SOWK EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100 CORRECT

SOWK EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT

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Key social work values - ANSWER-1. access to resources

• dignity and worth
• interpersonal relationships
• integrity
• value of competence

Definition of sowk value: access to resources - ANSWER-everyone deserve access to resources they need to improve or get help

Definition of sowk value: dignity and worth - ANSWER-everyone has dignity and worth and deserves respect

Definition of sowk value: interpersonal relationships - ANSWER-interpersonal relationships are imp for wellbeing

Definition of sowk value: integrity - ANSWER-sowk should behave in a trustworthy manner

Definition of sowk value: the value of competence - ANSWER-sowk should practice only within their area of expertise

Transference - ANSWER-when client consciously or unconsciously associates sowk w past experiences --> affects interaction w sowk

Countertransference - ANSWER-the ways a sowk's experiences influence their perceptions of interactions w a client

Self-determination - ANSWER-the right that clients have to make their own decisions 1 / 2

Confidentiality - ANSWER-assurance that sowk will not reveal personal matters of client to others

Sowk's response if they suspect a child is being maltreated? - ANSWER-alert client that u will have to breach confidentiality, report matter to child welfare authorities (don't mention unrelated content)

What issues did the Tarasoff case include and decide? - ANSWER-issues: confidentiality, safety of others

decision: mental health practitioners are obligated to protect clients' intended victims

What skills are essential for creating facilitative conditions? - ANSWER-empathy, respect (non-posessive warmth), authenticity / genuineness

Traits of empathic responding pg 97-98 - ANSWER-understanding the person's feelings without taking their side

Identify apparent feelings and probable deeper feelings of client in this statement:

"The system is against people like me. People think we drink, beat our kids, lay up on welfare, and take drugs." - ANSWER-apparent feelings: frustrated, angry, bitter

deeper feelings: depressed, discouraged, hopeless

Appropriate reciprocal responses - ANSWER-use the framework: you feel _______ about ________ because ________

• could it be that...
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