ASWB Clinical Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Richard presents with severe depression. He reports motivation for counseling
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services, but he is strongly opposed to medication. The FIRST thing to do is:
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-Acknowledge Richard's opposition and further assess any concerns about the
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treatment
-Make a no-Suicide Contract
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-Get informed Consent to treat Richard's depression
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-Support Richard's self-determination to not take the medication. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Acknowledge Richard's opposition and further assess any concerns | | | | | | | |
about the treatment.| |
A series of tornadoes hits a small town, and a woman presents at the disaster
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crisis center to speak with a crisis counselor. She is disheveled, and you are aware
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she has lost her home. What is the FIRST task to encourage in the session?
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-Let her tell her story
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-Relaxation techniques |
,-Assess her situation
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-Problem-solving - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Let her tell her story | | | | | | |
The reliability of an assessment tool is an indicator of:
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-Whether the assessment tool is measuring what it is supposed to measure
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-How dependable the assessment tool is
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-Faking good or faking bad
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-How effective the assessment tool is with different cultural populations -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-How dependable the assessment tool is
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Carl is incarcerated and will be engaging in treatment for substance use as part of
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his sentence. He has questions about confidentiality. What is the BEST response?
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-Acknowledge the client's fears and assure him you cannot violate his trust
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-Validate Carl's concerns about confidentiality and ask him for more information
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,-Provide information on limits of confidentiality and gain informed consent for
| | | | | | | | | | |
treatment
-Tell Carl that unless life is endangered, his or others, no violations of
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confidentiality will be made - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide information on | | | | | | | | |
limits of confidentiality and gain informed consent for treatment
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Clients who are incarcerated or are in treatment involuntarily still have the right
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to refuse treatment, and they have the right to understand who has access to
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information about their treatment and under what conditions. If there are
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specific reporting requirements, that must be provided. If reports are given to the
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|courts, parole, or other entities, the client has a right to be informed so he/or
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she can make an informed decision about whether or how much to engage.
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Glenda is a young mother of three small children. She is HIV-positive and
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struggling to accept the illness as part of her life, all the while fearing what her
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health status could mean in the long-term for her young children. She has a good
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support system and is a good mother, but she has periods of fear, anger, and
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sadness. She wants help in dealing with the waves of emotion that sometimes
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intrude on her life. The BEST response is to:
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-Not judge her
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-Provide counseling to address her feelings of grief and loss around her health
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status and future | |
-Seek to preserve life by helping her find someone who can take over caring for
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her children
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, -Rule out the impact of other health issues impacting her mental status -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide counseling to address her feelings of grief and
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loss around her health status and future
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Glenda is specifically asking for help in dealing with difficult emotions. There may
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or may not be a long-term issue related to her children, and if there is, it is many
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years down the road and not something you need to address at this time.
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Gertrude, age 76, had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. She does not require
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rehabilitation, but is limited in her ability to do tasks of daily living. Her spouse is
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not able to assist her due to his own physical limitations. The FIRST step is to:
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-Ask what other family members are available to assist temporarily until other
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arrangements can be made | | |
-Contact home health to determine what they qualify for
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-Determine if the couple has long-term care or other insurance
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-Assess the full array of needs and available resources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Assess the full array of needs and available resources
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Explanation: The first step is to assess the full extent of the needs before taking
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any actions. While limitations are present, resources may already be in place to
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compensate. Beginning where the client is requires fully understanding where the
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client is.
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Correct Answers
Richard presents with severe depression. He reports motivation for counseling
| | | | | | | | | |
services, but he is strongly opposed to medication. The FIRST thing to do is:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-Acknowledge Richard's opposition and further assess any concerns about the
| | | | | | | | | |
treatment
-Make a no-Suicide Contract
| | |
-Get informed Consent to treat Richard's depression
| | | | | |
-Support Richard's self-determination to not take the medication. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Acknowledge Richard's opposition and further assess any concerns | | | | | | | |
about the treatment.| |
A series of tornadoes hits a small town, and a woman presents at the disaster
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
crisis center to speak with a crisis counselor. She is disheveled, and you are aware
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
she has lost her home. What is the FIRST task to encourage in the session?
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-Let her tell her story
| | | |
-Relaxation techniques |
,-Assess her situation
| |
-Problem-solving - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Let her tell her story | | | | | | |
The reliability of an assessment tool is an indicator of:
| | | | | | | | |
-Whether the assessment tool is measuring what it is supposed to measure
| | | | | | | | | | |
-How dependable the assessment tool is
| | | | |
-Faking good or faking bad
| | | |
-How effective the assessment tool is with different cultural populations -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-How dependable the assessment tool is
| | | | | |
Carl is incarcerated and will be engaging in treatment for substance use as part of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
his sentence. He has questions about confidentiality. What is the BEST response?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
-Acknowledge the client's fears and assure him you cannot violate his trust
| | | | | | | | | | |
-Validate Carl's concerns about confidentiality and ask him for more information
| | | | | | | | | |
,-Provide information on limits of confidentiality and gain informed consent for
| | | | | | | | | | |
treatment
-Tell Carl that unless life is endangered, his or others, no violations of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
confidentiality will be made - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide information on | | | | | | | | |
limits of confidentiality and gain informed consent for treatment
| | | | | | | |
Clients who are incarcerated or are in treatment involuntarily still have the right
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
to refuse treatment, and they have the right to understand who has access to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
information about their treatment and under what conditions. If there are
| | | | | | | | | | |
specific reporting requirements, that must be provided. If reports are given to the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|courts, parole, or other entities, the client has a right to be informed so he/or
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
she can make an informed decision about whether or how much to engage.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Glenda is a young mother of three small children. She is HIV-positive and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
struggling to accept the illness as part of her life, all the while fearing what her
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
health status could mean in the long-term for her young children. She has a good
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
support system and is a good mother, but she has periods of fear, anger, and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
sadness. She wants help in dealing with the waves of emotion that sometimes
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
intrude on her life. The BEST response is to:
| | | | | | | |
-Not judge her
| |
-Provide counseling to address her feelings of grief and loss around her health
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
status and future | |
-Seek to preserve life by helping her find someone who can take over caring for
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
her children
|
, -Rule out the impact of other health issues impacting her mental status -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide counseling to address her feelings of grief and
| | | | | | | | | |
loss around her health status and future
| | | | | |
Glenda is specifically asking for help in dealing with difficult emotions. There may
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
or may not be a long-term issue related to her children, and if there is, it is many
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
years down the road and not something you need to address at this time.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gertrude, age 76, had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. She does not require
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
rehabilitation, but is limited in her ability to do tasks of daily living. Her spouse is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
not able to assist her due to his own physical limitations. The FIRST step is to:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-Ask what other family members are available to assist temporarily until other
| | | | | | | | | | | |
arrangements can be made | | |
-Contact home health to determine what they qualify for
| | | | | | | |
-Determine if the couple has long-term care or other insurance
| | | | | | | | |
-Assess the full array of needs and available resources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
Assess the full array of needs and available resources
| | | | | | | |
Explanation: The first step is to assess the full extent of the needs before taking
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
any actions. While limitations are present, resources may already be in place to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
compensate. Beginning where the client is requires fully understanding where the
| | | | | | | | | |
client is.
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