Question 1

Social casework is a step-by-step approach to counselling.Who was it originally used by?

Accepted Answer

A) the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame 
B) volunteers at the Bureau des Pauvres in Quebec 
C) John Joseph Kelso 
D) friendly visitors of the poor during the organized charity movement 
A) the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame 
B) volunteers at the Bureau des Pauvres in Quebec 
C) John Joseph Kelso 
D) friendly visitors of the poor during the organized charity movement

Question 2

Which example most closely reflects a social planning approach to community change?

Accepted Answer

A) Several residents of Brandon,Manitoba,walk in protest of government cutbacks to social programs. 
B) The Government of Ontario and the residents of Fort Albany work together to improve people's access to government resources. 
C) After hiring an expert to complete a community needs assessment,Moncton's City Council decides to develop more green spaces and playgrounds. 
D) The Government of Alberta and the residents of Fort McMurray meet to discuss ideas for local job creation. 
A) Several residents of Brandon,Manitoba,walk in protest of government cutbacks to social programs. 
B) The Government of Ontario and the residents of Fort Albany work together to improve people's access to government resources. 
C) After hiring an expert to complete a community needs assessment,Moncton's City Council decides to develop more green spaces and playgrounds. 
D) The Government of Alberta and the residents of Fort McMurray meet to discuss ideas for local job creation.

Question 3

Josh has been providing weekly session for the past three months to the Smith family.They have been identifying the challenges of raising their teenage son;and fifteen-year-old Martin,their son,has been sharing and working through his own challenges with his family.What type of family services would this be considered?

Accepted Answer

A) family reunification 
B) family preservation 
C) family support and resource programs 
D) family therapy 
A) family reunification 
B) family preservation 
C) family support and resource programs 
D) family therapy

Question 4

Structural social work is one of the many anti-oppressive approaches taken by social workers.What is its purpose?

Accepted Answer

A) to help individual clients to change 
B) to help families to change 
C) to change macro-systems 
D) to change the organizations that employ them 
A) to help individual clients to change 
B) to help families to change 
C) to change macro-systems 
D) to change the organizations that employ them

Question 5

The scientific approach to helping families emerged during the 1920s and 1930s.What was it commonly known as?

Accepted Answer

A) family therapy 
B) family casework 
C) family intervention 
D) family-centred social work practice 
A) family therapy 
B) family casework 
C) family intervention 
D) family-centred social work practice

Question 6

What are Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)and the National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO)two examples of?

Accepted Answer

A) bottom-down organizations 
B) grass-roots organizations 
C) community living organizations 
D) contributory programs 
A) bottom-down organizations 
B) grass-roots organizations 
C) community living organizations 
D) contributory programs

Question 7

The Occupy Movement,which was initiated in 2011,is best described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) social planning 
B) social movement 
C) community development 
D) grass roots activism 
A) social planning 
B) social movement 
C) community development 
D) grass roots activism

Question 8

After the First World War,a growing body of research in the helping professions paved the way for more professional,systematic,and scientific approaches to changing people and their environments.What were helpers in the social welfare field now required to do?

Accepted Answer

A) register with their provincial/territorial professional association 
B) engage in community development 
C) have formal training in the social sciences 
D) charge fees for their services 
A) register with their provincial/territorial professional association 
B) engage in community development 
C) have formal training in the social sciences 
D) charge fees for their services

Question 9

You selected a social group work approach for a number of your clients,because of this approach's ability to help the participants meet their personal and social needs.What reason might have caused you to NOT make this decision?

Accepted Answer

A) The group members can mature emotionally through face-to-face interactions. 
B) Group members can receive feedback from their peers. 
C) Group members can try out new behaviours in a relatively safe environment. 
D) Relationships do not have to extend beyond the safety of the group room. 
A) The group members can mature emotionally through face-to-face interactions. 
B) Group members can receive feedback from their peers. 
C) Group members can try out new behaviours in a relatively safe environment. 
D) Relationships do not have to extend beyond the safety of the group room.

Question 10

Social activists use a variety of strategies to promote their cause,gain support,and bring about change.Which of the following activities would be considered a campaign strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) asking hundreds of people to sign a petition 
B) hold weekly protest marches 
C) demonstrating with picket signs outside of an abortion clinic 
D) holding a sit-in at the office of a city council member 
A) asking hundreds of people to sign a petition 
B) hold weekly protest marches 
C) demonstrating with picket signs outside of an abortion clinic 
D) holding a sit-in at the office of a city council member

Question 11

The building of capacity is central to the planned change process.In the context of planned change,what does the term capacity refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) the benefits of goal achievement 
B) the motivation to change 
C) the capability to reach a goal 
D) the target of change efforts 
A) the benefits of goal achievement 
B) the motivation to change 
C) the capability to reach a goal 
D) the target of change efforts

Question 12

There are many counselling models that service providers can use to help individual clients.On what societal emphasis is the recent popularity of "brief therapies" most compatible with?

