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Chapter 5: Diversity in Social Work Practice

  1. The first step to becoming an effective social worker is to:
  1. embrace cultural competence
  2. join the National Association of Social Workers
  3. know and understand Council on Social Work Education standards
  4. study and pass one’s jurisdictional licensing or certification exam

A (page 94)

  1. Which mandates that all social workers acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for culturally competent practice?
  2. the U.S. Department of Education’s standards for social work education
  3. National Association of Social Worker’s Code of Ethics
  4. Council on Social Work Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards
  5. U.S. Bill of Rights

B (page96)

  1. Which term best describes a commitment by individuals and organizations to communication that can be understood by all?
  1. cultural competence
  2. multiculturalism
  3. linguistic competence
  4. diversity

C (page 94)

  1. To practice social work with cultural competence requires the social worker to have:
  2. a college education that includes foreign language requirements
  3. an understanding of the NASW Code of Ethics
  4. earned at least a C in a human diversity course
  5. knowledge and skills that are appropriate for application with persons and groups different from one’s self

D (page 96)

  1. Theory helps to:
  1. understand clients
  2. assess client needs
  3. provide intervention for clients from different cultures
  4. all of the above

D(page101)

  1. The ecological perspective is a theoretical approach to social work practice that:
  1. focuses on strengths within the environment
  2. views the client system within the context of the environment
  3. places emphasis on roles and statuses in the environment
  4. provides a circular view of how change in a social structure is made

B (page 102)

  1. Using a strengths perspective, the social work relationship is built around:
  1. understanding the generalist model
  2. good health, prosperity, and social respect
  3. knowledge of human behavior theory
  4. the client’s cultural and life experiences and beliefs

D (page 103)

  1. Person first language refers to:
  1. not using second person pronouns in writing case records
  2. stating the person first then the situation
  3. a grammatical structure that is common for both Latin and English
  4. a preoccupation with the self—a narcissistic perspective of life

B (pages 103-4)

  1. Racism is:
  1. the categorization and stereotyping of groups by racial characteristics or ethnic origins
  2. discrimination that occurs as a result of compartmentalization by income and wealth
  3. discrimination that oppresses people who have mental, emotional, and physical disabilities
  4. all of the above

A (pages 104-6)

  1. Which term refers to discrimination against persons of color in accessing resources?
  1. resourcefulness
  2. ethnocentrism
  3. institutional racism
  4. assimilation

C (page 107)

  1. Which term refers to discrimination against persons based solely on being a member of any age group?
  1. elder abuse
  2. ageism
  3. classism
  4. sexism

B (page 108)

  1. Which term refers to discrimination against persons based solely on gender?
  1. classism
  2. racism
  3. sexism
  4. ableism

C (page 109)

  1. Which term refers to discrimination that occurs as a result of compartmentalization by economic and social status?
  1. classism
  2. racism
  3. wealthism
  4. ableism

A (page 109)

  1. Which term refers to discrimination that oppresses people who have mental, emotional, and physical disabilities?
  1. classism
  2. ableism
  3. ethnocentrism
  4. assimilation

B (page 111)

  1. Which term refers to the belief that heterosexuality is the only acceptable form of sexual orientation?
  1. homosexuality
  2. bisexuality
  3. sexism
  4. heterosexism

D (page 113)

  1. Discuss what is meant by culturally competent practice.

(pages114-119)

  1. Describe three good methods to expose oneself to new experiences in order to enhance one’s cultural competence of poverty.

(pages99-10)