Practicing Social Work I
True or False
1. Most social work jobs in mental health services are located in hospitals.
True | False
2. Social workers assist many people who are unemployed or who are
incapable of holding jobs. However, they also work closely with many
employed people.
True | False
3. Psychiatric social workers work closely with the medical specialization of psychiatry.
True | False
4. Unlike psychologists, social workers rarely become involved directly in counseling patients who are experiencing mental illness.
True | False
5. For many social workers, the most important responsibility is helping people help themselves.
True | False
6. Because it is one of the largest and fastest-growing of all professions, social work is well known to most Americans.
True | False
7. Social workers often work closely with physicians and other health care providers.
True | False
8. Social welfare is a profession within the general field of social work.
True | False
9. Social work is an uniquely American profession.
True | False
10. Some exceptional opportunities for social workers are in rural areas and small towns.
True | False
11. Learning to use a dictating machine is valuable for social workers.
True | False
12. Many social workers are members of unions and unions are an important force in many social work agencies.
True | False
13. There are few jobs for fund raisers in social work programs.
True | False
14. Social workers in rural communities need to be generalists.
True | False
15. Some social workers are engaged in private or independent practice.
True | False
16. Working with victims of domestic violence is a growing area of social work practice.
True | False
17. One of the most important and largest social work services is protective service for children who are abused or neglected.
True | False
18. Working with the board of directors is a crucial task for many social workers, especially those involved in agency administration.
True | False
19. The modern emphasis in all services to people with conditions such as mental illness and severe physical illnesses is to provide care in the community, rather than in institutions.
True | False
20. Those who want to counsel people with marital and family problems are better advised to study counselling and guidance than social work.
True | False
21. Social welfare is so diverse and so responsive to current conditions that it is difficult to plan services.
True | False
22. Because they are so complex, rural areas are not desirable work sites for new social work graduates.
True | False
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