ASWB PRACTICE QUESTIONS (lmsw level) Exam Questions with
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,Q: family therapy?
Answer:
A. Designing an intervention for a each specific problem. B. Limiting intervention to
the immediate family. C. Assuming a non-directive role with the family. d.
Completing an in-depth family history. A- The key to strategic family therapy is to
design interventions to resolve specific issues.. Completing a family history is not
apart of strategic family therapy. An a social worker assumes somewhat directive
role as the family seeks strategies to problem- solving. A social worker has been
seeing a 16- year old boy in individual therapy, with the consent of his parents. One
day, the parents call the social worker, reporting new concerns about their son. They
say he has become more secretive and withdrawn and they think he might also be
depressed. They ask the social worker for an update on his progress in treatment. In
particular, they want to know what the boy has been talking about in his last few
sessions with her. What should the social worker do? A. Remind the parents that
everything their son discloses in therapy must be kept confidential. B. After getting
permission from the son, invite his parent to a family session. C. Avoid giving the
parent the information they want, but reassure them that their son will be fine. D.
Give the parent the information they have asked for because they have a legal right to
receive an update about their son's therapy. Answer choice B is correct. Ideally, at
the beginning of treatment the social worker established with this client and his
parents what type of information should would, and would not share with the parents.
The basic rule is that parents are entitled to general information from a social worker
about their minor child's progress in treatment. In this case, the parents have asked
for specific detailed information. Therefore, the social worker needs to balance (3)
considerations.
, Q: (1) From a legal prespective, the parents of a minor child have the right to right
to receive information from a therapist regarding their child's progress in
therapy. Therefore, this eliminates answer choice (a) and (c). (2) from an ethical
standard, a minor client has the right to a confidential relationship with the social
worker (this eliminates answer choice d). (2) The distinction between values and
ethics is BEST stated by which of the following?
Answer:
A. Ethics, but not values, results in formal standards of conduct that should be
practice by the members of the profession. B. Ethics relates to "Desirable" conduct,
while values emphasize moral judgement that codifies what kind of behavior is, and
is not acceptable for the members of a profession. C. Ethics apply to professional
conduct, but values apply to only personal conduct. D. None of the above. For an
ethical social worker, there is no difference between ethics and values, A- "Ethics"
tend to be codified into a formal system or set of rules that is explicitly adopted by
group of people (such as members of the social work profession). While "values" are
the standard (for example, customs and beliefs)by which individuals or groups make
decisions about "right" and "wrong", "should, and "should not". A social worker is
providing case management services to a client who works part-time at low paying
job, has difficulties with managing his diabetes, and lacks transportation because he
cannot afford to own a care, and doesn't understand the public transportation system
in his
Correct Answers and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest 2026
Update
,Q: family therapy?
Answer:
A. Designing an intervention for a each specific problem. B. Limiting intervention to
the immediate family. C. Assuming a non-directive role with the family. d.
Completing an in-depth family history. A- The key to strategic family therapy is to
design interventions to resolve specific issues.. Completing a family history is not
apart of strategic family therapy. An a social worker assumes somewhat directive
role as the family seeks strategies to problem- solving. A social worker has been
seeing a 16- year old boy in individual therapy, with the consent of his parents. One
day, the parents call the social worker, reporting new concerns about their son. They
say he has become more secretive and withdrawn and they think he might also be
depressed. They ask the social worker for an update on his progress in treatment. In
particular, they want to know what the boy has been talking about in his last few
sessions with her. What should the social worker do? A. Remind the parents that
everything their son discloses in therapy must be kept confidential. B. After getting
permission from the son, invite his parent to a family session. C. Avoid giving the
parent the information they want, but reassure them that their son will be fine. D.
Give the parent the information they have asked for because they have a legal right to
receive an update about their son's therapy. Answer choice B is correct. Ideally, at
the beginning of treatment the social worker established with this client and his
parents what type of information should would, and would not share with the parents.
The basic rule is that parents are entitled to general information from a social worker
about their minor child's progress in treatment. In this case, the parents have asked
for specific detailed information. Therefore, the social worker needs to balance (3)
considerations.
, Q: (1) From a legal prespective, the parents of a minor child have the right to right
to receive information from a therapist regarding their child's progress in
therapy. Therefore, this eliminates answer choice (a) and (c). (2) from an ethical
standard, a minor client has the right to a confidential relationship with the social
worker (this eliminates answer choice d). (2) The distinction between values and
ethics is BEST stated by which of the following?
Answer:
A. Ethics, but not values, results in formal standards of conduct that should be
practice by the members of the profession. B. Ethics relates to "Desirable" conduct,
while values emphasize moral judgement that codifies what kind of behavior is, and
is not acceptable for the members of a profession. C. Ethics apply to professional
conduct, but values apply to only personal conduct. D. None of the above. For an
ethical social worker, there is no difference between ethics and values, A- "Ethics"
tend to be codified into a formal system or set of rules that is explicitly adopted by
group of people (such as members of the social work profession). While "values" are
the standard (for example, customs and beliefs)by which individuals or groups make
decisions about "right" and "wrong", "should, and "should not". A social worker is
providing case management services to a client who works part-time at low paying
job, has difficulties with managing his diabetes, and lacks transportation because he
cannot afford to own a care, and doesn't understand the public transportation system
in his
