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Review Questions for Licensure Examination for Social Workers 2021

SOCIAL GROUP WORK AND FIELD INSTRUCTION II

This practice test will help you improve your thinking skills as well as to have an advanced
knowledge of the possible subject coverage of the licensure examination. Choose the best
answer to the following questions. Answer with integrity.

1. An agency program that encourages clientele group member’s involvement in planning,

implementation, monitoring and evaluation of group activities reinforce the client's rights
to:
a. Self-determination
b. Purposeful expression of feelings
c. Survival
d. Participation and empowerment

2. In the group work method, the individual's uniqueness is not lost in the group but his
contribution to the whole is recognized. This is called:
a. Discrimination
b. Differentiation
c. Marginalization
d. Individualization

3. With the rapid advances in computer technology/ information technology. Social group
work practice will come in handy in the field of
a. Research and Development
b. Group counseling
c. Group supervision
d. Group therapy

4. A sample group objective that is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound
is:
a. To be able to increase group's membership
b. At the end of December 2021, the group's fund shall have increased to 70%
c. At the end of December, the group shall have successfully implemented its group
projects
d. At the end of December, more members shall have been recruited

5. Realizing that there is no single way to deal with all of the problems of living. Social workers
operate from many differing frames of reference and philosophical viewpoints. What is this
called?
a. Specialist approach
b. Developmental approach
c. Eclectic approach
d. Generalist approach

6. Alfred Adler stressed that the essence of normality is based on developing this attitude,
which can be observed when an Individual not only has interest in others but an interest in
the interest of others. What is the term for this concept?
a. Personal interest
b. Mutual interest
c. Social interest
d. Altruistic interest

7. When a Social Group Worker helps the group arranging with YMCA for free use of its
recreational facilities by the group of solvent/ drug users, the Social worker is said to be
doing:
 a. Referral
b. Networking
c. Advocacy social action
d. Relegating and her functions to other groups

8. In social group work, it is the social group worker's responsibility to help the group develop
a sense of longing, as one of its objective to solve this painfully despairing situation which
is unbearable to an individual; it can cause him to end his life. What is this situation which
group work can help solve?
a. Poverty
b. Loneliness
c. Neurosis
d. Marginalization

9. The necessity of a skillful leader who can guide the direction of thinking of the group is
premised on this law. The direction in thinking has momentum and tends to perpetuate
itself. Who articulated this observation?
a. J.I. Moreno
b. George Simmels
c. Henry Maiers
d. Harry Stack Sullivan

10. The Philippines is actively involved in inter-country adoption program. Which agency is in
charge of implementing this program?
a. DSWD
b. Norfil Foundation
c. Inter Country Adoption Board (ICAB)
d. YMCA

11. In entering into a helping relationship, the social group worker takes her total self. Which
include all of the following except one:
a. Knowledge
b. Skills
c. Values
d. Status

12. In any group interaction, the social group worker must continually deal with negative
feelings, but must also exploit positive ones. Which one of the following must the social
group worker exploit?
a. Self-confidence
b. Rivalry
c. Self-doubt
d. Fear

13. A well accepted person will manifest all of the following attitudes and behaviors except
one:
a. Cooperation
b. Genuineness
c. Openness
d. Indifference

14. Adlerian theory stresses the importance of developing a healthy life style. What is
considered a faulty life style?
a. Cooperative to others
b. Sympathetic to others
c. Competitiveness and striving to be superior to others
d. Altruistic feelings for others

15. The first placement option that must be exhausted before considering any other placement
for an orphan child is:
a. Group home
b. Drop-in center
 c. Foster home care
d. Placement with nearest relative

16. All of the following except one are treatment or rehabilitation agencies. Which one is this?
a. San Lorenzo Bible Study group
b. National Center for Mental Health
c. Elsie Gaches Village
d. Narcotics Anonymous

17. With the rapid population growth and urbanization, social group workers who used to focus
their help on the needs of client groups and communities, like squatters, now shift focus
to:
a. Survival
b. Development
c. Welfare
d. Rights

18. When two vibrating energy systems attain the same frequency, the magnitude of vibration
or release of energy greatly exceeds the sum of their individual forces. This concept IS
known as:
a. Energy in motion
b. Transcendence
c. Positive augmentation feedback
d. Group force

19. A worried social worker sought the help of her agency head because the groups he is
leading is in constant conflict with no way of solving it. If you were the agency head, how
would you describe this kind of group?
a. An intelligent group with independent-minded members
b. A normal group with progressive-minded members
c. A sick group with hostile and Insecure members
d. A radical group with non-conformist members

