Chapter 5 Practice Quiz

Social Work with Groups and Communities 

. Group practice and community work were historically informed by ________.

. Which type of group is professionally led and has a primary goal of fostering mutual aid?

. Which theoretical perspective, as it applies to group work, emphasizes the importance of addressing expressions of unresolved interpersonal conflicts and issues?

. ________ come together to address individual members' diverse concerns and are led by the group worker, who is seen as the expert or authority figure.

. Which of the following is the most appropriate group for children with severe disabilities who are living in the community?

. Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a ________.

. When working in a team, what factor is considered the most critical?

. Which of the following is NOT a task group?

. Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of group development according to Tuckman's model?

. Which model of group development is considered most effective for groups affected by trauma?

. The purpose of socialization groups is to learn through modelling to improve ________.

. Which of the following is NOT a community practice framework?

. What term is used to describe a release of emotional tension through an activity or experience?

. What term describes a practitioner's attempt to make connections between similarities in feelings or experiences that exist among group members?

. Which mode of community practice would be most relevant for organizing protests against unjust labour laws?

. Community practice typically reflects the assumption that economic and social injustice stems from the failure of the larger society to assist all individuals in meeting their potential.

. Treatment groups range from multidisciplinary teams to staff development groups.

. Open groups allow members to join or leave the group at any time.

. A group facilitator's social location has little impact on group processes.

. In an interactional model, leadership is not the exclusive domain of the group leader but is shared among the members as an empowering function.

. According to Tuckman, in the forming stage of group development, the group has developed greater cohesion as well as optimism that members will be able to accomplish their goal(s).

. Virtual communities are not considered real communities from a social work perspective.

. When leading a social work group, it is important to pay close attention to group dynamics, particularly issues, biases, or agendas hidden below the group's surface.

. Treatment groups and task groups are always mutually exclusive.

. One common assumption of community practitioners' work is that when provided with information, citizens will participate in the decision-making process.

. Of Rothman's three modes of community practice, a social planning approach is the most limited in building community capacity.

. A confrontational strategy is one that has concern for all groups that may be of relevance and focuses on change achieved through mutuality, understanding, and agreements.

. The focus of locality development is on organizing community members to mobilize and defend their rights through fundamental social change.

. Group practice is social casework conducted in a group format.

. While talking circles share some elements with self-help groups, they tend to follow the contours of the circle when members are sharing, whereas patterns of sharing in self-help groups are relatively random.

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