Which Is a More Accurate Statement of How Social Workers

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which is a more accurate statement of how social workers with conservative politics view their professional role as practitioners?

• A)Social workers are pawns in a social welfare industry whose main aim is to control the poor and powerless and to keep them from causing trouble.
• B)A social worker's main function is helping individuals and families resolve their own difficulties.
• C)Social workers should attend to both individual and institutional change.
• D)A social worker's should join clients in working for meaningful change in the system.

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Definitions:

Altruism

Giving to another person with the ultimate goal of benefiting that person, even if it incurs a cost to oneself.

Family Therapy

Group therapy with family members.

Structural Change

Alterations or transformations in the economic, social, or political structures of a society or system.

Reattribution

A cognitive behavioral technique where the individual learns to identify and challenge negative or distorted thinking by attributing them to more external, variable, and less personal causes.