This is the final assessment for SOWK 301: Macro Practice I
Social conditions and ideological currents
Oppressed populations
Western policy and agency functions
A and b only
All of the above
Population growth and migration
Community-based services
Industrialization and urbanization
Change in institutional structures
Liberalism
Democracy
Social Darwinism
Manifest Destinity
Social workers
People with disabilities
Sexual offenders
The middle class
Have fostered improvements in various areas of society
Have created challenges or adjustment
Have led to new social problems
B and c only
All of the above
Social Work
Macro-level change
Social welfare
Learned helpnessness
The exegesis of a problem
The casual factors associated with the problems
Possible solutions to a problem
None of the above
Identification of a problem
Recognition of a need
Identification of an opportunity for change
A and B only
All of the above
Review literature on the topic
Gather historical information from people affected by the need
Organize and coordinate various participants
A and B only
All of the above
What is the diference between a condition and a problem?
What roles have local residents played in past efforts at change?
What literature is considerd key to understanding the problem?
Where can useful quantitative data be found?
Cross-sectional analysis provides a number of different perspectives.
Time-series comparisons are preffered when available.
Standards of sorts may be used to define a problem or population.
A and C only
All of the above
Include socialization and social control
Are inextricably intertwined
Includes analysis of structures
Aand b only
All of the above
Systems Theory
Human ecology theory
Human behaviour theories
Power, change and politics theory
All of the above
There is competition for resources
The community controls government decision making
Oppression comes largely from the "isms" (racisim, classism).
A and c
All of the above
Communities constantly change.
Community-level macro change requires an understanding of history and development of a community.
The community in which one lives has a lot to do with who one is and the problems one faces.
All of the above
B and c only
Determining community characteristics
Analyzing organizations internally
Examining the system's readiness for change
Selecting an appropriate change approach
In-kind services
Service-delivery units
Beneficiaries of services
All of the above
Resource allocation
Review and commitment
Advisory
Shared decision making
Theories of community practice
Types of community functions
Levels of interaction among service providers
None of the above
How do representatives of this group perceive the sustaining system?
How should the condition statement be framed?
What literature is considered key to understanding the condition, problem, need or opportunity?
What plans does this community have to upgrade?
None of the above
Which factors appear to be the most logical ones to be addressed in this episode of change?
How long has SDC been working with this community?
What appear to be the major factors that help in understanding the population?
What pattern of behaviour exists tohelp to understand why the community has reacted as it has?
Is defined as "the underlying causes of a problem or disorder."
Denotes that there willb e simple, linear, cause-and-effect relationships of a problem in macro practice.
Requires that the practitioner keep an open mind and let quantitative data, related information, and the personal experiences of the target population representatives inform an understanding of the problem.
A and c only
All of the above
But on the working hypothesis of the etiology.
But to identify the key informants that could assist in identification of the condition, problem, need or opportunity.
But rather on building support for the proposed change.
But rather on selecting the subgroup(s) to be addressed.
Develop an intervention hypothesis.
Develop a change strategy.
Develop a working hypothesis of etiology about the problem.
Review the literature unique to this population.
Selecting an appropriate change approach
Developing a change strategy
Defining process objectives
Defining outcome objectives
None of the above