MSW Direct and Indirect Practice 4

Question 1

A social worker is lobbying city council to increase affordable housing. This represents which level of macro practice?

Accepted Answer

Social action

Answer

Lobbying elected officials to change housing policy is social action, a macro-level strategy for systemic change.

Question 2

In task-centered practice, the social worker and client collaboratively identify:

Accepted Answer

Specific, time-limited tasks to address identified problems

Answer

Task-centered practice focuses on agreed-upon, concrete, time-limited tasks that address problems the client acknowledges.

Question 3

A social worker notices a pattern of racial disparities in child welfare removals in their agency. Addressing this through organizational policy change is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Mezzo-level systemic advocacy

Answer

Changing organizational policy to address racial disparities is mezzo-level advocacy targeting institutional systems.

Question 4

Which of the following is a contraindication for brief, solution-focused therapy?

Accepted Answer

Active psychosis or severe mental illness

Answer

Active psychosis or severe mental illness typically requires more intensive, longer-term treatment than brief models can provide.

Question 5

A social worker serves as a liaison between a school and child protective services during a neglect investigation. This indirect practice role is called:

Accepted Answer

Coordinator

Answer

Coordinating communication and services between two agencies to serve a shared client is the coordinator role.

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW Direct and Indirect Practice 4