Define generalist social work practice and explain what is meant by an eclectic knowledge base

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Generalist social work practice is involved in almost every helping situation. An eclectic knowledge base is one that is broad and covers a wide range of ideas and perspectives.

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Which is a common example that illustrates how the pressures of contemporary

practice can result in a social worker becoming more focused on completing tasks than on facilitating conditions and processes with a client? a. The pressure to explore with the client their experience of the problem and their feelings associated to this experience b. The pressure to satisfy the urge to fix a client's problem c. The pressure to complete an assessment and written agreement with corresponding documentation and signatures within one short meeting d. The pressure to document everything the client says during a session and show it to your supervisor

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To face the challenge of working with vulnerable people, human service workers

need most of all to have _______. A. a firm personal value system B. sympathy for the client C. a desire to help D. knowledge

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Families with an adolescent frequently must deal with:

a. rule changing b. limit setting c. role renegotiation d. all of the above

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All but which of the following are factors that contributed to the passage of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act:

a) Concern for health b) Low educational achievement c) Family security d) Economic disruption

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