Social Work Licensing Exam Test
Questions With Well Elaborated
Solutions
1. Administrative
2. Educational
3. Supportive - ANSWER -What are the 3 functions of supervision?
1. Supervisor is there to EDUCATE the social worker and IMPROVE job
performance.
2. Supervisor is in charge of social worker's and/or intern's caseloads.
3. TRANSFERENCE/COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
4. Supervisor DOES NOT EXPLORE social worker's inner feelings
5. Main purpose-advance agency goals and improve service to clients. - ANSWER
-Supervisor Key Concepts
Accountability for client care within the parameters and ethical standards of the
social work profession. - ANSWER -What is the top priority of supervision?
The Supervisor should COMMEND work performance, also point out
inappropriate performance when it occurs. - ANSWER -What should a supervisor
do?
Administrative supervision is oriented towards agency policy and public
accountability, assign cases to most appropriate social worker, discuss the
assessment and intervention plan, review the social worker's ongoing contact with
the client. - ANSWER -What is Administrative Supervision?
Educational supervision is oriented towards professional concerns and specific
cases, help supervisee better understand agency policy and philosophy, become
more self aware, know the agency and community resources, establish activity
priorities, refine knowledge skills. - ANSWER -What is Educational Supervision?
, -Consultation information and recommendations are voluntarily followed and
clinical suggestions can either be accepted or rejected. The relationship is not
regulated by legal statute.
-The consultant provides expert advice but the legal responsibility lies with the
social worker completing the task.
-Consultation is limited in authority and often does not meet requirements for
credentialing bodies or insurance companies. - ANSWER -What is the difference
between consultation and supervision?
SW is involved in the process of making referrals to link a family or person to
needed resources. - ANSWER -Broker
SW fights for the rights of others and work to obtain needed resources by
convincing others of the legitimate needs and rights of members of society. -
ANSWER -Advocate
SW involved in locating services and assisting their clients to access those
services. - ANSWER -Case Manager
SW involved in teaching people about resources and how to develop particular
skills such as budgeting, the caring discipline of children, effective
communication, the meaning of medical diagnosis, and the prevention of violence.
- ANSWER -Educator
SW is involved in gathering groups of people together for a variety of purposes
including community development, self-advocacy, political organization, and
policy change. Social Workers are involved as group therapists and tasks group
leaders. - ANSWER -Facilitator
SW is involved in many levels of community organization and action including
economic development, union organization, and research and policy specialists. -
ANSWER -Organizer
SW, because of their expertise in a wide variety of applications, are well suited to
work as managers and supervisors in almost any setting. - ANSWER -Manager
, -Primary role is to develop safe discharge plans before discharging patients
(referral and linking to resources)
-Focus on short-term community reintegration
-Psych-education about illness and treatment
-Collaboration with medical team - ANSWER -Medical Social Worker:
Setting=Hospital
-Assist the person in distress to resolve immediate problem and regain emotional
equilibrium=GOAL IN FIRST SESSION, EMPHASIS ON COPING
MECHANISMS
-Crisis intervention not long term treatment
-Assessment of suicidal ideations and homicidal ideations
-Assess health and mental health especially psychosis
-Referrals for immediate care (police, hospital ER, etc...) - ANSWER -Crisis
Social Worker: Crisis Intervention
-NOT direct practice, indirect practice
-SW role is to work WITH THE community, not directly for them
-No individual counseling or family counseling
-Empower members to strengthen community to prevent future dilemmas.
-Members must have a COMMON INTEREST-KW's consensus, agreements
-Advocate for disadvantaged
-ADVOCACY and social justice.
-In any circumstance, when client can do something for themselves, but with
support, that is the right ANSWER! - ANSWER -Community Organization Social
Worker
-Issues that affect the learning of the student
-mental health, parents, bullying, abuse/neglect, cultural differences. - ANSWER -
School Social Worker
-Create policies, pursue funding, strategic planning for organizations
-Works with the Board of Directors
, -DOES NOT manage staff; refer to direct supervisors for staff intervention. -
ANSWER -Executive Directors
-Note DURATION/ONSET of symptoms (Ex: Major Depressive Disorder has to
be 2 weeks; if following a trauma, it could be adjustment disorder up to 6 months)
-NO 4 Axis or GAF score
-Instead, specifiers of varying intensity/components i.e. bipolar has with anxious
distress specifier instead of GAD and bipolar. - ANSWER -DSM 5: CHANGES
-Deficit in intellectual functions, adaptive functions, onset during developmental
period.
-Diagnosed with clinical assessment and standardized testing - ANSWER -
Intellectual Disabilities (instead of mental retardation/developmental disability)
-Qualitative impairment in social interaction, communication, restricted repetitive
and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interest and activities.
-No eye contact, unaware of others, perseverative play and strong reaction to minor
changes. - ANSWER -Autism Spectrum Disorder
Persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes
with or development as characterized by Inattention and/or Hyperactivity that has
persisted for MORE THAN 6 MONTHS. - ANSWER -ADHD
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking (speech), catatonia, negative
symptoms. - ANSWER -Schizophrenia Spectrum
-Presence of delusions for A MONTH OR LONGER. -Criteria for schizophrenia
has not been met
-Functioning is not markedly affected, brief manic or major depressive moods if
any - ANSWER -Delusional Disorder
-Presence of 1 OR MORE: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech,
disorganized or catatonic.
-Duration of episode is AT LEAST ONE DAY, BUT NOT MORE THAN A
MONTH.
