SWK 170 EXAM 1 (ISU - MCKINNEY)
What is social work? - Answer -the professional activity of helping individuals, groups,
or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning.
What are the levels of social work? - Answer -Micro (ex: Individuals)
Mezzo (ex: Families and groups)
Macro (ex: Organizations or communities)
What are generalist social workers? - Answer -BSW; engage in planning process, do
case assessments, children + families + groups
What are advanced practice social workers? - Answer -MSW or PhD - Therapy, clinical,
research, teaching
What is the CSWE? - Answer -Council on Social Work Education; putting policies and
procedures in for social workers
What is the NASW? - Answer -National Association of Social Workers; President is
Kathy (from ISU)
6 Core Values of Code of Ethics - Answer -service, social justice, dignity and worth of
the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, competence
What is a social problem? - Answer -Any social behavior in our community (ex: hunger)
What is the ecosystems perspective/theory? - Answer -Maintain simultaneous focus on
person and environment
What is the general systems theory? - Answer -Human behavior in terms of complex
systems; systems can be effective when everyone works together
What is the ecological systems theory? - Answer -views the person as developing
within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding
environment
What is poverty? - Answer -Lack of resources to achieve a reasonably comfortable
standard of living
What is inequality? - Answer -the unequal distribution of valued goods and
opportunities
What is social work? - Answer -the professional activity of helping individuals, groups,
or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning.
What are the levels of social work? - Answer -Micro (ex: Individuals)
Mezzo (ex: Families and groups)
Macro (ex: Organizations or communities)
What are generalist social workers? - Answer -BSW; engage in planning process, do
case assessments, children + families + groups
What are advanced practice social workers? - Answer -MSW or PhD - Therapy, clinical,
research, teaching
What is the CSWE? - Answer -Council on Social Work Education; putting policies and
procedures in for social workers
What is the NASW? - Answer -National Association of Social Workers; President is
Kathy (from ISU)
6 Core Values of Code of Ethics - Answer -service, social justice, dignity and worth of
the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, competence
What is a social problem? - Answer -Any social behavior in our community (ex: hunger)
What is the ecosystems perspective/theory? - Answer -Maintain simultaneous focus on
person and environment
What is the general systems theory? - Answer -Human behavior in terms of complex
systems; systems can be effective when everyone works together
What is the ecological systems theory? - Answer -views the person as developing
within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding
environment
What is poverty? - Answer -Lack of resources to achieve a reasonably comfortable
standard of living
What is inequality? - Answer -the unequal distribution of valued goods and
opportunities
