Satir believed that the first step to individual, family, or systemic change was:
A. Making contact and acknowledging present experience and meaning
B. Validating chaos as a foundation for change
C. Using least-used senses (for example, smell) to get a new perspective of family presentation
D. Reframing problems into potentialities
ANS: A
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A) ?required only minimal funding by government. B) ?did not establish major federal programs C) ?did not establish housing codes D) ?did not improve worker safety
Your agency is working to better cultivate prospective donors. They have not put a lot of energy into this effort in the past. You are heading the effort and have initiated several endeavors, with great success. Which of the following did you initiate?
a. You involved all members of the organization to ensure a coordinated effort. b. You limited the cultivation to major gift prospects. c. You limited communication to personal interactions with prospective donors. d. You involved only board members and fundraising committee members to ensure that other agency representatives were free to work on their own projects.
All of the following statements are true of problem-solving therapy EXCEPT:
a. it is a cognitive-behavioral intervention. b. it is based on a relational/problem-solving model. c. solutions must be situation or context specific. d. a singular solution is sought rather than a generation of alternative solutions.
Assume you are a professional social worker who is acting as a counsellor for recovering substance abuse
addicts. You are visiting a de-addiction and rehabilitation center to counsel Ross, a 37-year-old inmate. He appears to be recovering slowly. He is cooperative but moody and unpredictable at times. He is fervently religious and quotes extensively from the holy book of his faith. Identify the most challenging aspects of dealing with Ross. Describe your initial approach and the language you would use during your first session with Ross.
What will be an ideal response?