20. A concept developed by Eric Berne which simplified the esoteric psychoanalytic theory into
id, ego, superego into child, adult, parent was primarily intended for group setting. What
was this therapeutic approach called?
a. Psychoanalysis
b. Basic encounter group
c. Transactional analysis
d. Psychoanalysis

21. A 28-year-old man seeks treatment from a social worker. He reports being dissatisfied with
his career but cannot identify why or what he would be in different. He also states that he’s
unhappy about his current relationship, wishes he was in better shape, and can’t seem to
find a way to change. He says, “Every time I try to change something, I get overwhelmed
and end up right back where I started or worse.” The social worker should FIRST:
a. Assist the client in prioritizing his concerns.
b. Identify behavior objectives to help the client change his behavior.
c. Apply a strengths-based perspective by focusing on his strengths.
d. Use mindfulness-based skills to help decrease stress.

22. A 26-year-old woman is referred to a social worker in private practice by a close friend.
During the initial session, the clients describe a number of problems, including a recent
breakup with her boyfriend, a history of trauma, and almost daily methamphetamine use.
The social work should FIRST.
a. Explain the client’s reasons for drug use.
b. Assess the client’s motivation for change.
c. Explore the connection between trauma and the client’s current problems.
d. Refer the client for a substance abuse evaluation

23. A social worker at a community agency begins working with a family which reports frequent
arguments centering around the teenage son’s behavior. The mother reports that while he
 maintains good grades and participation on the school soccer team, he is “totally
uninterested” in family life. The father then interrupts and states that his wife has
“unrealistic expectation” for his son. They continue to bicker about discipline while their
son sits silently, rolling his eyes. The social worker should FIRST.
a. Refer the parents for couple’s treatment
b. Suggest individual treatment for the son.
c. Concentrate on interpersonal communication between family members.
d. Obtain a release of information to contact the son’s teacher.

24. A social worker has been working with a 9-year-old boy and his parents to address
emotional and behavioral issues. A psychological evaluation has revealed that the boy has
a learning disorder, the parents have requested an IEP from the boy’s school but have had
difficulty making contact with the special education coordinator. The social worker’s calls
to the school administration are not returned. The social worker should FIRST.
a. Recommended that the family obtain legal representation
b. Request that the psychologist attempt to contact the special education coordinator
directly.
c. Send a registered letter to the special education coordinator and administration
with the psychologists recommended.
d. Contact the school board about the need for action.

25. A client seeks services at a community mental health center. He reports that his chief
complaint is that he can’t get a job so he is “struck living in his parents’ basement.” He is
dressed in pajama with a neck tie. He reports that his only friends are people he knows
online in an alien tracking club. He asks if the social work believes in ghost What diagnosis
should be considered for this client.
a. Schizoid Personality Disorder
b. Schizophrenia
c. Schizotypal Personality Disorder
d. Schizopreniform

26. A school social worker is conducting an assessment of a student and is unable to observe
the student in multiple environments. What is the social worker’s next best choice for
assessing the student’s level of adaptive behavior?
a. Observing the student in different play activities at school.
b. Interviewing the student, the students’ parents, and the student’s teachers
c. Testing the students using a projective instrument
d. Developing a genogram of the student’s family relationships

27. A number of teachers in school are referring students with relatively minor problem for
social work services. Which of the following is the best and most cost-effective response
for the school social work to make in this situation?
a. Conducting an in-service program for teachers that discusses appropriate
referrals and an overview of the role of the social worker in the school
b. Issuing an administrative memorandum describing appropriate referrals
c. Continuing to accept every referral and prioritizing them, thus delaying some cases
d. Talking with each teacher who has recently made a referral about the types of referral
being made and the appropriateness of each.

28. In separate interviews with the school social worker, Henry’s teacher and his mother
describe the 9-year-old boy as having a history of severe behavior problems, including
making threats to teachers and family members. After conducting these interviews, the
school social worker should decide that the most appropriate next step is to
a. Refer the student to a family court
b. Refer the family to a child-welfare agency for voluntary foster care placement
c. Interview the student in order to gain a better understanding of his problems
d. Place the student in a school-based group for boys who are acting out.

