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A family with extremely rigid boundaries is likely to have
Limited input from outside systems * boundaries create barriers between the family and outside
What factor is evidence of an individual cognitive strengths?
Logical thought processes
In an alcoholic family what role is assumed by the child who is funny and consistently entertains other family members?
Mascot * distract the family function by entertaining
What term best describes the collective information during the intervention phase of problem-solving?
Monitoring *
What should be the focus of a social workers assessment when using the family life cycle theory as a frame of reference?
Normal events at different stages in family development
The ability to evaluate the situation, social phenomenon, or person without prejudice or distortion is referred to as
Objectivity *
A distraught client walks into a mental health agency asking for help. The client tells the social worker about going to several other mental health agencies saying they did not help. What should the social worker do first?
Offered to talk with them about previous treatment experiences
A social worker meets with a young adult client who is concerned because she has stopped having menstrual periods and has insomnia from night sweats. What types of assessment would be most appropriate?
A medical assessment *underlying medical issue is insomnia and night sweats
What aspect of a clients behavior during an interview would best help the social worker to assess the communication skills of the client?
Ability of the client to remain focused during the interview *
A social worker is providing services to a caregiver who refuses a referral to a community support group. After exploring the clients reasons for the referral what should the social worker do next?
Accept the clients decision to decline * ethical principle of allowing clients to refuse services
Social worker social worker interviews a client about finding employment. The client reports being more concerned about issues with a teenage child at home. How should the social worker first respond to the clients concern?
Acknowledging the parent child problems * client self-determination is a problem here, client must first be validated
Social worker has referred a family to a free public health clinic. The family refuses, telling the social worker that family members do not receive adequate care at public clinics. What should the social worker do first?
Allow family members to express their feelings about this issue * social work I need to start with the families at
A client tells a social worker about recently being hit by a car. The client feels anxious and sad and is unable to recall details of the accident. What condition is the client most likely experiencing?
Amnesia
What is the best description of empathy?
An insightful understanding of another person thoughts thoughts and emotions *
What statement best describes the concept of privilege communication for social workers?
Provides the legal grounds for confidentiality *
A social worker employed by a nursing home is interviewing an 82 yr old client. The client complains of change in memory and appears somewhat distraught about it. What is the social workers best response?
Refer the client to a physician to rule out any medical condition
Social worker meets with an 85-year-old client with cognitive impairments who is having financial difficulties. The social worker discovers that the client has been charged exorbitant fees for in adequate home repairs over a long period of time. The client does not wanna report the repair company since the workers were friendly what should the social worker do first?
Report the situation to the appropriate authorities * obvious signs of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult
Social worker meets with a 13-year-old client who reports that she may be pregnant her boyfriend a 16-year-old. The client demands of the social worker not tell anyone. What should the social worker do first?
Review the limits of confidentiality related to the circumstance * jurisdictional mandates
Social worker is coordinating home-based physical therapy for two-year-old child. The child's parent has agreed to the services but frequently forgets about the appointments. What should the social worker do first?
Review with the parent the barriers to treatment adherence * must explore why they are missing first before taking action
A couple experiencing marital conflict meet with the social worker. They began by describing their division of household duties. She works outside the home while he maintains the household. What should the social worker do first?
Satisfaction of gender roles *
A social worker believes that a child's academic problems may be due to a learning disability. To evaluate this possibility, to what professional should the social worker refer the child?
School psychologist *specifically in school setting
In social work practice the most important reason for obtaining a client social history is to ride a better understanding of the client and to determine...
Services needed by the client * initial focus on needs
What is the term for the process by which individuals assume the roles they play within a system?
Socialization
A successful African-American neurosurgeon grew up in a one parent or petted by his mother, who was illiterate and extremely poor. To conclude that the neurosurgeons achievements are typical of middle and upper class expectations suggest...
Stereotypical thinking * overgeneralization or expected behavior
Social worker meets with a client about issues related to spousal abuse. The social worker observed the client was in his voice and conclude that he is angry with his wife. What kind of information is this observation?
Subjective * based on interpretation
A social worker overhears an employee at the agency having a telephone conversation. The conversation seems to reveal that a child was abused by another colleague. What should the social worker do first?
Talk to the employee to see what was overheard *since it was overheard and not first hand they need to clarify first
A child tell the social worker that his parents have repeatedly threatened to tell everyone at school if he went to bed again. What pattern of parent behavior does this demonstrate?
Terrorizing
When selecting a family for special needs adoption placement, what is the most important variable for the social worker to assess?
