SchoolSocialWork PEL 238Exam (Latest
Update2025/2026) Questions and Verified
Answers
(GRADED A)
What is a self-assessment?(for socialworkers)
Social workersreflecton theirprofessionalknowledge,skills, valuesand personalqualitiesin relationto their
practice.
What is an informalassessment?
An assessmentthatdoesnot requirespecificdata,performanceis gaugedby theirown performancelevels within
the specific demands of the situation or programs
What is generalsystemstheory?
A theorythattriesto understandan individualor circumstanceas a whole,not just oneindividual factor
What is a communityneedsassessment?
identifiesthestrengthsand resourcesavailablein a communityto meettheneedsof youthand families
What is an exampleof informalassessmentsfor students?
-observations
-presentations
-jounraling
-self-eval
, What areformalassessments?
Pre-plannedassessmentsthathavespecificcriteriathatis usedfor scoringanalysis
What areexamplesof a formalassessmentfor students?
-statetesting
-progressreports
Ecologicalsystemstheory
examineshow individuals'environmentsshapetheminto whotheyare
Psychodynamictheory
Freudiantheorythatunconsciousforcesdeterminebehavior
Goal AttainmentScale
A ratingsystemwith a rangeof valuesusedto assesssuccessin meetinggoals
What is thepurposeusing a Goal AttainmentScalefor interventions?
To seetheprogressof theintervention
What is an Alateen?
A fellowshipof youngpeoplewhoselives havebeenaffectedby alcoholismin a family memberor a friend
Update2025/2026) Questions and Verified
Answers
(GRADED A)
What is a self-assessment?(for socialworkers)
Social workersreflecton theirprofessionalknowledge,skills, valuesand personalqualitiesin relationto their
practice.
What is an informalassessment?
An assessmentthatdoesnot requirespecificdata,performanceis gaugedby theirown performancelevels within
the specific demands of the situation or programs
What is generalsystemstheory?
A theorythattriesto understandan individualor circumstanceas a whole,not just oneindividual factor
What is a communityneedsassessment?
identifiesthestrengthsand resourcesavailablein a communityto meettheneedsof youthand families
What is an exampleof informalassessmentsfor students?
-observations
-presentations
-jounraling
-self-eval
, What areformalassessments?
Pre-plannedassessmentsthathavespecificcriteriathatis usedfor scoringanalysis
What areexamplesof a formalassessmentfor students?
-statetesting
-progressreports
Ecologicalsystemstheory
examineshow individuals'environmentsshapetheminto whotheyare
Psychodynamictheory
Freudiantheorythatunconsciousforcesdeterminebehavior
Goal AttainmentScale
A ratingsystemwith a rangeof valuesusedto assesssuccessin meetinggoals
What is thepurposeusing a Goal AttainmentScalefor interventions?
To seetheprogressof theintervention
What is an Alateen?
A fellowshipof youngpeoplewhoselives havebeenaffectedby alcoholismin a family memberor a friend
