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LMSW EXAM - Assessment and
Intervention Planning Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Indirect practice
Ans: (1) improve the effectiveness and efficiency of service
provision and (2) bring about changes in policies, programs, or
budgets,
(3) changes in communities and organizations.
(4) policy development, program planing, program evaluation,
administration, and intervention with communities.
Using Biopsychosocial Approach
Ans: 1. Multidimensional framework
2. Risk factor
3. Person-in-environment framework
4. Ecosystems theory
Multidimensional framework
Ans: (1) examine the full range of possible causes and
explanations of a client's functioning.
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(2) Gathering information and theory from the
biophysical,psychological, and social dimensions.
Risk factor
Ans: When working to identify potential causal factors, SW
consider precipitants (activating situations) to the problems.
Person-in-environment framework
Ans: (1) understand the client's situation from this framework
(2) Consider the client as part of an environmental system
Ecosystms theory
Ans: It concerned with the study and description of human
beings and other living systems and the transactions between
them, and it proposes that psychological prepossess are
manifestations of interaction between and among biological,
interpersonal, cultural political, economic, legal, and
organizational forces and that theses forces inte ract continually
and influence a persons' behavior during her entire lifespan.
The phases of Assessment
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Ans: 1. Data collection - avoid jumping to conclusions about
the nature or causes of the client's problem at this time.
2. Organizing and Studying the data - should include client's
strengths and deficiencies
The presenting problem
Ans: Consists of symptoms and issues, or difficulties
"I have trouble forming relationships with men"
"I'm so depressed"
"My husband and I can't stop fighting"
Problems may also include others such as family members,
coworkers.
Questions to explore in problem assessment
Ans: 1. problems and concerns
2. Legal mandates
3. Health or safety issues
4. signs and symptoms - it is something observed by you rather
than reported by the client
5. individuals/ systems
6. interact
7. severity
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8. duration
9. where, when and frequency
10. consequences
11. emotional reactions
12. meanings
13. developmental stage or life transition
14. other issues
15. coping skills
16. skills, strengths, resources
17. cultural, social and social class
18. support system
19. external resources
Guidelines for conducting a competent assessment
Ans: 1. Follow the principles of relevance and salience - limited
sessions under managed care.
2. Address top priorities FIRST
3. Gather information from a variety of sources
4. Recognize the uniqueness of the client - Should not draw
final conclusions about client.
5. Adopt a strengths perspective
6. Be aware of factors that can affect a client's response -
Malingering / defensiveness
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LMSW EXAM - Assessment and
Intervention Planning Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Indirect practice
Ans: (1) improve the effectiveness and efficiency of service
provision and (2) bring about changes in policies, programs, or
budgets,
(3) changes in communities and organizations.
(4) policy development, program planing, program evaluation,
administration, and intervention with communities.
Using Biopsychosocial Approach
Ans: 1. Multidimensional framework
2. Risk factor
3. Person-in-environment framework
4. Ecosystems theory
Multidimensional framework
Ans: (1) examine the full range of possible causes and
explanations of a client's functioning.
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(2) Gathering information and theory from the
biophysical,psychological, and social dimensions.
Risk factor
Ans: When working to identify potential causal factors, SW
consider precipitants (activating situations) to the problems.
Person-in-environment framework
Ans: (1) understand the client's situation from this framework
(2) Consider the client as part of an environmental system
Ecosystms theory
Ans: It concerned with the study and description of human
beings and other living systems and the transactions between
them, and it proposes that psychological prepossess are
manifestations of interaction between and among biological,
interpersonal, cultural political, economic, legal, and
organizational forces and that theses forces inte ract continually
and influence a persons' behavior during her entire lifespan.
The phases of Assessment
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Ans: 1. Data collection - avoid jumping to conclusions about
the nature or causes of the client's problem at this time.
2. Organizing and Studying the data - should include client's
strengths and deficiencies
The presenting problem
Ans: Consists of symptoms and issues, or difficulties
"I have trouble forming relationships with men"
"I'm so depressed"
"My husband and I can't stop fighting"
Problems may also include others such as family members,
coworkers.
Questions to explore in problem assessment
Ans: 1. problems and concerns
2. Legal mandates
3. Health or safety issues
4. signs and symptoms - it is something observed by you rather
than reported by the client
5. individuals/ systems
6. interact
7. severity
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8. duration
9. where, when and frequency
10. consequences
11. emotional reactions
12. meanings
13. developmental stage or life transition
14. other issues
15. coping skills
16. skills, strengths, resources
17. cultural, social and social class
18. support system
19. external resources
Guidelines for conducting a competent assessment
Ans: 1. Follow the principles of relevance and salience - limited
sessions under managed care.
2. Address top priorities FIRST
3. Gather information from a variety of sources
4. Recognize the uniqueness of the client - Should not draw
final conclusions about client.
5. Adopt a strengths perspective
6. Be aware of factors that can affect a client's response -
Malingering / defensiveness
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