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IL238 School Social Work Exam Questions
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Ecosystems Perspective
Ans: All systems (students, classroom, schools) must be
understood within their social context and among the
multifaceted transactions that take place between systems.
Ecological Theory
Ans: a perspective providing the framework for understanding
the nature of the transactions between the person and different
institutions and systems.
Ex. helping the social worker to identify and consider all
systems contributing to the student's situation or difficulty.
The resolution may be more effective when intervention take
place within more than one system.
ecological environments
Ans: School system, Peer groups, ethnic/racial group, family
system/extended members, socioeconomic group,
community/neighborhood
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Family Systems Theory
Ans: A theory that views the family as a system of interacting
parts whose interactions exhibit consistent patterns and
unstated rules. (Murray Bowen) Within the boundaries of the
system, patterns develop as certain family member's behavior
is caused by and causes other family member's behaviors in
predictable ways. Maintaining the same pattern of behaviors
within a system may lead to balance in the family system, but
also to dysfunction.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
Ans: Federal law that pertains specifically to education
records. Under FERPA, parents have the right to consent to
disclosure of their children's information until the child reaches
the age of 18. At 18 the rights transfer to the student.
FERPA applies to the education records of the students,
including information that is in written or recorded form. Many
records created by the SSW are subject to the provisions of
FERPA.
A school social worker generates social developmental studies,
conducts and records functional behavioral analyses, provides and
documents social work minutes in a individualized education plan, and
engages in recording notes of individual and group counseling
sessions.
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IL238 School Social Work Exam Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Ecosystems Perspective
Ans: All systems (students, classroom, schools) must be
understood within their social context and among the
multifaceted transactions that take place between systems.
Ecological Theory
Ans: a perspective providing the framework for understanding
the nature of the transactions between the person and different
institutions and systems.
Ex. helping the social worker to identify and consider all
systems contributing to the student's situation or difficulty.
The resolution may be more effective when intervention take
place within more than one system.
ecological environments
Ans: School system, Peer groups, ethnic/racial group, family
system/extended members, socioeconomic group,
community/neighborhood
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Family Systems Theory
Ans: A theory that views the family as a system of interacting
parts whose interactions exhibit consistent patterns and
unstated rules. (Murray Bowen) Within the boundaries of the
system, patterns develop as certain family member's behavior
is caused by and causes other family member's behaviors in
predictable ways. Maintaining the same pattern of behaviors
within a system may lead to balance in the family system, but
also to dysfunction.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
Ans: Federal law that pertains specifically to education
records. Under FERPA, parents have the right to consent to
disclosure of their children's information until the child reaches
the age of 18. At 18 the rights transfer to the student.
FERPA applies to the education records of the students,
including information that is in written or recorded form. Many
records created by the SSW are subject to the provisions of
FERPA.
A school social worker generates social developmental studies,
conducts and records functional behavioral analyses, provides and
documents social work minutes in a individualized education plan, and
engages in recording notes of individual and group counseling
sessions.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
