MCQ on Purpose and Objective of Social Work

The following MCQ with the answer is based on the purpose and Objective of the Social Work concept 

1. According to the Preamble to the American Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards, what is the social work profession's ultimate goal? A) To promote human well-being by creating policies and services to limit human rights and the quality of life. B) To eliminate poverty, discrimination, and oppression worldwide. C) To enhance the social functioning and interactions of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. D) To develop and apply the practice in the context of diverse cultures. Answer: B

2. What are the objectives of social work outlined in the CSWE Standards? A) To promote economic justice worldwide. B) To enhance social and economic well-being. C) To formulate and implement social policies, services, and programs that meet basic human needs. D) All of the above. Answer: D

3. What has been one of the biggest obstacles to social work's ability to fulfill its mission and meet its objectives? A) Lack of proper education. B) Society's ambivalence toward social work. C) Lack of resources. D) Lack of government support. Answer: B

4. What is one of the consequences of social work specialization? A) It threatens the unity of the profession if there are a variety of perspectives and no orderly and coherent scheme to classify the specialization areas. B) It enhances the unity of the profession by providing a clear scheme to classify specialization areas. C) It has no impact on the unity of the profession. D) None of the above. Answer: A

5. What is the focus of social work in India according to Mandal (1989)? A) Macro-based social work practice. B) Medical and psychiatric social work. C) Family and child welfare. D) Criminology and correctional administration. Answer: A

6. What is the difference between industrialized nations' social work emphasis? A) Cause or function, environmental reform or individual change, and social treatment or direct service. B) Public or private sector, environmental reform or individual change, and social treatment or direct service. C) Cause or function, individual change or group change, and social treatment or direct service. D) None of the above. Answer: A

7. What is Popple's suggestion for social work's identity crisis? A) To become more exclusive and restrict the title of "social worker" and what is called "social work" to those persons with formal social work credentials who perform certain tasks or play certain roles. B) To become less exclusive and allow anyone to call themselves a social worker. C) To eliminate specializations and make social work a generalist field. D) None of the above. Answer: A

8. What is the role of casework in India, according to Ejaz (1989)? A) To meet social development needs. B) To resolve familial, personal, and social problems in India. C) To incorporate cultural elements and nuances that influence the life of people in India. D) All of the above. Answer: B

9. What did Elizabeth Clark, then the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers in the U.S., discuss in her 2003 article? A) The future of social work practice. B) The challenges facing social work education. C) The history of social work in the U.S. D) The role of social workers in politics. Answer: A