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Human Behavior and the Social Environment
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Course Introduction
Human Behavior and the Social Environment explores the complex interactions between individuals and the various social systems in which they live, such as families, communities, and broader societies. The course examines the biological, psychological, and social factors that influence human growth and development across the lifespan. Using theoretical frameworks from social work, psychology, and sociology, students analyze how culture, social class, gender, race, and environmental factors shape behaviors, relationships, and wellbeing. Emphasis is placed on understanding diversity, oppression, and the role of the environment in shaping human experiences, providing a foundational knowledge for effective practice in human services and social work.
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Social Work An Empowering Profession 8th Edition by Brenda L. DuBois
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Chapter 1: Social Work: a Helping Profession
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Q1) Which is the first of the internationally binging agreements on human rights?
A)International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
B)Convention on the Rights of the Child
C)International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
D)Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following represents the social work view of personal troubles and public issues?
A)Private troubles translate into public issues.
B)Troubles occur within the character of the individual
C)The solutions for personal troubles and public issues reside in separate realms.
D)Public issues are in the public domain and have no bearing on personal troubles.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: An Evolving Profession
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Q1) The 1960s was significant for social work because of ______.
A)the War on Poverty
B)the New Deal
C)the Charity Organization Society
D)Freudian psychoanalysis
Answer: A
Q2) ______ is an early pioneer in the Settlement House Movement.
A)Mary Richmond
B)Harriet Bartlett
C)Florence Hollis
D)Jane Addams
Answer: D
Q3) ______ was a policy maker who was instrumental in drafting the Social Security Act of 1935.
A)Harry Hopkins
B)Whitney Young
C)Grace Coyle
D)Eduard Lindeman
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Social Work and Social Systems
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Q1) Which of the following most accurately applies a social systems view to Alanda Morrison and her family?
A)Alanda is a subsystem of the Morrison family
B)Alanda is part of the Morrison family's environment
C)The Morrison family is a subsystem of the school
D)The school is a subsystem of the Morrison family
Answer: A
Q2) Of the following, which is the best example of a mezzolevel target of change?
A)Family members
B)An organization
C)A community
D)A legislative initiative
Answer: B
Q3) Typically, prevention activities target social functioning that is ______.
A)abnormal
B)at risk
C)maladaptive
D)dysfunctional
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Social Service Delivery System
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Q1) Provide examples of ways in which workplace burnout could result in social justice issues.
Q2) Compare and contrast the following characteristics of social services: private and public auspices, primary and host settings, sectarian and nonsectarian affiliations, and nonprofit and for-profit status
Q3) Illustrate the ways in which a responsive social service delivery system affords clients the right to access affordable and comprehensive health and human services that will contribute to their quality of life and well-being.
Q4) The Child Welfare League of America, the Alliance for Children and Families, and the American Public Human Service Organization are examples of ______.
A)agencies
B)host settings
C)associations
D)public auspices
Q5) Evaluate the impact of privatization on social service delivery
Q6) Generate proactive steps that social workers can take in the policy practice arena to address emerging funding issues to ensure that benefits to persons in need are not eroded.
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Chapter 5: Values and Ethics in Social Work
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Q1) Analyze how the conservative focus on individual morality influences the development and implementation of social welfare policies.
Q2) Illustrate how agency values reflect culturally responsive programming for diverse client population groups.
Q3) Provide examples of how the values of human dignity and social justice are reflected in the social work code of ethics.
Q4) Bill Hanley and Russ O'Donohue both are professional social workers who are guided by the NASW Code of Ethics.Since professional actions are grounded in the Code of Ethics, we can expect that given a particular situation ______.
A)their professional decisions will always be very similar
B)their professional decisions may actually be quite different
C)the code is irrelevant to their professional practice
D)the code always dictates a particular response
Q5) The principle for action, "Beginning where the client is," best reflects ______.
A)individualization
B)self-determination
C)accountability
D)controlled emotional response
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Chapter 6: Human Rights and Social Justice
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Q1) According to Solomon, policies that create health care disparities, are ______ barriers to empowerment for minorities.
A)human rights
B)direct
C)unjust
D)indirect
Q2) Propose ways that social workers can address the personal, interpersonal, institutional, and socio-economic outcomes of the isms as manifestations of social injustice for diverse client populations.
Q3) Which of the following represents the current focus of the women's rights movement?
A)Obtaining the right to participate in the political process
B)Attaining educational equity
C)Promoting androgyny
D)Attaining economic equity
Q4) Evaluate the remnants of social Darwinism, blaming the victim, and just world beliefs that persist in contemporary welfare policies and in current attitudes of the general public about social welfare clients.
Q5) Analyze the role of macrolevel change for advancing social justice.
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Chapter 7: Diversity and Social Work
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Q1) ______ are now the largest minority group in the United States.
A)Asian Americans
B)Black Americans
C)Hispanic Americans
D)Native Americans
Q2) Explain how empowerment social work embodies the profession's value orientation held about diverse populations.
Q3) Illustrate 5 ways social workers can increase their cultural competence for practice with diverse populations.
Q4) Spirituality is ______.
A)always a reflection of denominational beliefs
B)the same as being affiliated with a religious community
C)the human experience of developing meaning and purpose
D)contingent on attending religious services
Q5) Illustrate how social workers acquire the self-awareness necessary to eliminate personal bias from their work with diverse population groups.
Q6) Evaluate what knowledge about human behavior and the social environment social workers need to work competently with diverse population groups.
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Chapter 8: Empowerment Social Work Practice
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Q1) Describe the roles of the social worker in working collaboratively with clients in the social work helping relationship.
Q2) Professional relationships ______.
A)are business ventures
B)are the same as friendships
C)are similar to personal relationships
D)evolve from the purpose of social work
Q3) Critique the implications of social work professionals shifting from the role of expert professional to one of collaborative partner.
Q4) The type of evaluation that evaluates with clients where they stand on achieving the goals and objectives developed in the action plan is called ______.
A)outcome assessment
B)progress evaluation
C)program evaluation
D)action research
Q5) Illustrate how the integrated view of persons and their social environments guides the assessment of situations in generalist social work practice.
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Chapter 9: Social Work Functions and Roles
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Q1) Describe ways social workers can extend advocacy initiatives into the international arena.
Q2) The social work roles of enabler, facilitator, planner, and colleague-monitor are all associated with the ______ function of social work.
A)consultancy
B)outreach
C)resource management
D)education
Q3) Stella Rosenthal works in an aging services resource and referral program.She links clients to community based resources for older adults.Her role is that of a ______.
A)facilitator
B)networker
C)broker/advocate
D)teacher
Q4) Generalist social work integrates direct practice, policy analysis and formulation, and research and evaluation.Illustrate what practice knowledge and skills are needed to carry out these activities.
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Chapter 10: Social Work and Social Policy
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Q1) Assess the shifts in social welfare policy beginning with the New Deal programs.
Q2) The ______ is a major source of citizen entitlements for the indigent, unemployed, aged, persons with disabilities, and children and families.
A)Social Security Act of 1935
B)Supplemental Security Income
C)Economic Opportunity Act
D)Omnibus Reconciliation Act.
Q3) ______ of the Social Security Act expanded the provision of social services through block grants to states.
A)Title V
B)Title XVIII
C)Title XIX
D)Title XX
Q4) New Federalism ______.
A)consolidated AFDC, SSI, and SNAP
B)replaced AFDC with the Family Assistance Plan
C)emphasized privatization of social services
D)enhanced the public welfare role of the federal government
Q5) Distinguish between social policy as a process and as a product.
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Chapter 11: Social Work and Poverty, Homelessness, Unemployment, and Criminal Justice
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Q1) Zeke has just learned that he will be released from prison before he serves his full sentence; however, he will remain under court supervision for a stipulated period of time.Zeke has most likely been ______.
A)assigned to community services
B)given probation
C)cleared of all charges
D)granted parole
Q2) Evaluate the underlying social and economic justice issues related to the root causes of homelessness.
Q3) Analyze the potential short-term and long-term biopsychosocial effects of poverty for persons at various life cycle stages.
Q4) You are participating in a debate on the causes of poverty.Your team is supposed to develop arguments based on the structural perspective.Which of the following are you most likely to research to support your debate points?
A)psychological ramifications of the culture of poverty
B)shortfalls in the institutional fabric of society
C)motivational factors related work ethic differences
D)the relationship between personal character and income levels
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Chapter 12: Social Work in Health, Rehabilitation, and Mental Health
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Q1) Analyze why social justice and human rights issues revolve around ensuring a standard of living for the health and well-being of individuals and their families.
Q2) Predict how changing demographics will affect employment opportunities, service delivery provisions, and continuing education requirements for social work professionals in the health care field.
Q3) ______ is credited with establishing social work in medical settings and developing a hospital-based social work department at Massachusetts General Hospital.
A)Mary Jarrett
B)Ida Cannon
C)Mary Richmond
D)Dorthea Dix
Q4) Evaluate ethical dilemmas that arise for social work practitioners who work with clients who have been court-ordered to participate in drug or alcohol treatment programs.
Q5) Describe social workers' roles in primary health care.
Q6) Defend the statement, "Social work with persons with disabilities is a human rights initiative."
Q7) Propose roles social workers can play in the mental health rights movement.
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Chapter 13: Social Work With Families and Youths
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Q1) Jenny Norris works at Resources for New Parents, a program that provides information about infant development, education about parenting, and referrals to community resources.She most likely works in a ______.
A)family preservation program
B)foster family program
C)primary prevention program
D)homemaker services program
Q2) Providing services to ensure children's safety and to prevent out-of-home placement is most likely an example of ______.
A)primary prevention services
B)family reunification services
C)family support services
D)family preservation services
Q3) Critique the validity of the statement, "Family group conferencing is a 'welfare knows best' model of the child welfare practice."
Q4) Explicate the different types of child abuse and neglect, including characteristics and relative incidence.
Q5) Describe family violence from an ecological perspective.
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Chapter 14: Adult and Aging Services
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Q1) Although her mother begs to go to the doctor, Sarina tells her that she is complaining again for no reason and refuses to make an appointment.This type of purposeful withholding of medical attention from an elderly person could be considered the type of elder abuse called ______.
A)physical abuse
B)neglect
C)verbal abuse
D)self-neglect
Q2) Assess the ethical issues associated with identifying the primary client and with balancing the rights of caregivers and the "cared for" in providing support to family members who assume caregiving roles for aging parents, life partners, and other dependent adults.
Q3) Propose ethical issues that arise in working with situations involving elder abuse.
Q4) In addition to spousal caregivers, ______ are most likely the "kin-keepers" in families.
A)sons and sons-in-law
B)daughters and daughters-in-law
C)granddaughters
D)nieces and nephews
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