Lesson 6: Goals and Scope of Social Work
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What is the main focus of social work as a profession?

  • Identifying specific work areas in which social workers work
  • Enhancing problem-solving, coping, and developmental capacities of people (correct)
  • Developing and improving social policy
  • Promoting the effectiveness and humane operation of system that provide people with resources and services

    • According to Mendoza (1999), when does a social dysfunction occur?

  • When there is no mismatch between the requisites of the role and the individual's ability to function
  • When the environment provides necessary resources for performance
  • When there is a mismatch between the requisites of the role and the individual's ability to function (correct)
  • When individuals do not want to perform their roles

    • What is the effect of an individual's performance in their multiple roles in society according to De Guzman (1992)?

  • Social dysfunction
  • Personal functioning
  • Social functioning (correct)
  • Cultural functioning

    • What is the primary objective of professionals and practitioners in social work?

    <p>To develop and improve social policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does social work aim to promote according to the text?

    <p>The effectiveness and humane operation of systems that provide people with resources and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do professionals and practitioners in social work seek to enhance?

    <p>Problem-solving, coping, and developmental capacities of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of a social worker according to the text?

    <p>Relief of psychological distress and material need</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline involves the study of human social behavior and the development of human society?

    <p>Sociology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does formal social control mainly include?

    <p>Rules and regulations and actions by governmental representatives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cultural anthropology primarily study?

    <p>Human culture based on archaeological, linguistic, and social data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which field focuses on the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities?

    <p>Economics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main emphasis of social workers regarding social reform?

    <p>Addressing inequities in food, housing, employment, and educational opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline involves the study of diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders?

    <p>Psychiatry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of informal social control?

    <p>Encouraging adherence to social norms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline involves the study of the processes, principles, and structures of government and political institutions?

    <p>Political Science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of mental processes and behavior?

    <p>Psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of social work as a profession?

    <p>Promoting social change, problem solving, and empowerment of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) define social work?

    <p>As a professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) define social work as?

    <p>A practice-based and academic discipline promoting change and social development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the United Nations of Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), what is social work considered as?

    <p>A field within human services and a part of government services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of social work provided by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)?

    <p>A professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main emphasis of social workers regarding social reform?

    <p>Promoting social change, problem solving, and empowerment of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principal mission of the social work profession?

    <p>Developing human beings and assisting in attaining basic human needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Morales and Sheafor (1983), what is the goal of caring in social work focused on?

    <p>The well-being or welfare of the individual and community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the goal on changing in social work refer to?

    <p>Active participation of social workers in social reforms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was established during the Spanish colonial period?

    <p>Hospitals and orphanages by the church and religious orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept is defined as assistance toward individual adjustment?

    <p>Social Casework</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Barker (1999) as cited by Cox and Pawar (2006), how is social work described?

    <p>&quot;Applied Science&quot; of helping people achieve an effective level of psychosocial functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who recognized that social work is a practical profession designed at helping people address their problems and matching them with the resources they need?

    <p>&quot;AASW&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the focus of the goal of the discipline primarily emphasize?

    <p>&quot;Enhancing problem-solving capacities of people&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Curing" in social work covers a range of aiding techniques for individuals, families, and groups related to what aspect?

    <p>&quot;Treating people with problems in social functioning&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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