The goal of qualitative research is to:

a. Better understand the motivations behind complex phenomena
b. To compliment quantitative research
c. To identify demographic analyze, such as age, race, and class
d. To collect factual information direct from the source
e. To explore personal preferences


a. Better understand the motivations behind complex phenomena

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While marriage and family therapy may be a critical and necessary component of severe problems, effective treatment often includes:

A. Individual or group counseling and/or medication B. Hospitalization C. Removal of identified patients from negative family systems D. All of the above

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_____________ is a diverse pool of human-service workers whose primary duties include serving individuals within the community in a variety of community groups and includes social workers, community organizers and developers, clinical mental health counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, counselors, couples and family therapists, artists, activists, clergy persons, human-service workers

with varying degrees of education and training, and residents involved in the community. a. Community perspective b. Community workers c. Community agencies d. Community work

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Sheila, age 24, is a counselor at a community-based halfway house for men on parole who are also substance

abusers. Most of the clients are in their twenties and early thirties. Sheila finds herself physically attracted to Biff, a good-looking, charming twenty-six-year-old parolee who resides in the house. Agency policy clearly forbids any such relationships with current clients or anyone who has been a client within the past six months. Sheila fights her feelings, but finally gives in. When he asks her for a date, she assents and begins an intimate relationship with Biff “on the sly.” This is the ethical thing to do.

a. True b. False

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In the context of professional social work, a(n) _____ helps to locate community resources and link people

with them.

A. counselor B. broker C. evaluator D. facilitator

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