LSW PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (ALREADY
GRADED A+)
The concepts of "pre-affiliation" (becoming acquainted), "power and control" (setting the
roles), "intimacy" (developing cohesion), "differentiation" (independent opinion
expression), and "separation" (moving to closure and termination) are all stages in:
a. The lifecycle of a therapeutic relationship.
b. General relationship cycles.
c. Group development.
d. Team cohesion. - Answer-C: Group development.
During these stages, the social worker needs to: 1) facilitate familiarity and elicit
participation; 2) clarify roles; 3) develop group cohesion; 4) support individual
differences; and 5) foster independence. The use of a "Sociogram" (a chart or diagram
depicting group member relationships) can aid the social worker in revealing,
monitoring, and intervening (if necessary) in group member interactions and bonding.
When a client seems overwhelmed or uncertain how to share further, it can help to
break down the concerns at hand into smaller, more manageable parts. This
communication technique is known as:
a. Fragmentation.
b. Sequestration.
c. Downsizing.
d. Partialization. - Answer-D: Partialization.
For example, "Well, if we take these things one at a time, maybe we can start with..."
"Single system" research designs involve observing one client or system only (n=1)
before, during, and after an intervention. Because of their flexibility and capacity to
measure change over time, single system designs are frequently used by practitioners
to evaluate:
a. Their practice.
b. Difficult clients.
c. Conformation to policy.
d. Regulation adherence. - Answer-A: Their practice.
The evaluation process involves: 1) problem identification (called the "target" of the
research); 2) operationalization (selecting indices that represent the problem that can be
measured; 3) determining the "phase" (the time over which measurement will occur),
including a "baseline phase" (without intervention) and an "intervention phase." This
may also include a "time series design," where data is collected at discrete intervals
over the course of the study.
,A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on three occasions for drinking
alcohol at school. Each time, the mother becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl
but is convinced by the father to give her another chance. Which of the following BEST
characterizes the father's behavior in this situation?
a. triangulation
b. enabling
c. advocating
d. manipulating - Answer-b. enabling
Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child who is in a residential
treatment facility. The social worker should FIRST:
a. respect the parent's need for separation by not contacting them
b. request that the child be discharged
c. contact the parents about the child's placement
d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions - Answer-d. assess the child's
response to the parents' actions
Common indicators of sexual, physical and emotional abuse include all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. violence against younger children
b. sexualized behavior
c. isolation
d. stuttering - Answer-d. stuttering
The concept of gender roles is BEST defined as:
a. attitudes and behaviors attached to individuals because of their sex
b. an individual's sex orientation and/or preference
c. biological characteristics that influence an individual's behavior
d. interplay of biological and sociocultural influences - Answer-a. attitudes and
behaviors attached to individuals because of their sex
Which type of interviewing question is MOST likely to generate client defensiveness?
a. open ended
b. closed
c. leading
d. why - Answer-d. why
When interviewing a client whose speech patterns are different from the social worker's,
the social worker's PRIMARY consideration should be that:
a. communication patterns vary due to economic conditions
,b. speech is influenced by culture and experience
c. psychosocial conditions will cause variations in speech
d. speech is influenced by group taboos and norms and may indicate false beliefs -
Answer-b. speech is influenced by culture and experience
The initial symptoms of schizophrenia MOST often occur between which of the following
years of age?
a. 6 to 12
b. 13 to 16
c. 17 to 45
d. 16 to 60 - Answer-c. 17 to 45
Which of the following approaches would be MOST appropriate to use in evaluating
client satisfaction with the social worker's provision of services?
