Fill in the numbered blanks with the appropriate word/s:

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Social worker: Job description

Social workers work with people to support them ______ (1) difficult times and ensure
that ______ (2) people, including children and adults, are ______ (3) from harm. Their
role is to provide support to ______ (4) service users to help themselves. They maintain
professional relationships with service users, acting as guides and ______ (5). They
sometimes need to use their professional judgment to make ______ (6) decisions that
might not always be well received by all service users.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(a) across
(a) accessible
(a) safeguarded
(a) enable
(a) advertisers
(a) strong

(b) through
(b) sensible
(b) conyoyed
(b) capacitate
(b) advocates
(b) strenous

(c) past
(d) susceptible
(c) protectioned
(c) abilitate
(c) pleaders
(c) tough

(d) on
(d) vulnerable
(d) convoyaged
(d) licence
(d) councillors
(d) irksome

Social workers work ______ (1) a variety of settings ______ (2) a framework of relevant
legislation and ______ (3), supporting individuals, families and groups within the
community. ______ (4) may include the service user's home or schools, hospitals or the
______ (5) of other public sector and voluntary organisations. Social workers tend to
specialise in ______ (6) either children and families or vulnerable adults.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(a) on
(a) within
(a) proceedings
(a) Locations
(a) places
(a) supporting

(b) in
(b) over
(b) procedures
(b) Scenes
(b) sites
(b) support

(c) into
(d) at
(c) processings
(c) Surroundings
(c) premises
(c) to support

(d) onto
(d) together with
(d) ways
(d) Settings
(d) domicile
(d) the support

It can be a ______ (1) role, occasionally receiving a lot of media attention which is
sometimes negative when things go seriously ______ (2). As a result of this the
government is putting more measures in ______ (3) to support and develop a strong
workforce of social workers. Qualified social work professionals are sometimes supported
by social work ______ (4). They also work closely with other professionals in health and
social care.
1.
2.
3.
4.

(a) challengeing
(a) wrong
(a) time
(a) attendants

(b) challenged
(b) bad
(b) place
(b) accomplices

(c) challenging
(d) erroneous
(c) room
(c) asisstants

(d) challenge
(d) evil
(d) way
(d) assistants

Social workers can work in both statutory and non-statutory roles. In a statutory position a
social worker's role is to ______ (1) to the laws that exist to protect the vulnerable clients
that they work with. Social workers have a duty to ______ (2) the legislation and a power
to ______ (3) it. Social workers in non-statutory roles are often employed in the ______
(4) sector or in specialist roles such as providing support for drug and alcohol users,
homeless people and people with ______ (5) issues. They can also be employed in early
intervention roles that aim to prevent the escalation of problems in society to where
statutory services are required.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

(a) adhere
(a) abide to
(a) inforce
(a) beneficent
(a) mental health

(b) attach
(b) abide by
(b) compel to
(b) charity
(b) brain health

(c) cling
(d) abide with
(c) enforce
(c) relieve
(c) head health

(d) unite
(d) abide in
(d) compel by
(d) bounty
(d) mind health

Typical work activities

Many social workers work with young people and their families. They may also work with
the following groups:

the ______ (1);

people with learning and physical ______ (2);
young ______ (3);
people with mental health conditions;
school non-attenders;
drug and alcohol abusers;
______ (4) people.
1.
2.
3.
4.

(a) elderly
(a) disabilities
(a) offencers
(a) housefree

(b) older
(b) discapacities
(b) offensers
(b) houseless

(c) ancient
(d) inabilities
(c) offenders
(c) homefree

(d) senior
(d) incapacities
(d) offensives
(d) homeless

Government legislation focusing on the integration of health and social work services
means that social workers often work in multidisciplinary teams. Tasks typically involve:

conducting interviews ______ (1) service users and their families ______ (2) assess
and review their situation;
undertaking and writing up assessments (sometimes ______ (3) collaboration with
other professionals), which meet specified standards and timescales;
offering information and support to service users and their families;
organising and managing packages ______ (4) support to enable service users to lead
the fullest lives possible;
recommending and sometimes making decisions ______ (5) the best course of action
for a particular service user;
liaising ______ (6), and making referrals to, other agencies;
participating in multidisciplinary teams and meetings regarding, for example, child
protection or mental health;
maintaining accurate records and preparing reports ______ (7) legal action;
giving evidence ______ (8) court;
participating in training, supervision and team meetings.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

