Understanding social welfare policy is important because social workers

a) implement policy
b) help to create policies
c) rely on the policy resources to help clients
d) all of the above


D

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Asking clients to talk about their hesitancy to share information is not helpful since it forces them to talk before they are willing to do so

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A client is struggling with the ability to pay for counseling he is receiving from a salaried clinical social worker at the county health department. The social worker agrees to help advocate for greater payment assistance programs to assist the client in paying his bill. Which of the following is true regarding this situation?

A. The social worker is acting unethically, since his actions will result in financial gain. B. The social worker is not acting out of self-interest, since he is paid a salary rather than being paid on a per-client basis. C. The social worker is overstepping boundaries and not respecting the client's self-determination. D. The social worker is causing potential dependence issues by fighting this battle for the client instead of encouraging him to fight it on his own.

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This theory explicitly takes into account of how cohort and the historical time

period affect aging. A) age stratification theory B) political economy theory C) social constructionism D) social exchange theory

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In a rehabilitation setting, social workers generally have the responsibility to serve as _____ between agency staff and families

A) ?brokers B) ?counselors C)advocates D) liaisons

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