a. using a single system design, evaluate the quality of services
b. in the final interview, ask the client about their level of satisfaction
c. after submitting process recordings, ask supervisor for feedback
d. at termination, ask clients to complete a service evaluation and satisfaction form -
Answer-d. at termination, ask clients to complete a service evaluation and satisfaction
form
When conducting an assessment of the risk factors of child abuse for a child of a
different ethnic background, a social worker must FIRST:
a. be aware of how personal cultural biases affect the social worker's ability to deal with
issues of diversity
b. realize that assessment models are not a substitute for clinical judgment or
experience
c. use a strengths' perspective rather than a deficit model to form a partnership with the
child's family
d. understand the need for appropriate eye contact, tone of voice and question
techniques during the assessment - Answer-a. be aware of how personal cultural biases
affect the social worker's ability to deal with issues of diversity
A social worker is receiving a client with long-standing depression. It becomes known
that the client has racist beliefs. The social worker should:
a. respectfully confront the client's prejudiced beliefs
b. educate the client about the negative effects of racism
c. refer the client to another therapist who might have similar belief
d. respect the client's beliefs and focus on the presenting problem - Answer-d. respect
the client's beliefs and focus on the presenting problem
, The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent implementation of
intervention is:
a. exploration and summation
b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis - Answer-b. exploration, assessment and planning
When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor notes that the social
worker conveys little empathy toward clients who have recently left welfare and holding
first jobs. In order to help the social worker develop empathy with her clients, the
supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients - Answer-c. model empathetic
communication when engaging with the social worker
The purpose of feedback in a social worker interview is to:
a. allow the social worker to confront distortions in the client's thinking
b. summarize main points of the interview
c. let the client know social worker understands the issue
d. give the social worker opportunity to self-disclose for benefit of the client - Answer-c.
let the client know social worker understands the issue
A social worker is leading a women's group with the purpose of improving personal and
environmental circumstances. The social worker asks the members to identify the area
in which they feel most competent. The social worker is following an intervention
strategy BEST described as:
a. reinforcement
b. endorsement
c. enhancement
d. empowerment - Answer-d. empowerment
The BEST example of the educational component of supervision is:
a. monitoring the caseload
b. providing in-service training
c. utilizing individual and group conferences
d. refining knowledge and skills - Answer-d. refining knowledge and skills
In facilitating a hospital support group for bereaved parents, a social worker can discuss
a personal experience of a death of a child to:
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (ALREADY
GRADED A+)
The concepts of "pre-affiliation" (becoming acquainted), "power and control" (setting the
roles), "intimacy" (developing cohesion), "differentiation" (independent opinion
expression), and "separation" (moving to closure and termination) are all stages in:
a. The lifecycle of a therapeutic relationship.
b. General relationship cycles.
c. Group development.
d. Team cohesion. - Answer-C: Group development.
During these stages, the social worker needs to: 1) facilitate familiarity and elicit
participation; 2) clarify roles; 3) develop group cohesion; 4) support individual
differences; and 5) foster independence. The use of a "Sociogram" (a chart or diagram
depicting group member relationships) can aid the social worker in revealing,
monitoring, and intervening (if necessary) in group member interactions and bonding.
When a client seems overwhelmed or uncertain how to share further, it can help to
break down the concerns at hand into smaller, more manageable parts. This
communication technique is known as:
a. Fragmentation.
b. Sequestration.
c. Downsizing.
d. Partialization. - Answer-D: Partialization.
For example, "Well, if we take these things one at a time, maybe we can start with..."
"Single system" research designs involve observing one client or system only (n=1)
before, during, and after an intervention. Because of their flexibility and capacity to
measure change over time, single system designs are frequently used by practitioners
to evaluate:
a. Their practice.
b. Difficult clients.
c. Conformation to policy.
d. Regulation adherence. - Answer-A: Their practice.
The evaluation process involves: 1) problem identification (called the "target" of the
research); 2) operationalization (selecting indices that represent the problem that can be
measured; 3) determining the "phase" (the time over which measurement will occur),
including a "baseline phase" (without intervention) and an "intervention phase." This
may also include a "time series design," where data is collected at discrete intervals
over the course of the study.