Accepted Answer

A) efficiency 
B) primary prevention 
C) social investment 
D) planned change 
A) efficiency 
B) primary prevention 
C) social investment 
D) planned change

Question 13

According to Brewster and colleagues (2002),organizational change must take place simultaneously at two levels.What are those two levels?

Accepted Answer

According to Brewster and colleagues (20

Question 14

When a social agency decides that it needs to undergo organizational change,it is normal for stakeholders to support the proposed changes on one level,and yet feel some resistance as well.What should staff be encouraged to do to prevent or reduce resistance?

Accepted Answer

A) engage in personal counselling to deal with the stress of change 
B) actively participate in the change process 
C) seek a promotion within the organization 
D) take collective action against management 
A) engage in personal counselling to deal with the stress of change 
B) actively participate in the change process 
C) seek a promotion within the organization 
D) take collective action against management

Question 15

When community organizations work with social workers they can expect the following roles to be fulfilled EXCEPT which?

Accepted Answer

A) community development 
B) demographic changes 
C) social action 
D) social planning 
A) community development 
B) demographic changes 
C) social action 
D) social planning

Social casework is a step-by-step approach to counselling.Who was it originally used by?

Which example most closely reflects a social planning approach to community change?

Structural social work is one of the many anti-oppressive approaches taken by social workers.What is its purpose?

The scientific approach to helping families emerged during the 1920s and 1930s.What was it commonly known as?

What are Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)and the National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO)two examples of?

The Occupy Movement,which was initiated in 2011,is best described by which of the following?

After the First World War,a growing body of research in the helping professions paved the way for more professional,systematic,and scientific approaches to changing people and their environments.What were helpers in the social welfare field now required to do?

You selected a social group work approach for a number of your clients,because of this approach's ability to help the participants meet their personal and social needs.What reason might have caused you to NOT make this decision?

Social activists use a variety of strategies to promote their cause,gain support,and bring about change.Which of the following activities would be considered a campaign strategy?

The building of capacity is central to the planned change process.In the context of planned change,what does the term capacity refer to?

There are many counselling models that service providers can use to help individual clients.On what societal emphasis is the recent popularity of "brief therapies" most compatible with?

According to Brewster and colleagues (2002),organizational change must take place simultaneously at two levels.What are those two levels?

When a social agency decides that it needs to undergo organizational change,it is normal for stakeholders to support the proposed changes on one level,and yet feel some resistance as well.What should staff be encouraged to do to prevent or reduce resistance?

When community organizations work with social workers they can expect the following roles to be fulfilled EXCEPT which?

The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare

Social Welfare Policy

Historical Foundations

Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA

Service Sectors

Social Agencies

Service Providers

The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups

The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families

Social Welfare and Older Canadians

The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians

The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants

Social Welfare and People With Disabilities

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Exam 8: Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems

Social casework is a step-by-step approach to counselling.Who was it originally used by?

Which example most closely reflects a social planning approach to community change?

Structural social work is one of the many anti-oppressive approaches taken by social workers.What is its purpose?

The scientific approach to helping families emerged during the 1920s and 1930s.What was it commonly known as?

What are Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)and the National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO)two examples of?

The Occupy Movement,which was initiated in 2011,is best described by which of the following?

After the First World War,a growing body of research in the helping professions paved the way for more professional,systematic,and scientific approaches to changing people and their environments.What were helpers in the social welfare field now required to do?

You selected a social group work approach for a number of your clients,because of this approach's ability to help the participants meet their personal and social needs.What reason might have caused you to NOT make this decision?

Social activists use a variety of strategies to promote their cause,gain support,and bring about change.Which of the following activities would be considered a campaign strategy?

The building of capacity is central to the planned change process.In the context of planned change,what does the term capacity refer to?

There are many counselling models that service providers can use to help individual clients.On what societal emphasis is the recent popularity of "brief therapies" most compatible with?

According to Brewster and colleagues (2002),organizational change must take place simultaneously at two levels.What are those two levels?

When a social agency decides that it needs to undergo organizational change,it is normal for stakeholders to support the proposed changes on one level,and yet feel some resistance as well.What should staff be encouraged to do to prevent or reduce resistance?

When community organizations work with social workers they can expect the following roles to be fulfilled EXCEPT which?

The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare

Social Welfare Policy

Historical Foundations

Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA

Service Sectors

Social Agencies

Service Providers

The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups

The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families

Social Welfare and Older Canadians

The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians

The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants

Social Welfare and People With Disabilities

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