29. A planning and placement team has been determined that a fourth-grade student needs
special education service. The4 evaluation results indicate that the student exhibits
appropriate interpersonal behavior, is of average intellectual ability, but is not achieving
 commensurate with this ability level, particularly in mathematics and reading. The disability
designation of the student is likely to be
a. Mental retardation
b. Developmental delay
c. Specific learning disability
d. Multiple handicaps

30. Throughout the school year, the school social worker has worked with a group of five
students on a weekly basis. They are preparing for summer break, which will occur in a
few months. The social worker will most likely use which of the following processes to bring
things to a close?
a. Termination
b. Conclusion
c. Transition
d. Consultation

31. You are employed in a government child welfare agency. A teacher referred a nine-year
old girl after discovering that the girl is the victim of incest with the father as the perpetrator.
In your interview with the daughter and her mother, you were able to explain the daughter’s
rights and law that applies to the father. You also told them about available social services
including immediate temporary foster family care or institutional placement to protect the
girl from her father who lives in the house. In your interview with the father, he cried and
admitted his sin and asks to be forgiven and promise that those incidents of sexual
molestation would not happen again. When you talked to both his wife and daughter they
express willingness to forgive him for the sake of the family. The daughter told you no
matter what happens he is still his father and owes a half of her life to him. His wife thought
it was his frustrations with their economic conditions that drove him to abuse his own
daughter.
You were convinced of a strong family ties that exist and believed the father is
himself a victim of circumstances What would you do?
a. Place a girl in a rehabilitation center
b. File a case against the father
c. Ask the father to leave for a while

32. A high school policy requires that students be dropped from classes after 10 absences,
except for medical absence. The school social work is unable to convince the school that
the special circumstances of pregnant students warrant review of the attendance policy.
Several parents of pregnant students have complained to the district about this policy
because there is a very high dropout rate. The social worker request that a task force be
formed to examine this issue. This is an example of utilizing which of the following social
work skills?
a. Networking
b. Collaboration
c. Linking
d. Advocacy

33. A school social worker supervises and monitors a peer counseling program in a large high
school. Which of the following are appropriate monitoring activities for the social worker in
such a program?
I. Maintaining statistics related to the number and frequency of contacts
II. Reviewing reports on interactions between the counselor and counselee for
adherence to confidentiality guidelines.
III. Making informational presentations to student groups regarding the program
IV. Advising the faculty members weekly about the program
a. I and II only
b. I and IV only
c. II and III only
d. I, III and IV only

34. The school social worker is participating in an interdisciplinary school team meeting that is
focused on reviewing a student’s challenges in the classroom. The school social worker
educates the team about the effects of poverty in the home of sensitize team members to
 how these stressors may be impacting the student. Which of the following values best
represents the social worker’s intervention?
a. Integrity
b. Dignity and worth of the person
c. Social justice
d. Service

35. A social worker receives a referral and assesses the organizations and communities of
which the clients is a part so as facilitate broader changes on the client’s behalf. This type
of intervention would be considered
a. Short-term
b. Micro
c. Mezzo
d. Macro

36. Mr. Patic, a school social worker, has made several attempts to contact Ms. Alamin to
collaborate on a success plan for her son. Mr. Ortiz might appropriately hypothesize that
Ms. Harrison’s lack of a response is due to a family system that is
a. Flexibly separated
b. Structurally separated
c. Rigidly enmeshed
d. Structured

37. Which of the following is the best way for a school social worker to become knowledgeable
about effective school behavior management programs and interventions?
a. Seek professional development related to assessing and treating behavior
problems and read peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last five
years.
b. Consult with colleagues about behavior management methods they have used in the
past and select the most appropriate strategy for the specific case.
c. Read and summarize research reports on managing behavioral issues.
d. Review records of students treated for behavior problems in the past

38. In the development of a schoolwide educational program on sexual abuse, the first and
most important goal of the school social worker is to help students.
a. Disclose to their teachers any attempted sexual abuse they may have experienced
b. Become aware of sexual abuse in order to protect themselves
c. Become more assertive of their legal rights with respects to their parents
d. Develop strategies to evade adult abusers

39. While visiting a parent to discuss a teacher’s concerns about an older child’s adjustment,
the school social worker observes the parent’s critical and punitive interactions with her 3
½ year-old child. Aware of the older child’s withdrawn behavior and lack of confidence in
her abilities, the social worker recalls Erik Erikson’s stages of social-emotional
development in children. Which statement best describes the Eriksonian concept of
initiative versus guilt?
a. Guilt-ridden children have a very difficult time forming attachments to other.
b. Children who are treated harshly and inconsistently can become confused and
incompetent.
c. Parental values exert a powerful effect on children and should be carefully defined,
d. A sense of competence rather than guilt develops when assertiveness is
allowed.

