SW 200 – Exam 1 Study Guide

What are the helping professions?

• Professions like social work, psychology, counseling, nursing, and education that focus on supporting people’s well-being.

• Professions that only involve working with animals and plants.

• Jobs that are limited to the field of engineering and architecture.

• Careers that focus solely on financial investments and stock trading.

Define social work.

• A professional practice that helps people solve problems, enhance well-being, and promote social justice through a person-in-environment approach.

• A branch of engineering focused on building infrastructure for communities.

• A financial service that manages investments and savings for individuals.

• A medical specialty that treats physical injuries and illnesses.

What separates professional helping from informal helping?

• Formal training, ethical codes, accountability, and a focus on systemic change.

• Personal experience and intuition only.

• A lack of structure and guidelines.

• Helping only friends and family.

Who are the two key historical figures in U.S. social work?

• Jane Addams (Settlement House Movement) and Mary Richmond (Charity Organization Societies, casework).

• Dorothea Dix and Frances Perkins.

• Eleanor Roosevelt and Clara Barton.

• Florence Nightingale and Lillian Wald.

What are the 6 NASW Core Values?

• Service, Social Justice, Dignity & Worth of the Person, Importance of Human Relationships, Integrity, Competence.

• Empathy, Advocacy, Respect, Teamwork, Honesty, Professionalism.

• Charity, Equality, Self-Determination, Collaboration, Transparency, Accountability.

• Support, Fairness, Value of Life, Community, Trust, Expertise.

What is confidentiality?

• Protecting client information unless disclosure is required by law or safety concerns.

• Sharing client information with anyone who asks for it.

• Posting client details on social media for awareness.

• Discussing client cases openly in public places.

What is an ethical dilemma?

• A situation where two or more professional values or duties conflict.

• A situation where there is only one clear solution.

• A situation that always has a legal answer.

• A situation that never involves personal values.

What is the Person-in-Environment perspective?

• Understanding individuals in the context of their environment (family, community, society).

• Focusing solely on an individual's psychological traits.

• Analyzing only the economic status of a person.

• Studying people without considering their social connections.

What is the Strengths Perspective?

• Focuses on clients’ abilities, resources, and resilience rather than deficits.

• Emphasizes diagnosing mental illnesses and disorders.

• Centers on identifying client weaknesses and limitations.

• Prioritizes medication and clinical interventions over client empowerment.

What is Systems Theory?

• Views individuals as part of interrelated systems that influence behavior and outcomes.

• Focuses solely on individual traits and characteristics.

• Emphasizes only genetic factors in determining behavior.

• Considers behavior as unrelated to environmental influences.