LCSW Practice Questions – EXAM STUDY
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1. Two social workers are dating. They are at dinner and they are talking about their clients.
They discover that each of them is seeing a different member of the same couple for individual
therapy. What should these social workers do?
Content Area: Law: Confidentiality, Privilege, and Consent
This question is about the legal responsibility of social workers outside of the therapeutic
setting discussing a client.
A. No action is necessary since licensed health professionals may consult for purposes of
diagnosis and treatment without a release.
B. Stop the discussion and obtain releases so that such discussions in the future do not breach
confidentiality.
C. Stop the discussion and do not talk about these clients again.
D. There are no legal or ethical guidelines requiring social workers in such situations to do
anything. - ANSWER C. Stop the discussion and do not talk about these clients again.
,The rules of confidentiality would require the social workers to stop the discussion and not talk
about these clients.
2. Revocation of a LCSW's license after having been found to have engaged in sexual
misconduct with a client would occur after:
Content Area: Ethics: Professional Competence and Preventing Harm
This question tests your knowledge of the penalties for social workers having sex with a client.
A. A social worker filed a complaint with the BBS on behalf of a client.
B. The BBS found that the therapist terminated therapy in order to pursue a sexual relationship.
C. The social worker gives the client the pamphlet "Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex"
and discusses it with the client.
D. The BBS cites the offending social worker within 10 years of the statute of limitations. -
ANSWER B. The BBS found that the therapist terminated therapy in order to pursue a sexual
relationship.
Terminating therapy in order to pursue a sexual relationship with a client is prohibited.
3. Your client, George, tells you that his mother just got remarried. He tells you that he is
worried that the new husband's children are going to go after his inheritance. He tells you that
he has very little contact with the new family and wants to keep it that way. What is your legal
obligation?
Content Area: Law: Limits to Confidentiality/Mandated Reporting
,This question tests your knowledge of how to proceed when you may need to assess for or
report elder abuse.
A. You must asses for elder abuse, considering "undue influence" regarding the mother's estate.
B. You should refer the client to an attorney to determine if he has a case.
C. Maintain confidentiality because you do not know the age of the mother.
D. Report elder abuse, considering "abandonment" because he has "very little contact" with his
mother. - ANSWER C. Maintain confidentiality because you do not know the age of the
mother.
You would maintain confidentiality because you do not know his mother's age and you do not
have "reasonable suspicion" of elder abuse.
4. Ki is a 26-year-old Korean who immigrated to the U.S. with his father 10 years ago. Ki wants
to be an artist but his father has saved his money and demands that Ki goes to medical school
like his grandfather. Ki says he's depressed and he would rather die than become a doctor. He
says he's too stupid to pass the classes in medical school anyway. He doesn't know how to tell
his father. The social worker determines that Ki is not suicidal. The most appropriate ethical
intervention is to:
Content Area: Ethics: Therapeutic Relationship/Services
This question tests your knowledge of the ethical obligations that pertain to cultural
competence.
A. Recognize the importance of cultural considerations and acknowledge that Ki may have to
follow his father's wishes.
, B. Ask Ki to bring his father in for a family session because of cultural values that encourage
respect for elders.
C. Inform Ki that the risks and benefits o - ANSWER C. Inform Ki that the risks and benefits of
therapy may be that he "finds himself" but may change some of his family values.
Informing a client about the risks and benefits of therapy which includes altering their sense of
self and their family, is an ethical obligation.
5. June discloses that she had been molested by a step-brother when she was 15. She is now 28
and was divorced from her husband three years ago. Before seeing you, she saw another
therapist and she has just told you that she had sex with him. She wants therapy to focus on the
stormy relationship issues that led to her divorce, not on past sexual molestation or
exploitation. You would:
Content Area: Law: Legal Standards for Professional Practice, tests your understanding of the
legal responsibilities of therapists who learn that a client has had sex with a previous therapist.
A. Respect her wishes and continue to focus on resolving the issues on which she wants to
work.
B. Give her the brochure "Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex" and discuss her options.
C. Report the therapist to the BBS to protect the other therapist's present and future clients.
D. Work on the sexual exploitation in therapy. - ANSWER B. Give her the brochure
"Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex" and discuss her options.
