Mental health professionals must move forward and beyond the traditional approach of focusing solely on the intrapsychic, accept and recognize the impact of sociopolitical factors on our clients and their families, and determine how our advocacy can effectively address those issues. Part of their ethical and moral obligation is to:

a. decide how they will work within the system and how they

can get the most out of it for themselves.
b. advocate with the aim of creating a just society in which all people have equal opportunities and resources tostrive toward their personal goals.
c. not support the philosophy and policies of agencies they may work at.
d. change the agency's norms, values, and expectations to match their own.


b

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Both the IFSW and the CSWE define the purpose of social work to include advancing the human condition and:

a. the CSWE built on the IFSW definition of social work b. the IFSW aims at a local context c. the CSWE specifies the application of multiple political theoretical models d. endorse special interest policies

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a. Inequality and Social Injustice b. Poverty and Community c. Social Justice and Equality d. Values and Norms

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a. 30 b. 60 c. 90 d. 7

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