PEL 238 (School SW) Content Area
Exam
According to the IDEA, what is the role of the school social worker?
A) Write SDS and complete behavioral assessments.
B) Advocate for families/students
C) Read and explain the parents' rights for students w/ disabilities
D) Be a liaison between school and family - Answer-A) Write SDS and complete
behavioral assessments.
A turbulent student:
A) Care intensely about what others think
B) Changes hair color often
C) Joined a different religious group.
D) Does not have appetite and lack of sleep. - Answer-D) Does not have appetite and
lack of sleep.
Two teachers of a refugee student go to the school social worker to help the student.
What could the SSW recommend?
A) Practice English by using flashcards
B) Change the curriculum as a whole context
C) More opportunities for cooperative learning
D) Get students with similar backgrounds together in a class - Answer-C) More
opportunities for cooperative learning
A student with SLD has been fighting during recess and in another classroom. What
should the IEP team consider doing?
A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
B) Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP)
C) Adaptive Behavior Assessment
D) Behavior Rating Scale - Answer-A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
The school IEP team is having difficult time with parents who disagree with the
decisions being made. The SSW is asked to talk to the parents about their
disagreement. What strategy should the school social worker use with the parents?
a. Mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process hearing and supporting
them during/after.
b. Arrange to meet with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
c. Offer to ask for another re-evaluation from another agency.... - Answer-b. Arrange to
meet with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
,A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How does this
best help the school?
A) Understand how alcoholism impacts students.
B) Students learn about substance abuse.
C) Have a community referral for students.
D) Students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking. - Answer-C) Have a
community referral for students.
A foster parent came up to the school sw and shared that the biological mother has had
unscheduled visits, and the student is not completing homework because of this
situation. What can the sw assist with?
A) Tell foster parents to help the student with -homework assignments.
B) Talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does complete homework.
D) Tell teachers about what is going on when grading. - Answer-C) Praise the student
when he does complete homework.
What is a challenge for a student who best learns and processes information through
auditory learning?
A) Transitioning by hearing a bell or other stimuli
B) Presenting or reading out loud
C) Reading on their own
D) Verbal cues with no visuals - Answer-C) Reading on their own
If a student transfers from a homogenous culture to a diverse school, what will be best
for the school social worker to work on with the student?
A) Recognizing differences among cultures
B) Navigating interactions with a staff of diverse backgrounds
C) Coping with language barriers in a diverse school setting.
D) Accepting cultural diversity - Answer-A) Recognizing differences among cultures
A 10th grade student is sexually assaulted and is going to social/emotional groups but
reports to the SSW that she still feels hopeless, guilt, and worthless. What intervention
will best help the student solve these issues at hand?
A) Writing in a journal and reflecting at home.
B) Having a positive strength by making goals, activities, and more.
C) Making a collage to help her reflect on herself. - Answer-B) Having a positive
strength by making goals, activities, and more.
, How can the SSW promote parent involvement in the educational environment?
A) Scheduling more conferences
B) Working with teachers on creating social events
C) Survey parents on what pressing concerns they have about their child's education
D) Send newsletters about updates through the school - Answer-C) Survey parents on
what pressing concerns they have about their child's education
How can social management be in a school environment?
A) Develop a crisis plan for all students' problems
B) See students as full partners and promote them to problem solve their problems
C) Develop a roster and outline how to address the problems - Answer-B) See students
as full partners and promote them to problem solve their problems
How can a SSW help install more confidence in teachers to address students' needs?
A) Teachers mentoring teachers to provide feedback
B) Surveying students on how a teacher can best support them
C) Demonstrating a video on a curriculum and allowing teachers to share feedback
D) Create a meeting to talk about what they can do - Answer-A) Teachers mentoring
teachers to provide feedback
A SSW would use a Goal Attainment Scale to:
A) Create interventions
B) Measure/evaluate the progress of interventions
C) Assess school performance
D) Identify outcomes - Answer-B) Measure/evaluate the progress of interventions
How can a SSW promote safety and health for LGBTQIA+ students?
A) Telling them to build an alliance
B) Talking to staff about sexual orientation and issues
C) Start LGBTQIA+ support group for students - Answer-B) Talking to staff about sexual
orientation and issues
Lance is a student with military parents who has been moving due to his parents being
restationed and has moved to 4 different schools and now at your school. Lance has not
completed any work including 2 big project assignments that he still needs to turn in. In
the first meeting, the school social worker would like to discuss with Lance the need for
him to complete his assignments. What is the most appropriate way for the school
social worker to meet that goal? - Answer-B) Discuss with Lance why his homework
isn't being completed
Exam
According to the IDEA, what is the role of the school social worker?