40. In many school districts, the school social worker is a member of the Individualized
Education Program (IEP) team. Which of the following would be most useful for the school
social worker to have?
a. Written communication skills, including typing and use of computers.
b. Problem-solving abilities and consensus building skills.
c. The ability to communicate instructional strategies
d. The ability to initiate new school policy
41. In situation where there is a clash between worker’s values and mother’s (client’s) values,
one of the following is called for on the part of the helping persons.
a. Sincerity
b. Non-judgmental attitudes
c. Openness
d. Self-awareness

42. It is this principle that guides the worker to regard the mother as a person which inherent
worth and dignity that he is endowed with a reason and will.
a. Non-judgmental attitude
b. Self-determination
c. Acceptance

43. Feelings that certain actions will result in the groups having to give up the security it now
enjoys, thereby reducing the group’s desire to change is an example of a?
a. Negative force
b. Opposing force
c. Ambivalence
d. Resistance force

44. Which phase in the group development may be said to have taken place when two social
workers who had earlier discussed a group program proposal presented this and had this
approved by the agency?
a. Pre-Group Phase
b. Private Pre-Group Phase
c. Planning Phase
d. Public Pre-Group Phase

45. The group worker who accepts this principle and its implications will study groups already
formed and gives help to groups on the threshold of group creation. However, he will seek
to require all groups to be alike nor expect them to meet identical needs. His skills will be
evident in the way he consciously gives aid at the point of creation. The group worker will
create a satisfactory association with the agency when it’s evident that such association
will be mutually desirable.
a. Principle of continuous individualization
b. Principle of group guided interaction
c. Principle of planned group formation
d. Principle purposeful worker-group relationship

46. All of the following are characteristics of pre-affiliation or grouping stage, which one is least
included?
I. There is exploration and retaining distance
II. Inviting trust gently
III. Close ties not yet formed, non-intimate relationship
IV. High communication
V. Initial familiarity/acquaintance
a. All except II
b. All except III
c. All except IV
d. All except I
e. None of the above

47. This type of social group is characterized by diverse sets of folkways and mores, fast
culture change, impersonal and superficial contacts and formal means of control.
a. Sacred society
b. Social group
c. Secular society
d. Special groups

48. The list hereunder are the sequences for stages of group development, which is the most
correct sequence?
I. Pre-affiliation, power and control, differentiation and cohesion, intimacy, separation
 II. Pre-affiliation, pre-affiliation, differentiation and cohesion, separation, intimacy
III. Pre-affiliation, power and control, intimacy, differentiation and cohesion, separation
IV. Pre-affiliation, intimacy, power and control, separation, differentiation and cohesion
V. Pre-affiliation, cohesion and differentiation, power and control, intimacy, separation
a. I only
b. II and IV only
c. III only
d. None except III
e. c and d

49. In this type of decision-making procedure, decisions are derived at much faster time than
in the consensus approach; does not require much trust, open communication and
willingness to give one´s position, however, minority opinions are not always safeguard as
it tends to split the decision into simple losers and winners.
a. High percentage majority
b. Simple majority
c. Consensus
d. Two thirds or three forths of the votes

50. The least defective technique for studying the affective relations among group members
where they are asked who they like and dislike or more specifically, who they would like to
be with.
a. Sociogram
b. Sociometry
c. Scalar chain methods
d. Preferential technique

51. It is essentially to mirror what was said in a non-judgmental way and to grasp the essence
of what the other person is thinking or feeling. This facilitates open communication, assist
in clarifying misunderstandings, increases cooperative behavior and facilitates the process
of no-lose problem solving.
a. When using empathy
b. When using sociometry
c. When using helping process
d. When dealing with pent-up feelings

52. This approach is more than a set of activities. It is more than doing task. An approach
which is more founded on a set of key elements and which needs, in its practitioners, a
commitment to those elements. It is in this approach that the clarity about the voluntary
and compulsory nature of work, a multi-service approach and a development of work by
evaluation and research-have often been seen as lacking in social work practice.
a. Remedial approach
b. Developmental approach
c. Task centered approach
d. Problem solving approach

