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When writing about the duality of the "Black experience" and the dual perspective, Leon Chestang identified two systems. Which of the following is the larger, more dominant system that provides instrumental and pragmatic needs for physical survival and quality of life?The Structural System The Nurturing System The Sustaining System The System of Basic Needs - Correct Answer - The Sustaining System.
Leon Chestang identified two systems: The Nurturing System and the
Sustaining System. The Sustaining System is the larger, more dominant system that provides instrumental and pragmatic needs for physical survival and quality of life, such as political power, shelter, and employment. The Nurturing System (answer #2) is an incorrect answer to this question, as it relates to the person's immediate family and community environment. The other two answer choices (answers #1 and #4) are incorrect, as they are not real terms related to the information provided in the question.
A social worker has completed an assessment of a client and is in the process of recommending a placement for a client's treatment. Which of the following is the FIRST consideration in selecting a treatment approach for the client? 1 / 4
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pg. 2 The nature of the client's problem(s) The level of care needed The treatment provider's knowledge and skill level The philosophy of the agency - Correct Answer - The level of care
needed. While all of the other answer options: the nature of the client's
problem(s) (answer #1), the treatment provider's knowledge and skill level (answer #3), and the philosophy of the agency (answer #4) are important, the level of care needed must be the first consideration. If the client needs hospitalization, incarceration, home healthcare, or hospice, the treatment options would be much different than if the client can receive services on an out-patient basis.
Self-Psychology, as postulated by Heinz Kohut, acknowledges that personality is partly formed by social structure. A cohesive self is achieved by incorporating the perceptions and functions of healthy significant others and objects into an internalized self structure through a
process called:
Empathic mirroring.Rapprochement.Differentiation.Transmuting internalization. - Correct Answer - Transmuting internalization.Empathic mirroring is the process by which the mother demonstrates ("reflects") care and understanding of the child, in turn helping the child to develop a self-identity. Rapprochement is a term from object relations theory, indicating the need for an infant to seek independence while still retaining security. Differentiation is a substage in object relations theory, 2 / 4
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pg. 3 where an infant begins to look at the outside world, as opposed to the inward focus common to infants younger than five months of age.
A therapeutic approach that views the client from a social context, that sees behavior as derived from unconscious drives and motivations, that views disorders and dysfunction as emerging from internal conflicts and anxiety, and that seeks to facilitate the conscious awareness of
previously repressed information is called a:
Cognitive approach.Psychoanalytic approach.Gestalt approach.Behavior approach. - Correct Answer - Psychoanalytic approach.This approach is built upon the concepts and theory of Sigmund Freud and others who have followed him. The approach is also sometimes called a "psychodynamic" approach.
The concepts of "pre-affiliation" (becoming acquainted), "power and control" (setting the roles), "intimacy" (developing cohesion), "differentiation" (independent opinion expression), and "separation"
(moving to closure and termination) are all stages in:
The lifecycle of a therapeutic relationship.General relationship cycles.Group development.Team cohesion. - Correct Answer - Group development.
During these stages, the social worker needs to: 1) facilitate familiarity
and elicit participation; 2) clarify roles; 3) develop group cohesion; 4) support individual differences; and 5) foster independence. The use of a 3 / 4
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pg. 4 "Sociogram" (a chart or diagram depicting group member relationships) can aid the social worker in revealing, monitoring, and intervening (if necessary) in group member interactions and bonding.
When a client seems overwhelmed or uncertain how to share further, it can help to break down the concerns at hand into smaller, more
manageable parts. This communication technique is known as:
Fragmentation.Sequestration.Downsizing.Partialization. - Correct Answer - Partialization.For example, "Well, if we take these things one at a time, maybe we can start with..."
The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent
implementation of intervention is:
exploration and summation exploration, assessment and planning initiation of established rapport clarification and analysis - Correct Answer - exploration, assessment and planning
An early cognitive theorist, who worked directly with Freud, established
a theoretical orientation that differed from Freud's in three key features:
1) an individual's personality is best perceived as a whole, rather than as having hierarchical segments or parts; 2) social relationships drive
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