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Test I =
St. Michael Academy Test II =
(Member: OP-Siena School System) Test III=
Catarman, Northern Samar Test IV=
Test V =
S.Y. 2017-2018
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2nd Periodical Examination
DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE

Name: _________________________________Section: _______________)) Date: ______________ Rating: _____

Teacher: Mr. Ariel Carl Angelo N. Balleta Parent’s Signature: __________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Carefully read and understand the following questions and statements. Write the letter of
your choice on the space provided before the number.

1. Which is true about the goals of social work?

a. Social reforms are largely driven by government and public institutions.
b. Social workers should aim to care, change, and cure contemporary societal problems.
c. The current situation of a person depends solely on its determination and intelligence.
d. One main goal of social work is to empower businesses which will, in turn, help people.

2. The wide variety of human problems also widens the scope of social work. Which of the following is not part of
the social work as a discipline?
a. Promoting Education c. Poverty Reduction
b. Counseling d. Technology Enhancement

3. Family Planning refers to assisting families plan the size and possible needs of the family that they wanted to
create. How can social workers help in this type of intervention?
a. Becoming one of the audiences of the family planning symposia
b. Provide scholarship programs for the next generation of students
c. Building houses with the expectation of a bigger number of population
d. Conduct seminars about the possible options of achieving their desired future for their family

4. Mr. Ramon Olsen Espelimbergo is a new social worker who aims to become better in his job. What can he do to
achieve this?
a. Run as a mayor for his city or municipality to further help his community
b. Gamble all his money so that, if he wins, he can provide support for poor families
c. Utilize donations and supports from other individuals and organizations to fund projects.
d. None of the above

5. Which of the following is a principle of social work?

a. Acceptance c. Concept of social responsibility
b. Changing d. Concept of equal opportunities

6. Social work exists with the idea that there will always be unmet needs or problems which are beyond the capacity
of an individual to solve. This premise is called?
a. Social equality c. Social provision
b. Social justice d. Social change

7. Social Work is demonstrated as a primary discipline in terms of these child welfare services except?
a. Adoption c. School programs
b. Foster Care d. Residential care
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8. Various types of interventions requires social workers to take up different roles. Which social program is social
work a secondary discipline or support for primary proponent and actors?
a. Leadership trainings and coordination
b. Child protecting services
c. Family counseling
d. Family Planning

9. Which social worker’s role involves a process of negotiating the “service jungle” or volunteers and link it to
clients’ needs?
a. Social broker c. Enabler
b. Resource broker d. Advocate
10. A group of social workers strengthens the capacity of a barangay by facilitating job fairs. This is an example of
what function of social work?
a. Catalyst Function c. Preventive Function
b. Developmental Function d. Rehabilitative Function

11. Which social worker’s role includes restoring and enhancing the capacity to adapt to his/her reality guidance and
logical discussions?
a. Mediator c. Enabler
b. Therapist d. Advocate

12. According to NASW, how many sets of ethical standards for the responsibilities of social workers are there?
a. 2 c. 6
b. 4 d. 8

13. Which of the roles of social workers refers to the restorative, curative, and remedial actions to assist individuals
and groups to reduce problems and imbalance in affected communities?
a. Developmental function c Enhancing function
b. Preventive function d. All of the above

14. How many social work principles are there according to Hepworth (2013)?
a. 7 c. 17
b. 12 d. 22

15. The following are the goals in social work except?

a. To help people obtain needed resources
b. To make organizations responsive to people
c. To severe coordination and interactions between organizations and institutions
d. To help people to enlarge their competence and increase their problem solving coping

16. The Social Worker’s Ethical Responsibility to the Social Work profession are the following aside from:
a. Community service
b. Development of Knowledge
c. Promoting the General Welfare
d. Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession

17. Which role of social worker refers to maintain high standards of personal conduct in the capacity or identity as
social worker?
a. Propriety c. Honesty
b. Service d. Integrity

18. Which of the following is not a duty or task of a social worker?

a. Being an activist c. Neglect social justice
b. Enhance social function d. Remedy personal dysfunction

19. Nina, a mother of two children, usually go out shopping for clothes after a fight with her husband. This shows
what mode of adaptation or response does Nina show?
a. Fight c. Flight
b. Pairing d. Both A and C

20. The following are types of clients aside from?

a. Voluntary c. Rejected
b. Involuntary d. Referred

II. IDENTIFICATION: Read and understand the following statements and definitions and identify the term or
concept. Choose your answer on the box below. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.

