ASWB LCSW Clinical Exam Material
Questions With Correct Answers 2024
In .treating .a .client .in .crisis, .the .caseworker .should .focus .on
a. .the .immediate .presenting .problem
b. .a .few .specific .problems .in .day-to-day .functioning
c. .a .wide .range .of .problems .in .day-to-day .functioning
d. .underlying .personality .problems .- .correct .answer.the .immediate .presenting .problem
A .social .worker .is .interviewing .a .new .patient .who .presents .some .symptoms .of
.depression. .The .patient .reports .recent .changes .such .as .diminished .functioning, .marked
.weight .gain, .early .morning .awakening, .fatigue, .inability .to .concentrate, .suicidal .thoughts
.and .headaches. .The .patient .mentions .that .he .started .a .new .medication .for .a .medical
.condition .three .weeks .ago. .The .worker .would .first:
a. .arrange .a .psychiatric .consultation .in .order .to .have .an .anti-depressant .prescribed
b. .ascertain .the .prescribed .medication .and .investigate .its .side-effects
c. .proceed .with .a .thorough .psychosocial .history .and .precipitating .events
d. .hospitalize .this .patient .until .the .suicidal .ideation .passes .- .correct .answer.ascertain .the
.prescribed .medication .and .investigate .its .side-effects
A .social .worker .is .utilizing .environmental .manipulation .as .a .technique .when .he/she:
a. .represents .the .agency .at .a .health .and .welfare .council .meeting
b. .uses .a .psychosocial .framework
c. .suggests .the .use .of .psychoactive .medications
d. .helps .the .client .find .more .satisfying .employment .in .a .supportive .environment .- .correct
.answer.helps .the .client .find .more .satisfying .employment .in .a .supportive .environment
A .diagnosis .of .Schizophreniform .Disorder .is .generally .applied .to .clients .whose .psychotic
.symptoms:
a. .are .related .to .substance .abuse
b. .are .very .long .term
c. .show .a .marked .and .continuing .decline .in .functioning
, d. .are .similar .to .those .of .schizophrenia .and .have .existed .more .than .one .month, .but .less
.than .six .months. .- .correct .answer.are .similar .to .those .of .schizophrenia .and .have .existed
.more .than .one .month, .but .less .than .six .months.
A .15 .year .old .female .patient .at .a .mental .health .clinic .complains .that .for .the .past .three
.weeks .she .has .been .uncharacteristically .angry .and .irritable .and .has .had .difficulty
.concentrating .on .school .work. .She .says .that .she .feels ."down .in .the .dumps". .Her .appetite
.has .diminished .and .though .weighing .120 .pounds .a .month .earlier, .she .has .lost .9 .pounds.
.She .has .difficulty .sleeping .and .has .withdrawn .from .after .school .activities .that .she .had
.previously .found .interesting .and .enjoyable. .During .the .interview .she .seems .constantly .in
.motion, .rising .several .times .and .walking .around .the .room .before .returning .to .her .chair. .It
.is .most .likely .that .she .is .suffering .from:
a. .a .drug .induced .depression
b. .a .somatoform .disorder
c. .a .depressive .episode
d. .an .adolescent .behavior .disorder .- .correct .answer.a .depressive .episode
The .policy .of .providing .Permanency .Planning .refers .to:
a. .children .who .are .at .risk .of .removal .or .are .removed .from .their .own .homes
b. .the .development .of .a .plan .through .which .abused .and .neglected .children .will .be
.assured .of .a .stable .family .situation .throughout .childhood
c. .a .stable .foster .care .plan .for .children .removed .from .their .homes
d. .the .use .of .adoption .for .children .at .risk .- .correct .answer.the .development .of .a .plan
.through .which .abused .and .neglected .children .will .be .assured .of .a .stable .family .situation
.throughout .childhood
DSM .IV .permits .certain .diagnoses .for .mental .disorders .to .be .made, .even .though .the
.diagnosis .does .not .totally .fit .DSM .IV .criterion. .These .diagnoses .are .normally .modified .by
.the .word:
a. .revised
b. .provisional
c. .temporary
d. .latent .- .correct .answer.provisional
A .social .worker .and .his .agency .supervisor .are .sued .for .malpractice .by .the .family .of .a
.teen .age .boy .who .made .several .attempts .at .suicide .and .finally .succeeded .in .killing
.himself. .Which .statement .best .reflects .the .supervisor's .legal .status .in .this .lawsuit?
a. .Since .the .supervisor .was .not .the .direct .clinician .and .had .never .personally .treated .the
.youth, .she .is .not .liable .for .any .negligent .actions .committed .by .others .in .the .agency.
b. .The .supervisor .shares .vicarious .legal .liability .and .is .responsible .for .carefully
.monitoring .and .evaluating .the .status .of .every .case .under .treatment .by .her .supervisees,
.and .for .keeping .records .concerning .the .supervisee's .work .on .the .case.
