Which of the following is true regarding the history of advocacy in the United States?
a. Social work has maintained a high level of advocacy throughout its history
b. The Charity Organization Society movement tried to reform the social environment that made people losers
c. Today there is little interest in social work in using the political process to create changes for vulnerable
populations
d. In the 1960s advocates represented clients against bulldozers of urban renewal
Advocacy is not likely to be the role of choice when:
a. Clients are discriminated against because of race
b. Procedures or facilities of organizations adversely affect clients
c. A client is unaware of services that are available in the community
Comfort with and ability to use the political process are most especially important skills for:
a. Cause advocacy
b. Case advocacy
c. Case management
d. Case coordination
Cause advocacy is also called ____ advocacy.
a. Case
b. Class
c. Constitutional
d. Creative
A social workers efforts to require education for people with physical disabilities would be considered ____
advocacy.
a. Case
b. Content
c. Cause
d. Critical
All of the following types of knowledge are required for case advocacy except:
a. Knowledge of agency policies and regulations
b. Knowledge of legislative bodies
c. Knowledge of agency appeal procedures
d. Knowledge of agency power structure
Which of the following are examples of advocacy groups?
a. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
b. National Alliance on Mental Illness
c. Gray Panthers
d. All of the above
_____ is defined as the act of directly representing or defending others in social work, it is championing the rights of
individuals or communities through direct intervention or through empowerment.
a. Brokering
b. Facilitation
c. Mediation
d. Advocacy
One very important source of ongoing learning is from your own clients.
a. True
b. False
Most victims of sexual harassment choose not to pursue the formal complaint route because they fear reprisal or
retaliation.
a. True
b. False
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