LMSW Community-Level Practice 2

Question 1

A social worker is conducting a community needs assessment. Which data collection method best captures lived experience and contextual nuance from community members?

Accepted Answer

Focus groups with purposive sampling

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Mailed surveys with Likert scales

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Review of census demographic data

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Analysis of hospital discharge records

Question 2

When using an asset-based community development (ABCD) approach, a social worker's primary focus is on:

Accepted Answer

Mapping and mobilizing existing community strengths

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Identifying service gaps and unmet needs

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Securing external grant funding for new programs

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Documenting poverty rates and risk factors

Question 3

A community coalition is experiencing conflict between two member organizations over resource allocation. The social worker's most appropriate role is:

Accepted Answer

Facilitate dialogue to reach a mutually acceptable resolution

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Advocate for the organization with fewer resources

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Step back to avoid taking sides

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Report the conflict to the funding agency

Question 4

Which framework emphasizes that community problems stem from power imbalances and that social change requires shifting those power structures?

Accepted Answer

Social action model

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Social learning theory

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Social support theory

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Structural functionalism

Question 5

A social worker notices that a neighborhood's high asthma rates correlate with proximity to an industrial facility. This analysis reflects which practice concept?

Accepted Answer

Environmental justice

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Risk assessment

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Epidemiological screening

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Community profiling

Question 6

When developing a logic model for a community intervention, the 'outputs' column refers to:

Accepted Answer

Direct products of program activities (e.g., sessions held, people served)

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Long-term changes in community well-being

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Resources and staff dedicated to the program

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Short-term changes in participant knowledge

Question 7

A community organizer wants to increase voter registration among low-income residents. Applying Freire's concept of 'conscientization' means:

Accepted Answer

Helping residents critically analyze how political exclusion affects their lives

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Providing residents with a list of registration deadlines

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Training volunteers in door-to-door canvassing techniques

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Partnering with the local Democratic Party office