To facilitate successful meetings, a committee leader:
A. Will periodically summarize the discussion throughout the meeting
B. Should distribute the agenda at the beginning of the meeting
C. Should allow any conflict to run its course and let the members settle it on their
own
D. Will allow the members to set the ground rules
All of the following were listed in the text as dynamics that can become obstacles to team
participation except:
A. Professional boundaries
B. Helplessness in the face of authority
C. Professional differences
D. Goal displacement
Which of the following is true regarding task groups:
A. All feelings are acceptable for professionals in groups
B. Working effectively with working groups requires some immunity from human
failings
C. All behaviors are acceptable for professionals in groups
D. It is normal to favor some group members over others
Social action groups in communities may involve any of the following dimensions
except:
A. Identity
B. Treatment
C. Geographic
D. Issue
A group of representatives from four private social service agencies in three states
periodically meet. Each agency provides a range of services including mental health
counseling, substance abuse counseling, group homes for people with various disabilities,
residential treatment centers for troubled youth, recreational programs for families, and
foreign adoptions. In two agencies, administrators appointed five representatives each.
In the other two agencies, representatives were elected by staff in their respective six
service divisions. A recent meeting held by the group focused on integrating quality
management principles throughout the agencies administrative structures. This group is
an example of a(n):
A. Board of directors
B. Advisory board
C. Delegate council
D. Treatment conference
An assistant director, social work director, home care staff director, and on-grounds
school principal who work in a residential treatment center for girls with serious
behavioral and emotional problems is an example of a(n):
A. Advisory board
B. Board of directors
C. Administrative group
D. Delegate council
A group who meets to establish, monitor, and coordinate service plans on the behalf of a
client system is a(n):
A. Board of directors
B. Treatment conference
C. Advisory board
D. Committee
The text describes a(n) _____ team as a small group of people who conduct almost all of
their collaborative work by electronic communication rather than in face-to-face
meetings.
A. Facebook
B. Tweeter
C. Virtual
D. E-
A(n) _____ is a person with specialized skills and training who assists a professional in
conducting his or her work.
A. Paraprofessional
B. Indigenous worker
C. Delegate
D. Servant
All of the following types of groups are categorized as groups to meet client needs
except:
A. Teams
B. Staff development groups
C. Treatment conferences
D. Social action groups
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