W, age 39, began talking with a social worker who did not personally approve of gay
marriage.
As W was talking he said that his husband had encouraged W to see a
social worker because he was becoming more and more anxious about an upcoming
family reunion that both would be attending. The social worker was at first caught off
guard when hearing the male pronoun, but after realizing that W was married to a
man, she continued to convey care and interest in what he was saying. The social
worker became aware of her internal thought about his marriage as she explored the
specific concerns W had about the family reunion. The social worker is demonstrating
which social work factor?
a. Well-being
b. Acceptance
c. Genuineness
d. Empathy
B
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Social work ____________ provide the basis for social work beliefs about individuals and society
a. morals b. ethics c. values d. rules
On an unconscious level, according to the theory underlying Ego Psychology, a client seeks help for motives that differ from those on the conscious level. These unconscious motives include
A. an overpowering desire to receive mothering. B. reassuring unconscious concerns. C. keeping unconscious desires from consciousness. D. fear of intimacy.
The Gender-related Development Index (GDI) reflects “disparity in human development
achievements between _____ in three dimensions: health, education, and living standards.”
A. women of first-world nations and women of third-world nations B. Caucasian and African races C. the old and the young D. women and men
The evaluator needs to manage the ________________ in qualitative evaluation projects.
a. unforeseen findings b. evaluation questions c. participants’ histories d. a and b only e. all of the above