LCSW Study Guide – Clinical Exam – comprehensive review for assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment planning
Empathy is the art of:
(A) perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of another.
(B) having feelings of sorrow and pity for the distress of another.
(C) showing mercy and compassion for another.
(D) addressing the mental distress and uncertainty of another - correct answer ✔✔A.
perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of another.
The termination process is most often associated with:
(A) evaluating goals and accomplishments
(B) implementing a plan of action
(C) setting limits
(D) developing a contract - correct answer ✔✔keyword: MOST
A. evaluating goals and accomplishments
A 13-year-old is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During the initial session, the
member brags to others about the vandalizing he did in the neighborhood. The group social
worker should:
(A) discuss the client's behavior with his parents
(B) confront the client about his behavior
(C) encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
, (D) report the client to the juvenile authorities - correct answer ✔✔C. encourage the client to
talk about possible motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school because their child has
been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake interview, it becomes clear to the social worker
that the parents are preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. The first step for
intervention should be to:
(A) assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school behavior
(B) arrange as assessment interview with the child
(C) work with the parents on the issues they have identified
(D) help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns. - correct answer
✔✔keyword: FIRST
C. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a history of assaultive behavior
and substance abuse is being considered for discharge from a long-term psychiatric facility. The
patient's elderly parents have expressed willingness to have the patient return home. In
formulating discharge plans, the social workers should first evaluate which of the following
factors.
(A) medication compliance
(B) potential danger to the family
(C) exposure to illegal substances
(D) rehabilitative opportunities - correct answer ✔✔Keyword: FIRST
B. potential danger to the family
A patient has been in a psychiatric hospital for three weeks. His diagnoses are schizophrenia and
alcohol abuse. He is no psychotropic medication and an anti-convulsant for his seizure disorder.
diagnosis, and treatment planning
Empathy is the art of:
(A) perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of another.
(B) having feelings of sorrow and pity for the distress of another.
(C) showing mercy and compassion for another.
(D) addressing the mental distress and uncertainty of another - correct answer ✔✔A.
perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of another.
The termination process is most often associated with:
(A) evaluating goals and accomplishments
(B) implementing a plan of action
(C) setting limits
(D) developing a contract - correct answer ✔✔keyword: MOST
A. evaluating goals and accomplishments
A 13-year-old is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During the initial session, the
member brags to others about the vandalizing he did in the neighborhood. The group social
worker should:
(A) discuss the client's behavior with his parents
(B) confront the client about his behavior
(C) encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
, (D) report the client to the juvenile authorities - correct answer ✔✔C. encourage the client to
talk about possible motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school because their child has
been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake interview, it becomes clear to the social worker
that the parents are preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. The first step for
intervention should be to:
(A) assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school behavior
(B) arrange as assessment interview with the child
(C) work with the parents on the issues they have identified
(D) help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns. - correct answer
✔✔keyword: FIRST
C. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a history of assaultive behavior
and substance abuse is being considered for discharge from a long-term psychiatric facility. The
patient's elderly parents have expressed willingness to have the patient return home. In
formulating discharge plans, the social workers should first evaluate which of the following
factors.
(A) medication compliance
(B) potential danger to the family
(C) exposure to illegal substances
(D) rehabilitative opportunities - correct answer ✔✔Keyword: FIRST
B. potential danger to the family
A patient has been in a psychiatric hospital for three weeks. His diagnoses are schizophrenia and
alcohol abuse. He is no psychotropic medication and an anti-convulsant for his seizure disorder.
