SW 600 Practice with Individuals and
Families Care with Complete Solutions
_____ are a potent way of modifying patterns of interaction by arbitrating immediately
when problematic family patterns occur during a meeting with a social worker. -
ANSWER-On-the-spot interventions
_____ do not take the form of a question but embody a request for information. -
ANSWER-Embedded questions
_____ helps you to clarify, and indeed understand, your bias, beliefs, values, and
stereotypes. - ANSWER-Self-exploration
_____ involves an analytical dialogue with yourself aimed at discovering the sources of
your feelings, reactions, cognitions, and behaviors. - ANSWER-Introspection
_____ is aimed at eliciting a client's motivation to change rather than imposing a change
solution that is guided or thought to be appropriate by the social worker. - ANSWER-
Evoking
_____ refers to the capacity of groups and communities to be active participants in
collective action to increase their power to address inequality and injustice. - ANSWER-
Human agency theory
_____ refers to the process of creating a helpful connection and a strong working
relationship between a social worker and a client. - ANSWER-Engaging
A client is completing an enrollment session with you for a domestic violence group. In
the course of discussion about what precipitated the violent act on his part, the client
reports that his wife was nagging him about his relationship with his friend Charles.
Which of the following statements would be an appropriate reciprocal response? -
ANSWER-So you were frustrated with your wife's concern about your relationship with
Charles?
A social worker and his client have identified different goals the client would like to
achieve. While assisting the client in selecting specific goals, the social worker should
ask the client to first: - ANSWER-rank those goals in order of their priority.
A social worker will experience a dramatic positive change in his or her interviewing
style and confidence level by incorporating: - ANSWER-Open-ended responses
Anne, a social worker, listens to her client's account of how her children have been
whiny and disrespectful to her. Anne responds, "I am sure they don't mean to act this
way; they are just tired." This statement is an example of a(n): - ANSWER-excuse.
, As a social worker, you should: (idk) - ANSWER-- establish yourself as the expert on a
family's situation.
-not hesitate to discuss your professional background with a family.
-avoid socializing with the family you are working with.
-use culture as a reason to overlook family behavior.
Assuming a position of superiority and quickly providing solutions for problems without
encouraging clients to think through the possible courses of action: - ANSWER-fosters
dependency and stifles creative thinking
Closed-ended questions are used chiefly to: - ANSWER-elicit essential factual
information.
Consider a social worker who is working with a group or community to advocate for a
particular cause. Ethical standards require that the social worker inform the participants
about: - ANSWER-potential reactions and risks that could surface.
During a session with a social worker, a 30-year-old client conveys angry feelings about
the trauma of his childhood abuse. Which of the following statements would be an
appropriate Level 4 empathic response? - ANSWER-You are really upset about what
happened and you are wondering if you will ever gain your self-respect.
Erika, Jacob's manager, has expressed her annoyance over Jacob's failure to reach
office on time every day. As a result, Jacob decides to be punctual. The goal developed
by Jacob is an example of a(n) _____. - ANSWER-overt goal
Goals with minors tend to work best when they: - ANSWER-provide opportunities for
them to measure their progress.
Identify the apparent feeling in the following client message: "I know my children need to
focus on their career. It is difficult for them to have time to call me." - ANSWER-
Disappointment
If a client asks for personal information such as your marital status, which of the
following would be an appropriate response? - ANSWER-Could you tell me how that
information would be helpful to you?
If clients verbally or nonverbally object to directives, a social worker should: - ANSWER-
explore the basis of their opposition
If exploration seems to indicate a client has bipolar disorder, immediate: - ANSWER-
psychiatric consultation is needed.
Families Care with Complete Solutions
_____ are a potent way of modifying patterns of interaction by arbitrating immediately
when problematic family patterns occur during a meeting with a social worker. -
ANSWER-On-the-spot interventions
_____ do not take the form of a question but embody a request for information. -
ANSWER-Embedded questions
_____ helps you to clarify, and indeed understand, your bias, beliefs, values, and
stereotypes. - ANSWER-Self-exploration
_____ involves an analytical dialogue with yourself aimed at discovering the sources of
your feelings, reactions, cognitions, and behaviors. - ANSWER-Introspection
_____ is aimed at eliciting a client's motivation to change rather than imposing a change
solution that is guided or thought to be appropriate by the social worker. - ANSWER-
Evoking
_____ refers to the capacity of groups and communities to be active participants in
collective action to increase their power to address inequality and injustice. - ANSWER-
Human agency theory
_____ refers to the process of creating a helpful connection and a strong working
relationship between a social worker and a client. - ANSWER-Engaging
A client is completing an enrollment session with you for a domestic violence group. In
the course of discussion about what precipitated the violent act on his part, the client
reports that his wife was nagging him about his relationship with his friend Charles.
Which of the following statements would be an appropriate reciprocal response? -
ANSWER-So you were frustrated with your wife's concern about your relationship with
Charles?
A social worker and his client have identified different goals the client would like to
achieve. While assisting the client in selecting specific goals, the social worker should
ask the client to first: - ANSWER-rank those goals in order of their priority.
A social worker will experience a dramatic positive change in his or her interviewing
style and confidence level by incorporating: - ANSWER-Open-ended responses
Anne, a social worker, listens to her client's account of how her children have been
whiny and disrespectful to her. Anne responds, "I am sure they don't mean to act this
way; they are just tired." This statement is an example of a(n): - ANSWER-excuse.
, As a social worker, you should: (idk) - ANSWER-- establish yourself as the expert on a
family's situation.
-not hesitate to discuss your professional background with a family.
-avoid socializing with the family you are working with.
-use culture as a reason to overlook family behavior.
Assuming a position of superiority and quickly providing solutions for problems without
encouraging clients to think through the possible courses of action: - ANSWER-fosters
dependency and stifles creative thinking
Closed-ended questions are used chiefly to: - ANSWER-elicit essential factual
information.
Consider a social worker who is working with a group or community to advocate for a
particular cause. Ethical standards require that the social worker inform the participants
about: - ANSWER-potential reactions and risks that could surface.
During a session with a social worker, a 30-year-old client conveys angry feelings about
the trauma of his childhood abuse. Which of the following statements would be an
appropriate Level 4 empathic response? - ANSWER-You are really upset about what
happened and you are wondering if you will ever gain your self-respect.
Erika, Jacob's manager, has expressed her annoyance over Jacob's failure to reach
office on time every day. As a result, Jacob decides to be punctual. The goal developed
by Jacob is an example of a(n) _____. - ANSWER-overt goal
Goals with minors tend to work best when they: - ANSWER-provide opportunities for
them to measure their progress.
Identify the apparent feeling in the following client message: "I know my children need to
focus on their career. It is difficult for them to have time to call me." - ANSWER-
Disappointment
If a client asks for personal information such as your marital status, which of the
following would be an appropriate response? - ANSWER-Could you tell me how that
information would be helpful to you?
If clients verbally or nonverbally object to directives, a social worker should: - ANSWER-
explore the basis of their opposition
If exploration seems to indicate a client has bipolar disorder, immediate: - ANSWER-
psychiatric consultation is needed.
