LCSW EXAM PREP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A |new |social |worker |begins |to |establish |professional |rapport |with |a |group |of |school |aged |
youths. |After |a |few |weeks, |the |social |worker |discovers |that |their |former |social |worker |still |
sees |the |youths, |gives |them |new |school |supplies, |and |takes |them |out |for |social |events. |The |
new |social |worker |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-speak |directly |to |the |former |social |
worker
A |parent |in |great |distress |consults |a |social |worker. |Because |of |having |heard |so |much |in |the |
media |about |sexual |abuse, |the |parent |is |unsure |how |to |respond |to |recently |finding |her |five-
year-old |exploring |the |body |of |another |child. |The |parent |does |not |know |whether |this |is |
deviant |behavior. |The |social |worker |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reassure |the |parent |that |
this |is |normal |for |children |this |age
A |social |worker |is |the |new |manager |of |a |human |service |organization |that |is |simultaneously |
struggling |with |maintaining |positive |employee |morale, |increasing |client |services, |and |
improving |outcomes. |The |manager |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-initiate |a |staff |
recognition |program
What |is |MOST |important |to |remember |about |defense |mechanisms? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Defense |mechanisms |are |unconscious |process.
A |27-year-old |male |with |a |history |of |hospitalizations |for |bipolar |disorder |and |alcohol |abuse |
recently |stopped |taking |his |medication, |became |manic, |and |resumed |drinking. |At |his |
landlord's |request, |the |police |take |him |to |the |hospital |and |arrange |an |involuntary |admission |
to |the |acute |psychiatric |unit. |The |client |has |all |of |the |following |rights |EXCEPT |the |right |to: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leave |the |hospital |regardless |of |his |condition
,A |social |worker |assesses |an |elderly |client |for |suicide |risk. |The |BEST |approach |is |to |use |the |
clinical |interview |and |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Geriatric |Depression |Inventory
A |couple |married |for |30 |years |seeks |help |at |a |crisis |clinic. |The |husband |describes |his |wife's |
emotional |and |erratic |behavior |and |radical |change |in |appearance |and |dress, |which |is |contrary |
to |their |religious |beliefs. |The |wife |talks |openly |and |happily |about |spending |more |time |outside |
the |home |with |her |friends |and |hobbies, |and |her |desire |to |work |for |the |first |time. |The |social |
worker |should |assess |the |couple |for |evidence |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Issues |related |to |
family |transition
A |client |is |seen |by |a |social |worker |at |a |family |service |agency |complaining |that |she |has |been |
feeling |depressed. |She |states |that |she |shouldn't |feel |this |way |because |there |are |no |problems |
in |her |life. |She |has |a |husband, |a |good |job, |and |two |healthy |children. |The |social |worker |should |
FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clarify |what |the |client |means |by |depression
A |social |worker |meets |with |an |adolescent |who |frequently |misses |school |and |is |having |
academic |problems. |Psychological |testing |found |the |client |is |above |average |in |intelligence, |but
|with |poor |impulse |control |and |at |high |risk |for |antisocial |behaviors. |The |social |worker |
completes |the |social |history |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-understand |factors |that |affect |the |
client's |behavior
At |a |community |mental |health |agency, |a |new |social |worker |replaces |a |social |worker |who |
resigned |with |short |notice |due |to |a |family |emergency. |Within |a |few |weeks, |the |social |worker |
has |met |with |all |the |clients. |While |in |the |public |waiting |room, |a |social |work |colleague |hears |
the |new |social |worker |say |to |a |client |that |it |was |"unprofessional |and |harmful" |for |the |prior |
social |worker |to |leave |the |agency |so |suddenly. |The |colleague |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-talk |to |the |new |social |worker |about |the |conversation
A |social |worker |conducts |a |support |group |for |adults |who |are |caregivers |for |their |elderly |
parents. |During |one |group |meeting, |a |member |begins |to |describe |how |she |behaves |toward |
