BSW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
transference - ANSWER- Freud. the process by which a client begins to assign feelings
to the social worker such as a romantic one, that is not within the context of the
therapeutic relationship.
countertransference - ANSWER- Freud. when the social worke...
BSW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS transference - ANSWER - Freud. the process by which a client begins to assign feelings to the social worker such as a romantic one, that is not within the context of the therapeutic relationship. countertransference - ANSWER - Freud. when the social worker brings their own issues and feelings to the therapeutic relationship. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER - clients are motivated to meet certain needs. Pyramid is divided into categories of basic (or deficiency) needs and growth (or sel f-
actualization) needs. deficiency needs (Maslow's Hierarchy) - ANSWER - physiological, safety, social and esteem needs Self-actualization - ANSWER - highest on Hierarchy of needs. Stems from a place of growth rather than deficiency. social workers consid er referring client for services - ANSWER - refer clients to other professionals when the other professionals' specialized knowledge or expertise is needed to serve clients fully or when social workers believe that they are not being effective or making rea sonable profess with clients and additional services is required. collateral contact - ANSWER - is a source of information that is knowledgeable about the client's situation and serves to support or corroborate information provided by a client. Communicati on with a collateral contact may be made in person, over the telephone, or by mail. Occurs during assessment stage. assessment stage - ANSWER - a client is the source of providing essential information upon which to define the problem and solutions Engage ment stage - ANSWER - First stage of problem -solving process where sw meets clt., establishes the clt's rationale for seeking help and begins to establish rapport. planning stage - ANSWER - goals are developed to help the client move toward their preferred lifestyle. intervention stage - ANSWER - client and sw work together to help the client make progress towards goals and objectives Generalist Intervention Model (GIM) - ANSWER - engagement, assessment, planning, implementation, eval., termination, follow u p formative evaluation - ANSWER - typically assessed during their development or early implementation to provide information about how best to revise and modify for improvement. This type of evaluation often is helpful for pilot projects and new programs, but can be used for progress monitoring of ongoing programs Summative evaluation - ANSWER - Occurs at the end of services and provide an overall description of their effectiveness. It examines outcomes to determine whether objectives were met. Enables decisio ns to be made regarding future service directions that cannot be made during implementation. (Cost -benefit analyses) needs assessment - ANSWER - a systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or "gaps" between current conditions and desired con ditions or "wants". The discrepancy between the current condition and wanted condition must be measured to appropriately identify the need. cost-benefit analysis - ANSWER - seek to measure the financial gain of a program against its costs. Used to determin e options that provide the best approach to achieve benefits while preserving savings self-disclosure - ANSWER - when a therapist shares their own personal views or experience with a client with the purpose of improving the client's emotional or mental state. Counselors must be very careful when using this. Otherwise the session can become more about the counselor than the client, and that does not serve the clients' needs. interactionist - ANSWER - a theoretical perspective that derives social processes fr om human interaction. It is the study of how individuals shape society and are shaped by society through meaning that arises in interactions role theory - ANSWER - views day -to-day social bx as indivs. carrying out their defined roles structural -functiona l perspective - ANSWER - sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. It asserts that our lives are guided by social structures, which are relatively stable patterns of social behavior strengths -based pers pective - ANSWER - focuses on understanding clients on the basis of their strengths and resources ecological perspective - ANSWER - is an approach to social work practice that addresses the complex transactions between people and their environment. focus of intervention is the interface b/w a client and a client's environment. formal steps in ethical -problem solving - ANSWER - 1. ID ethical standards relevant to the situation
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