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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The main focus of cognitive therapy is to:
A) Change client's behaviors. B) Make people aware of unsatisfactory childhood relationships. C) Make client's aware of activating events. D) Make client's aware of their distorted thinking and help them substitute more rational responses.
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
What must we as social workers be aware of and as we are expected to challenge oppression when we find it?
a. Inequality and Social Injustice b. Poverty and Community c. Social Justice and Equality d. Values and Norms
Medicare typically authorizes episodes of care in ______________ -day increments.
a. 30 b. 60 c. 90 d. 7