53. The task centered process of group work covers the building blocks that guides practitioner
to be effective in practice. Which of the following covers the correct building blocks that
underpins it?
I. Recognizing the voluntary and compulsory basis of work
II. Combining different services
III. Work with families, individuals, groups and communities
IV. Building on user strengths
V. Developing Partnership
VI. Evidence-based practice
VII. Structured Approach
VIII. Discussion, action and change
a. I, II, III, IV and IV
b. II, III, IV, V, VI and VII
c. III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
54. Task works linked with research does not depend solely with researchers. It also depends
on practitioners and managers of services. It is developed through a research like stance
from those who practice it. They look for the justifying circumstances that supports between
the link of their work and the systematic body of knowledge that guides their practice.
Which one best support such claim?
a. Research-based approach
b. Evidence-based practice
c. Systematic body of knowledge
d. Eclectic practice-based approach

55. High quality professional practice needs a cogent and coherent theoretical base,
accompanied by a relevant model and relevant techniques.
The degree of genuine task-centered use and development may be one indicator
of the state of health of social work as a professional authority. Which of the following
choices supports the statement?
a. Task centered practice requires intellectual rigor, skilled practical application,
serious commitment to respecting users and combatting discrimination, and
courage in specifying what social work is trying to achieve.
b. Task centered approach, like all other models of social work, envisions to provide a
comprehensive care and responsive strategies that combats the ailing functionality of
an individual.
c. Eclectic approach to social work practice excludes the viability of interdisciplinary
assessment as it overlaps to the functions made by one’s professional intervention.
d. The notion that everyone deserves to be treated as such with equal worth and dignity
recoils back to the philosophized statement that human beings are born with inherent
worth and dignity.

56. The dynamic interplay of forces within the group can be best supported, if not, assisted not
to boil down and collapsed for no cause. The group worker must;
a. Ensure that all members of the group will have equal chance to share their
thoughts and opinions, drawbacks, expressed needs and aspirations.
b. Ensure that in every activity, all members will be able to express their emotions and
feelings towards the undertaken activities.
c. Ensure that members of the group will acquire all the learning they are bound to
achieve with the help of the social worker.
d. Ensure that all members will be equipped with knowledge and skills that they will need
in response to the uncontrollable demands that confronts them.

57. According to Mendoza, this is one of the problems in social work practice in the country
where social workers are allergic.
a. Writing records
b. Making an assessment
c. Crafting the problem
d. Evaluation
e. All of the above

58. It is concurring that social power takes place in the context of interpersonal relations which
included the potentiality for including forces in other persons toward acting or changing in
a given direction. Which of the following statement is unlikely irrelevant as manifestations
of power structure?
I. As the group continues to function, it is inevitable that some form of power of
influences will be manifested that facilitates the group´s organization, its control
and goal attainment.
II. Power is not a negative factor in human interaction but it is how it used that creates
or causes adverse effects on human interaction.
III. The stronger the basis of power, the greater the power
IV. Any attempt to use power outside the prescribed range is hypothesized to reduce
the power
a. None of the statement except III
b. All of the choices
c. None of the statement except IV
 d. All except II
e. None of the choices except b

59. In this different conflict styles, one party in a conflict situation seeks to meet individual goals
at all cost, without concern for needs of his opponent, or their relationship. The situation is
defined as one in which there will be a winner and loser, and one will try to win at all cost.
a. Yield-Lose Style
b. Win-Lose Style
c. Lose-Leave Style
d. Integrative-Style
e. Compromise Style

Case 1:
Thirty out of school youth club leaders from all over the country were invited to a three-day
workshop to plan the theme and program of activities for a three-day national youth congress.
Four former youth leaders who are now employed served as the facilitators of the workshop, which
was held in a resort with modem day amenities, such as swimming pools, basketball, pelota,
volleyball and table tennis. There was also a karaoke and a television set at the dining hall. The
facilities could be used by the workshop participants free of charge, welcome and happy news for
all.
The session was started with self-introduction and getting to know exercises. Since the
participants speak different dialects, it was agreed by the group that they all speak in Pilipino, the
language which every participant understands. The next activity was expectations and workshop
objectives the three days program schedule and issues to tackle were decided by the group, The
group also agreed to play balls or swim only during early morning hours or after the workshop
sessions in the evening, On the second day of the workshop, one of the boys badly sprained his
ankle for playing basketball, He was forced dot stay in bed after a hilot treated him. This affected
the group because this boy was one of the active and outspoken leaders. Five girl participants
had diarrhea for unknowingly drinking water drawn from an open well. They too were too weak to
attend the 3rd day sessions. The group was so concerned about their oiling members and this
affected and dragged their workshop activities and output. They tried however to work over time
to finish the task, but they were too tired and accordingly "their spirits are willing but their bodies
are weak". Since they are all leaving the following day, the group decided that the Metro Manila
delegates Will carry on and finalize the plans when they go back home. Further, they have agreed
to this not later than the following week of the workshop.

