Question

Advocacy and teaching coping skills are all important roles of the sw

True or false
A) Not Mentioned
B) True
C) False
D) Uncertain

Answer 1

Advocacy and teaching coping skills are recognized as important roles of social workers, as these interventions positively affect individuals' psychological wellbeing and development.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question addresses the roles of social workers (SW) with the statement that advocacy and teaching coping skills are important roles. In the context of social work, especially when dealing with family caregivers of hospice patients with cancer or in developmental psychology for adolescents, these roles are indeed central. The literature, such as McMillan et al. (2006) and Miklikowska, Duriez, & Soenens (2011), has highlighted the positive impact that coping skills intervention has on individuals, noting that support from social workers can improve the psychological wellbeing of caregivers or assist in the development of empathy-related characteristics in adolescents. Therefore, the correct answer to whether advocacy and teaching coping skills are important roles of the social worker is B) True.