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Question: Social work aims to help whom?
Choices:
Oppressed
The poor
The vulnerable
All of the above
Question: Which women played an important role in the early history of social work?
Choices:
Carol Lunxford
Jane Adams
Mary Rolette
Mary Richmond
Both B and D
Question: This concept builds on systems theory, focusing on the interaction of client systems and the larger environmental context. The focus is on what happens between people and the environment.
Choices:
Strengths perspective
Ecological systems framework
Macrosystem
Biological systems
Question: Changing the environment so that it works better for an individual would be called
Choices:
Micro practice
Person in environment perspective
Diversity perspective
Macro practice
Question: explains how elements work together to make up an identifiable whole. Social workers are most interested in social systems, the interactions among people that make up society. The theory suggests that many different This theory explains how elements (family, friends, school environment, social service programs, etc.) make up the pieces that shape a person's life. To effectively intervene with an individual we need to look at all the separate parts that make up the whole system.
Choices:
Person-in-environment perspectice
Personality perspectice
Systems network
General systems theory
Question: Helping someone fit better within their community would be an example of
Choices:
Social services
Macro practice
Human services
Micro practice
Question: The focus on both the individual and his or her social setting is a central tenet of social work practice, known as the
Choices:
Person-in-environment perspective
Social welfare system
General systems theory
Elizabethan poor laws
Question: Was the Hull house more micro or more macro?
Choices:
Micro
Macro
Question: How can we separate social work?
Choices:
Macro and micro practice
Bachelors degree
Masters degree
Question: Why is social work unique?
Choices:
It helps all people.
Helps the society work better for the person and the person function better in society.
Less racism.
Provides benefits for the poor.
Question: True or false. Social work is the most common health profession in the world.
Choices:
True
False
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