A social work researcher has decided to do a study of people who have adopted children from outside the United States. He asks a friend, whom he knows to have recently adopted and asks if he would consent to an interview. He interviews his friend, and then asks his friend if he could name other people who have recently adopted children from outside of the United States. His friend provides him with five names. The researcher contacts those five people, interviews them, and asks each of those people for names of other families. This sampling technique is known as:
a. Casual sampling
b. Personal sampling
c. Key informant interviewing
d. Snowball sampling
e. Qualitative sampling
d. Snowball sampling
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a. Continuation of alcohol and drug use b. Continuum of alcohol and drug use c. Development of alcohol and drug use d. Dependence of alcohol and drug use
The adolescent period of life is characterized by:
A) ?searching for an identity and clarifying a system of values that will influence the course of one's life. B) ?searching for systems and clarifying identity of values that will influence the course of other's lives. C) ?searching for a place to display the wonderful and healthy relationship with his or her parents. D) ?searching for experiences that will teach them how to cheat the system.
Joe is a social worker employed by the VA hospital. The first thing Joe does when he begins to meet
with a new client is: a) Perform an assessment b) Draw up a client contract c) Explain the NASW Code of Ethics to the client d) Explain the NASW Code of Ethics to the client
This community function includes interaction with others in community groups,
associations, and organizations. A. socialization. B. social control. C. social participation. D. mutual support.