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Introduction to Clinical Social Work in Oncology

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1.  _________________ is a whole-person approach to cancer care, addressing the social, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and functional aspects of the patient journey with an interdisciplinary team of care and service providers.
  1. Oncology Social Work
  2. Psychosocial Care
  3. Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention
  4. Cancer Support Community
2.  The role of the oncology social worker is to help patients, families, and caregivers deal with the experience of facing _____________.
  1. Heart Disease
  2. Diabetes
  3. Cancer
  4. Hypertension
3.  For an oncology social worker, the ______________ perspective is a way of seeing care phenomena that are interconnected and multilayered to order and comprehend complexity and avoid oversimplification.
  1. Systems
  2. Ecosystems
  3. Relational
  4. Aid
4.  A ________________ can provide oncology social workers with context to what is happening with the patient, as well as the various issues or problems that patients identify during the initial assessment of cancer.
  1. Biopsychosocial spiritual assessment
  2. Form
  3. Comprehensive strategy
  4. Trauma approach
5.  Which of the following does an oncology social worker utilize as an intervention?
  1. Collaborating with behavioral health and local mental health case managers
  2. Coordinating transportation and appointments
  3. Extensive supportive follow ups
  4. All of the above
6.  How might a cancer diagnosis impact an individual?
  1. Destabilization
  2. Financial concerns
  3. Depression/anxiety
  4. All of the above
7.  Patient navigators can address barriers to care by involving a barrier-focused intervention that has which of the following common characteristics:
  1. Provides limited support
  2. Targets the specific set of health services required
  3. Works against the interdisciplinary team
  4. Advocating on behalf of the insurance provider
8.  _______________ is a certification that demonstrates to clients and colleagues that oncology social workers have a defined and specialized skill set beyond what is expected.
  1. OSW-C
  2. OCN
  3. BSW
  4. COC
9.  Children with cancer often experience increased anxiety, depression, social isolation, and _______________.
  1. Bitterness
  2. Happiness
  3. Joy
  4. Regression
10.  Which of the following is an intervention/resource for cancer patients?
  1. Cancer Care
  2. BCCPT
  3. CLIMB
  4. All of the above

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