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(University of Choice)
MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(MMUST)

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

FOR THE DEGREE
 OF
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

COURSE CODE:	SSW 213

COURSE TITLE:	SOCIAL CASE WORK 

DATE: 23/1/2025	                                        TIME:  23/1/2025
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Question ONE (1) is compulsory
Answer   any other TWO (2) questions

TIME:   2 Hours 

MMUST observes ZERO tolerance to examination cheating

This Paper Consists of 2 Printed Pages. Please Turn Over.

 

Question ONE

Using Mary Richmond’s ideas of social diagnosis, explain the importance of assessment in case work process.                                                                                                                                       (30Marks)

Question TWO
Discuss the Components of social casework and their importance in an intervention of your choice 
                                                                                                                                                  (20Marks)                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                 
Question THREE
                                                                                                                      
a)	What are the assumptions underlying social case work practice? (10 Marks)                                                                    
b)	How can the social worker make use of these assumptions in case intervention? (10 Marks)                                                                                                                                                 

Question FOUR

Discuss at least three causes of social problems. How can you apply social case work knowledge to alleviate these problems?                                                                                                         (20Marks)  

Question FIVE

Discuss the tenets of Psychoanalytic theory and how the theory explains individual behaviour.
                                                                                                                                                      (20Marks)