Social Work Philosophy and Methods Quiz

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What is Herman Stein's definition of administration based on the text?

  • Analyzing the community and determining agency purpose.
  • The act of providing financial resources and developing agency policies.
  • Selecting and working with agency leadership and staff for a specific purpose.
  • The process of defining and attaining the objectives of the organization through coordination and cooperative effort. (correct)

According to Edward Schwartz, what is the major objective of social welfare administration?

  • Enhancing social functioning. (correct)
  • Developing agency policies.
  • Selecting agency leadership.
  • Providing financial resources for agencies.

What does Peter Drucker suggest is the starting point for a social welfare agency?

  • Seeing an unmet need and getting community permission to address it. (correct)
  • Legal responsibility for resource allocation.
  • Analyzing the community.
  • Securing resources for a specific purpose.

What does Harleigh Trecker identify as a major area of administrative work and responsibility in social systems?

<p>Development of agency policies and programs. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Based on Werner Boehm's description, what term does he use in defining the profession of social work?

<p>Social functioning. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In social welfare, what does Edward Schwartz suggest is the shared objective between administration and social work?

<p>Enhancement of social functioning. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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