MSW Social Work Research and Policy 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal qualitative narrative inquiry

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

The effect is statistically detectable but likely not clinically meaningful

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Foster care and adoption assistance

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Voluntary participation and avoidance of dual relationships

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW Social Work Research and Policy 2