How much do you know about social work?

The correct Answer is: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest employer of  social workers in the nation with more than 15,000 master's degree prepared social workers on staff.

The correct answer is: Martha Sharp and Irena Sendler

Social worker Martha Sharp (1905-1999) and her Unitarian Minister Waitstill Sharp used a variety of aid networks to smuggle about 125 Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France and Czechoslovakia. Polish social worker Irena Sendler (1910-2008) created a network that hid  2,500 Jewish children, helping them escape certain death in Nazi concentration camps.

The correct answer is: Brené Brown.

Brené Brown is research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair. She is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. She has spent two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. Brown is author of six #1 New York Times best sellers, including The Gifts of Imperfection and Daring Greatly.

The correct answer is: Whitney Young and Dorothy Height

Social worker Whitney M. Young Jr. (1921-1971) worked to end employment discrimination, turning the National Urban League into an organization more active in achieving socioeconomic equality. He was also president of the National Association of Social Workers from 1969-71. Social worker Dorothy I. Height (1912-2010) was a civil rights leader and women's rights activist who particularly focused on issues affecting women who are Black, including voter rights and literacy. She served as the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years.

The correct answer is: Conversion Therapy

Conversion therapy (also known as reparative therapy, and increasingly included within the term sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), is defined according to the American Psychological Association (APA) as methods used that attempt to change the sexual orientation of LGBTQ individuals to heterosexuality. These attempts include a variety of different practices, ranging from talk therapy to “therapy” focused on aversion, which can include subjecting the individual to pain as a response to their sexual desires. The negative effects of SOCE can be devastating and long-lasting. The National Association of Social Workers was one of the first major mental health organizations to publicly condemn the practice.

The correct answer is: Jane Addams

Jane Addams (1860-1935) was an important leader in the development of the social work profession, women's rights, and the push for world peace. She was co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union and in 1931 was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

The correct answer is: Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was a journalist, educator, social reformer and early leader in the civil rights movement. She investigated the lynching of Black people, helping bring national attention to these crimes. Wells worked with Jane Addams, considered the mother of the social work profession, to stop the adoption of racially segregated schools in Chicago. Wells, who was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), also worked with other organizers of her time to lay the foundation for the modern social work profession.

The correct answer is: 1955

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain standards for the profession, and to advance sound social policies. NASW also contributes to the well-being of individuals, families and communities through its advocacy.

The correct answer is: 1898 at Columbia University

The first social work class was offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University. The university continues to have one of the top ranked social work programs in the nation.

The correct answer is: B

Professional ethics are at the core of social work. The profession has an obligation to articulate its basic values, ethical principles, and ethical standards. The NASW Code of Ethics sets forth these values, principles, and standards to guide social workers’ conduct. The Code is relevant to all social workers and social work students, regardless of their professional functions, the settings in which they work, or the populations they serve.

The correct answer is: TRUE

Social work is a predominately female profession. Only one out of five social workers are male. The social work profession nearly mirrors the racial makeup of the United States. About 70 percent of social workers are white; 22 percent are Black; 4 percent are Asian and 1 percent are American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Source: Profile of the Social Work Workforce

CORRECT ANSWER IS: FALSE

Social workers do play a crucial role in child welfare. However, only about one in five of the nation’s more than 715,000 social workers are employed by state or local government agencies, which include child welfare agencies. More than half of social workers provide mental health and substance use treatment services, work in health care, are school social workers, or work in other types of social work.