9. You are a social worker in an independent living facility for older adults. You are asked to evaluate a person’s capacity to continue to live independently. What steps would you take to preserve the person’s dignity and capacity to make choices?

What will be an ideal response?


The answer should recognize the person’s strengths, and evaluate their capacity to make choices. The student should facilitate a discussion with the person on his/her perception of the situation, the options for improved independence (even if this is through supportive services) and ability to make choices

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According to Erving Goffman, we are constantly

a) shifting between various social worlds as we move through daily life b) using media to compare our own situation to that of other people c) moving from fantasy to reality as we go from TV to the real world d) making framing mistakes that we experience as frightening and unreal

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The 1974 passage of ___________________ represented a comprehensive reform of pension regulations in the U.S

A. Employee Retirement Income Security Act B. Age Discrimination in Pension Coverage Reform Act C. Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation Act D. none of these

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An approach to social reform with roots in the late 19th century, involving living among the poor and serving them directly, was known as:

a) Charity Organizations Society b) Settlement House c) Professional Imperialism d) International Social Development

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Unfortunately, the Bush administration did not sufficiently meet any of these requirements in the two years following Hurricane Katrina; this was partly due to its private market ideology

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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