Think of a case involving a family from your work, practicum, or life experience that would be suitable for a solution-focused therapeutic approach. Describe the case and what makes it appropriate.

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Families suitable for the solution-focused approach demonstrate the ability to interactionalize (view problems as interactive) rather than locating problems within any one individual.

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Which of the following would be a part of the "closure" step of human service practice?

a. determine the extent to which intervention has been effective b. determine the degree to which the goals of intervention cannot be achieved c. suggest other sources of help that a client could use to cope with problems still unresolved by the intervention d. all of the other answers represent parts of "closure"

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From a second-order cybernetics perspective, mistakes are considered to be:

a. Unacceptable b. Transference c. Counter-transference d. Therapeutic opportunities

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What is one simple distinction between lorises and bush babies?

A) Lorises move much more slowly than bush babies. B) Lorises are more terrestrial than bush babies. C) Lorises eat insects, and bush babies are vegetarian. D) Lorises are diurnal, and bush babies are nocturnal.

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The skill of communicating competently with people of contrasting cultures, which is

becoming an increasingly important expertise in social work practice, is referred to as A. cultural paradigm B. cultural interaction C. cultural competency D. cultural understanding

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