What is the purpose of a policy assessment matrix?
a. To guide the implementation of a policy.
b. To evaluate a policy that is being enacted to see it if has positive outcomes.
c. To evaluate why a policy is not working.
d. To evaluate the costs of a new policy.
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Policy advocates who put pressure on funders for more resources are:
a. Working for enhanced funding.
b. Whistle-blowing.
c. Influencing the evaluation of a policy's outcomes.
d. None of these.
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Which of the following elections has the greatest impact on social policy?
a. Presidential.
b. Congressional.
c. State.
d. Local.
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The National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics standard of Social workers' ethical responsibilities in practice settings includes which of the following subcategories:
A) Billing
B) Public emergencies
C) Informed consent
D) Evaluation and research
Policy advocates develop power resources by:
A) Building personal credibility.
B) Learning to network.
C) Creating links with groups.
D) All of these choices are correct.
The National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics standard of Social workers' ethical responsibilities to colleagues includes which of the following subcategories:
A) Social welfare
B) Client transfer
C) Termination of services
D) Unethical conduct of colleagues
Power differentials refer to:
A) The exchange between elected officials in powerful positions.
B) The power advantage that some people have over others.
C) The information that is exchanged between practitioners and decision-makers.
D) The negotiations that go on in legislative settings.
According to the NASW Code of Ethics' standards, all of the following are accurate regarding termination of services except:
A) Termination of service should occur when the professional relationship is no longer necessary
B) Termination should be discussed in advance
C) Withdrawing services abruptly should be avoided
D) Clients can never be terminated for failing to pay an overdue balance
Acknowledging that children, parents, teachers, school social workers and schoolboard members all have a right to be present in deliberations regarding proposed anti-bullying legislation is related to
A) The tenor of the conflict.
B) The scope of the conflict.
C) The logic of the conflict.
D) The process power of the conflict.
The National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics standard of Social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients includes which of the following subcategories:
A) Social welfare
B) Client transfer
C) Termination of services
D) Unethical conduct of colleagues
The element of process power that introduces a proposal at the right moment involves:
A) Charisma.
B) Tenor.
C) Coercion.
D) Timing.
According to NASW Code of Ethics:
A) Social workers should always keep information confidential
B) Sexual activities between supervisors and supervisees is prohibited
C) Clients cannot be terminated for failing to pay an overdue balance
D) Client records should be destroyed after services are terminated to protect the client's privacy
Influencing the tenor, tempo, or scope of conflict of deliberations in order to get a specific proposal enacted is:
A) Process power.
B) Indirect power.
C) Person-to-person power.
D) Substantive power.
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At the beginning of hardball negotiations, each party will:
a. Test the intentions of the other side.
b. Agree where concessions can be made.
c. State their position.
d. Use veiled or open threats.
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A common way to ration resources is:
a. To place a limit on the duration of the service.
b. To allow clients to enter on a first-come, first-served policy.
c. Selective outreach.
d. All of the above are ways of rationing resources.
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Which of the following is an example of a constructive approach?
a. Day care for children.
b. Housing subsidies.
c. Job training.
d. All of the above.
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Direct-service staff can participate in agenda building by:
a. Working within agencies.
b. Locating unaddressed or poorly addressed community needs.
c. Joining already existing coalitions and advocacy groups.
d. All of these choices.
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The limitations of an evaluation effort would normally be contained in the______ section of a final evaluation report.
A) Discussion
B) Results
C) Introduction
D) Methods
Free market capitalism is:
A) The theory that free trade should be developed so that nations choose to specialize in certain goods that give them a competitive advantage.
B) The theory that nations should be able to establish open, tax-free trade for goods.
C) The system that supports equal distribution of property.
D) The theory that people control the market.
A description of the evaluation design used and the data collection system employed would appear in the______ section of an evaluation report.
A) Introduction
B) Results
C) Methodology
D) All of the above
Progress in reducing the most extreme poverty levels have been made in which area of the world?
A) East Asia.
B) China.
C) India.
D) China and India.
A brief synopsis of the most significant findings of an evaluation is contained in the:
A) Executive summary
B) Literature review section
C) Introduction section
D) All of the above
Economic advantages realized by Europe, Great Britain, and the United States were significantly eroded as a result of:
A) Their dependence on oil.
B) Their involvement in two world wars.
C) Their misunderstanding of underdeveloped countries.
D) Corporate greed.
In the data gathering stage in an evaluation of a macro intervention, which of the following may be good sources of data?
A) Family and friends
B) Case records
C) Archives and public records
D) All of the above
The widening gap between developed and developing nations was created by:
A) Intrinsic differences between citizens, such as intelligence and race.
B) Different rates of technological advances.
C) Different levels of dependency on oil.
D) Terrorism.
A drug treatment program that selects only the most promising candidates to be evaluated is an example of:
A) Maturation
B) Creaming
C) Deciduation
D) Systematic random sampling
Some U.S. corporations:
A) Relocate their operations overseas in order to avoid paying taxes.
B) Replace American workers with low wage workers in other countries in order to increase profits.
C) Increase profits by lowering anti-pollution standards.
D) All of the choices are correct.
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