About what range of possible communities should a social worker be alert when assessing a client’s community involvements?

What will be an ideal response?


Listed below are a range of types of people or communities that may be significant to social work clients:

• Family of origin
• Family of choice
• Identified friends with common interests
• Church
• Vocational
• School
• Neighborhood contacts
• Social contacts
• Health service providers
• Internet friends
• Telephone friends
• Informal community relations (store clerks, etc.)

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Explain the key features of multicultural competence.

What will be an ideal response?

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The weakest form of validity is:

a. face validity. b. criterion validity. c. construct validity. d. content validity.

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Sessions that include the client and family members are called:

a. multifamily groups. b. co-joint sessions. c. conjoint sessions. d. multi-systemic therapy. e. family group.

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The act of pointing out wrongdoing or practices that are illegal, dangerous, or otherwise problematic within an

organization or entity is called:

a. Wagging the dog b. Petitioning c. Use of media d. Whistle-blowing

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