The Role of Social Work in Providing Social Services

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What is a primary task of professional social workers according to the text?

  • Running community events
  • Linking clients with agencies to meet their psychosocial needs (correct)
  • Providing medical treatment to clients
  • Teaching in schools of social work

Which of the following is NOT listed as a main task of professional social workers in the text?

  • Social welfare policy analysis
  • Community organizing
  • Human services management
  • Economic forecasting (correct)

What is a key belief of developmental social workers?

  • Public resources hinder client progress
  • Client capabilities are irrelevant
  • Client strengths need to be supplemented with public resources and services (correct)
  • Clients are better off without additional public resources

What is an essential aspect of social work's role in development according to the text?

<p>Meeting clients' material needs and integrating them into the community (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common responsibility of social workers in the context of community organizing?

<p>Advocating for policy change at a national level (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Advocacy is a significant aspect of social work. What does advocacy primarily involve?

<p>Lobbying for social justice and policy change (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Counseling is a key service provided by social workers. What does counseling generally entail?

<p>Offering emotional support and guidance to individuals or groups (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Management is highlighted as one of the tasks of social workers. What type of management do they typically engage in?

<p>**Project management for community development initiatives (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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