Questions With Well Elaborated
Solutions
1. Administrative
2. Educational
3. Supportive - ANSWER -What are the 3 functions of supervision?
1. Supervisor is there to EDUCATE the social worker and IMPROVE job
performance.
2. Supervisor is in charge of social worker's and/or intern's caseloads.
3. TRANSFERENCE/COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
4. Supervisor DOES NOT EXPLORE social worker's inner feelings
5. Main purpose-advance agency goals and improve service to clients. - ANSWER
-Supervisor Key Concepts
Accountability for client care within the parameters and ethical standards of the
social work profession. - ANSWER -What is the top priority of supervision?
The Supervisor should COMMEND work performance, also point out
inappropriate performance when it occurs. - ANSWER -What should a supervisor
do?
Administrative supervision is oriented towards agency policy and public
accountability, assign cases to most appropriate social worker, discuss the
assessment and intervention plan, review the social worker's ongoing contact with
the client. - ANSWER -What is Administrative Supervision?
Educational supervision is oriented towards professional concerns and specific
cases, help supervisee better understand agency policy and philosophy, become
more self aware, know the agency and community resources, establish activity
priorities, refine knowledge skills. - ANSWER -What is Educational Supervision?
, -Consultation information and recommendations are voluntarily followed and
clinical suggestions can either be accepted or rejected. The relationship is not
regulated by legal statute.
-The consultant provides expert advice but the legal responsibility lies with the
social worker completing the task.
-Consultation is limited in authority and often does not meet requirements for
credentialing bodies or insurance companies. - ANSWER -What is the difference
between consultation and supervision?
SW is involved in the process of making referrals to link a family or person to
needed resources. - ANSWER -Broker
SW fights for the rights of others and work to obtain needed resources by
convincing others of the legitimate needs and rights of members of society. -
ANSWER -Advocate
SW involved in locating services and assisting their clients to access those
services. - ANSWER -Case Manager
SW involved in teaching people about resources and how to develop particular
skills such as budgeting, the caring discipline of children, effective
communication, the meaning of medical diagnosis, and the prevention of violence.
- ANSWER -Educator
SW is involved in gathering groups of people together for a variety of purposes
including community development, self-advocacy, political organization, and
policy change. Social Workers are involved as group therapists and tasks group
leaders. - ANSWER -Facilitator
SW is involved in many levels of community organization and action including
economic development, union organization, and research and policy specialists. -
ANSWER -Organizer
SW, because of their expertise in a wide variety of applications, are well suited to
work as managers and supervisors in almost any setting. - ANSWER -Manager
, -Primary role is to develop safe discharge plans before discharging patients
(referral and linking to resources)
-Focus on short-term community reintegration
-Psych-education about illness and treatment
-Collaboration with medical team - ANSWER -Medical Social Worker:
Setting=Hospital
-Assist the person in distress to resolve immediate problem and regain emotional
equilibrium=GOAL IN FIRST SESSION, EMPHASIS ON COPING
MECHANISMS
-Crisis intervention not long term treatment
-Assessment of suicidal ideations and homicidal ideations
-Assess health and mental health especially psychosis
-Referrals for immediate care (police, hospital ER, etc...) - ANSWER -Crisis
Social Worker: Crisis Intervention
-NOT direct practice, indirect practice
-SW role is to work WITH THE community, not directly for them
-No individual counseling or family counseling
-Empower members to strengthen community to prevent future dilemmas.
-Members must have a COMMON INTEREST-KW's consensus, agreements
-Advocate for disadvantaged
-ADVOCACY and social justice.
-In any circumstance, when client can do something for themselves, but with
support, that is the right ANSWER! - ANSWER -Community Organization Social
Worker
-Issues that affect the learning of the student
-mental health, parents, bullying, abuse/neglect, cultural differences. - ANSWER -
School Social Worker
-Create policies, pursue funding, strategic planning for organizations
-Works with the Board of Directors
, -DOES NOT manage staff; refer to direct supervisors for staff intervention. -
ANSWER -Executive Directors
-Note DURATION/ONSET of symptoms (Ex: Major Depressive Disorder has to
be 2 weeks; if following a trauma, it could be adjustment disorder up to 6 months)
-NO 4 Axis or GAF score
-Instead, specifiers of varying intensity/components i.e. bipolar has with anxious
distress specifier instead of GAD and bipolar. - ANSWER -DSM 5: CHANGES
-Deficit in intellectual functions, adaptive functions, onset during developmental
period.
-Diagnosed with clinical assessment and standardized testing - ANSWER -
Intellectual Disabilities (instead of mental retardation/developmental disability)
-Qualitative impairment in social interaction, communication, restricted repetitive
and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interest and activities.
-No eye contact, unaware of others, perseverative play and strong reaction to minor
changes. - ANSWER -Autism Spectrum Disorder
Persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes
with or development as characterized by Inattention and/or Hyperactivity that has
persisted for MORE THAN 6 MONTHS. - ANSWER -ADHD
Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking (speech), catatonia, negative
symptoms. - ANSWER -Schizophrenia Spectrum
-Presence of delusions for A MONTH OR LONGER. -Criteria for schizophrenia
has not been met
-Functioning is not markedly affected, brief manic or major depressive moods if
any - ANSWER -Delusional Disorder
-Presence of 1 OR MORE: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech,
disorganized or catatonic.
-Duration of episode is AT LEAST ONE DAY, BUT NOT MORE THAN A
MONTH.
