From most sophisticated to least sophisticated, which represents the correct ordering of the four major dimensions of policy analysis?
a) Journalistic/practitioner, social planning/agency planning, academic/applied, and citizen analyst.
b) Citizen analyst, journalistic/practitioner, social planning/agency planning, and academic/applied.
c) Academic/applied, social planning/agency planning, journalistic/practitioner, and citizen analyst.
d) Academic/applied, journalistic/practitioner, social planning/agency planning, and citizen analyst.
C
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Some social work skills that Jason Carnes (speical section) uses each day are:
a) Observing individuals and families and helping them remove barriers to their success. b) Analizing curent socal policies that directly and inderectly impact foster children and the foster care system. c) Using his social services network, connecting people with needed services and information, and analyzing polices for "gaps" in service or delivery. d) Researching and developing new policies and/or delivery systems to fill the "gaps" in the current social system.
Keith has been asked to design a psychoeducation group for people who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes. Keith wants to ensure that the program is providing beneficial information to the group. For his pilot group, he gives them a pretest and then a posttest at the end to evaluate what changes occurred for the group members. Keith is using a ___________________ evaluation.
a. Level I summative evaluation b. Level II summative evaluation c. Level III summative evaluation d. Level IV summative evaluation
What is a potential benefit of the use of staff performance evaluations?
A. They can reduce the number of undesirable staff behaviors that would result in poor evaluations. B. They can cause staff to avoid taking risks or making mistakes. C. They can cause staff to avoid performing tasks for which they will not "get credit." D. They can create increased competition among staff members.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Cohen asserts that human beings stop developing psychologically at midlife. 2. According to Cohen, wisdom is the expression of developmental intelligence. 3. Changes in physical functioning associated with aging may lead to an older person developing a new perspective that fuels creativity. 4. Creativity is not only a cognitive process, but it is also affected by the environment in which one lives and societal expectations. 5. Involvement in creative activities may positively influence aging and longevity.