In the context of social workers, which of the following practices is likely to improve the quality and the
effectiveness of the process of helping clients?
A. Using immediate thoughts and emotional reactions as a basis for professional action
B. Acquiring systematic evaluative feedback from clients
C. Using a standard approach to solve the problems of each client
D. Asking closed-ended questions during interviews with clients
In the context of social workers, the degree to which helpers believe in the value and effectiveness of what
they do and how they do it is termed:
A. allegiance.
B. self-control.
C. facilitation.
D. self-efficacy
The common factors that are important for the effective working relationships between social workers and
their clients are:
A. not related to the facilitative conditions.
B. also referred to as facilitative conditions.
C. specific to a particular model or approach employed by social workers while dealing with their
clients.
D. separate from the effects of specific intervention approaches and techniques employed by social
workers
For social workers, _____ involves the confidence in their ability to execute specific skills in a particular
set of circumstances and thereby achieve a successful outcome (Holden, Meenaghan, Anastas, & Metrey, 2001, p.
116).
A. self-interest
B. self-efficacy
C. self-control
D. self-awareness
In the context of professionalism among social workers, what is the fundamental attribution error?
A. The tendency of people to blame external factors, such as other people or circumstances, for their personal shortcomings is referred to as the fundamental attribution error.
B. The use of unethical measures by social workers while collecting research data is referred to as the fundamental attribution error.
C. The overvaluing of personal and the undervaluing of social and environmental factors in the analysis of human behavior is referred to as the fundamental attribution error.
D. The inability to see ones personal lapses in judgement is referred to as the fundamental attribution error.
_____ is one of the big five or OCEAN personality factors.
A. Self-reliance
B. Selfishness
C. Neuroticism
D. Introversion
In technical terms, _____ is the study of the relationships among organisms as well as the relationships between them and their physical environment
A. psychology
B. terminology
C. sociology
D. ecology
In addition to integrity, professionalism among social workers involves a sophisticated level of:
A. self-understanding and self-control.
B. assumptions and presumptions.
C. personality and status.
D. individuality and personal progress.
As a social worker, you demonstrate integrity when you:
A. always use your immediate thoughts and emotional reactions as a basis for professional action.
B. hold an entirely different set of personal and religious views from that of a client.
C. change your mind when credible evidence challenges previously held beliefs.
D. reveal the information given by a client to other clients.
In its Code of Ethics, the National Association of Social Workers (2008) holds that social workers should:
A. benefit from the status and authority of being a licensed social worker.
B. not be given a privileged status in society.
C. promote an establishmentarian orientation in favor of the social status quo.
D. not be associated with dishonesty.
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