PEL 238 (SCHOOL SW) CONTENT AREA EXAM
ACTUAL 2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
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The school IEP team is having b. Arrange to meet with the parents in private
difficult time with parents who and listen to them with intention/care.
disagree with the decisions being
made. The SSW is asked to talk to
the parents about their
disagreement. What strategy should
the school social worker use with
the parents?
a. Mediate/act as an advocate and
suggest filing a due process
hearing and supporting them
during/after.
b. Arrange to meet with the parents
in private and listen to them with
intention/care.
c. Offer to ask for another re-
evaluation from another agency....
,A rural school has invited an C) Have a community referral for students.
Alateen to come and share
information. How does this best
help the school?
A) Understand how alcoholism
impacts students.
B) Students learn about substance
abuse.
C) Have a community referral for
students.
D) Students will learn how to
confront their parent's drinking.
According to the IDEA, what is the A) Write SDS and complete behavioral
role of the school social worker? assessments.
A) Write SDS and complete
behavioral assessments.
B) Advocate for families/students
C) Read and explain the parents'
rights for students w/ disabilities
D) Be a liaison between school and
family
,A turbulent student: D) Does not have appetite and lack of sleep.
A) Care intensely about what others
think
B) Changes hair color often
C) Joined a different religious
group.
D) Does not have appetite and lack
of sleep.
Two teachers of a refugee student C) More opportunities for cooperative learning
go to the school social worker to
help the student. What could the
SSW recommend?
A) Practice English by using
flashcards
B) Change the curriculum as a
whole context
C) More opportunities for
cooperative learning
D) Get students with similar
backgrounds together in a class
A student with SLD has been A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
fighting during recess and in
another classroom. What should the
IEP team consider doing?
A) Functional Behavior Assessment
(FBA)
B) Behavioral Intervention Plan
(BIP)
C) Adaptive Behavior Assessment
D) Behavior Rating Scale
, A foster parent came up to the C) Praise the student when he does complete
school sw and shared that the homework.
biological mother has had
unscheduled visits, and the student
is not completing homework
because of this situation. What can
the sw assist with?
A) Tell foster parents to help the
student with -homework
assignments.
B) Talk with the biological mother
about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does
complete homework.
D) Tell teachers about what is going
on when grading.
What is a challenge for a student C) Reading on their own
who best learns and processes
information through auditory
learning?
A) Transitioning by hearing a bell or
other stimuli
B) Presenting or reading out loud
C) Reading on their own
D) Verbal cues with no visuals
ACTUAL 2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Save
Terms in this set (95)
The school IEP team is having b. Arrange to meet with the parents in private
difficult time with parents who and listen to them with intention/care.
disagree with the decisions being
made. The SSW is asked to talk to
the parents about their
disagreement. What strategy should
the school social worker use with
the parents?
a. Mediate/act as an advocate and
suggest filing a due process
hearing and supporting them
during/after.
b. Arrange to meet with the parents
in private and listen to them with
intention/care.
c. Offer to ask for another re-
evaluation from another agency....
,A rural school has invited an C) Have a community referral for students.
Alateen to come and share
information. How does this best
help the school?
A) Understand how alcoholism
impacts students.
B) Students learn about substance
abuse.
C) Have a community referral for
students.
D) Students will learn how to
confront their parent's drinking.
According to the IDEA, what is the A) Write SDS and complete behavioral
role of the school social worker? assessments.
A) Write SDS and complete
behavioral assessments.
B) Advocate for families/students
C) Read and explain the parents'
rights for students w/ disabilities
D) Be a liaison between school and
family
,A turbulent student: D) Does not have appetite and lack of sleep.
A) Care intensely about what others
think
B) Changes hair color often
C) Joined a different religious
group.
D) Does not have appetite and lack
of sleep.
Two teachers of a refugee student C) More opportunities for cooperative learning
go to the school social worker to
help the student. What could the
SSW recommend?
A) Practice English by using
flashcards
B) Change the curriculum as a
whole context
C) More opportunities for
cooperative learning
D) Get students with similar
backgrounds together in a class
A student with SLD has been A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
fighting during recess and in
another classroom. What should the
IEP team consider doing?
A) Functional Behavior Assessment
(FBA)
B) Behavioral Intervention Plan
(BIP)
C) Adaptive Behavior Assessment
D) Behavior Rating Scale
, A foster parent came up to the C) Praise the student when he does complete
school sw and shared that the homework.
biological mother has had
unscheduled visits, and the student
is not completing homework
because of this situation. What can
the sw assist with?
A) Tell foster parents to help the
student with -homework
assignments.
B) Talk with the biological mother
about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does
complete homework.
D) Tell teachers about what is going
on when grading.
What is a challenge for a student C) Reading on their own
who best learns and processes
information through auditory
learning?
A) Transitioning by hearing a bell or
other stimuli
B) Presenting or reading out loud
C) Reading on their own
D) Verbal cues with no visuals
