Best practices research is a resource that supports evidence-based
a. assessment
b. intervention
c. monitoring
d. evaluation
Ques. 2The term evidence-based practice means that the social worker should
a. expect clients to provide documentation of their needs
b. search agency records to identify clients with similar problems
c. seek the most well-documented information about the client's condition
d. ask the client's family members to verify the truth of the client's statements
Ques. 3A social worker is counseling a client diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder. Which of the following practice theories or models is considered most likely to be effective in treating this disorder?
a. Narrative Model
b. Task-Centered Model
c. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
d. Person-Centered Theory
Ques. 4Which practice perspective is most focused on helping the client find ways to use his or her current abilities in addressing a social problem?
a. Feminist
b. Generalist
c. Ethnic-Sensitive
d. Strengths
Ques. 5Crisis intervention focuses on which of the following concepts or principles?
a. Maximizing client strengths
b. Achieving change during a 4-6 week period
c. Engaging the client in class advocacy
d. Exploring the root cause of the issue
Ques. 6Which of the following practice approaches typically gives more attention to changing the client's environment than to changing the client's behavior or attitudes?
a. Structural model
b. Solution Focused Model
c. Self-help model
d. Addiction model
Ques. 7The ecosystems perspective is most closely associated with which of the following concepts or principles?
a. Negative reinforcement
b. Negative entropy
c. Adaptation
d. Repeopling
Ques. 8Which of the following practice approaches was developed by social workers?
a. Psychoeducational theory
b. Behavioral theory
c. Exchange theory
d. Interactional model