SW 315 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
Human Dignity and Worth - Answers Respecting the rights to self determination
Social Justice is: - Answers work to provide equal access to opportunities and meaningful
participation in decision making for person who experienced discrimination and oppression
human dignity - Answers Listening carefully to clients and responding nonjudgmentally to them
reflects the overarching social work value of ____________.
Social Justice - Answers 2. Fair economic policies promote the social work value of ____________.
activist - Answers Lobbying activities reflect the _________ role.
catalyst - Answers Carole Dinero teams with other professionals in the special education
cooperative to develop an innovative strengths-based program for children identified as being
victimized by bullies. Her interdisciplinary work best represents the _____ role.
understands that intervention encompasses activities at all system levels - Answers Jackie
Puentes is employed at Northside Family Services as a generalist social worker. This means
she __________.
outreach - Answers When Tonya Brown saw the public service announcement about the hotline
for
parents, she called the number listed for advice on dealing with her 2-year-old son. This public
service announcement resulted from social workers' ____ role activities.
provides a framework for viewing ways environments affect people and people affect their
environments - Answers The ecosystems perspective ____________
b. adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect, and family instability - Answers ACEs
are _______
dynamic, interrelated transactions between people and their environment - Answers The colon
in the phrase, "person:environment." indicates _______
suggests social workers focus simultaneously on persons and environments - Answers Chris
Johnson interviews a social worker in the local child welfare agency. The social worker
explained that social work practice focuses on "person:environment" transactions. Chris knows
that this concept ___________
a. do not exchange resources with their environment. b. must meet all of their own needs. c.
may use up all of their resources and be unable to meet the needs. d. all of the above - Answers .
Closed systems ______________
c. behaviors arise from how members of a system respond to multiple social and structural
, influences. d. even though there are some limitations, generally all members of a system share
responsibility for interactions within the system - Answers Circular causality tells us that
_________
a. all behaviors are adaptations to meet internal needs and the demands of the environment. b.
all behaviors make sense when considered in context of the client's situations. c. no human
behavior occurs in isolation from other events. d. describing a client's behavior as maladaptive
or dysfunctional blames the client and ignores the reciprocal influences of the environme -
Answers The "adaptive fit" concept in the ecosystems perspective tells us _______
how members of a system arrange themselves - how close members are and how much power
members posse - Answers The structural view of a system looks at ____________
a. focuses on how people understand themselves and interpret what is happening in their lives.
b. centers on how people construct meaning in their lives - Answers . Social Constructionism
___________
consider factors related to both the environment and Jen hers - Answers Jen Olson's medical
status indicates community-based services will be needed in order for her to return to her own
home from the hospital. If the social worker at Northside Hospital considers the
person:environment focus, planning will ____________
are part of the reality of the professional relationship - Answers A social worker's expectations
and assumptions _________
content and relationship - Answers Communication theorists believe that every message
communicated has two sidesthat reflect _______
separating one's own feelings from clients' situations - Answers Objectivity means __________
presupposes clients are free from coercion - Answers Self-determination _________
similarities as well as differences - Answers Effective practitioners develop awareness of how
____ between themselves and clients affect their perceptions and professional judgments
clients alone can narrate an account of their world from their view - Answers With respect to a
client's perspective, ________
regarding clients positively - Answers Jennifer wants to become a professional who promotes
empowerment. Which of the following behaviors should Jennifer concentrate on incorporating
into her style of interaction with client
accountability - Answers Acting with professional integrity and using evidence-based protocols
in practice and research reflects the practice principle of __________
individualizatio - Answers Burned-out social workers often think of their work with clients as
Human Dignity and Worth - Answers Respecting the rights to self determination
Social Justice is: - Answers work to provide equal access to opportunities and meaningful
participation in decision making for person who experienced discrimination and oppression
human dignity - Answers Listening carefully to clients and responding nonjudgmentally to them
reflects the overarching social work value of ____________.
Social Justice - Answers 2. Fair economic policies promote the social work value of ____________.
activist - Answers Lobbying activities reflect the _________ role.
catalyst - Answers Carole Dinero teams with other professionals in the special education
cooperative to develop an innovative strengths-based program for children identified as being
victimized by bullies. Her interdisciplinary work best represents the _____ role.
understands that intervention encompasses activities at all system levels - Answers Jackie
Puentes is employed at Northside Family Services as a generalist social worker. This means
she __________.
outreach - Answers When Tonya Brown saw the public service announcement about the hotline
for
parents, she called the number listed for advice on dealing with her 2-year-old son. This public
service announcement resulted from social workers' ____ role activities.
provides a framework for viewing ways environments affect people and people affect their
environments - Answers The ecosystems perspective ____________
b. adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect, and family instability - Answers ACEs
are _______
dynamic, interrelated transactions between people and their environment - Answers The colon
in the phrase, "person:environment." indicates _______
suggests social workers focus simultaneously on persons and environments - Answers Chris
Johnson interviews a social worker in the local child welfare agency. The social worker
explained that social work practice focuses on "person:environment" transactions. Chris knows
that this concept ___________
a. do not exchange resources with their environment. b. must meet all of their own needs. c.
may use up all of their resources and be unable to meet the needs. d. all of the above - Answers .
Closed systems ______________
c. behaviors arise from how members of a system respond to multiple social and structural
, influences. d. even though there are some limitations, generally all members of a system share
responsibility for interactions within the system - Answers Circular causality tells us that
_________
a. all behaviors are adaptations to meet internal needs and the demands of the environment. b.
all behaviors make sense when considered in context of the client's situations. c. no human
behavior occurs in isolation from other events. d. describing a client's behavior as maladaptive
or dysfunctional blames the client and ignores the reciprocal influences of the environme -
Answers The "adaptive fit" concept in the ecosystems perspective tells us _______
how members of a system arrange themselves - how close members are and how much power
members posse - Answers The structural view of a system looks at ____________
a. focuses on how people understand themselves and interpret what is happening in their lives.
b. centers on how people construct meaning in their lives - Answers . Social Constructionism
___________
consider factors related to both the environment and Jen hers - Answers Jen Olson's medical
status indicates community-based services will be needed in order for her to return to her own
home from the hospital. If the social worker at Northside Hospital considers the
person:environment focus, planning will ____________
are part of the reality of the professional relationship - Answers A social worker's expectations
and assumptions _________
content and relationship - Answers Communication theorists believe that every message
communicated has two sidesthat reflect _______
separating one's own feelings from clients' situations - Answers Objectivity means __________
presupposes clients are free from coercion - Answers Self-determination _________
similarities as well as differences - Answers Effective practitioners develop awareness of how
____ between themselves and clients affect their perceptions and professional judgments
clients alone can narrate an account of their world from their view - Answers With respect to a
client's perspective, ________
regarding clients positively - Answers Jennifer wants to become a professional who promotes
empowerment. Which of the following behaviors should Jennifer concentrate on incorporating
into her style of interaction with client
accountability - Answers Acting with professional integrity and using evidence-based protocols
in practice and research reflects the practice principle of __________
individualizatio - Answers Burned-out social workers often think of their work with clients as
