Discuss in detail four different settings in which social workers may conduct treatment for people with mental disorders. How do these settings differ in the way the social worker may approach the relevant issues with the client? How are they similar?

What will be an ideal response?


Community mental health programs, disaster relief programs, employee assistance programs, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, military and veterans' services, rehabilitation programs, schools, private practice, EAPs, and inpatient and outpatient clinics.

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A. Machine B. Executioner C. Dancer D. Warrior

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The competency-based assessment includes the ability to differentially apply knowledge

of human behavior (specifically bio-psycho-social-spiritual theories) to better understand the client’s current functioning

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A normally good social worker has not been performing well for the past few months. You learn that she has a son who has been hospitalized for a potentially fatal medical condition. As her supervisor, this insight should not affect:

A. The type of cases assigned to her. B. The decision as to whether or not you should send her for additional training at this time. C. Your rating of her most recent job performance. D. The length of time given her to bring her performance back up to standard.

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As the aging population increases, the following issue will become more important:

a. the capacity of social security to continue to provide for all the elderly. b. intergenerational competition for resources. c. poverty among certain groups of the population. d. all of the above.

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