(a) with
(a) for
(a) at
(a) to
(a) about
(a) in
(a) onto
(a) on

(b) at
(b) to
(b) within
(b) for
(b) toward
(b) at
(b) in
(b) at

(c) onto
(d) into
(c) in
(c) at
(c) in
(c) with
(c) for
(c) into

(d) into
(d) in order
(d) on
(d) onto
(d) of
(d) on
(d) at
(d) in

Answer key
Social worker: Job description
Social workers work with people to support them ______ (1) difficult times and ensure
that ______ (2) people, including children and adults, are ______ (3) from harm. Their
role is to provide support to ______ (4) service users to help themselves. They maintain
professional relationships with service users, acting as guides and ______ (5). They
sometimes need to use their professional judgment to make ______ (6) decisions that
might not always be well received by all service users.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(a) across
(a) accessible
(a) safeguarded
(a) enable
(a) advertisers
(a) strong

(b) through
(b) sensible
(b) conyoyed
(b) capacitate
(b) advocates
(b) strenous

(c) past
(d) susceptible
(c) protectioned
(c) abilitate
(c) pleaders
(c) tough

(d) on
(d) vulnerable
(d) convoyaged
(d) licence
(d) councillors
(d) irksome

Social workers work ______ (1) a variety of settings ______ (2) a framework of relevant
legislation and ______ (3), supporting individuals, families and groups within the
community. ______ (4) may include the service user's home or schools, hospitals or the
______ (5) of other public sector and voluntary organisations. Social workers tend to
specialise in ______ (6) either children and families or vulnerable adults.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

(a) on
(a) within
(a) proceedings
(a) Locations
(a) places
(a) supporting

(b) in
(b) over
(b) procedures
(b) Scenes
(b) sites
(b) support

(c) into
(d) at
(c) processings
(c) Surroundings
(c) premises
(c) to support

(d) onto
(d) together with
(d) ways
(d) Settings
(d) domicile
(d) the support

It can be a ______ (1) role, occasionally receiving a lot of media attention which is
sometimes negative when things go seriously ______ (2). As a result of this the
government is putting more measures in ______ (3) to support and develop a strong
workforce of social workers. Qualified social work professionals are sometimes supported
by social work ______ (4). They also work closely with other professionals in health and
social care.
1.
2.
3.
4.

(a) challengeing
(a) wrong
(a) time
(a) attendants

(c) challenging
(d) erroneous
(c) room
(c) asisstants

(b) challenged
(b) bad
(b) place
(b) accomplices

(d) challenge
(d) evil
(d) way
(d) assistants

Social workers can work in both statutory and non-statutory roles. In a statutory position a
social worker's role is to ______ (1) to the laws that exist to protect the vulnerable clients
that they work with. Social workers have a duty to ______ (2) the legislation and a power
to ______ (3) it. Social workers in non-statutory roles are often employed in the ____ (4)
sector or in specialist roles such as providing support for drug and alcohol users, homeless
people and people with ______ (5) issues. They can also be employed in early
intervention roles that aim to prevent the escalation of problems in society to where
statutory services are required.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

(a) adhere
(b) attach
(a) abide to
(b) abide by
(a) inforce
(b) compel to
(a) beneficent
(b) charity
(a) mental health (b) brain health

(c) cling
(d) abide with
(c) enforce
(c) relieve
(c) head health

(d) unite
(d) abide in
(d) compel by
(d) bounty
(d) mind health

Typical work activities

Many social workers work with young people and their families. They may also work with
the following groups:

the ______ (1);

people with learning and physical ______ (2);
young ______ (3);
people with mental health conditions;
school non-attenders;
drug and alcohol abusers;
______ (4) people.
1.
2.
3.
4.

(a) elderly
(a) disabilities
(a) offencers
(a) housefree

(b) older
(b) discapacities
(b) offensers
(b) houseless

(c) ancient
(d) inabilities
(c) offenders
(c) homefree

(d) senior
(d) incapacities
(d) offensives
(d) homeless

Government legislation focusing on the integration of health and social work services
means that social workers often work in multidisciplinary teams. Tasks typically involve:

conducting interviews ______ (1) service users and their families ______ (2) assess
and review their situation;
undertaking and writing up assessments (sometimes ______ (3) collaboration with
other professionals), which meet specified standards and timescales;
offering information and support to service users and their families;
organising and managing packages ______ (4) support to enable service users to lead
the fullest lives possible;
recommending and sometimes making decisions ______ (5) the best course of action
for a particular service user;
liaising ______ (6), and making referrals to, other agencies;
participating in multidisciplinary teams and meetings regarding, for example, child
protection or mental health;
maintaining accurate records and preparing reports ______ (7) legal action;
giving evidence ______ (8) court;
participating in training, supervision and team meetings.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

(a) with
(a) for
(a) at
(a) to
(a) about
(a) in
(a) onto
(a) on

(b) at
(b) to
(b) within
(b) for
(b) toward
(b) at
(b) in
(b) at

(c) onto
(d) into
(c) in
(c) at
(c) in
(c) with
(c) for
(c) into

(d) into
(d) in order
(d) on
(d) onto
(d) of
(d) on
(d) at
(d) in