Social Welfare Policy Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Social Welfare Policy examines the historical development, philosophical foundations, and contemporary practices of social welfare in society. This course explores the structures and functions of social welfare programs, analyzing how policies address issues such as poverty, inequality, health care, and family support. Students will critically assess the roles of government, private sector, and non-profit organizations in policy development and implementation. Attention is given to the impact of social, economic, and political factors on policy decisions, as well as implications for social justice, advocacy, and the well-being of diverse populations.
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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) Lee is employed by Family and Child Counseling as a generalist social worker.Lee will be expected to ______.
A)understand problems in context and consider interventions at all system levels
B)work exclusively with individual families and children
C)have a job description which excludes policy concerns
D)leave research concerns to specialists
Answer: A
Q2) Delineate the goals of generalist social work.
Answer: The goals of generalist social work are to address the diverse and complex needs of individuals, families, and communities by providing comprehensive and holistic support. This includes promoting social justice, advocating for human rights, and empowering individuals to overcome challenges and improve their quality of life. Generalist social work also aims to foster positive social change, build strong relationships and networks, and promote the well-being and resilience of individuals and communities. Additionally, it involves engaging in collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to address social issues and create sustainable solutions. Overall, the goals of generalist social work are to promote equity, inclusion, and empowerment for all individuals and communities.
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Chapter 2: An Evolving Profession
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Q1) The organization founded by S.Humphreys Gurteen to deal with the chaos and indiscriminate charity of relief practices in Buffalo, New York, was the ______.
A)first U.S.Charity Organization Society
B)the Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor
C)the National Conference of Charities and Correction
D)the New York Society for the Prevention of Pauperism
Answer: A
Q2) The ecosystems approach ______.
A)considers transactions between people and their physical and social environments
B)is a facet of Freud's psychoanalytic perspective
C)focuses on individuals, but not their environments
D)focuses solely on the physical and social environment
Answer: A
Q3) ______ is an early pioneer in the Settlement House Movement.
A)Mary Richmond
B)Harriet Bartlett
C)Florence Hollis
D)Jane Addams
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Social Work and Social Systems
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Q1) Typically, prevention activities target social functioning that is ______.
A)abnormal
B)at risk
C)maladaptive
D)dysfunctional
Answer: B
Q2) Sarina is a family counselor.Her typical day-to-day activities most likely reflect ______.
A)microlevel intervention
B)mezzolevel intervention
C)macrolevel intervention
D)working with the profession
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following persons is most likely considered "at risk" in social functioning?
A)Someone who is serving time in prison
B)A family caught up in serious communication conflicts
C)An older woman who is adjusting successfully to the death of her partner
D)A person with a disability who is underemployed
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Social Service Delivery System
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Q1) Chart the benefits of a social service delivery infrastructure that is built on both public and private services.
Q2) Provide examples of ways in which workplace burnout could result in social justice issues.
Q3) Maria, a licensed social worker, is a partner in a private practice, Social Work Associates.This arrangement is most likely a ______.
A)not-for-profit social service agency
B)sectarian social service agency
C)public social service agency
D)for-profit business venture
Q4) 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
Q5) Describe the implications of professional licensure for social work.
Q6) 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.
Q7) Describe ways in which agencies can demonstrate respect for diversity.
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Chapter 5: Values and Ethics in Social Work
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Q1) To which ethical standard are social workers in the United States held accountable in courts of law?
A)The NASW Code of Ethics
B)The International Code of Ethics
C)The Radical Code of Ethics
D)No particular ethical standard
Q2) The principle for action, "Beginning where the client is," best reflects ______.
A)individualization
B)self-determination
C)accountability
D)controlled emotional response
Q3) Provide examples of how the values of human dignity and social justice are reflected in the social work code of ethics.
Q4) Illustrate how agency values reflect culturally responsive programming for diverse client population groups.
Q5) Illustrate the value context of social work with examples from a social work practice setting of your choice.
Q6) Create a chart that highlights potential ethical dilemmas associated with each social work practice principle.
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Chapter 6: Human Rights and Social Justice
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Q1) Sexism ______.
A)exists only in mid-east countries
B)has never been endorsed by religious tradition
C)justifies the position that men and women are unequal
D)is expressed against individuals and not found in social institutions
Q2) 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.
Q3) Analyze the roles that social workers play in supporting human rights to education, work, and health in their day-to-day practice and in the public policy arena.
Q4) Evaluate the attitudes of the general public to identify remnants of social Darwinism.
Q5) Laws dealing with equal opportunity most likely deal with ______.
A)civil rights
B)human rights
C)second generation rights
D)civil liberties
Q6) Analyze the role of macrolevel change for advancing social justice.
Q7) Articulate differences among first, second, and third generation human rights.
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Chapter 7: Diversity and Social Work
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Q1) The process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religious, and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each refers specifically to ______.
