SOCIAL WORK COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Models of Ethical Reasoning:
Is to highlight acts of two kinds: those which
enhance the well-being of others—that warrant our praise—and those that harm or
diminish the well-being of others—and thus warrant our criticism.
The ultimate basis for ethics is clear: Human behavior has consequences for the
welfare of others. We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase
or decrease the quality of their lives. We are capable of helping or harming.
The intersection of Personal Values:
Bracketing: the ability of counselors to manage their personal values so that they do not
contaminate the counseling process.
Introjection: the process of taking in the values and standards of others.
The middle ground between different value systems
Documenting Client Sessions
Sentence structure, organization of information, timeliness of the documentation and
beginning with the presenting problems.
SOAP
Assent and Consent:
Informal consent: Verbal
Formal consent: Written
, The expression of approval or agreement.
Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
Person-First Language
People before other words (Ex: people with disabilities)
tell what a person HAS, not what a person IS. Emphasize abilities not limitations.
Referring to the individual first, and the disability second. Rather than saying the autistic
child, you may say a child with autism.
Ethnocentrism:
Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
Evaluate other groups according to the values and standards of one's ethnic group,
especially with the conviction that one's own ethnic group is superior to the other
groups.
Example: Communication and interaction with other people in various cultures
Dual Perspective:
attempts to develop conceptual frameworks of human behavior that urges practitioners
to consider social group differences in their assessment and practice
the "understanding of both our own & another person's perspective, beliefs, thoughts, or
feelings." tells us that when we adopt this concept we not only understand the person
but also show them respect.
Intersectionality
the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as
they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Models of Ethical Reasoning:
Is to highlight acts of two kinds: those which
enhance the well-being of others—that warrant our praise—and those that harm or
diminish the well-being of others—and thus warrant our criticism.
The ultimate basis for ethics is clear: Human behavior has consequences for the
welfare of others. We are capable of acting toward others in such a way as to increase
or decrease the quality of their lives. We are capable of helping or harming.
The intersection of Personal Values:
Bracketing: the ability of counselors to manage their personal values so that they do not
contaminate the counseling process.
Introjection: the process of taking in the values and standards of others.
The middle ground between different value systems
Documenting Client Sessions
Sentence structure, organization of information, timeliness of the documentation and
beginning with the presenting problems.
SOAP
Assent and Consent:
Informal consent: Verbal
Formal consent: Written
, The expression of approval or agreement.
Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
Person-First Language
People before other words (Ex: people with disabilities)
tell what a person HAS, not what a person IS. Emphasize abilities not limitations.
Referring to the individual first, and the disability second. Rather than saying the autistic
child, you may say a child with autism.
Ethnocentrism:
Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
Evaluate other groups according to the values and standards of one's ethnic group,
especially with the conviction that one's own ethnic group is superior to the other
groups.
Example: Communication and interaction with other people in various cultures
Dual Perspective:
attempts to develop conceptual frameworks of human behavior that urges practitioners
to consider social group differences in their assessment and practice
the "understanding of both our own & another person's perspective, beliefs, thoughts, or
feelings." tells us that when we adopt this concept we not only understand the person
but also show them respect.
Intersectionality
the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as
they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and
