Macro change is required when communities or institutions constrain individuals by limiting their opportunities.
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Social workers need to engage in policy practice because:
A) The Code of Ethics strongly encourages it.
B) They often bring distinctive viewpoints to the process.
C) They have to advocate for their self interests.
D) All of the choices are correct.
The informational competency for empowerment involves thinking about how best to approach a given group, anticipating potential challenges, and planning for them.
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Utilitarians believe that:
A) Scientific data has no connection to social policy making.
B) When creating social policy, ethical and moral choices are more important than economic factors.
C) It is important to be objective and not let personal circumstance influence decision making.
D) Policies should be supported by research and social science.
Intrapersonal competency for empowerment requires that the social worker be able to utilize knowledge and various skills in pursuit of empowerment.
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The NASW Code of Ethics:
A) Makes policy advocacy an optional activity.
B) Focuses only on such issues as confidentiality.
C) Requires all social workers to engage in policy advocacy.
D) Limits policy advocacy to macro practitioners in social work.
Social workers should live by the adage the end justifies the means .
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__________ believe in the effectiveness of the private markets.
A) Conservatives
B) Radicals
C) Liberals
D) All of the choices are correct.
The question of what is legally and ethically defensible is always open to a degree of interpretation.
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Liberals are more likely than conservatives to want to:
A) Support roles for state and local governments.
B) Support free-market approaches, such as vouchers.
C) Support additional taxes for social programs.
D) Use the economic regulatory powers of the government to address problems in the workings of the private markets.
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