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| What are the two main components of the social welfare system? |
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| social services and income security programs |
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| Selective welfare programs differ from universal programs, in that universal social programs |
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| are available to everyone in a specific category, such as people over age 65 |
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| The 'person-in-the-environment' concept identified in the IFSW definition refers to: |
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| an approach to problem solving that focuses on the interactions between an individual, his or her network of friends and relationships, and broader social factors. |
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| The 'social change' mandate identified in the IFSW definition of social work refers to |
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| working in solidarity with those who are disadvantaged or excluded from society to eliminate the inequities, barriers, and injustices that exist |
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| Advocates of the structural approach to social work would generally view social welfare as |
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| one of the contradictions of capitalism |
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| There is significant overlap between the three helping professions: social work, psychology and psychiatry. Social work primarily involves: |
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| a focus on the individual and his or her environment and social structures |
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| The phrase 'ambiguity of social work' and the ethical dilemmas that may come about as a result refer to |
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a. the fact that social workers frequently have to balance urgent and practical intervention measures with more difficult ethical and political questions
b. the need to make choices in situations in which the policy and regulations of the agency conflict with what social workers believe are the best interests of their client
c. instances wherein social workers have not had adequate training to carry out their responsibilities
d. both (a) and (b) |
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| Indigenous social work takes a decolonial approach. This means: |
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a. it is based on critical analysis of Canadian history and the Canada has treated its Indigenous peoples
b. it requires a strong and ongoing critique of colonialism in relation to Indigenous peoples
c. it does not fully align with mainstream social work intervention models, as they have traditionally been conceived
d. all of the above |
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| The increasing emphasis on 'managerialism' (or what might be called the social control aspect of social work) means that |
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a. many practitioners experience a mismatch between initial good intentions and their real-life ability to effect lasting change
b. many social workers feel that they are not able to carry through on what needs to be done to help their clients
c. many social workers experience unnecessary stress in their day-to-day work with clients
d. all of the above |
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| With respect to social welfare in Canada, major disputes arise in determining which groups are in need and to what extent they need state assistance. The two general approaches to social welfare are |
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| residual and institutional |
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| Direct social work falls into three categories: working with individuals and families, working with groups, and working with communities. Which is the main type of work in which social work practitioners are involved? |
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| working with individuals and families |
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| Which of the following is not a category of direct practice? |
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| Evidence-based practice can be defined as |
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| a general principle of social work practice that seeks to ensure that social work interventions are based on solid empirical research |
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| Which of the following techniques helps social workers understand how their own identities, beliefs, and professional and personal lives are shaped by forces in society? |
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| Which of the following broad stages of the social work process primarily involves the art of asking questions? |
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| Social work, as a profession, has been criticized by other therapy-oriented professions for which of the following reasons? |
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| social work as a profession cannot point to an extensive body of empirical studies that provide its effectiveness |
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| The capacity to understand another person's subjective experience and their personal frame of reference by means of listening is the definition of |
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| Groups for heart and stroke victims, parenting groups, and groups for families in which there has been a recent diagnosis of diabetes are all examples of which one of the five categories of group work? |
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| Which approach to community work typically begins with a listening survey? |
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| Which of the following phases of community work involves a process whereby the community organizer starts to meet community members, listens to how they feel about their community, and begins to involve them in a process of change? |
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| Which of the following is NOT considered to be an activity of child welfare workers? |
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| drug and alcohol rehabilitation |
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| Which of the following series of laws was one of the first concerning children in Upper Canada, and gave town wardens the power to bind a child under fourteen to an employer as an apprentice? |
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| Which time period saw the introduction of compulsory education, regulation of work hours, the right of women to hold property, and the rise of new and improved social agencies? |
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| Which of the following would be considered an in-home child welfare service? |
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| In the area of child protection, which approach is used to estimate the likelihood that a child will be maltreated, based on a careful examination of pertinent data? |
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| According to the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect, the two most frequently occurring categories of substantiated maltreatment were: |
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| exposure to intimate partner violence and neglect |
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| The persistent over-representation of Aboriginal families in investigations of child maltreatment is related to: |
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a. the low incomes and poor housing conditions of many First Nations families
b. substance use and domestic violence
c. the underfunding of services on reserves and a failure to provide adequate resources for family support programs
* d all of the above |
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| The leading structural risk associated with the removal of children, especially Indigenous children, from their homes is: |
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| The legislation that calls on all government institutions and departments to ensure that children's needs are met first and jurisdictional disputes are resolved later is known as |
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| In providing child welfare, which of the following best describes investigations? |
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| it involves obtaining detailed and complete information using interviews, observations, assessment, service reports from professionals and checking available records |
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