SWK 355 MID TERM (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS
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GRADED A
Evidence-based practice Ans✓✓✓Practices whose efficacy is supported
by evidence; entails careful consideration of (1) what the best research
on the question has suggested, (2) social work practice experience &
expertise, & (3) the values & preferences of the clients social workers
serve
Evidence-based practice: 5 step process Ans✓✓✓(1) Convert social
workers' need for information about the causes of the problem, & for
possible interventions, into an answerable question; (2) Track down the
best evidence with which to answer that question; (3) Critically appraise
that evidence for its validity, impact, & applicability; (4) Integrate the
critical appraisal with social worker's clinical expertise & the client's
unique values & circumstances; (5) Evaluate social worker's
effectiveness & efficiency in carrying out steps 1-4 & seek ways to
improve social work practice
The steps of quantitative research Ans✓✓✓1) Problem Identification,
2) Research question formulation,
3) Literature Review,
4) Construction of hypotheses &/or refinement of research questions,
5) Design & planning,
6) Data collection,
7) Sorting & analysis of data,
8) Specification of research findings,
, 9) Interpretation of research findings
10) Dissemination of research findings, &
11) Use of findings by the social worker
Why is social work research important for practitioners? Ans✓✓✓(1)
INFORM PRACTICE: Research findings should be practice relevant,
(2) FINDINGS DESCRIBED SIMPLY: specific applications to practice
should be contained in research reports, (3) DISSEMINATION: research
findings should be disseminated effectively, & (4) KNOWLEDGE:
practitioners should possess both the skill & the incentive to assess & to
change their practice behaviors based on research knowledge
Types of scientific knowledge Ans✓✓✓DESCRIPTIVE (WHAT IS):
helps in the understanding characteristics about a single issue or
population; uses descriptive language (how many, how much, statistical
average, etc.) PREDICTIVE (WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE): helps
anticipation; a step beyond describing an issue & project into the future
with reasonable accuracy PRESCRIPTIVE (WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE): suggests methods of interventions that are most likely to be
effective -
Alternative sources of knowledge Ans✓✓✓Logic, tradition, & authority
Misuse of research data Ans✓✓✓one cannot always trust research
findings; can be misleading if research isn't complete & if bias
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GRADED A
Evidence-based practice Ans✓✓✓Practices whose efficacy is supported
by evidence; entails careful consideration of (1) what the best research
on the question has suggested, (2) social work practice experience &
expertise, & (3) the values & preferences of the clients social workers
serve
Evidence-based practice: 5 step process Ans✓✓✓(1) Convert social
workers' need for information about the causes of the problem, & for
possible interventions, into an answerable question; (2) Track down the
best evidence with which to answer that question; (3) Critically appraise
that evidence for its validity, impact, & applicability; (4) Integrate the
critical appraisal with social worker's clinical expertise & the client's
unique values & circumstances; (5) Evaluate social worker's
effectiveness & efficiency in carrying out steps 1-4 & seek ways to
improve social work practice
The steps of quantitative research Ans✓✓✓1) Problem Identification,
2) Research question formulation,
3) Literature Review,
4) Construction of hypotheses &/or refinement of research questions,
5) Design & planning,
6) Data collection,
7) Sorting & analysis of data,
8) Specification of research findings,
, 9) Interpretation of research findings
10) Dissemination of research findings, &
11) Use of findings by the social worker
Why is social work research important for practitioners? Ans✓✓✓(1)
INFORM PRACTICE: Research findings should be practice relevant,
(2) FINDINGS DESCRIBED SIMPLY: specific applications to practice
should be contained in research reports, (3) DISSEMINATION: research
findings should be disseminated effectively, & (4) KNOWLEDGE:
practitioners should possess both the skill & the incentive to assess & to
change their practice behaviors based on research knowledge
Types of scientific knowledge Ans✓✓✓DESCRIPTIVE (WHAT IS):
helps in the understanding characteristics about a single issue or
population; uses descriptive language (how many, how much, statistical
average, etc.) PREDICTIVE (WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE): helps
anticipation; a step beyond describing an issue & project into the future
with reasonable accuracy PRESCRIPTIVE (WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE): suggests methods of interventions that are most likely to be
effective -
Alternative sources of knowledge Ans✓✓✓Logic, tradition, & authority
Misuse of research data Ans✓✓✓one cannot always trust research
findings; can be misleading if research isn't complete & if bias