60. What is the case all about?

a. Open
b. Interactive
c. Cooperative
d. Limited

61. How do you assess the group's decision-making approaches?

a. Strong leadership experience
b. Conducted din democratic way
c. Too much regionalism and emotionally laden
d. Conducted through consensus

62. How do you best describe the group deliberations and interaction?
a. Group could readily arrive at a consensus
b. Maximum tolerance exists among participants
c. Participatory and productive
d. They follow ground rules

63. If you are to rate group's functioning, how is it?

a. Passing their responsibility to others
b. Productive but needs support from authority figure
c. Members are weak and sickly
d. Responsible and efficient

64. The group was invited to plan for a National Youth Congress. What do you think is the best
reason behind this move?
 a. It is in keeping with their right to development and participation
b. It is the agency mandate
c. It is their own affair
d. Staff are too busy and could not do the task

65. How do you describe the group's atmosphere?

a. To each his own
b. Happy go lucky
c. Friendly and clannish
d. Warm and caring

Case 2:
In one government center for normal abandoned children, there were problems plaguing
the institution. Among the problems presented were, cruelty and abusive attitudes of house
parents to the children, corruption among some office administration staff, many social workers
were incompetent and the few competent ones were going abroad, volunteers were not
enthusiastic anymore in carrying their tasks, supervisors were indifferent and seemed helpless in
changing the situation.
A new head was assigned to this institution. And she was determined to change the
situation for the better. Being an expert in group work method, she requested one consulting group
to do an internal as well as an external diagnosis of the whole institution, together with team-
building sessions.
When the result and the recommendations were submitted by the consulting group, the
new institution head decided to strengthen the weak links in the system. She formed a
management team to assist her in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of their
programs and services. She formed a several groups based on the children’s needs and choice
of activities they wanted to participate in. Everybody was involved and everybody was motivated
to give his share and do his best. Not long after, the institution became the training laboratory for
group work for schools of Social Work. The institution was once again alive, filled with enthusiasm
and commitment from its workers.

66. To what group model does the consulting group belong?

a. Contacting group
b. Tasking group
c. Acquiring group
d. Relating group

67. What was the key motivating factor that changed the group life of the institution?
a. Selective participation
b. Compartmentalized participation
c. Discriminatory participation
d. Individual participation and involvement from every member of the institution

68. What were the boundaries of the different groups that were formed?
a. Cultural boundary based on the member's place of origin
b. Power and authority
c. Heterogeneous character of the groups
d. Goals, functions and needs of the participants/ members of the group

69. What is the client in this case?

a. The employees/ staff of the institution
b. The institution head
c. The whole institution
d. The children in the institution

70. What leadership style was evident in the institution under the new head?
a. Democratic
b. Manipulative
c. Laissez-faire
d. Authoritarian
Case 3:
In one of the country premier cities, we have observed that every time a crisis situation
arises, the city Mayor creates a group which he calls a think tank group. Its sole objective is to
recommend to the city mayor a course of action best suited to address the crisis. Usually, he
appoints top bureaucratic and some NGO representative as members of the group, and sets a
timetable for the accomplishment of the task. In one think tank created, we observed that as soon
as the group has been assembled the members buckled down to work.

The appointed chairman served as an able facilitator of the group process, who trusted the
group members and stimulated their individual creativity and initiative and that of the group. After
one month of working as a group, the group submitted a comprehensive recommendation to the
mayor. The report was, an excellent one, so the mayor felt that he had assembled the best think
tang and a successful one, so he did not abolish it even after the task has been accomplished.

71. From the point of view of leadership, what e of leadership style was demonstrated by the
chairman?
a. Authoritarian
b. Speculative
c. Democratic
d. Laissez-faire

72. From the point of view of the group’s formation, point out a serious defect in the process
of creating the group.
a. The political undertones behind the composition of the group membership is
evident
b. The composition of membership to the group is non homogenous
c. The appointment of the chairman and other officers by the mayor
d. The appointment of some NGO representatives as members

73. From the point of view of its group objectives, viz-a-viz the group existence, what defect
has this group manifested?
a. Some NGO representatives are being influenced to become political partisans
b. The group has not been abolished even after its task had been accomplished
c. The objective is too rigid to allow flexibility
d. The continued existence of the group manifests personal political motives of the
mayor.

