Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Some cases of elder mistreatment occur when the burden of care giving becomes too great.
2. According to Wetle and Fulmer, when health professionals treat families, they always know who the primary patient is and how to balance their professional obligations among various members of the family.
3. According to Heisler and Quinn, practitioners should not protect a client’s autonomy to the extent that they fail to take action to protect an elder.
4. Evaluating the competency of clients necessitates working with the characteristics of the individual older adult.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
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In a working group, while one member, Nicole, shared another, Beth, made a rude comment under her breath. Nicole overheard Beth and told her it really upset her. Beth responded by telling Nicole she was being too sensitive. In a slightly raised voice, Nicole continued explaining why she was upset. Beth told Nicole to stop shouting and to calm down, which resulted in Nicole becoming even more
frustrated. How should the group leader respond? A) ?Allow Nicole to continuing explaining her frustration, while blocking Beth to work. B) ?Facilitate their interaction so neither of them shut down and to assess the impact of the conflict on the other group members. C) ?Block Nicole from continuing in order to allow Beth to work on her issues. D) ?Block both Nicole and Beth from continuing and ignore the issue by bringing up something different.
The person who owns the problem is:
A. The client B. The case manager C. The person whose needs are not being met D. Meddling and pushy
Achieving success in the policy practice arena can:
a) Greatly elevate a social worker's status b) Erode social workers' feelngs of self doubt, counter the negative public image of social workers by demonstrating their commitment to positive social change. c) Increase the chances a social worker has to rise in the ranks of NASW and add to the social worker's political clout. d) Greatly increase the level of influnce the social worker has with important policy makers and open the way for the social worker to run for public office.
Cultural competence is the ability of individuals and systems to respond effectively and respectfully to people of all:
a. Ethnicities, sexual orientations, and religions. b. Ethnicities and religions only. c. Races and spirituality only. d. Nationalities.