SW 606 - Exam 1 Questions and Answers

SW 606 - Exam 1 Questions and Answers 1. Clinical social work must be guided by b) theory and principals 2. Social work students need to develop d) a professional, ethical, and creative use of self 3. The integrative model of clinical social work is reflexive, meaning a) there is back and forth sharing among it's parts 4. The integrative model can be thought of as c) a laboratory to practice learning in the class and field 5. The basic linking tool for the class and field is the a) integrative journal 6. Because they add insight into a student's thinking, _________ are helpful when included in journals. b) process recordings 7. The best way to process clinical social work is from d) a sound knowledge base 8. Above all, a supervisor and student must focus on c) the client 9. __________ and _______ inform social work practice. a) Research, theory 10. Throughout the social work curriculum, the Council of Social Work Education mandates c) the use of scientific inquiry 11. To maximize student learning, practice instructors and field supervisors should be conservative in utilizing a) process recordings 12. In the integrative model, the 3rd column of a process recordings contains the student's b) application of theory 13. The social work profession espouses a commitment to c) diversity and social justice 14. As part of the learning alliance, the supervisor and supervisee each prepare a ________. a) clinical agenda 15. A useful way to practice clinical interventions in class is ________. d) role playing 16. The integrative model is designed for ________. a) students in practice class b) field supervisors c) faculty advisors **d) all of the above** 17. According to Smith & Wingerson, the instructor should ________. b) make special efforts to model awareness of the effects of oppression and discrimination 18. Because social work teaching models the helping relationship, ________. c) obstacles exist in web-based interaction 19. To allow the student to struggle freely with complex material, the practice instructor should ________. d) be the only person to have access to the entire integrative journal 20. Ideally, the practice class and the research class ________. **a) are linked so the student can learn in each simultaneously** **b) are taught during different semesters** c) use the same authors' text d) do not intersect with each other in content 1. Various studies have shown brief treatment to be as effective as ________. Long-term treatment 2. Some of the 11 tasks that need to be completed in the first session of brief treatment include a) establishing rapport b) discussing theoretical constructs c) assessing the patient's strengths, motivations, expectations, and goals **d) a and c** 3. Contraindication(s) for brief treatment include(s) ________. a) lack of patient motivation b) absence of any significant relationship in patient's life c) schizoid patient personality **d) all of the above** 4. There is never a circumstance that would justify sexual relations between a social worker and client. a) true 5. After sexual exploitation, the second most frequent formal complaint against social workers is engaging in a dual relationship 6. When assessing a potentially suicidal client, paramount is ________. d) both b & c (trust and tenacity) 7. The sense of being deeply understood in a therapeutic relationship is likely to ________. a) reduce a patient's risk of suicide 8. When a patient has been assessed to be suicidal, _______ is always necessary. a) a psychiatric evaluation 9. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to suicidal ideation because of ___________. a) impulsivity b) fantasies of being reunited with loved ones c) short-term view *d) all of the above* 10. Managed care ________. a) has increased the rates paid to social workers dramatically b) typically involves the insertion of a 3rd party reviewing the details of treatment c) may help previously marginalized clients obtain access to quality care *d) b & c* 11. The Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ________. b) expanded the concept of informed consent to clients whose care generates medical and mental health information 12. Because security breaches of electronic data are inevitable, social workers ________. a) should store life-threatening information in another way 13. Which of the following statements is NOT true about coaching: a) Its practitioners must abide by The Coaching Code of Ethics 14. Fee for service ________. b) may leave the practitioner financially vulnerable to clients' missed appointments. 15. A quality that differentiates social work from all other mental health professions is d) the person-in-environment perspective 16. The system of care model stresses ________. a) programs of prevention and early intervention b) an interdisciplinary approach c) the formation of "communities of concern" *d) all of the above* 17. The NASW Code of Ethics ________. c) provides that practitioners to not impose their own spiritual and religious views on clients 18. Scholars caution that international social work should________. a) not become another form of cultural imperialism b) not detract from helping impoverished clients in the US c) be limited to the western hemisphere **d) a & b** 19. Therapist self-care and self-compassion ________. c) improves wellbeing and reduces the risk of compassion fatigue 20. As part of a safety plan, the prepared social worker should ________. b) have an exit strategy 1. The process by which data is collected about the client is the ____________. b) initial clinical interviews 2. Inexperienced workers, when meeting a new client, will need to ________. d) use all their powers of observation 3. When meeting a client who is older or from a minority cultural group ________. b) it is respectful to use a title and surname 4. During an initial meeting, the worker should strive to present him/herself as ________. a) clinical, educated, busy 5. Answering the personal questions of a client is ________. d) best done when the worker understands the significance to the client and puts the client's interests first. 6. Intersubjectivity is ________. a) the reciprocal influence of the conscious and unconscious subjectivities of two people in the therapeutic relationship. 7. The working alliance ________. a) is one of the main keys to a successful change process b) is a part of all therapeutic models c) is the rapport that develops between the client and therapist that allow the client to work purposefully. **d) all of the above** 8. Resistance ________. a) is never good b) can be a source of important information regarding the patient's ego functions c) may serve adaptive functions for the patient protecting them from uncomfortable feelings **d) b & c)** 9. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to suicidal ideation because of ___________. a) impulsivity b) fantasies of being reunited with loved ones c) short-term view **d) all of the above** 10. The transtheoretical model contains ________ stages. c) 6 11. Another name for the transtheoretical model is the ________ Model a) Changes of State 12. In this stage, the client is considering change, but is perhaps ambivalent b) Contemplative 13. In the story of Dan, the assistant principal begins to soften when ________. c) the therapist explains to her about Dan's childhood abuse 14. The middle stage of treatment is ________. c) when certain goals and objectives are met 15. Because interpretations can sometimes feel like wounds ________. d) it is more appropriate to explore and let the client come up with the meaning 16. When Dan relapsed in the middle phase of treatment, the therapist ________. a) felt worried b) used email to communicate more frequently with Dan c) advocated for her client with the insurance company **d) all of the above** 17. During the ending phase of treatment, it is important for the worker to ________. b) not personalize 18. Treatment is most likely to stagnate in ________. b) the middle phase of treatment 19. Termination can be ________. a) after the therapist solicits a gift from the client b) planned or unplanned c) difficult for the therapist and patient **d) b & c** 20. Clinical competence requires ________. a) continued learning, self-examination, risk taking 1. The leading paragraph in the psychosocial study provides ________. a) identifying information b) the client's attitude toward the interviewer c) mental status exam **d) a & b** 2. In a psychosocial study, the medical history ________. c) helps rule out the possibility of organic or medical illnesses 3. The mental status exam ________. a) can always be completed in a few minutes b) leads to the establishment of a diagnosis from the DSM IV-TR c) gives a clear picture of a client's symptoms **d) b & c** 4. Pick the correct ego function for the following component: Anticipation of consequences of behavior. b) Judgement 5. Pick the correct ego function for the following component: Degree and kind of relatedness to others. c) Object Relations 6. Pick the correct ego function for the following component: Memory, concentration, and attention. a) Thought Processes 7. Pick the correct ego function for the following component: Degree of freedom from impairment of c) Autonomous functioning 8. Pick the correct defense based on the following description: literally means a taking in whole. a) Introjection 9. Pick the correct defense based on the following description: involves a negation or lack of acceptance of important aspects of reality. c) Denial 10. Pick the correct defense based on the following description: taking over elements of another. b) Identification 11. Pick the correct defense based on the following description: A mechanism by which feelings or conflicts about one person or situation are displaced onto another. b) Displacement 12. Pick the correct defense based on the following description: warding off unacceptable feelings by thinking about them cerebrally rather than feeling them. d) Intellectualization 13. Pick the correct defense based on the following description: consciously disowned aspects of the self are rejected and put outward and attributed to others. d) Intellectualization 14. For spirituality and religion, the acronym FICA means: c) Faith, Importance, Community, Address 15. The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of the DSM IV-TR is put on: d) Axis V 16. Personality disorders and developmental disabilities in the DSM IV-TR are put on: a) Axis II 17. Physical disorders or general medical conditions in the DSM IV-TR are put on: b) Axis III 18. Because it requires a high degree of conceptualization, the most difficult part of the psychosocial study to write is the ________. b) summary 19. In the case of Vincent, one apparent source of his trauma was ________. c) an abusive and volatile father 20. Vincent demonstrated post-traumatic play by ________. a) repeatedly drowning and rescuing a doll 1. A definition of multiculturalism may be based on ________. a) identifying information b) other significant identities such as gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, and ableism c) good intentions **d) a & b** 2. Some experts disagree with the cross-cultural literacy approach (which presumes the practitioner is an expert who utilizes cultural-specific techniques) because ________. d) it can lead to stereotypes and generalizations 3. The post-modern culturally competent perspective suggests ________. b) operating from a position of "not knowing" with the client as the expert and the practitioner as the learner 4. A culturally competent assessment presumes that ________. d) the client is understood according to the norms of the client's culture 5. The best way to learn cultural competence may be ________. a) to listen to the client's experience in an open and nonjudgmental way 6. Pick the correct worldview: person is suspended between two cultures - his/her ethnic identity and mainstream culture - he/she does not have strong identification with either group. d) transactional/marginal 7. Pick the correct worldview: person has lived experiences of two different ways of life- his/her own tradition versus that of the mainstream culture. b) bicultural/multicultural 8. Pick the correct worldview: reflects patterns of culture rooted in past familiar and cultural experiences. a) native oriented/traditional introjection 9. Pick the correct worldview: refers to the acquisition of the beliefs and values and behaviors of a group of which one is not a natural member. Assimilation is the end state of this process. c) acculturated/assimilated 10. Because oppression and racism are so prevalent in our society, ________. c) the therapist needs to ascertain if the client's problem stems from internal or external dynamics 11. Examples of cultural trauma include a) the slavery history in America b) the Holocaust c) World War II Japanese internment camps **d) all of the above** 12. Asante's and Akinyela's (2002) Afrocentric perspective ________. c) posits that no group can claim centrality over the exclusion of any other - each group has a center of its own