and to become more introspective as one grows older is normal and healthy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Health Care Services
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Q1) Universal health care was included in the initial social security system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ambulatory care refers to care provided on an outpatient basis.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 2010 Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is true for managed care health insurance plans?
A)They are designed to screen out unnecessary and inappropriate care
B)They are required to provide free services to the poor
C)They are designed not to reduce costs
D)They are all preferred provider organizations
Q5) Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) are an example of a managed care structure.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List several reasons for rapidly rising health care costs in the U.S.
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Chapter 10: Mental Health Services
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Q1) The Mental Health Parity Act does which of the following?
A)Forces people with a mental illness to accept treatment
B)Requires insurance companies to provide mental health coverage regardless of preexisting condition
C)Prohibits insurers from imposing lifetime- and annual-benefit limits on mental health services that are not imposed on physical health care
D)Requires insurance companies to provide the same mental health coverage to children that it provides to adults
Q2) A cognitive-behavioral approach is the only treatment that has been found to be effective in treating most kinds of mental illness.
A)True
B)False
Q3) List three reasons why members of non-dominant groups are less likely to seek help from human service professionals.
Q4) List and briefly discuss three reasons why people who experience mental illness do not seek treatment.
Q5) Briefly explain why it can be difficult to assess and diagnosis mental disorders in older adults.
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Chapter 11: School Social Work
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Q1) The act of removing a child with a disability from special education classes and placing him or her in one or more regular education classes is known as which of the following?
A)Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
B)Open Schools
C)Mainstreaming
D)No Child Left Behind
Q2) The U.S. educational system has long been based on a dominant-culture, middle-class value structure which has resulted in students from many non-dominant groups being placed in remedial classes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Briefly explain the difference between mainstreaming and inclusion.
Q4) Briefly describe what is meant by "least restrictive environment."
Q5) List two micro and two macro activities that school social workers engage in.
Q6) Ethical codes preclude school social workers from getting involved in funding issues.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Substance Abuse
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Q1) The Americans with Disabilities Act formally recognized substance abuse and dependence as a disability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements is not true?
A)With more than 11,000 drug treatment facilities in the US, there is still a shortage.
B)Alcohol and drug issues commonly occur in combination with other mental health challenges.
C)The decision of where to place a client for treatment is often determined by the client's insurance coverage and availability of treatment programs.
D)It is hard to pay for treatment because substance abuse is not included in the American's with Disabilities Act.
Q3) In spite of the fact that there are more than 11,000 specialized drug treatment facilities and programs in the United States, there is still a shortage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why do some people criticize the U.S. drug classification system?
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Chapter 13: Violence, Victims, and Criminal Justice
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Q1) List three of the primary tasks that social workers have inside of correctional facilities.
Q2) The broken window theory suggests which of the following?
A)Neighborhoods where police tolerate misdemeanors will most likely experience more felony-level crimes as well.
B)We can lower crime by improving the appearance of a neighborhood, by doing things such as fixing broken windows
C)Institutionalized racism, poverty and economic inequality breed criminals
D)Criminals are like broken windows, and must be actively changed
Q3) Diversion programs require that offenders complete only half of their prison sentences before being reintegrated into the community.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Social workers were involved in incorporating the concept of due process into the juvenile justice system.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the difference between probation and parole.
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Chapter 14: Crisis, Trauma, and Disasters
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Q1) Which of the following is descriptive of EMDR:
A)It incorporates components of several therapeutic techniques, including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and body therapies
B)It involves paying attention to current and future experiences while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus.
C)During the treatment, clients focus on pleasant memories, images or feelings while they follow an external stimulus
D)It is an effective intensive and long-term therapy that can dramatically reduce PTSD symptoms
Q2) Define trauma and provide an example.
Q3) Social workers exposed to trauma may experience secondary trauma stress.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the basic differences between positive, tolerable, and toxic stress?
Q5) What is the difference between secondary traumatic stress and burnout?
Q6) All trauma victims suffer from PTSD.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Identify and briefly describe two methods to reduce stress.
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