___________21. These are clients who opted to seek for assistance or help.
___________22. Creating new relationships as a mode of adaptation or response.
___________23. This means without labeling, no stereotyping and noncondemnatory.
___________24. Is the realistic and objective perception of existing condition or situation.
___________25. A situation in which clients displace particular feelings to a social worker.
___________26. Clients who may not even consider asking for help or do not know that help exists.
___________27. A response shown through physical or verbal projection of angry feelings on others.
___________28. An adaptation or response characterized by physically moving away from the problem.
___________29. Clients assisted by another person or organization who are concerned about a client’s situation.
___________30. This characterizes that every person is unique and possesses certain traits specific only to a person.
___________31. This refers to a method of helping people solve problems which aims to facilitate social adaptation.
___________32. A social worker’s recognition of the individual’s worth as a human being imbued with inherent worth
and dignity.
___________33. The social worker should respect the privacy of clients and hold in confidence all information
obtained in the course of professional service.
___________34. A practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and
development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.
___________35. The professional activity of helping individuals, groups or communities to enhance or restore their
capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals.

Voluntary Clients Pairing Social work

Involuntary Clients Social Justice Confidentiality
Referred Clients Fight Flight
Social casework Nonjudgemental Attitude Professionalism
Individualization Transference Reality
Counter-transference Purposeful expression of feelings Acceptance

III. TRUE OR FALSE: Write A if the statement is correct and write Z if the statement is incorrect. Write your
answers on the space provided before the number.

______36. There are 20 principles in social work.

______37. Human beings do not need self-esteem to live.
______38. A counselor can also be considered as a social worker.
______39. One of the six main goals of social work is to earn money.
______40. A client’s welfare is always the first priority of a social worker.
______41. Workers can help people even without an informed consent or acceptance of help.
______42. To be involved in social work, the person interested must be at least a college graduate.
______43. Many problems of living are societal and systematic rather than personal or interpersonal.
______44. One of the principles in social work is awareness of self as the first step to self-realization.
______45. The rehabilitative function of social workers strengthens the full potential of individuals or groups.
______46. Sexual relationship between a client and a social worker is allowed as long as they remain unnoticed.
______47. One of the many uses and benefits of social work is to meet popular people and get invited to parties and
events.
______48. Social work aims to promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and
liberation of people.
______49. Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups or communities to enhance or restore
their capacity for social functioning.
______50. Social work practitioners have the responsibility to work towards improving the quality of life by promoting
policies that enhances physical and social environments.

IV. CASE STUDY: Read and understand the situation below and briefly answer the questions that follow (10 pts)

(51-60.) Ms. Marie Shalaine Seman is a transferee, a new student in the senior high school program of Saint Michael
Academy Catarman. Being new to school, she is observed to be silent and avoids interaction in groups very often.
Three months later, the situation remains the same as she still finds difficulty building relationships. She prefers to eat,
to study, and walk alone. Bothered by the situation of Marie Shalaine, her advisor in class referred the case to the
school’s social worker.
Guide Questions: If you are the social worker, how will you handle the case? What core values and principles are you
going to apply? How will you manage the situation? What are the things that you need to consider? Write your answer
below.

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V. ESSAY: Explain your answers briefly. Your answer should not exceed four sentences.

61-65. How will social work as a primary discipline help in the removal of social dysfunction in our society? Cite
examples.

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66-70. The province of Northern Samar is constantly being visited by typhoons. Some other natural disasters (e.g.
Flooding, Earthquake, Landslide) also plague the province. How can the discipline of social work be significant in this
issue? What do you think are the things in which social workers can contribute on this problem?

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“The one who blesses others is abundantly

blessed; those who help others are helped”
(Proverbs 11:25)