When a client is especially receptive a a social worker's interventions and highly positive results seem to occur in a brief period, the client may be
A. seeking approval by being particularly accommodating.
B. experiencing an acute state of crisis.
C. in an anxiety-free state of equilibrium.
D. particularly fortunate to be working with a skilled worker.
B. experiencing an acute state of crisis.
Social workers and other mental health professionals have noted that clients in crisis tend to respond rapidly to treatment. This is attributed, in part, to crisis dynamics which often tend to peak rapidly, but then diminish as the situation changes or the client's coping skills start to engage.
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a. increase in homeless vets b. Vietnam era vets experiencing readjustment issues c. lack of burial space for veterans d. the need for medical services for veterans
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Confrontation is sometimes necessary when:
A. The client asks for assistance, but the clinician has made no headway in finding a solution B. There is a discrepancy between what the client is saying and his or her body language C. The client continues drinking while in therapy D. The client experiences schizophrenic symptoms
Which of the following statements is/are true about reliability and validity in qualitative research?
a. Standardized scales whose reliability and validity are known to be high would NOT be relied upon as the prime measures. b. Akin to inter-observer reliability in quantitative studies, one might assess whether two independent raters arrive at the same interpretation from the same mass of written qualitative field notes. c. Reliability might be assessed by asking subjects whether the researcher’s interpretations ring true and are meaningful to them. d. All of these are true about reliability and validity in qualitative research. e. None of these is true about reliability and validity in qualitative research.