SOCIAL WORK 238 ACTUAL TEST SET 2026
PRECISE SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
◍ Ecological Theory. Ans: a perspective providing the framework
for understanding the nature of the transactions between the person
and different institutions and systems.
Ex. helping the social worker to identify and consider all systems
contributing to the student's situation or difficulty.
The resolution may be more effective when intervention take place
within more than one system.
◍ ecological environments. Ans: School system, Peer groups,
ethnic/racial group, family system/extended members, socioeconomic
group, community/neighborhood
◍ Family Systems Theory. Ans: A theory that views the family as a
system of interacting parts whose interactions exhibit consistent
patterns and unstated rules. (Murray Bowen) Within the boundaries of
the system, patterns develop as certain family member's behavior is
caused by and causes other family member's behaviors in predictable
ways. Maintaining the same pattern of behaviors within a system may
lead to balance in the family system, but also to dysfunction.
◍ Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
Ans: Federal law that pertains specifically to education records.
Under FERPA, parents have the right to consent to disclosure of their
children's information until the child reaches the age of 18. At 18 the
rights transfer to the student.
, FERPA applies to the education records of the students, including
information that is in written or recorded form. Many records created
by the SSW are subject to the provisions of FERPA.
◍ A school social worker generates social developmental studies,
conducts and records functional behavioral analyses, provides and
documents social work minutes in a individualized education plan,
and engages in recording notes of individual and group counseling
sessions.
These are all protected under what federal law?. Ans: Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
◍ learning disability. Ans:
◍ adaptive behavior. Ans: typical performance of individuals
without disabilities in meeting the expectations of their various
environments.
◍ Adaptive Skills. Ans: include conceptual, social, and practical
competencies for functioning in typical community settings
◍ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Ans: A
special education law that requires schools to educate students with
disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of
their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the
students.
PRECISE SOLUTIONS DELIVERED
◍ Ecological Theory. Ans: a perspective providing the framework
for understanding the nature of the transactions between the person
and different institutions and systems.
Ex. helping the social worker to identify and consider all systems
contributing to the student's situation or difficulty.
The resolution may be more effective when intervention take place
within more than one system.
◍ ecological environments. Ans: School system, Peer groups,
ethnic/racial group, family system/extended members, socioeconomic
group, community/neighborhood
◍ Family Systems Theory. Ans: A theory that views the family as a
system of interacting parts whose interactions exhibit consistent
patterns and unstated rules. (Murray Bowen) Within the boundaries of
the system, patterns develop as certain family member's behavior is
caused by and causes other family member's behaviors in predictable
ways. Maintaining the same pattern of behaviors within a system may
lead to balance in the family system, but also to dysfunction.
◍ Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
Ans: Federal law that pertains specifically to education records.
Under FERPA, parents have the right to consent to disclosure of their
children's information until the child reaches the age of 18. At 18 the
rights transfer to the student.
, FERPA applies to the education records of the students, including
information that is in written or recorded form. Many records created
by the SSW are subject to the provisions of FERPA.
◍ A school social worker generates social developmental studies,
conducts and records functional behavioral analyses, provides and
documents social work minutes in a individualized education plan,
and engages in recording notes of individual and group counseling
sessions.
These are all protected under what federal law?. Ans: Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
◍ learning disability. Ans:
◍ adaptive behavior. Ans: typical performance of individuals
without disabilities in meeting the expectations of their various
environments.
◍ Adaptive Skills. Ans: include conceptual, social, and practical
competencies for functioning in typical community settings
◍ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Ans: A
special education law that requires schools to educate students with
disabilities in least restrictive environments to the greatest extent of
their abilities using plans tailored to the individual needs of the
students.
