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Social Work Research and Policy Flashcards

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  1. Which research design is BEST suited for exploring how trauma survivors make meaning of their experiences over time?

    Answer: Longitudinal qualitative narrative inquiry

    Longitudinal qualitative narrative inquiry captures the evolving meaning-making process over time, which quantitative or cross-sectional designs cannot.

  2. A social worker finds that a new intervention has a statistically significant effect (p=0.03) but a very small effect size (d=0.05). What is the most appropriate conclusion?

    Answer: The effect is statistically detectable but likely not clinically meaningful

    Statistical significance with a very small effect size indicates the finding may lack practical or clinical importance despite meeting the significance threshold.

  3. Under the Social Security Act Title IV-E, federal funds are provided to states primarily for which purpose?

    Answer: Foster care and adoption assistance

    Title IV-E of the Social Security Act specifically funds foster care maintenance payments and adoption assistance programs.

  4. Which ethical principle is MOST at risk when a researcher recruits participants from their own therapy caseload?

    Answer: Voluntary participation and avoidance of dual relationships

    Recruiting clients from one's own caseload creates a dual relationship and compromises voluntariness because clients may feel coerced by the power differential.

  5. The concept of 'policy drift' in social welfare refers to which phenomenon?

    Answer: Gradual change in policy impact as social context shifts without formal amendment

    Policy drift occurs when a policy's real-world effects change over time due to shifts in the economic or social environment, even though the policy text remains unchanged.

  6. In evidence-based practice, the acronym PICO is used to formulate research questions. What does the 'C' stand for?

    Answer: Comparison intervention

    In PICO, C stands for Comparison, referring to the alternative intervention or control condition against which the primary intervention is measured.

  7. Which policy advocacy strategy involves social workers using voter data and direct outreach to mobilize clients and community members to vote on a specific ballot initiative?

    Answer: Grassroots electoral organizing

    Grassroots electoral organizing uses community outreach and voter mobilization to influence election outcomes on issues affecting clients.