There is a direct relationship between personal problems and public issues in society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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Feedback: More than a half-century ago, the sociologist C. Wright Mills recognized and
popularized the idea of a direct relationship between personal problems and public issues
(1956, 1959, 1963). Because of social work's person-in-environment perspective and our
recognition that personal problems reflect public issues—often in the form of parallel
processes—many social workers join or organize social action movements dedicated to
addressing those public issues that affect so many people in the United States and the rest
of the world.
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Compliance from the client is a goal in the harm reduction approach
a. True b. False
Describe three services drug users can obtain through needle exchange programs beyond the receipt of clean needles.
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Extrafamilial protective factors include _______________.
a. faith-based organizations b. adequate levels of family support c. supportive schools d. all of the above