As social workers engage in assessment processes, we apply the primary critical thinking

skills of analysis and synthesis



Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: T
PG: 379
Feedback: As social workers engage in assessment processes, we apply the primary
critical thinking skills of analysis and synthesis. In reviewing information about the client
system, the issues, and the circumstances, we attempt to understand the functional aspects
and consequences of pertinent phenomena

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