The specialty of school social work was developed in the 1940s primarily to address the needs of students who were
newly arrived immigrants.
a. True
b. False
False
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When can social workers link micro policy advocacy to macro policy advocacy?
A. When there are gaps, omissions, and flaws in policies in specific cases B. When diagnosing opportunities C. When deciding what is right D. When analyzing social problems
According to the text, social workers are committed to
A) helping people develop the necessary skills to become self- sufficient and function at their optimal levels, personally and within society B) providing counseling and other mental health services to those in need using a fee-for-service model C) working within social and political systems on behalf of those individuals in society who have a strong voice, and have established a powerbase within society D) supporting individuals to function at a level within society that best supports the collective goals of their community
An example of an unintended consequence of a social policy is
a. illegal sale of methadone to street addicts. b. reduction in poverty among seniors due to Social Security. c. reduction in crime due to tougher sentencing guidelines. d. improvement in infant's health due to WIC.
The dilemma of diagnosis refers to
a. the frequency with which patients misdiagnose themselves and seek the wrong type of treatment. b. the fact that most counselors diagnose quickly, without taking time to get to know the patient. c. the unnatural, forced treatment cycle favored by some behavioral counselors. d. the necessity for assigning a label to a client in order to receive payment from insurance companies.