Briefly identify some of the challenges an evaluator may face in gaining access to a minority population for a study.
What will be an ideal response?
Some of the challenges in gaining access to a target population include: the target population has experienced injustice with regard to prior research, including feeling exploited and not receiving any benefits from the research; mistrust of university researchers and outsiders in general, and a history of past discrimination.
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Which type of treatment group would be comprised of a group of heterosexual singles exploring their attitudes about the opposite gender?
A. Growth group B. Educational group C. Therapy group D. Task group
Social workers best serve clients with disabilities by ______.
A. pushing them toward independence above all else B. helping them to get admitted into inpatient hospital programs C. helping them to accept their limitations and live happily within them D. attuning to what the clients want and refraining from making assumptions or labeling.
Which of the following statements is true regarding termination of a group:
a. The less emotionally dependent a member has become on a group, the more he or she is apt to feel anger, rejection, and depression over termination b. The more emotionally close and emotionally invested a member is to a group, the lesser will be that member’s feeling of loss c. The more a member has experienced difficulties in separating in the past from significant others, the less likely it is that the separation will be experienced as difficult d. The pattern of reacting to separation in the past is apt to be repeated
Federal grants favor projects that:
a. Will be enacted by one agency or organization. b. Propose and specify collaborations between agencies and organizations. c. Place an emphasis on education. d. Are implemented according to a written strategy.