her |parent |when |she |becomes |frustrated. |The |social |worker |becomes |concerned |that |the |
behavior |may |constitute |abuse. |The |social |worker |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-meet |with |
the |member |individually |after |the |group |to |review |the |situation
, A |14-year-old |girl |comes |to |a |family |service |agency |for |help. |She |is |four |weeks |pregnant, |
unmarried, |and |depressed. |She |lives |with |her |parents |who |are |unaware |of |her |pregnancy. |
Local |law |requires |parental |consent |for |treatment |of |minors |who |live |with |their |parent(s) |or |
legal |guardian. |The |social |worker |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discuss |the |need |for |
parental |involvement |with |the |client
A |25-year-old |woman |seeks |help |at |a |local |mental |health |clinic. |She |complains |of |nightmares, |
agitation, |an |inability |to |concentrate, |and |weight |loss. |During |the |assessment |phase, |the |social
|worker |learns |that |the |client |had |been |recently |raped |and |mugged. |The |social |worker |should |
FIRST |focus |on: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-potential |for |self-harm
A |social |worker |in |private |practice |is |temporarily |moving |to |another |city. |Following |
consideration |of |the |risks |and |benefits |that |may |be |experienced |by |each |client, |the |social |
worker |offers |to |continue |the |therapeutic |relationship |with |several |clients |through |email. |This |
suggestion |is |MOST |appropriate |for |clients |who: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-are |able |to |cope |
with |day-to-day |issues
A |49-year-old |woman |seeks |therapy |citing |problems |with |her |74-year-old |mother. |She |reports |
that |her |mother |moved |to |a |retirement |community |seven |years |ago |after |the |death |of |the |
client's |father. |The |mother |has |adjusted |well |and |made |many |new |friends. |Six |months |ago |the
|client's |mother |began |dating |a |man |and |they |have |decided |to |live |together. |Since |this |
decision, |the |client |and |her |mother |argue |each |time |they |see |each |other. |The |client |states |
that |her |mother |"is |not |thinking |clearly," |and |"is |betraying |my |father." |The |client |is |very |upset |
to |think |of |her |mother |being |sexually |active. |The |social |worker |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |the |client's |feelings |about |her |mother's |changes |in |behavior
A |social |worker |sees |a |family |for |family |therapy. |During |one |session, |the |youngest |family |
member |tells |the |social |worker, |"I |need |to |share |something |with |you." |Another |family |
member |responds |by |saying, |"Don't |talk |about |it." |The |social |worker |makes |several |
unsuccessful |attempts |to |assist |family |members |in |more |open |discussion. |To |increase |open |
communication, |what |should |the |social |worker |do |NEXT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Use |circular
|questioning |with |all |family |members
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A |new |social |worker |begins |to |establish |professional |rapport |with |a |group |of |school |aged |
youths. |After |a |few |weeks, |the |social |worker |discovers |that |their |former |social |worker |still |
sees |the |youths, |gives |them |new |school |supplies, |and |takes |them |out |for |social |events. |The |
new |social |worker |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-speak |directly |to |the |former |social |
worker
A |parent |in |great |distress |consults |a |social |worker. |Because |of |having |heard |so |much |in |the |
media |about |sexual |abuse, |the |parent |is |unsure |how |to |respond |to |recently |finding |her |five-
year-old |exploring |the |body |of |another |child. |The |parent |does |not |know |whether |this |is |
deviant |behavior. |The |social |worker |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reassure |the |parent |that |
this |is |normal |for |children |this |age
A |social |worker |is |the |new |manager |of |a |human |service |organization |that |is |simultaneously |
struggling |with |maintaining |positive |employee |morale, |increasing |client |services, |and |
improving |outcomes. |The |manager |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-initiate |a |staff |
recognition |program
What |is |MOST |important |to |remember |about |defense |mechanisms? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Defense |mechanisms |are |unconscious |process.