Questions With Correct Answers 2024
In .treating .a .client .in .crisis, .the .caseworker .should .focus .on
a. .the .immediate .presenting .problem
b. .a .few .specific .problems .in .day-to-day .functioning
c. .a .wide .range .of .problems .in .day-to-day .functioning
d. .underlying .personality .problems .- .correct .answer.the .immediate .presenting .problem
A .social .worker .is .interviewing .a .new .patient .who .presents .some .symptoms .of
.depression. .The .patient .reports .recent .changes .such .as .diminished .functioning, .marked
.weight .gain, .early .morning .awakening, .fatigue, .inability .to .concentrate, .suicidal .thoughts
.and .headaches. .The .patient .mentions .that .he .started .a .new .medication .for .a .medical
.condition .three .weeks .ago. .The .worker .would .first:
a. .arrange .a .psychiatric .consultation .in .order .to .have .an .anti-depressant .prescribed
b. .ascertain .the .prescribed .medication .and .investigate .its .side-effects
c. .proceed .with .a .thorough .psychosocial .history .and .precipitating .events
d. .hospitalize .this .patient .until .the .suicidal .ideation .passes .- .correct .answer.ascertain .the
.prescribed .medication .and .investigate .its .side-effects
A .social .worker .is .utilizing .environmental .manipulation .as .a .technique .when .he/she:
a. .represents .the .agency .at .a .health .and .welfare .council .meeting
b. .uses .a .psychosocial .framework
c. .suggests .the .use .of .psychoactive .medications
d. .helps .the .client .find .more .satisfying .employment .in .a .supportive .environment .- .correct
.answer.helps .the .client .find .more .satisfying .employment .in .a .supportive .environment
A .diagnosis .of .Schizophreniform .Disorder .is .generally .applied .to .clients .whose .psychotic
.symptoms:
a. .are .related .to .substance .abuse
b. .are .very .long .term
c. .show .a .marked .and .continuing .decline .in .functioning
, d. .are .similar .to .those .of .schizophrenia .and .have .existed .more .than .one .month, .but .less
.than .six .months. .- .correct .answer.are .similar .to .those .of .schizophrenia .and .have .existed
.more .than .one .month, .but .less .than .six .months.
A .15 .year .old .female .patient .at .a .mental .health .clinic .complains .that .for .the .past .three
.weeks .she .has .been .uncharacteristically .angry .and .irritable .and .has .had .difficulty
.concentrating .on .school .work. .She .says .that .she .feels ."down .in .the .dumps". .Her .appetite
.has .diminished .and .though .weighing .120 .pounds .a .month .earlier, .she .has .lost .9 .pounds.
.She .has .difficulty .sleeping .and .has .withdrawn .from .after .school .activities .that .she .had
.previously .found .interesting .and .enjoyable. .During .the .interview .she .seems .constantly .in
.motion, .rising .several .times .and .walking .around .the .room .before .returning .to .her .chair. .It
.is .most .likely .that .she .is .suffering .from:
a. .a .drug .induced .depression
b. .a .somatoform .disorder
c. .a .depressive .episode
d. .an .adolescent .behavior .disorder .- .correct .answer.a .depressive .episode
The .policy .of .providing .Permanency .Planning .refers .to:
a. .children .who .are .at .risk .of .removal .or .are .removed .from .their .own .homes
b. .the .development .of .a .plan .through .which .abused .and .neglected .children .will .be
.assured .of .a .stable .family .situation .throughout .childhood
c. .a .stable .foster .care .plan .for .children .removed .from .their .homes
d. .the .use .of .adoption .for .children .at .risk .- .correct .answer.the .development .of .a .plan
.through .which .abused .and .neglected .children .will .be .assured .of .a .stable .family .situation
.throughout .childhood
DSM .IV .permits .certain .diagnoses .for .mental .disorders .to .be .made, .even .though .the
.diagnosis .does .not .totally .fit .DSM .IV .criterion. .These .diagnoses .are .normally .modified .by
.the .word:
a. .revised
b. .provisional
c. .temporary
d. .latent .- .correct .answer.provisional
A .social .worker .and .his .agency .supervisor .are .sued .for .malpractice .by .the .family .of .a
.teen .age .boy .who .made .several .attempts .at .suicide .and .finally .succeeded .in .killing
.himself. .Which .statement .best .reflects .the .supervisor's .legal .status .in .this .lawsuit?
a. .Since .the .supervisor .was .not .the .direct .clinician .and .had .never .personally .treated .the
.youth, .she .is .not .liable .for .any .negligent .actions .committed .by .others .in .the .agency.
b. .The .supervisor .shares .vicarious .legal .liability .and .is .responsible .for .carefully
.monitoring .and .evaluating .the .status .of .every .case .under .treatment .by .her .supervisees,
.and .for .keeping .records .concerning .the .supervisee's .work .on .the .case.
