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MSW PRACTICE QUIZ – 2 Questions and Answers
with Solutions UPDATED!!!!
You have an appointment with Margaret scheduled for the
evening. You receive a call from her husband around three in
the afternoon, stating he wanted to confirm the time of his
wife's appointment for her. You just attended training on HIPAA
awareness. You should... - ANSWER Refuse to acknowledge that
Margaret is your client and refuse to discuss any appointment
times with the husband.
As a new clinical social worker you find yourself being told by
your supervisor you need to be more confrontational. This
seems at odds with the social work mission, until you supervisor
explains the primary purpose of confrontation is to: - ANSWER
make a client aware of inconsistencies
You are a non-Hispanic social worker treating a Hispanic family.
This family recently immigrated to the United States and has
been here for about 4 years. At every session, they arrive 10-15
minutes late. You are beginning to question their commitment
to therapy and find this late arrival behavior irritating. The BEST
way to response to this behavior is to... - ANSWER Discuss this
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behavior with them and explain your feelings about it and its
possible impact on therapy.
You are seeing a female client in her thirties. Therapy is just
beginning and you feel she is experiencing episodic depression.
Using Aaron Beck's approach to the treatment of depression,
the BEST response would be to ... - ANSWER instruct her to
practice mood repair strategies.
At an office party for your agency, a relatively new secretary
comes over to you and starts talking to you about trouble they
are having with their teenage son. It is clear they respect you
and value your opinion. You should... - ANSWER Listen to her
issues politely with an open mind
According to the NASW Ethical Code: Social workers continually
strive to increase their professional knowledge and skills and to
apply them in practice. This is an example of ... - ANSWER
Competence
According to the NASW Code of Ethics: Social workers should
use clear and understandable language to inform clients of the
purpose of the services, risks related to the services, limits to
MSW PRACTICE QUIZ – 2 Questions and Answers
with Solutions UPDATED!!!!
You have an appointment with Margaret scheduled for the
evening. You receive a call from her husband around three in
the afternoon, stating he wanted to confirm the time of his
wife's appointment for her. You just attended training on HIPAA
awareness. You should... - ANSWER Refuse to acknowledge that
Margaret is your client and refuse to discuss any appointment
times with the husband.
As a new clinical social worker you find yourself being told by
your supervisor you need to be more confrontational. This
seems at odds with the social work mission, until you supervisor
explains the primary purpose of confrontation is to: - ANSWER
make a client aware of inconsistencies
You are a non-Hispanic social worker treating a Hispanic family.
This family recently immigrated to the United States and has
been here for about 4 years. At every session, they arrive 10-15
minutes late. You are beginning to question their commitment
to therapy and find this late arrival behavior irritating. The BEST
way to response to this behavior is to... - ANSWER Discuss this
, 2|Page
behavior with them and explain your feelings about it and its
possible impact on therapy.
You are seeing a female client in her thirties. Therapy is just
beginning and you feel she is experiencing episodic depression.
Using Aaron Beck's approach to the treatment of depression,
the BEST response would be to ... - ANSWER instruct her to
practice mood repair strategies.
At an office party for your agency, a relatively new secretary
comes over to you and starts talking to you about trouble they
are having with their teenage son. It is clear they respect you
and value your opinion. You should... - ANSWER Listen to her
issues politely with an open mind
According to the NASW Ethical Code: Social workers continually
strive to increase their professional knowledge and skills and to
apply them in practice. This is an example of ... - ANSWER
Competence
According to the NASW Code of Ethics: Social workers should
use clear and understandable language to inform clients of the
purpose of the services, risks related to the services, limits to
