As a Social Worker, You Should:​

question 24

Multiple Choice

As a social worker, you should:​

• A)establish yourself as the expert on a family's situation.​
• B)​not hesitate to discuss your professional background with a family.
• C)​avoid socializing with the family you are working with.
• D)​use culture as a reason to overlook family behavior.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Attributions

The tendency to attribute someone's behavior to their character or personality, rather than external situational factors.

Abilities

The skills, talents, or competencies a person has, which can be natural or developed, that enable them to perform specific tasks or actions.

Exertion

The physical or mental effort applied in order to achieve something.

Naïve Psychology

A concept in social psychology that refers to the natural human capacity to make sense of other people's behavior by attributing particular psychological states and traits to them.