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LMSW EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+|| NEW!!
What should social workers be aware of in terms of malpractice
cases?
Social workers can only be sued if they breach confidentiality.
Social workers can be sued for malpractice and should carry
malpractice insurance.
The social work licensing board will defend social workers who
face legal issues, so social workers don't need separate
malpractice insurance.
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Social workers cannot be sued for malpractice, but the company
they work for can be. .....ANSWER..... Social workers can be sued
for malpractice and should carry malpractice insurance.
Since social workers can be sued for malpractice--a potentially
expensive ordeal--it's advisable to carry malpractice insurance,
even if their employer also carries a malpractice policy.
The diagnoses autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, childhood
disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder
NOS are combined into which of the following in DSM-5?
Autistic disorder
Autism spectrum disorder
Pervasive development disorder
Neurodevelopmental disorder
.....ANSWER..... Autism spectrum disorder
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One of the biggest changes in the DSM-5 was the creation of a
new diagnosis, autism spectrum disorder, which includes the
mentioned diagnoses and allowing for a range of specifiers
about severity and presentation.
A social worker receives an invitation to a surprise birthday
party for a friend. The party will be held at one of the social
worker's client's homes. How should the social worker respond to
the invitation?
The social worker should decline the invitation by saying there is
a conflict of interest, without stating the precise nature of the
conflict.
The social worker should decline the invitation without revealing
that the host is a client.
The social worker should attend the party because not attending
may hurt the client's feelings.
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The social worker should talk with the client about the awkward
situation and ask that the party be moved somewhere else.
.....ANSWER..... The social worker should decline the invitation
without revealing that the host is a client.
Social workers should respect a client's right to privacy. This
entails not only keeping information from the sessions
confidential, but also taking care not to reveal when a person is
a client. Social workers should also avoid dual relationships with
clients.
A social worker talks to a supervisor about a child who's been
placed in foster care. Before the child was removed from home,
the social worker made several reports to child protective
services about neglect. The social worker states he recently had a
dream about the client. What is the therapist MOST likely
experiencing?
A dual relationship with the client.
Countertransference about the child.
LMSW EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+|| NEW!!
What should social workers be aware of in terms of malpractice
cases?
Social workers can only be sued if they breach confidentiality.
Social workers can be sued for malpractice and should carry
malpractice insurance.
The social work licensing board will defend social workers who
face legal issues, so social workers don't need separate
malpractice insurance.
,Page 2 of 263
Social workers cannot be sued for malpractice, but the company
they work for can be. .....ANSWER..... Social workers can be sued
for malpractice and should carry malpractice insurance.
Since social workers can be sued for malpractice--a potentially
expensive ordeal--it's advisable to carry malpractice insurance,
even if their employer also carries a malpractice policy.
The diagnoses autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, childhood
disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder
NOS are combined into which of the following in DSM-5?
Autistic disorder
Autism spectrum disorder
Pervasive development disorder
Neurodevelopmental disorder
.....ANSWER..... Autism spectrum disorder
,Page 3 of 263
One of the biggest changes in the DSM-5 was the creation of a
new diagnosis, autism spectrum disorder, which includes the
mentioned diagnoses and allowing for a range of specifiers
about severity and presentation.
A social worker receives an invitation to a surprise birthday
party for a friend. The party will be held at one of the social
worker's client's homes. How should the social worker respond to
the invitation?
The social worker should decline the invitation by saying there is
a conflict of interest, without stating the precise nature of the
conflict.
The social worker should decline the invitation without revealing
that the host is a client.
The social worker should attend the party because not attending
may hurt the client's feelings.
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The social worker should talk with the client about the awkward
situation and ask that the party be moved somewhere else.
.....ANSWER..... The social worker should decline the invitation
without revealing that the host is a client.
Social workers should respect a client's right to privacy. This
entails not only keeping information from the sessions
confidential, but also taking care not to reveal when a person is
a client. Social workers should also avoid dual relationships with
clients.
A social worker talks to a supervisor about a child who's been
placed in foster care. Before the child was removed from home,
the social worker made several reports to child protective
services about neglect. The social worker states he recently had a
dream about the client. What is the therapist MOST likely
experiencing?
A dual relationship with the client.
Countertransference about the child.
