List three of the primary tasks that social workers have inside of correctional facilities.

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Write comprehensive psychosocial histories and prepare reports for the parole board. Administer treatment programs to sex offenders, alcoholics, and addicts. Conduct individual and group therapy, teaching life skills, or advocating for prisoners’ rights.

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School-based group counseling should be used to promote not only individual student behavior change but also systemic change

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to research on self-concept in children, which of the following aspects of self-concept is most closely tied to overall level of self-esteem?

a. Academic self-concept. b. Social self-concept. c. Athletic self-concept. d. Physical appearance.

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Define decentering as it relates to translation.

What will be an ideal response?

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Whenever clients are at serious risk for harming themselves, the Tarasoff decision in California requires that:

a) A family member or friend must be informed of the client's self-injurious intent b) Counselors make the safety of the client the highest priority c) Counselors notify the police about the client's self-injurious intent d) All of the above e) None of the above

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