Chapter 1 - Generalist Eclectic Approach

Question 1

Generalist means the approach focuses only on?

Answer 1

direct practice

Question 2

T/F - Integral to generalist social work practice include values, principles, generic processes, and holistic perspective

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Why it is important to ensure that direct practice is grounded within the generalist perspective?

Hint - theories and broaden

Answer 3

1 - most theories have been developed outside of the social work profession so aspects may not fit well with some social work principles which means modifications to these aspects are necessary.

2- the generalist perspective can function to broaden the mandate / role of direct practitioners beyond narrow clini¬cal confines.

Question 4

Elements central to the generalist-eclectic approach include:
#1 A person-in-environment perspective that is informed by ecological systems theory
#2 An emphasis on the development of a good helping relationship that fosters empowerment:
#3 The flexible use of a problem-solving process to provide structure and guidelines for work with clients
#4 A holistic, multilevel assessment that includes a focus on issues of diversity, oppression and strengths
#5 The flexible and eclectic use of a wide range of theories and techniques that are selected on the basis of their relevance to each unique client situation

Answer 4

True

Question 5

1 A person-in-environment perspective that is informed by ecological systems theory

Which elements central to the generalist-eclectic approach - recognizes the link between inherent troubles / individual problems AND public issues / social problems

Answer 5

1

Question 6

T/F - Ecological systems theory says human problems, life situations, and social conditions are not related

Answer 6

False

Ecological systems theory (is a conceptual framework) for the person-in-environment perspective

Question 7

1 A person-in-environment perspective that is informed by ecological systems theory

Which elements central to the generalist-eclectic approach - has a collaborative process between workers and clients that has the ultimate goal of capacity building and empowering clients

Answer 7

3

Question 8

T/ F Most generalist approaches to social work practice include some version of the problem-solving model

Answer 8

True

Question 9

1 A person-in-environment perspective that is informed by ecological systems theory

Which elements central to the generalist-eclectic approach - emphasizes a collaborative, warm, empathic, and supportive worker–client relationship?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

o Collaboration, trust, and shared power
o accepting the client’s definition of the problem
o identifying and building upon the client’s strengths
o actively involving the client in the change process

are all part of what element of the generalist-eclectic approach?

Answer 10

Empowerment which is part of the development of a good helping relationship

Question 11

The development of a good helping relationship is not one of the primary factors of client change?

Answer 11

False

Question 12

1 A person-in-environment perspective that is informed by ecological systems theory

Which elements central to the generalist-eclectic approach - focuses on the whole person, considers the entire range of factors impacting a client, sensitive to issues of diversity (i.e. gender, race, culture, class, etc.)

Answer 12

4

Question 13

1 A person-in-environment perspective that is informed by ecological systems theory

Which elements central to the generalist-eclectic approach - draw ideas and techniques from many sources and
uses theories and techniques that seem most relevant to the understanding of the unique client situation?

Answer 13

5

Question 14

The generalist perspective requires that the social worker be eclectic, what does that mean?

Answer 14

draw ideas and techniques from many sources

Question 15

Using theories and techniques that seem most relevant to the understanding of the unique client situation means a generalist is what?

Answer 15

Generalists are open (flexible)

Part of the 5th element (flexible and eclectic use of a wide range of theories and techniques that are selected on the basis of their relevance to each unique client situation)

Question 16

The term “holistic” represents what?

Answer 16

a focus on the whole person (i.e., physical, emotional, and spiritual) in the context of their surroundings)

Part of the 4th element (holistic, multilevel assessment that includes a focus on issues of diversity, oppression and strengths)

Question 17

T/ F - Multi-level assessment means considering the entire range of factors impacting a client (from micro to macro)

and the assessment includes particular sensitivity to what?

Answer 17

True / sensitivity to issues of diversity (e.g., gender, race, culture, class, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion) and oppression.

