FREE Social Work Masters Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Which ethical principle from the NASW Code of Ethics requires social workers to respect clients' right to make their own decisions?
Answer: Self-determination
Self-determination is the ethical principle that obligates social workers to respect and promote clients' rights to make their own choices and direct their own lives.
A social worker is using motivational interviewing with a client who is ambivalent about entering substance abuse treatment. Which technique is central to this approach?
Answer: Developing and exploring discrepancy between current behavior and goals
Developing discrepancy between a client's current behavior and their broader goals is a core technique in motivational interviewing that helps resolve ambivalence.
In the DSM-5, which of the following is classified as a trauma- and stressor-related disorder rather than an anxiety disorder?
Answer: Post-traumatic stress disorder
In the DSM-5, PTSD was reclassified from anxiety disorders to trauma- and stressor-related disorders to emphasize its etiological link to traumatic experiences.
A hospital social worker is facilitating a discharge plan for an elderly patient with dementia. The patient's adult children disagree about whether to pursue home care or nursing facility placement. What should the social worker do FIRST?
Answer: Assess the patient's own wishes and capacity to participate in the decision
The social worker should first assess the patient's own preferences and decision-making capacity, respecting the client's self-determination to the greatest extent possible.
Which research methodology would be MOST appropriate for a social worker studying the lived experiences of refugees adjusting to life in the United States?
Answer: Phenomenological qualitative study
A phenomenological qualitative study is designed to explore and understand the lived experiences of individuals, making it ideal for studying refugee adjustment.
According to Erikson's psychosocial development theory, which developmental crisis is typically associated with adolescence?
Answer: Identity vs. role confusion
Erikson identified identity vs. role confusion as the central psychosocial crisis of adolescence, during which individuals work to establish a coherent sense of self.