Assessment and Intervention Planning Flashcards

In an intervention plan, how does a goal differ from an objective?

Answer: Goals are broad desired outcomes; objectives are specific measurable steps toward them

Goals describe the overall outcome, and objectives break it into concrete, measurable steps.

A strengths-based assessment would most likely include which question?

Answer: What has helped you get through hard times before?

The strengths perspective looks for the client's resilience, past successes, and resources.

A newly immigrated client is being assessed. Which tool is designed specifically to explore immigration history, acculturation, and cultural values?

Answer: Culturagram

The culturagram covers immigration reasons, legal status, language, cultural values, and contact with cultural institutions.

Which research design is most practical for a social worker evaluating the effect of an intervention with a single client?

Answer: Single-subject (AB) design

A single-subject design compares a baseline phase (A) with an intervention phase (B) for one client.

An older adult shows sudden confusion, disorientation, and fluctuating attention over two days. What should the social worker prioritize?

Answer: Refer for an immediate medical evaluation for possible delirium

Sudden, fluctuating confusion suggests delirium, a medical emergency that needs prompt evaluation.

When a client's goals conflict with what the agency prefers, the social worker should generally:

Answer: Respect client self-determination unless there is risk of serious harm

Self-determination is a core NASW value, and it is limited only when there is serious, foreseeable, imminent harm.

Which assessment approach focuses on finding exceptions to the problem and the client's preferred future?

Answer: Solution-focused assessment

Solution-focused approaches use exception questions and the miracle question to build on what already works.