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS <NEWEST
VERSION>
1. Two social workers are dating. They are at dinner and they are talking about their clients.
They discover that each of them is seeing a different member of the same couple for individual
therapy. What should these social workers do?
Content Area: Law: Confidentiality, Privilege, and Consent
This question is about the legal responsibility of social workers outside of the therapeutic
setting discussing a client.
A. No action is necessary since licensed health professionals may consult for purposes of
diagnosis and treatment without a release.
B. Stop the discussion and obtain releases so that such discussions in the future do not breach
confidentiality.
C. Stop the discussion and do not talk about these clients again.
D. There are no legal or ethical guidelines requiring social workers in such situations to do
anything. - ANSWER C. Stop the discussion and do not talk about these clients again.
,The rules of confidentiality would require the social workers to stop the discussion and not talk
about these clients.
2. Revocation of a LCSW's license after having been found to have engaged in sexual
misconduct with a client would occur after:
Content Area: Ethics: Professional Competence and Preventing Harm
This question tests your knowledge of the penalties for social workers having sex with a client.
A. A social worker filed a complaint with the BBS on behalf of a client.
B. The BBS found that the therapist terminated therapy in order to pursue a sexual relationship.
C. The social worker gives the client the pamphlet "Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex"
and discusses it with the client.
D. The BBS cites the offending social worker within 10 years of the statute of limitations. -
ANSWER B. The BBS found that the therapist terminated therapy in order to pursue a sexual
relationship.
Terminating therapy in order to pursue a sexual relationship with a client is prohibited.
3. Your client, George, tells you that his mother just got remarried. He tells you that he is
worried that the new husband's children are going to go after his inheritance. He tells you that
he has very little contact with the new family and wants to keep it that way. What is your legal
obligation?
Content Area: Law: Limits to Confidentiality/Mandated Reporting
,This question tests your knowledge of how to proceed when you may need to assess for or
report elder abuse.
A. You must asses for elder abuse, considering "undue influence" regarding the mother's estate.
B. You should refer the client to an attorney to determine if he has a case.
C. Maintain confidentiality because you do not know the age of the mother.
D. Report elder abuse, considering "abandonment" because he has "very little contact" with his
mother. - ANSWER C. Maintain confidentiality because you do not know the age of the
mother.
You would maintain confidentiality because you do not know his mother's age and you do not
have "reasonable suspicion" of elder abuse.
4. Ki is a 26-year-old Korean who immigrated to the U.S. with his father 10 years ago. Ki wants
to be an artist but his father has saved his money and demands that Ki goes to medical school
like his grandfather. Ki says he's depressed and he would rather die than become a doctor. He
says he's too stupid to pass the classes in medical school anyway. He doesn't know how to tell
his father. The social worker determines that Ki is not suicidal. The most appropriate ethical
intervention is to:
Content Area: Ethics: Therapeutic Relationship/Services
This question tests your knowledge of the ethical obligations that pertain to cultural
competence.
A. Recognize the importance of cultural considerations and acknowledge that Ki may have to
follow his father's wishes.
, B. Ask Ki to bring his father in for a family session because of cultural values that encourage
respect for elders.
C. Inform Ki that the risks and benefits o - ANSWER C. Inform Ki that the risks and benefits of
therapy may be that he "finds himself" but may change some of his family values.
Informing a client about the risks and benefits of therapy which includes altering their sense of
self and their family, is an ethical obligation.
5. June discloses that she had been molested by a step-brother when she was 15. She is now 28
and was divorced from her husband three years ago. Before seeing you, she saw another
therapist and she has just told you that she had sex with him. She wants therapy to focus on the
stormy relationship issues that led to her divorce, not on past sexual molestation or
exploitation. You would:
Content Area: Law: Legal Standards for Professional Practice, tests your understanding of the
legal responsibilities of therapists who learn that a client has had sex with a previous therapist.
A. Respect her wishes and continue to focus on resolving the issues on which she wants to
work.
B. Give her the brochure "Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex" and discuss her options.
C. Report the therapist to the BBS to protect the other therapist's present and future clients.
D. Work on the sexual exploitation in therapy. - ANSWER B. Give her the brochure
"Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex" and discuss her options.
