Social Work Social Work Practice & Intervention 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) most emphasizes:
- Exploring the root causes of problems
- Identifying exceptions to the problem and building on strengths (Correct answer)
- Analyzing transference relationships
- Addressing family-of-origin issues
Correct answer: Identifying exceptions to the problem and building on strengths
SFBT focuses on identifying times when the problem is absent or less severe (exceptions) and using those successes to guide change.
Question 2: In case management, the process of linking clients to community resources is called:
- Assessment
- Monitoring
- Brokering (Correct answer)
- Advocacy
Correct answer: Brokering
Brokering is the case management function in which the social worker connects clients with appropriate community services and resources.
Question 3: Which intervention approach is grounded in helping clients reframe their life narrative to reduce the problem's influence?
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Narrative Therapy (Correct answer)
- Structural Family Therapy
- Psychoanalysis
Correct answer: Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy helps clients externalize problems and rewrite their personal stories to create a more empowering sense of identity.
Question 4: The 'miracle question' is a technique associated with which therapeutic approach?
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (Correct answer)
- Trauma-Focused CBT
Correct answer: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
The miracle question, asking clients to imagine life if the problem disappeared overnight, is a core SFBT technique to help clients envision solutions.
Question 5: Which of the following best describes 'psychoeducation' as a social work intervention?
- Testing a client's IQ
- Providing structured information to clients about their condition and coping strategies (Correct answer)
- A form of psychoanalysis
- Prescribing psychiatric medication
Correct answer: Providing structured information to clients about their condition and coping strategies
Psychoeducation involves providing clients and families with information about mental health conditions, treatment options, and coping skills.
Question 6: An ecomap is a visual tool used in social work to:
- Chart family history across generations
- Illustrate a client's relationships and connections with the surrounding environment (Correct answer)
- Map geographical service locations
- Track medication schedules
Correct answer: Illustrate a client's relationships and connections with the surrounding environment
An ecomap depicts the client system at the center and maps their connections—strong, strained, or absent—with people, organizations, and systems.
Social Work Social Work Practice & Intervention 2
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) most emphasizes: