Which of the following statements is true of a social work skill?

A. It enables a social worker to maintain the status quo in a society while helping the underprivileged groups.
B. It should be applied mechanically or bureaucratically to all people and in all contexts.
C. It eliminates the need for professionalism in social work.
D. It is a circumscribed set of discrete cognitive and behavioral actions that are consistent and congruent with research-based knowledge.


ANS: D
PG: 13
Feedback: A social work skill is a circumscribed set of discrete cognitive and behavioral actions that are consistent and congruent with (1) social work values, ethics, and obligations; (2) research-based knowledge; (3) the dimensions of professionalism; and (4) a legitimate social work purpose within the context of a phase or process of practice.

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