SWK TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Settlement house movement - Answer- agencies established in poor areas to easily
provide services to needy/observe the conditions they were living
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) - Answer- 1955, political voice of social
workers
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - Answer- 1952, help set national standards
for the college education of social workers
Code of ethics - Answer- the guiding principles and expectations of the social work
profession, adopted in 1960
values - Answer- the things one finds important or desirable
ethics - Answer- guidelines about what is right and wrong
self-efficacy - Answer- a person's belief in his/her own ability to do what's necessary or
right in a given situation
six core values in the code - Answer- service, social justice, dignity and worth of a
person, integrity, competence
service - Answer- a social worker's commitment to do what is necessary to help a client
achieve his/her goal
social justice - Answer- the belief that all people deserve equal rights, opportunities, and
access to economic and political resources
dignity and worth of the person - Answer- each client's inherent value and right to
respect
integrity - Answer- honesty and trustworthiness
competence - Answer- the capability to do the job well and properly
looking-glass self - Answer- the idea that we come to define who we are based on the
way other people see us and treat us
, social welfare system - Answer- system of programs set up to provide for the needs of
citizens in areas such as health, economic stability, safety, education, employment, etc.
social work - Answer- efforts to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic
human needs of all people--especially those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living
in poverty
social welfare - Answer- the well-being of society
disenfranchisement - Answer- the removal/refusal to grant rights, resources, or
privileges to a particular group of people that are freely given to others
residual view of social welfare - Answer- belief that social welfare programs should be
temporary and limited in nature so people don't rely on them (conservative view)
institutional view of social welfare - Answer- belief welfare programs are necessary and
justified. People end up in economic circumstances because of forces beyond their
control (liberal view)
developmental view of social welfare - Answer- middle ground, welfare can exist if they
are economically justifiable. Looks for ways to help people become self-sufficient rather
than depending on public assistance system
systems theory - Answer- primary approach of social workers to help clients,
emphasizing the ideas of wholeness, relationship, and homeostasis
wholeness - Answer- the tendency of a system to be different than the sum of its parts
client system - Answer- the individual or group that benefits from a given change effort
the target system - Answer- the individual(s) or group(s) that must change in order for a
client's goal to be reached
critical thinking - Answer- the use of reasoning to carefully examine a situation from
multiple angles, especially to question who may be taken for granted
creative thinking process - Answer- ask questions, answer questions, advance the
position, identify the propaganda
Elizabethan Poor Law - Answer- 1601, severe inflation and wage stagnation reduced
the purchasing power of the poor
dependent children - Answer- children of the poor were put to work as apprentices,
remained so until age 21/24 or became married
CORRECT ANSWERS
Settlement house movement - Answer- agencies established in poor areas to easily
provide services to needy/observe the conditions they were living
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) - Answer- 1955, political voice of social
workers
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - Answer- 1952, help set national standards
for the college education of social workers
Code of ethics - Answer- the guiding principles and expectations of the social work
profession, adopted in 1960
values - Answer- the things one finds important or desirable
ethics - Answer- guidelines about what is right and wrong
self-efficacy - Answer- a person's belief in his/her own ability to do what's necessary or
right in a given situation
six core values in the code - Answer- service, social justice, dignity and worth of a
person, integrity, competence
service - Answer- a social worker's commitment to do what is necessary to help a client
achieve his/her goal
social justice - Answer- the belief that all people deserve equal rights, opportunities, and
access to economic and political resources
dignity and worth of the person - Answer- each client's inherent value and right to
respect
integrity - Answer- honesty and trustworthiness
competence - Answer- the capability to do the job well and properly
looking-glass self - Answer- the idea that we come to define who we are based on the
way other people see us and treat us
, social welfare system - Answer- system of programs set up to provide for the needs of
citizens in areas such as health, economic stability, safety, education, employment, etc.
social work - Answer- efforts to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic
human needs of all people--especially those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living
in poverty
social welfare - Answer- the well-being of society
disenfranchisement - Answer- the removal/refusal to grant rights, resources, or
privileges to a particular group of people that are freely given to others
residual view of social welfare - Answer- belief that social welfare programs should be
temporary and limited in nature so people don't rely on them (conservative view)
institutional view of social welfare - Answer- belief welfare programs are necessary and
justified. People end up in economic circumstances because of forces beyond their
control (liberal view)
developmental view of social welfare - Answer- middle ground, welfare can exist if they
are economically justifiable. Looks for ways to help people become self-sufficient rather
than depending on public assistance system
systems theory - Answer- primary approach of social workers to help clients,
emphasizing the ideas of wholeness, relationship, and homeostasis
wholeness - Answer- the tendency of a system to be different than the sum of its parts
client system - Answer- the individual or group that benefits from a given change effort
the target system - Answer- the individual(s) or group(s) that must change in order for a
client's goal to be reached
critical thinking - Answer- the use of reasoning to carefully examine a situation from
multiple angles, especially to question who may be taken for granted
creative thinking process - Answer- ask questions, answer questions, advance the
position, identify the propaganda
Elizabethan Poor Law - Answer- 1601, severe inflation and wage stagnation reduced
the purchasing power of the poor
dependent children - Answer- children of the poor were put to work as apprentices,
remained so until age 21/24 or became married
