EXPANDED SCOPE
FOR
DRUG
COUNSELOR (SPANISH SPEAKING) OC 1,2,3
PSYCHIATRIC
SOCIAL WORKER OC 1,2,4,5
1. INTERVIEWING-These questions
test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in obtaining
information from individuals through structured conversations. These questions
require you to apply the principles, practices, and techniques of effective
interviewing to hypothetical interviewing situations. Included are questions
that present a problem arising from an interviewing situation, and you must
choose the most appropriate course of action to take.
2. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL-These questions
test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to
organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will
be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of
the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions,
you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then
choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.
3. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SOCIAL
CASEWORK-These
questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices used in social
casework. Questions may cover such topics as symptoms and treatments associated
with various mental, social, and physical illnesses and disabilities; client
rights and confidentiality; referral techniques; maintaining client records;
establishing and maintaining relationships with clients, families, co-workers,
referral agencies, and the general public; and professional and ethical
concerns in casework practice.
4. DEVELOPING & IMPLEMENTING TREATMENT
IN A SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM-These questions test for knowledge,
understanding, and ability to apply social work concepts, theories, principles,
and practices in a mental hygiene program which provides services to clients
who have various mental hygiene conditions such as mental illness,
developmental disabilities or addiction. Questions may cover such topics as
assessment, development, and implementation of treatment; coordination of
treatment; evaluation of treatment; coordination of services; social work
standards; roles of treatment team members; individual, family, and group
counseling; community services; behavior management; crisis intervention; and
patient/client advocacy.
5. WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS TO PROMOTE
MENTAL HEALTH-These
questions test for knowledge of characteristics, causes and treatment methods
associated with chronic mental illness and/or addiction. Questions cover such
topics as establishing, maintaining and terminating client relationships;
recognizing, interpreting, and responding to individual and group behaviors;
providing access to essential services such as financial, housing, medical,
educational, legal, vocational, and recreational; and eligibility criteria of
programs and agencies offering such services.
The New York State Department of Civil
Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates
may find information in the publication "How to Take a Written Test"
helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available online at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm.
USE OF CALCULATORS IS ALLOWED
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