A) Write SDS and complete behavioral assessments.
B) Advocate for families/students
C) Read and explain the parents' rights for students w/ disabilities
D) Be a liaison between school and family - Answer-A) Write SDS and complete
behavioral assessments.
A turbulent student:
A) Care intensely about what others think
B) Changes hair color often
C) Joined a different religious group.
D) Does not have appetite and lack of sleep. - Answer-D) Does not have appetite and
lack of sleep.
Two teachers of a refugee student go to the school social worker to help the student.
What could the SSW recommend?
A) Practice English by using flashcards
B) Change the curriculum as a whole context
C) More opportunities for cooperative learning
D) Get students with similar backgrounds together in a class - Answer-C) More
opportunities for cooperative learning
A student with SLD has been fighting during recess and in another classroom. What
should the IEP team consider doing?
A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
B) Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP)
C) Adaptive Behavior Assessment
D) Behavior Rating Scale - Answer-A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
The school IEP team is having difficult time with parents who disagree with the
decisions being made. The SSW is asked to talk to the parents about their
disagreement. What strategy should the school social worker use with the parents?
a. Mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process hearing and supporting
them during/after.
b. Arrange to meet with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
c. Offer to ask for another re-evaluation from another agency.... - Answer-b. Arrange to
meet with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
,A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How does this
best help the school?
A) Understand how alcoholism impacts students.
B) Students learn about substance abuse.
C) Have a community referral for students.
D) Students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking. - Answer-C) Have a
community referral for students.
A foster parent came up to the school sw and shared that the biological mother has had
unscheduled visits, and the student is not completing homework because of this
situation. What can the sw assist with?
A) Tell foster parents to help the student with -homework assignments.
B) Talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does complete homework.
D) Tell teachers about what is going on when grading. - Answer-C) Praise the student
when he does complete homework.
What is a challenge for a student who best learns and processes information through
auditory learning?
A) Transitioning by hearing a bell or other stimuli
B) Presenting or reading out loud
C) Reading on their own
D) Verbal cues with no visuals - Answer-C) Reading on their own
If a student transfers from a homogenous culture to a diverse school, what will be best
for the school social worker to work on with the student?
A) Recognizing differences among cultures
B) Navigating interactions with a staff of diverse backgrounds
C) Coping with language barriers in a diverse school setting.
D) Accepting cultural diversity - Answer-A) Recognizing differences among cultures
A 10th grade student is sexually assaulted and is going to social/emotional groups but
reports to the SSW that she still feels hopeless, guilt, and worthless. What intervention
will best help the student solve these issues at hand?
A) Writing in a journal and reflecting at home.
B) Having a positive strength by making goals, activities, and more.
C) Making a collage to help her reflect on herself. - Answer-B) Having a positive
strength by making goals, activities, and more.
, How can the SSW promote parent involvement in the educational environment?
A) Scheduling more conferences
B) Working with teachers on creating social events
C) Survey parents on what pressing concerns they have about their child's education
D) Send newsletters about updates through the school - Answer-C) Survey parents on
what pressing concerns they have about their child's education
How can social management be in a school environment?
A) Develop a crisis plan for all students' problems
B) See students as full partners and promote them to problem solve their problems
C) Develop a roster and outline how to address the problems - Answer-B) See students
as full partners and promote them to problem solve their problems
How can a SSW help install more confidence in teachers to address students' needs?
A) Teachers mentoring teachers to provide feedback
B) Surveying students on how a teacher can best support them
C) Demonstrating a video on a curriculum and allowing teachers to share feedback
D) Create a meeting to talk about what they can do - Answer-A) Teachers mentoring
teachers to provide feedback
A SSW would use a Goal Attainment Scale to:
A) Create interventions
B) Measure/evaluate the progress of interventions
C) Assess school performance
D) Identify outcomes - Answer-B) Measure/evaluate the progress of interventions
How can a SSW promote safety and health for LGBTQIA+ students?
A) Telling them to build an alliance
B) Talking to staff about sexual orientation and issues
C) Start LGBTQIA+ support group for students - Answer-B) Talking to staff about sexual
orientation and issues
Lance is a student with military parents who has been moving due to his parents being
restationed and has moved to 4 different schools and now at your school. Lance has not
completed any work including 2 big project assignments that he still needs to turn in. In
the first meeting, the school social worker would like to discuss with Lance the need for
him to complete his assignments. What is the most appropriate way for the school
social worker to meet that goal? - Answer-B) Discuss with Lance why his homework
isn't being completed
