SWK 100 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE (LATEST UPDATE) REAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
What is social work, how is it unique Ans✓✓✓Social work is
categorized as a profession because it requires specialized, formal
training and certification. Some of the other professions include law,
medicine, accounting, teaching, and counseling. However, social work's
unique purpose is to infuse change into the lives of individuals and into
the community to reduce or eradicate the ill effects of personal distress
and social inequality
Social Work Roles Ans✓✓✓Their professional role is to help people
secure the basic human needs, rights, and values: food, water, shelter,
and such intangible resources as emotional, economic, and social
support.
Micro practice Ans✓✓✓This level of practice is often also referred to
as direct practice. Social work with individuals one-on-one requires
skills in communication, cultural sensitivity, empathy, genuineness, and
solution-focused decision making. (individual or couple)
mezzo practice Ans✓✓✓(Family, Group, or Organization) Facilitating
a cancer support group or delivering a presentation on the needs of
military families
Macro Practice Ans✓✓✓(Community or society) Working for political
campaign or advocating for legislative changes.
, Social Welfare Ans✓✓✓Traditionally, social workers have provided
charity, created agencies and resources, developed or advocated for
policy changes, and delivered services to people and communities in
need. Historically, as Chapter 2 describes, they have been key to the
development of social welfare policies, such as child labor laws, fair pay
for minorities and other oppressed people, and relief for the aging and
infirm. A critical concept in the history of social work is social welfare,
or the array of governmental programs, services, and institutions
designed to maintain the stability and well-being of society (Axinn &
Stern, 2005). Social welfare requires both a common understanding and
a formal arrangement between a government and its people.
Social Work Values Ans✓✓✓- Competence: Having the needed
abilities and skills to effectively help and work with clients
- Dignity and worth of the person: Esteeming and appreciating each
individual's uniqueness and value
- Importance of human relationships: Interacting and communicating
with clients and collaborators with a dynamic and reciprocal
appreciation of one another's behaviors, thoughts, and feelings
- Integrity: Maintaining trustworthiness and adhering to moral ideals
- Service: Providing help, benefits, and resources to people so they can
maximize their potential and thrive
- Social justice: Granting all citizens the same "rights, protections,
opportunities, obligations, and social benefits," no matter their
backgrounds or memberships in diverse groups
Code of Ethics Ans✓✓✓The Code of Ethics serves six purposes
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
What is social work, how is it unique Ans✓✓✓Social work is
categorized as a profession because it requires specialized, formal
training and certification. Some of the other professions include law,
medicine, accounting, teaching, and counseling. However, social work's
unique purpose is to infuse change into the lives of individuals and into
the community to reduce or eradicate the ill effects of personal distress
and social inequality
Social Work Roles Ans✓✓✓Their professional role is to help people
secure the basic human needs, rights, and values: food, water, shelter,
and such intangible resources as emotional, economic, and social
support.
Micro practice Ans✓✓✓This level of practice is often also referred to
as direct practice. Social work with individuals one-on-one requires
skills in communication, cultural sensitivity, empathy, genuineness, and
solution-focused decision making. (individual or couple)
mezzo practice Ans✓✓✓(Family, Group, or Organization) Facilitating
a cancer support group or delivering a presentation on the needs of
military families
Macro Practice Ans✓✓✓(Community or society) Working for political
campaign or advocating for legislative changes.
, Social Welfare Ans✓✓✓Traditionally, social workers have provided
charity, created agencies and resources, developed or advocated for
policy changes, and delivered services to people and communities in
need. Historically, as Chapter 2 describes, they have been key to the
development of social welfare policies, such as child labor laws, fair pay
for minorities and other oppressed people, and relief for the aging and
infirm. A critical concept in the history of social work is social welfare,
or the array of governmental programs, services, and institutions
designed to maintain the stability and well-being of society (Axinn &
Stern, 2005). Social welfare requires both a common understanding and
a formal arrangement between a government and its people.
Social Work Values Ans✓✓✓- Competence: Having the needed
abilities and skills to effectively help and work with clients
- Dignity and worth of the person: Esteeming and appreciating each
individual's uniqueness and value
- Importance of human relationships: Interacting and communicating
with clients and collaborators with a dynamic and reciprocal
appreciation of one another's behaviors, thoughts, and feelings
- Integrity: Maintaining trustworthiness and adhering to moral ideals
- Service: Providing help, benefits, and resources to people so they can
maximize their potential and thrive
- Social justice: Granting all citizens the same "rights, protections,
opportunities, obligations, and social benefits," no matter their
backgrounds or memberships in diverse groups
Code of Ethics Ans✓✓✓The Code of Ethics serves six purposes