,A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on three occasions for drinking
alcohol at school. Each time, the mother becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl
but is convinced by the father to give her another chance. Which of the following BEST
characterizes the father's behavior in this situation?
a. triangulation
b. enabling
c. advocating
d. manipulating - Answer-b. enabling
Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child who is in a residential
treatment facility. The social worker should FIRST:
a. respect the parent's need for separation by not contacting them
b. request that the child be discharged
c. contact the parents about the child's placement
d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions - Answer-d. assess the child's
response to the parents' actions
Common indicators of sexual, physical and emotional abuse include all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. violence against younger children
b. sexualized behavior
c. isolation
d. stuttering - Answer-d. stuttering
The concept of gender roles is BEST defined as:
a. attitudes and behaviors attached to individuals because of their sex
b. an individual's sex orientation and/or preference
c. biological characteristics that influence an individual's behavior
d. interplay of biological and sociocultural influences - Answer-a. attitudes and
behaviors attached to individuals because of their sex
Which type of interviewing question is MOST likely to generate client defensiveness?
a. open ended
b. closed
c. leading
d. why - Answer-d. why
When interviewing a client whose speech patterns are different from the social worker's,
the social worker's PRIMARY consideration should be that:
a. communication patterns vary due to economic conditions
,b. speech is influenced by culture and experience
c. psychosocial conditions will cause variations in speech
d. speech is influenced by group taboos and norms and may indicate false beliefs -
Answer-b. speech is influenced by culture and experience
The initial symptoms of schizophrenia MOST often occur between which of the following
years of age?
a. 6 to 12
b. 13 to 16
c. 17 to 45
d. 16 to 60 - Answer-c. 17 to 45
Which of the following approaches would be MOST appropriate to use in evaluating
client satisfaction with the social worker's provision of services?
a. using a single system design, evaluate the quality of services
b. in the final interview, ask the client about their level of satisfaction
c. after submitting process recordings, ask supervisor for feedback
d. at termination, ask clients to complete a service evaluation and satisfaction form -
Answer-d. at termination, ask clients to complete a service evaluation and satisfaction
form
When conducting an assessment of the risk factors of child abuse for a child of a
different ethnic background, a social worker must FIRST:
a. be aware of how personal cultural biases affect the social worker's ability to deal with
issues of diversity
b. realize that assessment models are not a substitute for clinical judgment or
experience
c. use a strengths' perspective rather than a deficit model to form a partnership with the
child's family
d. understand the need for appropriate eye contact, tone of voice and question
techniques during the assessment - Answer-a. be aware of how personal cultural biases
affect the social worker's ability to deal with issues of diversity
A social worker is receiving a client with long-standing depression. It becomes known
that the client has racist beliefs. The social worker should:
a. respectfully confront the client's prejudiced beliefs
b. educate the client about the negative effects of racism
c. refer the client to another therapist who might have similar belief
d. respect the client's beliefs and focus on the presenting problem - Answer-d. respect
the client's beliefs and focus on the presenting problem
, The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent implementation of
intervention is:
a. exploration and summation
b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis - Answer-b. exploration, assessment and planning
When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor notes that the social
worker conveys little empathy toward clients who have recently left welfare and holding
first jobs. In order to help the social worker develop empathy with her clients, the
supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients - Answer-c. model empathetic
communication when engaging with the social worker
The purpose of feedback in a social worker interview is to:
a. allow the social worker to confront distortions in the client's thinking
b. summarize main points of the interview
c. let the client know social worker understands the issue
d. give the social worker opportunity to self-disclose for benefit of the client - Answer-c.
let the client know social worker understands the issue
A social worker is leading a women's group with the purpose of improving personal and
environmental circumstances. The social worker asks the members to identify the area
in which they feel most competent. The social worker is following an intervention
strategy BEST described as:
a. reinforcement
b. endorsement
c. enhancement
d. empowerment - Answer-d. empowerment
The BEST example of the educational component of supervision is:
a. monitoring the caseload
b. providing in-service training
c. utilizing individual and group conferences
d. refining knowledge and skills - Answer-d. refining knowledge and skills
In facilitating a hospital support group for bereaved parents, a social worker can discuss
a personal experience of a death of a child to:
