A client reports to her social worker that her 23-year-old friend was raped the night before. The
social worker's FIRST responsibility is to:
A. Assist the client in talking about her thoughts and feelings relative to the rape
B. Encourage the client to report the rape to the police
C. Report the rape to the police
D. Instruct the client to encourage the rape victim to make a police report correct answers A.
Assist the client in talking about her thoughts and feelings relative to the rape
A Caucasian social worker has a large proportion of Hispanic clients. The social worker's race
frequently comes up as an issue for these clients. The best way for the social worker to handle
the issue when it is raised is to:
A. Change the subject
B. Inform the client that he is experienced in working with Hispanic individuals
C. Address the issue directly when the client brings it up
D. Refer the clients to another therapist correct answers C. Address the issue directly when the
client brings it up
A mother who is trying to teach her son to pick up his toys should begin by using what schedule
of reinforcement to ensure that this behavior becomes a habit for him:
A. Primary reinforcement
B. Intermittent reinforcement
C. Continuous reinforcement
D. Shaping correct answers C. Continuous reinforcement
A type of question that is useful in obtaining specific information is:
A. Closed-ended questions
B. Open-ended questions
C. Leading questions
D. Specific questions correct answers A. Closed-ended questions
A large body of research has identified which of the following as the most important factor in
therapy outcome?
A. Theoretical orientation
B. Intervention skills
C. Client and worker homogeneity
D. Quality of the therapeutic relationship correct answers D. Quality of the therapeutic
relationship
Which of the following individuals in an organization have advocacy responsibilities?
, A. Board members
B. Clients
C. Support staff
D. All of the above correct answers D. All of the above
Which of the following describes the laissez-faire style of leadership in organizations?
A. Staff input on decisions is sought, administration makes the final decision
B. Staff members have a high level of say in decision-making; administration is only minimally
involved in the process
C. Administration engages in unilateral decision-making
D. None of the above correct answers B. Staff members have a high level of say in decision-
making; administration is only minimally involved in the process
Effective supervision is:
A. Unstructured, consistent, and case-oriented
B. Structured, consistent, and evaluated
C. Unstructured, consistent, and evaluated
D. Unstructured, consistent, and theory-oriented correct answers B. Structured, consistent, and
evaluated
All of the following are responsibilities of the social work supervisor EXCEPT:
A. Evaluating the work of the supervisee
B. Making work assignments
C. Providing counseling to the supervisee
D. Educating the supervisee about agency policy and procedure correct answers C. Providing
counseling to the supervisee
What does the acronym SOAP stand for?
A. Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
B. Subjective, objective, analysis, plan
C. Subjective, objective, assessment, phase
D. Subjective, objective, analysis, phase correct answers A. Subjective, objective, assessment,
plan
A mother who gives her child a candy every other time she reads a book is using which of the
following schedules of reinforcement to encourage book reading?
A. Fixed interval
B. Variable interval
C. Fixed ratio
D. Variable ratio correct answers C. Fixed ratio