The skill of _____ involves exploring clients thoughts and feelings about a social worker, their relationship with the worker, or their work together as they occur.
A. giving an introductory speech
B. giving criticism and feedback
C. responding with immediacy
D. building intimate relationships
Which of the following skills is most useful when both social workers and clients wander away from agreed-upon agendas during their interactions?
A. Focusing
B. Critiquing
C. Maintaining
D. Rehearsing
In the contracting process involving a social worker and a client, a form of rehearsal involves clients:
A. beginning their consultation with the social worker.
B. asking questions about the social workers personal life.
C. seeking feedback from the social worker.
D. visualizing themselves undertaking an agreed-upon action step.
When professional social workers work with a client to resolve a situation, which of the following is likely to help them enhance the clients motivation and the probability that action will be taken?
A. Avoiding representational activities
B. Fulfilling impulses
C. Rehearsing action steps
D. Expressing knowledge about social scenarios
Which of the following skills builds on clients experiences and frames of reference by introducing, in an active and expressive fashion, a social workers professional knowledge and expertise?
A. The preparatory reviewing skills
B. The working and evaluating skills
C. The preparation skills
D. The beginning skills
Develop a sample Goal Attainment Scale Form.
What will be an ideal response?
Identify the action steps that can be taken in this case.
What will be an ideal response?
You are conducting an interview with Mrs. Fiona, the Latina woman who is concerned about her children being mistreated at school. She says, I guess Ive never felt like we really belong here in this town. Nobody really seems to like us or want us here. I guess we just dont fit in.
a. Write the words you might say in reflecting an issue as Mrs. F sees it.
What will be an ideal response?
Including graphic representations in service contracts is redundant and should be avoided.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In planning for evaluation, it is important to consider the goodness of fit between the measurement tools or procedures and clients capacities and resources.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.