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Understanding How Military Culture Impacts Family Dynamics and Social Work Practice

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1.  Standard 3 in the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Service Members, Veterans, & Their Families states:
  1. social workers can work with military and their families based on basic knowledge learned from various populations.
  2. the military population is like most others so there is no need for a deeper understanding of relevant theories and practice interventions.
  3. all professional social workers, regardless of practice focus or level, should have a basic understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing this population
  4. social workers with basic understanding of relevant theories can effectively work with this population.
2.  Standard 4 in the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Service Members, Veterans, & Their Families states:
  1. social work practices learned and proven to be effective with many populations will work sufficiently with military and their families.
  2. social workers families shall use appropriate theoretically and evidence-based practice models, skills, and interventions that reflect their understanding of the miliary population.
  3. assessments of military and their families can be done using proven assessments the are found effective for most populations.
  4. social workers with expertise in various evidence-based practice can effectively work with military because these practices are highly effective with many populations.
3.  When working with this population, it is essential for social workers to understand that _____________________________.
  1. all military service members hold the same rank.
  2. rank does not have an impact on home and family life.
  3. rank only applies to the Marines.
  4. rank has its privileges and impacts home and family life.
4.  Standard 5 in the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Service Members, Veterans, & Their Families states:
  1. interventions and treatment plans are best when only meeting the needs of the individual.
  2. individual and organizations needs do not need to be considered when developing the treatment plan.
  3. social workers shall incorporate assessments in developing and implementing intervention and treatment plans that consider needs on both an individual and an organizational basis.
  4. social work assessments do not need to be comprehensive to support interventions and treatment plans.
5.  Which of the following is an aspect of military culture that impacts the service member and/or family members?
  1. control
  2. creativity
  3. community
  4. competency
6.  Standard 6 in the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Service Members, Veterans, & Their Families states:
  1. once a social worker has completed core courses for cultural competency there is no need to periodically compete additional competency CEUs.
  2. social workers should periodically participate in CEUs for cultural competency regarding military members and families to increase outcomes in evaluation and practice behaviors.
  3. social workers can effectively evaluate their practice and appropriateness of services without completing cultural competency courses.
  4. cultural competency is not needed to work with this population if one is highly skilled in theories and modalities of diagnosis that impact this population too.
7.  A military couple are struggling with the soldier’s first deployment and have been separated for 3 months now. Your client (the spouse) is feeling disconnected while at the same time expressing some positive ways he/she is doing some activities on their own. Which of the following strategies would be MOST appropriate to support connection in the couple’s communication?
  1. The couple should designate a few nights a week for zoom calls and choose topics that support present and future planning.
  2. The client should write an email to express the discontent he/she is feeling.
  3. The client should focus on the positive aspects of the autonomy and the connection can be navigated later.
  4. The client should contact the significant other’s command to seek support.
8.  “Home front responsibilities” for the family members of service members include which of the following:
  1. children
  2. finances
  3. property
  4. all of the above
9.  Social workers should identify _______________________ in relationships (attachment/detachment) in this population in order to walk beside them instead of merely using the same principles used with civilian families.
  1. commonalities
  2. differences
  3. disparities
  4. preferences
10.  Military cultural competence includes:
  1. seeking support- when appropriate from other clients while Providing Services for Service Members or their Family Members
  2. refraining from seeking support
  3. seeking support – when appropriate from Civilian Resources while Providing Services for Service Members or their Family Members
  4. seeking support – when appropriate from Military Resources while Providing Services for Service Members or their Family Members