A |27-year-old |male |with |a |history |of |hospitalizations |for |bipolar |disorder |and |alcohol |abuse |
recently |stopped |taking |his |medication, |became |manic, |and |resumed |drinking. |At |his |
landlord's |request, |the |police |take |him |to |the |hospital |and |arrange |an |involuntary |admission |
to |the |acute |psychiatric |unit. |The |client |has |all |of |the |following |rights |EXCEPT |the |right |to: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leave |the |hospital |regardless |of |his |condition
,A |social |worker |assesses |an |elderly |client |for |suicide |risk. |The |BEST |approach |is |to |use |the |
clinical |interview |and |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Geriatric |Depression |Inventory
A |couple |married |for |30 |years |seeks |help |at |a |crisis |clinic. |The |husband |describes |his |wife's |
emotional |and |erratic |behavior |and |radical |change |in |appearance |and |dress, |which |is |contrary |
to |their |religious |beliefs. |The |wife |talks |openly |and |happily |about |spending |more |time |outside |
the |home |with |her |friends |and |hobbies, |and |her |desire |to |work |for |the |first |time. |The |social |
worker |should |assess |the |couple |for |evidence |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Issues |related |to |
family |transition
A |client |is |seen |by |a |social |worker |at |a |family |service |agency |complaining |that |she |has |been |
feeling |depressed. |She |states |that |she |shouldn't |feel |this |way |because |there |are |no |problems |
in |her |life. |She |has |a |husband, |a |good |job, |and |two |healthy |children. |The |social |worker |should |
FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clarify |what |the |client |means |by |depression
A |social |worker |meets |with |an |adolescent |who |frequently |misses |school |and |is |having |
academic |problems. |Psychological |testing |found |the |client |is |above |average |in |intelligence, |but
|with |poor |impulse |control |and |at |high |risk |for |antisocial |behaviors. |The |social |worker |
completes |the |social |history |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-understand |factors |that |affect |the |
client's |behavior
At |a |community |mental |health |agency, |a |new |social |worker |replaces |a |social |worker |who |
resigned |with |short |notice |due |to |a |family |emergency. |Within |a |few |weeks, |the |social |worker |
has |met |with |all |the |clients. |While |in |the |public |waiting |room, |a |social |work |colleague |hears |
the |new |social |worker |say |to |a |client |that |it |was |"unprofessional |and |harmful" |for |the |prior |
social |worker |to |leave |the |agency |so |suddenly. |The |colleague |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-talk |to |the |new |social |worker |about |the |conversation
A |social |worker |conducts |a |support |group |for |adults |who |are |caregivers |for |their |elderly |
parents. |During |one |group |meeting, |a |member |begins |to |describe |how |she |behaves |toward |
her |parent |when |she |becomes |frustrated. |The |social |worker |becomes |concerned |that |the |
behavior |may |constitute |abuse. |The |social |worker |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-meet |with |
the |member |individually |after |the |group |to |review |the |situation
, A |14-year-old |girl |comes |to |a |family |service |agency |for |help. |She |is |four |weeks |pregnant, |
unmarried, |and |depressed. |She |lives |with |her |parents |who |are |unaware |of |her |pregnancy. |
Local |law |requires |parental |consent |for |treatment |of |minors |who |live |with |their |parent(s) |or |
legal |guardian. |The |social |worker |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discuss |the |need |for |
parental |involvement |with |the |client
A |25-year-old |woman |seeks |help |at |a |local |mental |health |clinic. |She |complains |of |nightmares, |
agitation, |an |inability |to |concentrate, |and |weight |loss. |During |the |assessment |phase, |the |social
|worker |learns |that |the |client |had |been |recently |raped |and |mugged. |The |social |worker |should |
FIRST |focus |on: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-potential |for |self-harm
A |social |worker |in |private |practice |is |temporarily |moving |to |another |city. |Following |
consideration |of |the |risks |and |benefits |that |may |be |experienced |by |each |client, |the |social |
worker |offers |to |continue |the |therapeutic |relationship |with |several |clients |through |email. |This |
suggestion |is |MOST |appropriate |for |clients |who: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-are |able |to |cope |
with |day-to-day |issues
A |49-year-old |woman |seeks |therapy |citing |problems |with |her |74-year-old |mother. |She |reports |
that |her |mother |moved |to |a |retirement |community |seven |years |ago |after |the |death |of |the |
client's |father. |The |mother |has |adjusted |well |and |made |many |new |friends. |Six |months |ago |the
|client's |mother |began |dating |a |man |and |they |have |decided |to |live |together. |Since |this |
decision, |the |client |and |her |mother |argue |each |time |they |see |each |other. |The |client |states |
that |her |mother |"is |not |thinking |clearly," |and |"is |betraying |my |father." |The |client |is |very |upset |
to |think |of |her |mother |being |sexually |active. |The |social |worker |should |FIRST: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |the |client's |feelings |about |her |mother's |changes |in |behavior
A |social |worker |sees |a |family |for |family |therapy. |During |one |session, |the |youngest |family |
member |tells |the |social |worker, |"I |need |to |share |something |with |you." |Another |family |
member |responds |by |saying, |"Don't |talk |about |it." |The |social |worker |makes |several |
unsuccessful |attempts |to |assist |family |members |in |more |open |discussion. |To |increase |open |
communication, |what |should |the |social |worker |do |NEXT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Use |circular
|questioning |with |all |family |members
