Sally the social worker is working for an agency that is considering adding a new program for the community. In order to make sure the new program is addressing an actual problem and not simply a perceived problem, Sally will:
a. Network with other social workers in the community.
b. Utilize tools such as an ecomap with clients to determine if the program is needed.
c. Create a genogram with every client and determine if there are patterns for the general population.
d. Conduct a community needs assessment.
Answer: d. Conduct a community needs assessment.
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a. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. b. Psychoanalytic Therapy. c. Adlerian Therapy. d. Task-Centered Approach.
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based beliefs, personal biases and personal ethnic self-identity, all of which comprise a) cultural counter-transference b) cultural competence c) cultural trauma d) all of the above