SOCIAL WORK 416 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A new intern at your agency for children who have experienced trauma states that
"supportive touch worked for my clients... it should work for everyone." What is
the flaw in this logic?
Overgeneralization
Ontology deals with which of the following?
The nature of reality and what is real
Someone who holds a stereotype of Jewish people as greedy might look for
patterns that confirm that stereotype. This is called:
Selective observation
Epistemology deals with which of the following
Knowledge and how we know things
Which of the following is an example of when a social worker would use research
methods?
All of the above are examples of how social workers use research methods in practice
Evidence-based practice involves which of the following:
All of the items 1,2,3
Examining the literature on a topic
understanding theory and evidence
considering client characteristics
Evaluation research does which of the following:
Evaluates the outcome of a policy or program
Practice wisdom is based on:
Knowing by doing
A social work research project focused on a community church and its members
would be at which level of analysis?
Macro-level
, If I want to precisely and objectively predict elements of the social world and how
they interact, which method am I most likely to use?
Quantitative research
Social work leaders first encouraged the use of evidence-based practice
approaches after 9/11 in 2001.
False
DeCarlo makes the point that scientific knowledge has many legitimate uses.
However, the application of science by social workers to promote social justice is
not desirable or legitimate.
False
Which of the following is NOT a resource for knowledge to guide evidence-based
practice?
The Dunning-Kruger Collaboration
DeCarlo suggests that the evidence-based practice approach can be used like a
"cookie-cutter," one that frees the professional from the need for critical thinking
and practice wisdom.
False
Which of the following questions according to DeCarlo could assist a social
worker in selecting a research topic?
1,2 and 3
Empirical
Theoretical
Practice
Knowledge based on research
knowledge based on systematic
knowledge based on collected
When searching for literature, DeCarlo makes the point that each professional
social work journal and each social work publication (article, book, or
dissertation) is equal in reputation and the quality of scholarship to every other
journal and publication.
False
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A new intern at your agency for children who have experienced trauma states that
"supportive touch worked for my clients... it should work for everyone." What is
the flaw in this logic?
Overgeneralization
Ontology deals with which of the following?
The nature of reality and what is real
Someone who holds a stereotype of Jewish people as greedy might look for
patterns that confirm that stereotype. This is called:
Selective observation
Epistemology deals with which of the following
Knowledge and how we know things
Which of the following is an example of when a social worker would use research
methods?
All of the above are examples of how social workers use research methods in practice
Evidence-based practice involves which of the following:
All of the items 1,2,3
Examining the literature on a topic
understanding theory and evidence
considering client characteristics
Evaluation research does which of the following:
Evaluates the outcome of a policy or program
Practice wisdom is based on:
Knowing by doing
A social work research project focused on a community church and its members
would be at which level of analysis?
Macro-level
, If I want to precisely and objectively predict elements of the social world and how
they interact, which method am I most likely to use?
Quantitative research
Social work leaders first encouraged the use of evidence-based practice
approaches after 9/11 in 2001.
False
DeCarlo makes the point that scientific knowledge has many legitimate uses.
However, the application of science by social workers to promote social justice is
not desirable or legitimate.
False
Which of the following is NOT a resource for knowledge to guide evidence-based
practice?
The Dunning-Kruger Collaboration
DeCarlo suggests that the evidence-based practice approach can be used like a
"cookie-cutter," one that frees the professional from the need for critical thinking
and practice wisdom.
False
Which of the following questions according to DeCarlo could assist a social
worker in selecting a research topic?
1,2 and 3
Empirical
Theoretical
Practice
Knowledge based on research
knowledge based on systematic
knowledge based on collected
When searching for literature, DeCarlo makes the point that each professional
social work journal and each social work publication (article, book, or
dissertation) is equal in reputation and the quality of scholarship to every other
journal and publication.
False
