MSW COMP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Your answers
1 of 89
Term
1. Which of the following most likely reflects a strengths perspective of
incorporating client perspectives into the development of policy
goals?
a. A program that aims to improve parenting skills among mothers
receiving Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) assistance.
b. TANF's emphasis on reducing welfare dependency.
c. Programs for people with physical disabilities that focus on
facilitating employment by preserving benefit eligibility with increasing
levels of earned income.
d. TANF's emphasis on promoting two-parent families.
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c. Social workers need to develop guidelines for clinical diagnoses.
, a. Programs for people with physical disabilities that focus on facilitating
employment by preserving benefit eligibility with increasing levels of earned
income.
c. It is not needed for social work programs.
a. Social workers should routinely review the professional literature and participate
in continuing education relevant to social work practice and social work ethics.
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2 of 89
Term
1. To better address issues of child welfare, in the 1960s the federal
government initiated a "War on Poverty". A number of supportive
programs were developed to meet the aims of this directive. Which
program listed below was NOT initiated as a part of the "War on
Poverty"?
a. The Food Stamp Program
b. Social Security Act
c. WIC
d. Head Start
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a. Prejudice a. Ecomap
, c. WIC c. Reliability
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3 of 89
Term
1. What does a null hypothesis predict?
a. A negative relationship between two or more study variables.
b. No relationship between two or more study variables.
c. A directional relationship between two or more study varlables.
d. A positive relationship between two or more study variables.
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b. Converting intolerable impulses,
d. Progress toward the specific goals
thoughts, or feelings into physical
of the intervention.
symptoms.
a. connections between concerns b. No relationship between two
and family of origin. or more study variables
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4 of 89
Term
, 1. The Tarasoff ruling resulted in requiring helping professionals to do
which of the following? (Choose one)
a. Report suspected child abuse to state agencies
b. Partner with police to conduct background checks to determine the
level of threat of a potentially violent client.
c. Extend privileged communication to clinical social workers.
d. Use reasonable care to protect a potential victim threatened with
serious harm by a client
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a. changes occurring within
d. Specific, Measurable, Action
experimental subjects that are due to
oriented/Attainable, Realistic, Timely.
the passage of time.
d. Use reasonable care to
b. Clearly defined treatment goals
protect a potential victim
with measurable interventions and
threatened with serious harm by
outcomes.
a client
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5 of 89
Term
1. "Mental health parity" related to social justice in health care refers to
which of the following?
a. Addressing co-occurring disorders with interdisciplinary care.
b. Providing equal insurance coverage for mental health and physical
health care.
89
00
Your answers
1 of 89
Term
1. Which of the following most likely reflects a strengths perspective of
incorporating client perspectives into the development of policy
goals?
a. A program that aims to improve parenting skills among mothers
receiving Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) assistance.
b. TANF's emphasis on reducing welfare dependency.
c. Programs for people with physical disabilities that focus on
facilitating employment by preserving benefit eligibility with increasing
levels of earned income.
d. TANF's emphasis on promoting two-parent families.
Give this one a try later!
c. Social workers need to develop guidelines for clinical diagnoses.
, a. Programs for people with physical disabilities that focus on facilitating
employment by preserving benefit eligibility with increasing levels of earned
income.
c. It is not needed for social work programs.
a. Social workers should routinely review the professional literature and participate
in continuing education relevant to social work practice and social work ethics.
Don't know?
2 of 89
Term
1. To better address issues of child welfare, in the 1960s the federal
government initiated a "War on Poverty". A number of supportive
programs were developed to meet the aims of this directive. Which
program listed below was NOT initiated as a part of the "War on
Poverty"?
a. The Food Stamp Program
b. Social Security Act
c. WIC
d. Head Start
Give this one a try later!
a. Prejudice a. Ecomap
, c. WIC c. Reliability
Don't know?
3 of 89
Term
1. What does a null hypothesis predict?
a. A negative relationship between two or more study variables.
b. No relationship between two or more study variables.
c. A directional relationship between two or more study varlables.
d. A positive relationship between two or more study variables.
Give this one a try later!
b. Converting intolerable impulses,
d. Progress toward the specific goals
thoughts, or feelings into physical
of the intervention.
symptoms.
a. connections between concerns b. No relationship between two
and family of origin. or more study variables
Don't know?
4 of 89
Term
, 1. The Tarasoff ruling resulted in requiring helping professionals to do
which of the following? (Choose one)
a. Report suspected child abuse to state agencies
b. Partner with police to conduct background checks to determine the
level of threat of a potentially violent client.
c. Extend privileged communication to clinical social workers.
d. Use reasonable care to protect a potential victim threatened with
serious harm by a client
Give this one a try later!
a. changes occurring within
d. Specific, Measurable, Action
experimental subjects that are due to
oriented/Attainable, Realistic, Timely.
the passage of time.
d. Use reasonable care to
b. Clearly defined treatment goals
protect a potential victim
with measurable interventions and
threatened with serious harm by
outcomes.
a client
Don't know?
5 of 89
Term
1. "Mental health parity" related to social justice in health care refers to
which of the following?
a. Addressing co-occurring disorders with interdisciplinary care.
b. Providing equal insurance coverage for mental health and physical
health care.
