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Exam of 15 pages for the course LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker at LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW EXAM TERMS)
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LMSW EXAM TERMSAccessibility - answer What is the opportunity for a client or community to receive or
obtain services
active listening - answer The process of attending to a client, family, or group by using
clinical skills to understand the clients concerns
Activist - answerA social worker whose goal is to achieve social change within society
activities of daily living (ADLs) - answer basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing,
toileting, walking, and dressing (that allow a person to live independently)
Adult Protective Services (APS) - answer For a person over the age of 60, who do you
report sexual, physical, or emotional abuse to?
Advanced Directive (AD) - answerWritten guidelines regarding end-of-life care
developed while the client is competent and oriented x3
Advisory board - answerA group of people selected by an organization for their
experience or ability to offer proposals, information, or advice
Advocacy - answerRepresenting others individually or in groups to protect or advance
their interest
Agency policies and procedures - answerA set of written guidelines developed by an
agency to specify how services will be delivered and the guidelines that dictate how
procedures will be used
Assessment - answerPart of the social work helping process that is used in all levels of
practice. This analyzes a problem to determine its cause, course, and severity. the
information is used to develop an intervention plan
Attachment Disorder - answerThe inability of a child to connect emotionally with their
caretakers, Often the result of negative early childhood experiences
Behavior model - answerwhich model, based on the learning theory, emphasizes the
modification of behavior through the use of reinforcement and rewards
Behavioral theory - answerthe theory that human development and behavior are seen
as responses (reactions) to antecedent stimuli and consequences, both negative and
positive
, bias - answerNegative Beliefs or attitudes about individuals or groups
bio-psycho-social theory - answerA holistic theory of human development that aims to
explain how psychological, biological, and social forces influence development
Board of directors - answerA policy making committee in charge of organizational
operations in terms of staff, funding mission, and programs
Broker - answerA role played by a social worker through which families, groups, clients,
or organizations are connected to services or supports
Competency - answerwhen a social worker possess the knowledge, skills, and ethical
values necessary for practice
Case Manager - answerA social worker whose responsibility is to assess and
coordinate a clients services that are in keeping with the clients objectives, goals, and
needs
Case Management - answerThe social workers role of securing, monitoring, and
implementing services that are needed by a client
Child Protective Services (CPS) - answerservices that are provided to children
vulnerable to abuse, neglect, and exploitation
Child welfare - answerThe field of social work practice that is responsible for monitoring,
and promoting the rights and welfare of children and youth
Micro - answerIndividuals or families, seeking, or being provided with social services
Mezzo - answerOrganizations, groups or community seeking social services
Macro - answerSocial policy, social change, society or research as the entity being
served or targeted
Client system - answerThe client and the elements of the clients social environment that
are the focus of a social work intervention
Client centered model - answerThe model of social work practice that assumes that
clients are capable of dealing with their problems. The social worker partners with the
client to encourage them to take the lead in formulating interventions.
Closed system - answerA system that is not open to feedback or input from other
sources has rigid boundaries, is self-contained, and tends to resist change
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