Which of the following statements is true of clinical practice in a managed care environment?​

A) It focuses on specific problems, strengths, and resources.​
B) ​It has a free and unstructured form.
C) ​It develops intangible objectives for each session.
D) ​It focuses solely on following a family system model.

One aspect of _____ involves members expressing themselves by using drawings to disclose their perceptions of each other.​

A) ​structural mapping
B) ​family sculpting
C) ​triangulating
D) ​reframing

_____ describe clients' experiences according to a social worker's conceptual vocabulary.​

A) ​Assertive confrontations
B) ​Semantic interpretations
C) ​Propositional statements
D) ​Discrepant viewpoints

Which of the following is a reason why attempts to formulate guidelines for preliminary treatment groups fail?​

A) ​Discussing group guidelines only superficially
B) ​Intervening to make negotiated behaviors normative
C) ​Framing guidelines based on decision by consensus
D) ​Involving group members in framing guidelines

Numerous approaches have been developed from the Adlerian approach,including work with children,work with families,work with couples,and an evidence-based parent education program.

In a blind alley argument, _____.​

A) ​both parties are wrong
B) ​neither party can understand the other
C) ​neither party can be proved right or wrong
D) ​both parties refuse to communicate or interact

When a social worker repeatedly offers advice, pressurizes clients to improve, presents lengthy arguments to convince clients, interrupts frequently, and offers excessive or inappropriate self-disclosure, it indicates that the social worker is:

A) ​using double-barreled questions.
B) ​going on tangential exploration.
C) ​focusing on discussing safe topics.
D) ​dominating the interaction.

Which of the following is a task to be completed by a social worker during Phase I of the helping process?​

A) ​Maintaining focus within sessions
B) ​Identifying and addressing barriers to change
C) ​Assessing when client goals have been satisfactorily attained
D) ​Establishing rapport and enhancing motivation

Using first name introduction with a client is a universally accepted way of establishing rapport between the social worker and the client.​

A) ​True
B) ​False