SSW Research & Evidence-Based Practice 5

Question 1

A school social worker wants to understand the lived experiences of immigrant students navigating school systems. Which research methodology is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Phenomenological qualitative study

Answer

Phenomenological qualitative methodology is designed to explore and describe the lived experiences and meanings individuals assign to their experiences.

Question 2

The PICO framework used in evidence-based practice stands for:

Accepted Answer

Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome

Answer

PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) is a structured format for formulating clinical questions to guide evidence searches.

Question 3

Which of the following represents the highest level of evidence in a traditional evidence hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Systematic review or meta-analysis of multiple RCTs

Answer

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses that synthesize multiple RCTs are at the top of the evidence hierarchy because they pool data to provide the most reliable estimates of effect.

Question 4

A school social worker is required to obtain IRB approval before conducting research. What is the PRIMARY reason for this requirement?

Accepted Answer

To protect human research participants from harm and rights violations

Answer

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) exist to protect human subjects from physical, psychological, social, and legal harms in research.

Question 5

A school social worker is implementing a program and tracks data weekly using a graph to determine if a student's behavior is improving. This is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Progress monitoring through single-subject design

Answer

Ongoing weekly data collection and graphing of individual student behavior is characteristic of single-subject design used for continuous progress monitoring.

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

SSW Research & Evidence-Based Practice 5