Part of element #4

Question 18

understanding theory differentiates includes:

(a) high-level meta-theories which provide general guidance for holistic assessment and the generation of ideas for intervention
(b) mid-level practice theories - provide more specific ideas and directions for assessment and intervention for a range of presenting concerns
(c) low-level models for specific populations and problems.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F - a critical perspective on the scientific view of practice is part of generalist-eclectic approach

Answer 19

true

Question 20

T/F - eclectic use of theory and technique means adherence to a single theory and its techniques.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

which approach uses: relationship-building skills, intuition, gut instincts, empathic listening, and inductive reasoning to collaboratively build with the client a theory that fits their unique situation and to problem-solve creatively.

Answer 21

An artistic approach to practice, often referred to as reflective practice

Question 22

What is the main difficulties with both theoretically eclectic and artistic, reflective, intuitive-inductive approaches to practice?

Answer 22

a lack of structure and guidelines for practice.

For example, workers who are theoretically eclectic are sometimes overwhelmed by the sheer number of theories from which to choose.

When this happens, the workers’ understanding of and relationship with their clients can suffer.

Question 23

What is a major reason why some practitioners prefer to adhere to a single theoretical orientation in their practice?

Answer 23

a single theory approach provides clear structure and guidelines.

Question 24

T/F - the problem-solving model offers a solution to the lack of structure and guidelines for practice that are commonly experienced by workers who prefer theoretically eclectic and/or reflective, intuitive-inductive approaches to practice.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

T/ F - Electicism has a view that only one single approach or practice model is sufficiently comprehensive to help people.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Dodo Bird Phenomenon is what?

Answer 26

studies have indicated that the various types of therapy (psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, etc.) have roughly equal effectiveness (Dodo Bird Phenomenon – all good so all get a prize) - Alice in Wonderland

Question 27

eclecticism is equivalent to which approach?

Answer 27

common factors. Common factors practitioners use strategies and skills that are found in many different practice approaches.

Question 28

T/F - there are significant differences in effectiveness among therapists within each approach to therapy

Answer 28

True

Question 29

actions that differentiate more effective from less effective therapists include?

Answer 29

warmth and acceptance, empathy, and focus on the other.

Question 30

Four approaches to eclecticism include:

Technical eclecticism

theoretical integration

assimilative integration

Common factors

Answer 30

True

Question 31

use clinical knowledge and research findings about what has worked best with clients with similar characteristics or problems to draw techniques from different therapy models, without necessarily subscribing to any of the theories

Is Technical eclecticism or Theoretical Integration

Answer 31

Technical eclecticism

Question 32

Integrating/synthesizing the strengths of two or more theories to create a more comprehensive theory to explain human problems and guide intervention

Is which of the 4 approaches to eclecticism?

Answer 32

2. theoretical integration

Question 33

Focusing on factors that are shared by all types of therapy and that are central to therapeutic effectiveness (e.g., a good helping relationship)

Is which of the 4 approaches to eclecticism?

Answer 33

4. Common factors

Question 34

You already subscribe to a particular theoretical orientation but are willing to integrate other theories is?

Is it assimilative integration or technical eclecticism

Answer 34

3. assimilative integration

Question 35

Are the four broad approaches to eclecticism are mutually exclusive?

Answer 35

No

Question 36

a warm, genuine, trusting, empathic relationship is necessary, and sometimes sufficient, for good helping outcomes?

Answer 36

Yes

Question 37

T/F - relationship-based theoretically eclectic approach values all theories, promotes the use of multiple theories and their associated techniques with individual clients.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

T/F - relationship-based theoretical eclecticism is complemented by artistic, reflective, intuitive-inductive processes, all of which are guided by the problem-solving model.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Relationship-based theoretical eclecticism supports the idea of drawing techniques from a wide variety of theories, depending on

Answer 39

their fit for particular clients.

Question 40

Responsive Matching is often done intuitively when practitioners do what?

Answer 40

draw techniques from their repertoire to fit their momentary understanding of a client’s needs

Question 41

One potential drawback to relationship-based theoretical eclecticism is that without a primary theoretical base (as in assimilative integration), or a synthesis of two or three theoretical bases (as in theoretical integration), there is what?

