Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course provides students with foundational knowledge and skills required for effective social work practice with individuals and families. Emphasizing a strengths-based and person-in-environment perspective, the course explores assessment, intervention planning, and evaluation strategies tailored to diverse populations. Students will learn evidence-based approaches and cultural competence in addressing issues such as mental health, family dynamics, crisis intervention, and advocacy. Through case studies, role-plays, and critical reflection, students gain practical experience in building therapeutic relationships, facilitating change, and supporting client well-being within the ethical and professional frameworks of 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) Social workers' primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Cultural competence in social work practice refers to the fact that social workers:
A)Should never work with people who are different from them
B)Should never work with people who have less power than they do
C)Should look for strengths in people with whom they work
D)Should develop behaviors, knowledge, skills and attitudes to work effectively across cultures
Answer: D
Q3) If a human service worker has not completed an accredited social work program and met licensure or certification requirements, they are not professional social workers
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The History of the Social Welfare System and the
Social Work Profession
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Q1) The 1980s can be described as a time period with new interest and support for public assistance programs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Medicare refers to the medical insurance program established to help low income families.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following does not represent institutional (non-residual) services:
A)Public education
B)Social security benefits
C)Food stamps
D)Commercial campaigns regarding health risks for smoking
Answer: C
Q4) The social and economic reforms that resulted from the Great Depression are known as _______________________.
Answer: The New Deal
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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) Briefly explain what is meant by "in-kind" benefits, and provide an example.
Answer: Giving people commodities or coupons that they can exchange for commodities. Examples of in-kind services are health care, housing subsidies, and food stamp coupons.
Q3) The largest segment of the population currently in poverty in the United States are the elderly.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) 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
Q5) The United States officially uses a(n) ________________ measure of poverty.
Answer: Absolute
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Chapter 4: Human Rights and Social and Economic Justice
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Q1) Part of becoming a social worker is making a commitment to fight for social justice.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Social workers can easily recognize situations of institutional discrimination.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Considering power imbalances is critical when looking for injustices.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List three examples of "injustices" that you have witnessed in your lifetime? Briefly state what qualifies each as an "injustice."
Q5) 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
Q6) List and briefly discuss three ways that social workers can get involved in fighting injustice.
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Chapter 5: Dimensions of Diversity
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Q1) Which of the following most accurately describes the difference between an immigrant and a refugee?
A)Refugees come from non-English speaking countries while immigrants come from all countries
B)Immigrants come by choice while refugees come to escape persecution
C)Refugees come by choice while immigrants come to escape persecution
D)Immigrants are in the U.S. legally while refugees come in illegally
Q2) Empowerment Practice refers to the practice of encouraging clients to take control over their own environment, giving them decision-making power in their lives.
A)True
B)False
Q3) "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
Q4) Social group memberships help form our values, worldviews and attitudes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Generalist Social Work Practice
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Q1) Cultural humility means being aware that we see the world through our own particular lens and engaging in ongoing self-reflection and self critique.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ecological systems framework focuses on interactions and transactions between people and their surroundings.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Functional organizing strives to empower and improve the lives of low-income, marginalized and oppressed people by bringing residents together to become more involved in the social and economic lives of their communities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of what type of group?
A)Educational Group
B)Self Help Group
C)Socialization Group
D)Psychotherapy Group
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Chapter 7: Child Welfare: Working With Children and Their Families
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Q1) Child development theory tells us that it is always problematic for children to be sleeping with their parents.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Balancing the value of self-determination is especially complicated when working with children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) List and describe the three primary roles that social workers use to intervene on behalf of children and families?
Q4) Children often come to the attention of a social worker on their own.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain why the value of self-determination is particularly difficult when working with children.
Q6) Social workers are not mandated to report an incident of child abuse that they hear about when they are off-duty.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Gerontology: Working With People Who Are Older
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Q1) Which of the following statements most accurately represents the situation of the majority of Americans over age 65?
A)They have major health concerns that limit their daily activity
B)They are economically independent, active, healthy, and live in their own homes
C)They live with their children or other relatives
D)They struggle financially, living below the poverty line
E)They live in long term care facilities
Q2) The Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965 established which of the following?
A)Medicare and Medicaid
B)The Administration on Aging (AOA), and Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)
C)The Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (OASDI).
D)The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Q3) The inability to afford prescription drugs is a major concern for many older Americans.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List and describe two government programs that provide financial assistance to older Americans.
Q5) List the three ways that people who are older are often categorized.
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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) Which of the following statements is true about the US health care system?
A)Most people have private insurance coverage and the government covers all those who do not
B)All US citizens receive equal health care
C)Approximately one in six Americans has inadequate access to health care
D)Improving technology means that Americans have the lowest infant mortality rate in the world
Q3) The U.S. health care system is still primarily financed through an employment-based, voluntary health insurance system.
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) 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) List and briefly discuss three reasons why people who experience mental illness do not seek treatment.
Q2) Due to a lack of appropriate training, self-help groups are of no use in providing services for those with a mental illness.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Social workers constitute the largest group of mental health professionals in the United States
A)True
B)False
Q4) Jails and prisons in the US currently house a larger number of people with mental illness than do state mental hospitals.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List three reasons why members of non-dominant groups are less likely to seek help from human service professionals.
Q6) Briefly explain why defining "mental health" and "mental illness" is not a simple matter.
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Chapter 11: School Social Work
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Q1) A developmental disability is characterized by a significant difference between a child's overall intelligence and his or her ability to read, write, and/or do mathematical calculations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) More than half of all school social workers exclusively serve students with disabilities, particularly students with developmental disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The term educational equity refers to which of the following?
A)Equal treatment for students with disabilities
B)Less funding disparity between poor and rich school districts
C)Equal treatment of non-English speaking students
D)Providing vouchers for private school
Q4) What are some of the things that school social workers can do to promote multicultural education?
Q5) Briefly explain the difference between mainstreaming and inclusion.
Q6) Briefly describe what is meant by "least restrictive environment."
Q7) List two micro and two macro activities that school social workers engage in.
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Chapter 12: Substance Abuse
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Q1) Briefly explain what the person-in-environment approach or bio-psycho-social model brings to the diagnosis and treatment of AOD problems.
Q2) An approach which addresses the supply side of the drug problem includes which of the following?
A)Culturally-sensitive drug treatment programs
B)Prevention programs aimed at reducing isolation
C)Law enforcement programs
D)School-based drug prevention programs
Q3) The decision about where to place a client for drug and alcohol treatment is most often determined by the client's medical condition, motivation, ability to discontinue use, past treatment history, and social support network.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify and briefly describe two explanations or theories of addiction?
Q5) Males tend to develop higher blood alcohol levels than females who drink the same amount.
A)True
B)False
Q6) 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) 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
Q2) Which of the following is not a social work position on crime and criminals?
A)All victims should receive assistance
B)Refer more children who commit crimes to the adult criminal justice system
C)Convicted criminals can be rehabilitated
D)More funds should be spent on juvenile prevention and treatment programs
Q3) Forensic social work is the application of social work to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List three of the primary tasks that social workers have inside of correctional facilities.
Q5) Describe the difference between probation and parole.
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Chapter 14: Crisis, Trauma, and Disasters
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Q1) Mindfulness is the state of being aware of everything in the present moment, and to do so without judgment or analysis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Social workers exposed to trauma may experience secondary trauma stress. A)True B)False
Q3) 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
Q4) Define crisis and provide an example.
Q5) Identify and briefly describe two methods to reduce stress.
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