LMSW EXAM - Bootcamp! 332 questions with complete solutions

3 Areas to identify in each question (PPL) correct answer: 1. Problem 2. Person 3. Last Sentence (guide to answer question) Key words correct answer: 1. Person/Client "hot seat" 2. SAFETY Red Flags - suicide, abuse, life-threatening, unexplained marks, alcohol, recent loss 3. Strong words/adjectives 4. Age 5. Diagnosis 6. Symptoms/Duration 7. Who are you? 8. Where are you in session? 9. Quotations 10. Direct requests/concerns 11. Qualifiers (First/Next/Best) Distractors correct answer: FARM GRITS ROAD - Answers that look appealing at first glance but are often wrong - ELIMINATE! Exam is here and now DO NOT CHOOSE FARM GRITS ROAD correct answer: 1. FOCUS on unresolved issues/past 2. ADVICE - giving/judging 3. RECOMMEND "to a support group" 4. MAKE an appt. 5. GIVE pamphlets/literature 6. RECOMMEND a session 7. INFORM parents/speak to parents (when child/ado) 8. TERMINATE (Exceptions: Moving, client reaches goals/no new crisis, client does not pay) 9. SPEAK to supervisor (except transference/counter) 10. RESPECT self-determination (If mentally UNSTABLE) 11. OFFER contract as a reminder 12. ALLOW the clients to lead the session 13. DO nothing/say nothing How do you answer first/next questions? correct answer: 90% of exam is SAFETY FIRST. How does the exam want you to have a CLEAR understanding of client's issues? correct answer: ASSESS BEFORE ACTION. RUSAFE correct answer: 1. RULE out medical 2. UNDER the influence/delusional/hallucinating Do Not Treat 3. SAVE Lives - Safety first (Answers: Duty to warn, report child/elder abuse, 911, mobile crisis, ER) 4. ASSESS before action - (Answers: ASSESS, ASK or DICE - Determine, Identify,Clarify, Explore) 5. FEELINGS - (Answers: ACKNOWLEDGE person's feelings