ASWB Social Work Bachelor Level / LSW Exam Prep
ASWB SOCIAL WORK BACHELOR LEVEL / LSW EXAM PREP NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A schizophrenic client takes prescribed medications intermittently. After an
argument, his partner kicks him out of their apartment and asks the social worker
to hospitalize him because his condition is deteriorating. The client sometimes
experiences hallucinations, but says he wants to try to live on his own. He refuses
hospitalization and says he plans to stop taking his meds. What is the best course
of action:
a. acknowledge the right to refuse medication and treatment and seek to
maintain a relationship with the client
b. seek an involuntary commitment
c. continue to insist that the client take the medication and note that previous
episodes of not taking meds have led to hospitalization
d. suggest that his partner care for him for a short period until he is more stable -
Correct Answer-a. acknowledge the right to refuse medication and treatment and
seek to maintain a relationship with the client
A fearful client in a mental health agency is repeatedly asked for money by his
drug dependent son. Recently, the son has threatened violence and calls the
father at all hours. How should the social worker advise the father?
a. suggest he disconnect his phone
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b. ask the client to tell the son to come to the agency and discuss his problems
with the social worker
c. do nothing as it is likely that the behavior will stop on its own
d. suggest that he has the right to be fearful and should probably call the police -
Correct Answer-d. suggest that he has the right to be fearful and should probably
call the police
The Colonial Poor Laws established the principle of:
a. neighborly involvement
b. local public responsibility
c. federal responsibility
d. residential care for the poor - Correct Answer-b. local public responsibility
A client is diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. It is likely that :
a. his personal life will not be affected
b. he will be excessively studious
c. he will experience performance problems at school and work due to his inability
to finish tasks on time
d. he will not have low self esteem - Correct Answer-c. he will experience
performance problems at school and work due to his inability to finish tasks on
time
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While many variables affect suicidality among teenagers, which item below has
been a particularly powerful predictor:
a. a recent parental divorce
b. a transfer to a new school
c. a history of occasional drug use
d. a change in family economic status - Correct Answer-a. a recent parental
divorce
a patient experiencing dysthymic disorder will:
a. Vividly describe hallucinations that began at least three months ago
b. Have associated eating disorders that began at least six months ago
c. Experience chronic depression on most days for two years or longer
d. Probably be drug dependent - Correct Answer-c. Experience chronic depression
on most days for two years or longer
Clients in a mental health agency group are encouraged by the group leader to
socialize even when not participating in the group sessions. The group is probably:
a. an analytically oriented group
b. a behavioral group
c. a supportive group
d. a transactional group - Correct Answer-c. a supportive group
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Jane is a client at a mental health clinic who has been attacked by her boyfriend
on several occasions. She appears one day with her face badly bruised. Though
she has previously been to court and her boyfriend has been ordered by a judge
to stay away, he continues to harass and threaten her. In advising the client, the
social worker should be aware that:
a. court orders are rarely violated because offenders are afraid of arrest
b. the police will react swiftly and will vigorously enforce orders of protection
c. women often will not accuse their attackers for fear of retribution
d. battered women sometimes do not protect themselves and will permit violent
men to reenter their lives even when a court order prohibits contact - Correct
Answer-d. battered women sometimes do not protect themselves and will permit
violent men to reenter their lives even when a court order prohibits contact
A client is interviewed by a social worker, but has reservations about discussing
sensitive issues at the intake interview. In explaining confidentiality, the worker
would:
a. provide information about the limits of confidentiality as the need arises
b. provide a thorough explanation of the limits of confidentiality
c. do nothing until specific questions are raised by the client
d. provide information initially regarding the limits of confidentiality only as it
relates to the worker-client relationship - Correct Answer-b. provide a thorough
explanation of the limits of confidentiality
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ASWB SOCIAL WORK BACHELOR LEVEL / LSW EXAM PREP NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 130 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A schizophrenic client takes prescribed medications intermittently. After an
argument, his partner kicks him out of their apartment and asks the social worker
to hospitalize him because his condition is deteriorating. The client sometimes
experiences hallucinations, but says he wants to try to live on his own. He refuses
hospitalization and says he plans to stop taking his meds. What is the best course
of action:
a. acknowledge the right to refuse medication and treatment and seek to
maintain a relationship with the client
b. seek an involuntary commitment
c. continue to insist that the client take the medication and note that previous
episodes of not taking meds have led to hospitalization
d. suggest that his partner care for him for a short period until he is more stable -
Correct Answer-a. acknowledge the right to refuse medication and treatment and
seek to maintain a relationship with the client
A fearful client in a mental health agency is repeatedly asked for money by his
drug dependent son. Recently, the son has threatened violence and calls the
father at all hours. How should the social worker advise the father?
a. suggest he disconnect his phone
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b. ask the client to tell the son to come to the agency and discuss his problems
with the social worker
c. do nothing as it is likely that the behavior will stop on its own
d. suggest that he has the right to be fearful and should probably call the police -
Correct Answer-d. suggest that he has the right to be fearful and should probably
call the police
The Colonial Poor Laws established the principle of:
a. neighborly involvement
b. local public responsibility
c. federal responsibility
d. residential care for the poor - Correct Answer-b. local public responsibility
A client is diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. It is likely that :
a. his personal life will not be affected
b. he will be excessively studious
c. he will experience performance problems at school and work due to his inability
to finish tasks on time
d. he will not have low self esteem - Correct Answer-c. he will experience
performance problems at school and work due to his inability to finish tasks on
time
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While many variables affect suicidality among teenagers, which item below has
been a particularly powerful predictor:
a. a recent parental divorce
b. a transfer to a new school
c. a history of occasional drug use
d. a change in family economic status - Correct Answer-a. a recent parental
divorce
a patient experiencing dysthymic disorder will:
a. Vividly describe hallucinations that began at least three months ago
b. Have associated eating disorders that began at least six months ago
c. Experience chronic depression on most days for two years or longer
d. Probably be drug dependent - Correct Answer-c. Experience chronic depression
on most days for two years or longer
Clients in a mental health agency group are encouraged by the group leader to
socialize even when not participating in the group sessions. The group is probably:
a. an analytically oriented group
b. a behavioral group
c. a supportive group
d. a transactional group - Correct Answer-c. a supportive group
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Jane is a client at a mental health clinic who has been attacked by her boyfriend
on several occasions. She appears one day with her face badly bruised. Though
she has previously been to court and her boyfriend has been ordered by a judge
to stay away, he continues to harass and threaten her. In advising the client, the
social worker should be aware that:
a. court orders are rarely violated because offenders are afraid of arrest
b. the police will react swiftly and will vigorously enforce orders of protection
c. women often will not accuse their attackers for fear of retribution
d. battered women sometimes do not protect themselves and will permit violent
men to reenter their lives even when a court order prohibits contact - Correct
Answer-d. battered women sometimes do not protect themselves and will permit
violent men to reenter their lives even when a court order prohibits contact
A client is interviewed by a social worker, but has reservations about discussing
sensitive issues at the intake interview. In explaining confidentiality, the worker
would:
a. provide information about the limits of confidentiality as the need arises
b. provide a thorough explanation of the limits of confidentiality
c. do nothing until specific questions are raised by the client
d. provide information initially regarding the limits of confidentiality only as it
relates to the worker-client relationship - Correct Answer-b. provide a thorough
explanation of the limits of confidentiality
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