ASWB CLINICAL EXAM QUESTIONS / STUDY GUIDE
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
Terms in this set (50)
Acknowledge Richard's Richard presents with severe depression. He reports
opposition and further assess motivation for counseling services, but he is strongly
any concerns about the
opposed to medication. The FIRST thing to do is:
treatment.
-Acknowledge Richard's opposition and further assess any
concerns about the treatment
-Make a no-Suicide Contract
-Get informed Consent to treat Richard's depression
-Support Richard's self-determination to not take the medication.
A series of tornadoes hits a small town, and a woman
presents at the disaster crisis center to speak with a crisis
counselor. She is disheveled, and you are aware she has
lost her home. What is the FIRST task to encourage in the
session? -Let her tell her story
Let her tell her story
-Relaxation techniques
-Assess her situation
-Problem-solving
,How dependable the The reliability of an assessment tool is an indicator of:
assessment tool is
-Whether the assessment tool is measuring what it is supposed to
measure
-How dependable the assessment tool is
-Faking good or faking bad
-How effective the assessment tool is with different cultural
populations
Carl is incarcerated and will be engaging in treatment for
substance use as part of his sentence. He has questions about
confidentiality. What is the BEST response?
Provide information on
limits of confidentiality
-Acknowledge the client's fears and assure him you cannot
and gain informed
violate his trust
consent for treatment
-Validate Carl's concerns about confidentiality and ask him for
Clients who are incarcerated
or are in treatment more information
involuntarily still have the
right to refuse treatment, -Provide information on limits of confidentiality and gain
and they have the right to
informed consent for treatment
understand who has access
to information about their
treatment and under what -Tell Carl that unless life is endangered, his or others, no
conditions. If there are violations of confidentiality will be made
specific reporting
requirements, that must be
provided. If reports are given
to the courts, parole, or
other entities, the client has
a right to be informed so
he/or she can make an
informed decision about
whether or how much to
engage.
, Provide counseling to address Glenda is a young mother of three small children. She is HIV-
her feelings of grief and loss positive and struggling to accept the illness as part of her
around her health status and life, all the while fearing what her health status could mean
future in the long-term for her young children. She has a good
support system and is a good mother, but she has periods of
Glenda is specifically asking fear, anger, and sadness. She wants help in dealing with the
for help in dealing with waves of emotion that sometimes intrude on her life. The
difficult emotions. There may
BEST response is to:
or may not be a long-term
issue related to her children,
and if there is, it is many -Not judge her
years down the road and not
something you need to
-Provide counseling to address her feelings of grief and loss
address at this time.
around her health status and future
-Seek to preserve life by helping her find someone who can
take over caring for her children
-Rule out the impact of other health issues impacting her
mental status
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
Terms in this set (50)
Acknowledge Richard's Richard presents with severe depression. He reports
opposition and further assess motivation for counseling services, but he is strongly
any concerns about the
opposed to medication. The FIRST thing to do is:
treatment.
-Acknowledge Richard's opposition and further assess any
concerns about the treatment
-Make a no-Suicide Contract
-Get informed Consent to treat Richard's depression
-Support Richard's self-determination to not take the medication.
A series of tornadoes hits a small town, and a woman
presents at the disaster crisis center to speak with a crisis
counselor. She is disheveled, and you are aware she has
lost her home. What is the FIRST task to encourage in the
session? -Let her tell her story
Let her tell her story
-Relaxation techniques
-Assess her situation
-Problem-solving
,How dependable the The reliability of an assessment tool is an indicator of:
assessment tool is
-Whether the assessment tool is measuring what it is supposed to
measure
-How dependable the assessment tool is
-Faking good or faking bad
-How effective the assessment tool is with different cultural
populations
Carl is incarcerated and will be engaging in treatment for
substance use as part of his sentence. He has questions about
confidentiality. What is the BEST response?
Provide information on
limits of confidentiality
-Acknowledge the client's fears and assure him you cannot
and gain informed
violate his trust
consent for treatment
-Validate Carl's concerns about confidentiality and ask him for
Clients who are incarcerated
or are in treatment more information
involuntarily still have the
right to refuse treatment, -Provide information on limits of confidentiality and gain
and they have the right to
informed consent for treatment
understand who has access
to information about their
treatment and under what -Tell Carl that unless life is endangered, his or others, no
conditions. If there are violations of confidentiality will be made
specific reporting
requirements, that must be
provided. If reports are given
to the courts, parole, or
other entities, the client has
a right to be informed so
he/or she can make an
informed decision about
whether or how much to
engage.
, Provide counseling to address Glenda is a young mother of three small children. She is HIV-
her feelings of grief and loss positive and struggling to accept the illness as part of her
around her health status and life, all the while fearing what her health status could mean
future in the long-term for her young children. She has a good
support system and is a good mother, but she has periods of
Glenda is specifically asking fear, anger, and sadness. She wants help in dealing with the
for help in dealing with waves of emotion that sometimes intrude on her life. The
difficult emotions. There may
BEST response is to:
or may not be a long-term
issue related to her children,
and if there is, it is many -Not judge her
years down the road and not
something you need to
-Provide counseling to address her feelings of grief and loss
address at this time.
around her health status and future
-Seek to preserve life by helping her find someone who can
take over caring for her children
-Rule out the impact of other health issues impacting her
mental status
