SSW Family Systems 5

Question 1

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'family resilience' in a school social work context?

Accepted Answer

The capacity of a family to rebound and adapt positively from adversity

Answer

Family resilience (Walsh) refers to the family's collective ability to withstand, adapt to, and grow from challenges, leveraging shared strengths and resources.

Question 2

A school social worker is meeting with a family from a collectivist culture where extended family has significant decision-making authority. The MOST culturally responsive approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Include relevant extended family members in assessment and planning

Answer

Culturally responsive practice recognizes that family boundaries and decision-making vary across cultures, and extended family may be appropriately central to the system.

Question 3

Which of the following is a KEY principle of systems theory as applied to families?

Accepted Answer

A change in one family member affects all other members

Answer

A foundational systems principle is that family members are interdependent — a change in one part of the system reverberates throughout the entire system.

Question 4

A school social worker is working with a family where the father has recently lost his job. The family is struggling to adjust. This is BEST understood as:

Accepted Answer

A horizontal stressor disrupting family equilibrium

Answer

Horizontal stressors (Carter & McGoldrick) are unexpected events — like job loss — that disrupt current family functioning, as opposed to vertical stressors passed down through generations.

Question 5

In solution-focused brief therapy with families, the 'miracle question' is used to:

Accepted Answer

Encourage the family to visualize a future where the problem is solved

Answer

The miracle question invites the family to imagine how life would look if the problem disappeared overnight, helping to clarify goals and preferred futures.

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

SSW Family Systems 5