A)culturally competent social work practice
B)anti-racist social work practice
C)anti-oppressive social work practice
D)generalist social work practice
Q2) Gender is defined as ______.
A)a person's biological identity as male or female
B)culturally determined characteristics associate with maleness or femaleness
C)a persons' deeply felt sense of being male or female
D)external characteristics socially defined as masculine or feminine
Q3) Illustrate 5 ways social workers can increase their cultural competence for practice with diverse populations.
Q4) Explain how empowerment social work embodies the profession's value orientation held about diverse populations.
Q5) Analyze the implications of diversity for social work practice in today's world.
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Chapter 8: Empowerment Social Work Practice
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Q1) Analyze how research evidence informs practice and how practice informs research.
Q2) Jim and Madge are participating in family counseling because of a court order.They are most likely ______.
A)voluntary clients
B)hard to reach clients
C)involuntary clients
D)unmotivated clients
Q3) According to an empowerment view of social work, the expert professional role ______.
A)creates more problems for clients than for social workers
B)maximizes the roles of clients
C)empowers clients
D)traps clients in a culture of dependence on experts
Q4) Describe the roles of the social worker in working collaboratively with clients in the social work helping relationship.
Q5) Assess the implications of the human rights principles delineated by the International Federation of Social Workers for generalist social work practice.
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Chapter 9: Social Work Functions and Roles
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Q1) Evaluate the significance of integrating practice, policy, and research into day-to-day social work practice.
Q2) 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.
Q3) Describe ways social workers can extend advocacy initiatives into the international arena.
Q4) Prepare a position statement that compels social workers to achieve the professional expectation to contribute to the knowledge base of practice through their research and scholarship role.
Q5) Contributing to the professional body of knowledge is one purpose of the ______ role.
A)convener/mediator
B)researcher/scholar
C)broker/advocate
D)colleague/monitor
Q6) Provide examples of how the roles associated with consultancy, resource management, and education serve as means for addressing social justice issues and human rights concerns.
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Chapter 10: Social Work and Social Policy
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Q1) 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
Q2) Joe has no source of income but doesn't qualify for SSI or TANF.The financial assistance program designed for people like Joe is called ______.
A)the Economic Opportunity Act
B)Medicaid
C)General Assistance
D)APTD
Q3) Assess the shifts in social welfare policy beginning with the New Deal programs.
Q4) Describe social work as policy practice.
Q5) Recommend ways that social workers can collaborate with their clients to advocate policy reform in the various fields of social work practice.
Q6) Analyze the implications of political ideologies for the development and implementation of social welfare policies.
Q7) 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) ______ provides benefit coverage for individuals who suffer work related disease or injury.
A)Workers compensation
B)Unemployment compensation
C)Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled
D)Temporary Assistance for Needy families
Q2) The ______ model emphasizes including options for vocational education for prisoners.
A)deterrence
B)control
C)rehabilitation
D)retribution
Q3) 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
Q4) Refute three commonly held misconceptions about people who are poor.
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Chapter 12: Social Work in Health, Rehabilitation, and Mental Health
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Q1) Defend the statement, "Social work with persons with disabilities is a human rights initiative."
Q2) The ______ contends that prejudicial attitudes and employment, architectural, and other environmental barriers rather than the disability are the likely source of limitations for people with disabilities.
A)environmental mode of disability
B)ADA model of disability
C)social model of disability
D)medical model of disability
Q3) Of the following drugs, which is a stimulant?
A)Alcohol
B)Barbiturates
C)Heroine
D)Cocaine
Q4) Predict how changing demographics will affect employment opportunities, service delivery provisions, and continuing education requirements for social work professionals in the health care field.
Q5) Propose roles social workers can play in the mental health rights movement.
Q6) Describe social workers' roles in primary health care.
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Chapter 13: Social Work With Families and Youths
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Q1) Communities that promote resiliency in youths are characterized by all of the following except ______.
A)a sense of caring and support
B)high expectations for youths
C)personal autonomy
D)social networks that promote social cohesion
Q2) 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
Q3) Propose factors that contribute to resiliency and vulnerability in at-risk youths.
Q4) Analyze how upholding the primacy of the family, protecting children, and providing family services are examples of social justice and human rights.
Q5) Compare and contrast primary prevention activities and other chld welfare programs and services.
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Chapter 14: Adult and Aging Services
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Q1) Defend the proposition that "human rights applies to all persons regardless of age."
Q2) ______ is the federal legislation that stipulates taking a comprehensive approach to the legal issues surrounding domestic violence and sexual assault.
A)Title XX of the Social Security Act
B)CAPTA legislation
C)The ADA
D)The Violence Against Women Act
Q3) 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.
Q4) Avis needs some relief from the responsibilities of providing care for her husband.The social workers at Aging Alternatives indicates that she will most likely locate respite care through ______.
A)services located in nursing homes
B)home health care services
C)multipurpose senior centers
D)adult day care services
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