74. From the point of view of democratic ideals, all of the following reasons except one show
the admirable aspects about the creation of the group with regards to the composition of
its membership. Which reason is not admirable?
a. The inclusion of NGO representatives shows that the Mayor encourages people's
participation
b. b. The inclusion of some NGO representatives assures greater public acceptance and
support of the action to be taken by the Mayor.
c. The inclusion of some top bureaucrats in the group shows that some members are
experts and knowledgeable
d. The inclusion of NGO representatives assures e Mayor's expanded political base
and shows political savvy.

75. Which of the following has sound scientific base to support the reason why the Mayor
should adapt the group's recommendation submitted to him?
a. Group decisions are politically advantageous
b. Group decisions are most accurate and reliable than decisions made by one
man
c. Group decisions can be reached with the least expense.
d. Group decisions are easier and quicker to arrive at.

Case 4:
A group of Biology students came to seek your help about their course requirement of
community outreach. The student representative speaks for the group while the rest are just
looking on. Your job as a community liaison of the university is to assist students to find a suitable
community for students' outreach activities. Sometimes it happens that students would just go to
the area and expect everything to be arranged for them by the community liaison. You wanted the
group to get involve actively.

76. What is the level of the group at this time in relation to the helping process?
a. Performing phase because they are about to engage in a task together.
b. Storming phase because only one is talking and the rest are silent
c. Forming phase because they are already there
d. Pre-formation phase because there is no clear relationship yet

77. At this phase of engagement with the group, the worker is not expected to do the
following:
a. Talk to the students' department head or professor in charge about the course
requirements
b. Request for a formal letter from the group
c. Conduct community visit to make the necessary arrangement.
d. Give some Information to students about community outreach

78. The enlist the participation of the group, the workers should avoid
a. Plan for the group and instruct them what to do
b. Conduct preliminary group sessions with the group to draw out from them what
specifically they can do and how you can work together
c. Make some arrangements with the contact community along with a student
representative
d. Build group feeling by helping group members to express themselves

Case 5:
Fifteen mothers of children receiving educational assistance from a child-caring agency
were organized into a self-help group. The social worker explained that the group was formed that
they can address their common problems.
After sharing their concerns (facilitated by the social worker) for two sessions, they agreed
to abide the following rules:
• Be on time for the weekly meeting every Friday at 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the agency
Conference room. Latecomers and absentees will be fined P 5.00 and P 10.00,
respectively.
• Listen to and respect each other's opinions.
With the guidance of the social worker, the mother learned how to facilitate their meetings
with maximum participants and document minutes of the meeting. The others organized working
committees, scheduled their activities, planned training programs, invited resource persons and
evaluated each activity.

79. The helping approach applied in this group of mothers is:

a. Interactionist approach
b. Remedial approach
c. Developmental approach
d. None of the above

80. What is not included?

a. Psychosocial
b. Remedial
c. Task centered
d. None

81. One of the activities below is part of' the middle stage
a. Setting group rules
b. Initial feeling of sharing common concerns
c. Planning training program
d. Social worker facilitating the discussion

82. In the ending stage, the social worker and the group jointly decide to
a. Terminate or extend the group
b. Evaluate the growth/gains of' the members from the group activities
c. Formulate post termination plan
 d. All of the above

83. If the group seeks to get assistance in improving the services of the health center, this
approach shall be employed.
a. Interactionist approach
b. Remedial approach
c. Developmental approach
d. None of the above

84. If the mothers were survivors of abuse with poor self-esteem, this approach will be used
a. Interactionist approach
b. Remedial approach
c. Developmental approach
d. Crisis-intervention approach

85. To ensure client's protection from gossips, it is important in the remedial approach that the
worker sees to it that the members observe
a. Privacy
b. Confidentiality
c. Sincerity
d. Openness

86. In the remedial approach, this person takes an active role in processing activities for
Optimum learning.
a. Client
b. Group leader
c. Social worker
d. All of the above

87. This activity plays an important part in remedial approach

a. Screaming
b. Catharsis facilitated by the social worker
c. Processing of feelings
d. All of the above

88. Most of the activities planned by the mothers can be classified as:
a. Human relations
b. Skills training
c. Clients capacity building
d. Group development

Case 6:
The subject of "Program Activities for Groups" has been put on the agenda for the next
Social Service Staff meeting. This has become an issue because a nurse in the Cancer Ward had
complained to the ward social worker that her group's loud singing of religious hymns was creating
a disturbance in the ward. An attendant had also told this social worker that the nurses were talking
about whether conducting Bible studies is a social work task.