The families ability to cope with challenges the child may present *
While the social worker is facilitating a weekly support group, the client becomes very disruptive. What should the social worker do?
Ask a good number to tell the client how they are being affected by the behavior * Group cohesiveness
A social worker notices that a client's verbal and nonverbal communications are incongruent. How can the social worker accurately determine the clients message?
Ask about the underlying meaning of the communication *address the incongruence and define what is being shown
A social worker who is facilitating a group workshop notes that a client has trouble interacting with the group and becomes tearful when discussing some topics. What processes are the social workers observation part of?
Assessment * taking in information and not acting on it
Social workers anticipating the interruption of services to clients who are still in need should...
Assist in making arrangements for continuation of services *code of ethics requires
In an initial meeting with a social worker, a client says that medical issues have forced her to stay home and give up social activities. The client reports feeling depressed and spiritually empty. What should the social worker do first?
Assist the client and prioritizing her concerns * figure out which concern is more pressing
What characteristic best describes normal development in the two-year-old child?
Being determined to do for oneself * establishing independence from parents
While reading a couples adoption references the social worker notices that three of the five references include information on the wife only. What is the social workers most appropriate response to the lack of information?
Contact the references and ask for additional data * seek out the missing data from the references
A teacher refers a student who was recently placed in foster care to the school social worker. The student sleeps in class, refuses to speak, and does not complete homework. The foster parent reports the student is aggressive at home. What should The social worker do first?
Coordinate a conference with the teacher, foster parents, and foster care worker * we must first gather up information
A social worker answering a crisis hotline establishes rapport with a caller and determines that the color is not immediate danger. What should the social worker do next?
Define the problem * after it is established there is no danger find the problem
Using a strengths perspective, the social workers first step in the assessment of a clients ability to benefit from intervention is to determine the clients...
Definition of the problem situation *cannot be of assistance without definition and allowing client to discuss ways to solve
What symptom is most commonly associated with alcohol withdraw?
Delirium tremendous
What does knowledge of family life cycle theory enable social workers to do?
Determines levels of family development task accomplishment * looks at stages of family development
Associate social worker or long-term homeless shelter families is responsible for completing psychosocial assessment of new clients. What should the social worker do to best assess sexual orientation of the clients?
Discuss the clients sexual orientation as a part of the standard intake * Best option
That's what I recommend for the court mandated client for the first time. After knowledge and the clients reluctance to meet court requirements, the social worker than at times to establish rapport and begin gathering information. What skill is a social worker using?
Engagement
A client takes the same prescription medication as her child she tells the social worker that when she runs out medication she takes a pill from the child's bottle. What should the social worker do first?
Explore of the client reasons she is running out of medication
What an idiot he still is used in social work to help the client such treatment goals?
Focusing *Helping the client refine reasons for seeking services
What step is an appropriate part of the referral process?
Following up to determine whether the resources were provided * only option
A couple in the process of adopting an infant meet with its a social worker. The infant has a history of emotional neglect. The couple ask about the psychological effects of the neglect as the child ages. What should the social worker do first?
Inform the couple that there may be some psychological impact as a result of the infants past *must first inform the parents of the infants past and the effects it may have on the child
Social worker social worker working in an assisted living facility where is that the resident is being financially exploited by the staff. The social worker reports this to the facility director, who refuses to take action. Ethically what should the social worker do next?
Inform the director of the social workers obligation to report * it is your ethical duty to inform the board however you must first remind the others of their obligation
A social worker in a family preservation program has been working with a family for 18 months. There has been minimal progress. The school is threatening to expel the child. The mother is addicted to drugs and does not demonstrate an interest in services. What should the social worker do?
Initiate permanency planning meeting for possible child placement *the family has been involved with family preservation for quite some time and the reality has to be that this is not a realistic thing
A person who has learned to integrate positive and negative experiences and who then accepts end of life issues is most likely in what stage of psychosocial development?
Integrity v despair *Eriksons stages of development
The social worker in a community organization can best facilitate social change in a local community by...
Involving local leaders in developing plans for the area * social change can best be developed by collaborating efforts
When developing a grant proposal, what my social worker ensure first?
The proposal compatibility with the purpose of the funding agency
What is the most important reason for social workers to be aware of their own spiritual growth and development?
To avoid counter transference in helping relationship * can lead to inadvertently pushing on thoughts on client unless self-aware
According to behavioral theory, what is negative reinforcement?
Withdrawing approval in response to the end desired behavior *
What is the successful beginning of an effective social worker client relationship called?
Working allegiance