Answer 41

There can be a lack of structure and guidelines for practice.

This is also a drawback that is also shared by the common factors and technical eclecticism approaches

Question 42

One potential drawback to relationship-based theoretical eclecticism (i.e. the lack of structure and guidelines for practice) can be remedied by using which model?

Answer 42

the use of social work’s general problem-solving model (which provides general guidelines for the stages of the therapeutic process i.e. beginning, middle, later, and termination stages).

Question 43

eclecticism is shaped by what?

Answer 43

shaped by the unique needs of clients as well as the person of the practitioners) is most effective

Question 44

With generalist social work practice the SW takes on roles ranging from a? and c? to b?

Answer 44

advocate and counsellor to broker

Question 45

Ecological Systems Theory is related to which perspective?

Answer 45

Person in Environment Perspective

Question 46

T/F - art of Social Work practice is empathy, warmth, validating, genuineness, authenticity

Answer 46

True

Question 47

artistic elements can’t exist without which two elements?

Answer 47

skill and theory

Question 48

draw ideas and techniques from many sources is which practice?

Answer 48

Eclectic practice

Question 49

T/F - best social work practice integrates science (theory) with the artistic (intuitive) elements

Answer 49

True

Question 50

theory and evidence, practice skills is considered what?

Hint - starts with S

Answer 50

Science

Question 51

the use of intuition, gut instinct, empathic listening and inductive reasoning to collaboratively build a theory with the client that fits with his or her unique situation is what?

Answer 51

art

Question 52

using practice wisdom from the use of multiple theories to guide decisions on subsequent cases is what approach to Eclecticism

Answer 52

Technical Eclecticism

Question 53

Using techniques from different theories based on their proven effectiveness with similar client problems/characteristics, without necessarily prescribing to any of the theories is Technical Eclecticism or Assimilative Integration

Answer 53

Technical Eclecticism

Question 54

Which approach integrates or synthesizes the strengths of two or more theories to create a more comprehensive theory to explain and guide intervention with human problems. (i.e. CBT, cognitive and behavioural)

Theoretical Integration or Assimilative Integration

Answer 54

Theoretical Integration

Question 55

Which approach to Eclecticism has the goal to create a more comprehensive, overarching theoretical framework using the strengths from 2 or more existing theories

Theoretical Integration or Technical Eclecticism

Answer 55

Theoretical Integration

Question 56

Which approach rests on the fact that you already subscribe to a particular theoretical orientation but you are willing to integrate other theories into the one in which you are grounded in already

Assimilative Integration or Common Factors

Answer 56

Assimilative Integration

Question 57

Which approach focuses on factors that are shared by all types of therapy and that are central to therapeutic effectiveness ie. A good therapeutic relationship

Answer 57

Common Factors Approach

Question 58

Which approach to Eclecticism involves developing trust in the therapeutic relationship is critical

Answer 58

Common Factors Approach

Question 59

Which approach to Eclecticism focuses on multiple theoretical perspectives rather than matching techniques to client problems

Answer 59

Theoretical Eclecticism

Question 60

Which approach to Eclecticism says techniques are more like the interventions and
this approach does not attempt to “smush” theories, but rather appreciates components of each

Answer 60

Theoretical Eclecticism

Question 61

Which approach to Eclecticism does not promote primary reliance on one theory but equally appreciates the merit of all theories

Answer 61

Theoretical Eclecticism

Question 62

Which approach to Eclecticism draws upon perspectives from a wide variety theories depending on their fit for particular clients and relies equally on worker judgement and empirical evidence

Answer 62

Theoretical Eclecticism

Question 63

Eclecticism overcomes the belief in a “lack of structure” as in a single theory by relying on the what?

Answer 63

problem solving model

Question 64

What provides a framework for social workers and endorses the use of multiple theories and techniques with any presenting problem

Answer 64

problem solving model

Question 65

T/F - A collaborative relationship with the client is a key element

Answer 65

True

Question 66

More comprehensive understanding = what? that have a better likelihood of success

Answer 66

= intervention strategies