89. What should be clearly defined before the social worker and the group decide on the
activities for its sessions in the hospital?
a. The patients' medical conditions
b. The purpose for the group program
c. The hospital's realities
d. The administrative support available

90. Which of these is appropriate program media for a group of hospital patients?
I. Discussion of illness-related concerns, fears and problems
II. Audio-visual material
III. Resource persons for spiritual needs
a. I
b. I, II
c. I, II, III
 d. II

91. What should be a social worker’s response to negative feedback about her group’s
activities?
a. Revise the activities
b. Review the activities to see if feedback is justified and act accordingly
c. Ignore it as one cannot please everybody
d. Let the group decide what to do about the feedback

92. Who should decide the program media for a social work group of hospital patients?
a. The social worker
b. The social worker and the group
c. The patients group
d. The Medical team

Case 7:
As a social worker in the probation office, you decided to organize a group of nine "new"
adult probationers whose suspended court sentences enable them to continue with their lives in
the community. You bell that the socialization model of groupwork would be very appropriate to
use.

93. What will you do if during the group formation meeting, the members ask for an election
of officers for the group?
a. Agree but tell the group to just have a few officers
b. Agree to the request
c. Explain why it is not necessary
d. Add more members to justify having officers

94. Which program media would be very appropriate for this group if you are using the
socialization model?
I. Play activities
II. Resource person on laws and social ---- norms and rules
III. Values and role-related exercises
a. I, II, III
b. I, II
c. II, III
d. I, III

95. What will you do if after 3 weekly sessions and despite having set rules on attendance the
same two/three members are always absent?
a. Ask the rest of' the group to decide what to do about the absentees
b. I'll ignore it since group 'membership should be voluntary
c. Switch to casework the absentees
d. Reiterate the group sessions ore court-required activities for probationers and
inform the absentees promptly about this

96. What would be appropriate tasks in this group If you are using the socialization model?
I. Teaching
II. Modelling
III. Setting expectations
a. I, II, III
b. I, III
c. I, II
d. II, III

Case 8:
Cora, a social worker In Pag-asa, a home for unwed mothers was assigned to work with
six women, ages 22 to 33, all of whom were admitted to the facility during the last two weeks. All
the women are on their third, fourth, or fifth month of pregnancy and sought admission to Pag-asa
for varied reasons: fear of parents' reaction to the pregnancy, decision to keep the matter a secret
from family and friends, inability to meet the financial requirements of hospital confinement during
delivery, need for guidance/assistance relating to the plan for the baby to be given up for adoption,
having no place to stay in and no resources after, being abandoned by the boyfriend. etc.

97. Given this situation of the mothers, which groupwork model/approach seems most
appropriate to guide the social worker's actions with the group?
a. Crisis -centered
b. Mediating
c. Task-centered
d. Psychosocial

98. If you were Cora, which of these would you Cite to motivate the prospective mothers to
join the group?
I. The group will provide them the opportunity to share their feelings, concerns, etc.
Relating to their situation
II. The group will clarify their different options relating to the baby after birth
III. The group will allow the participants to share Ideas, plans relating to their lives
after discharge from Pagasa
a. II, III
b. I, II
c. I, III
d. I, II, III

99. What do you think would be the most appropriate goal for this group of unwed mothers in
Pag-asa?
a. Reconciliation/reunion with their families after delivery
b. Stay physically and emotionally healthy for a successful delivery
c. Arrive at a realistic and sensible post-delivery plan for themselves and their
babies
d. Utilization of existing community resources now and after discharge from Pag-asa

100. What should the social worker do if, during a group session, one participant gets
very upset emotionally, arts sobbing so that the rest of the group become very
uncomfortable, not understanding what triggered the behavior?
a. Ignore her and continue with the discussion, so the participant will not feel guilty about
disrupting the session
b. Touch the participant to show acceptance and ask her if she wants to be excused
from the group for a while
c. Ask the participant to share with the group what brought it about
d. Remind the group that one of the rules agreed on is that there will be no disruptive
behavior during sessions.