ASWB Masters Practice Test
Questions and Answers
1. A social worker employed by a retirement home is
approached by a client for help in establishing a recycling
program in the facility. The social worker decides to co-host a
meeting with the client to discuss the idea with other residents.
What is the MOST likely reason for this approach?
A. Antagonizing administration could be dangerous
B. Legitimizing the residents concerns may be helpful
C. Helping residents start new relationships is important
D. Sharing leadership is very effective with groups: D. Sharing leadership is
very effective with groups
2. At what age does normal separation anxiety typically begin?
A. 24 months
B. 18 months
C. 12 months
D. 3 months: C. 12 months
3. A nine-month-old child is neglected and lacks a secure
attachment to a caretaker. What long-term effect should the social
,worker be MOST concerned about as the child gets older?
A. Posttraumatic stress disorder
B. Social anxiety in middle age
C. Risk for incarceration
D. Negative social interactions with peers: D. Negative social interactions with
peers
4. A couple identify strongly with the deaf culture. A social
worker is helping them to obtain educational services for their
child, who has experienced hearing loss. What communication
strategy should the social worker consider during planning?
A. Total immersion in the use of sign language
B. Cochlear implant surgery to improve hearing
C. Mainstreaming with children who do not have hearing loss
D. The use of lipreading as a primary technique: A. Total immersion in the
use of sign language
The deaf culture believes in total immersion in their primary language, which is sign language!
5. A school social worker meets with parents of a child who has
recently completed treatment for cancer. The childʻs physician is
recommending that the child return to school as soon as
possible, but the parents believe that more time at home would
,be beneficial. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A. Advocate for the parents to keep the child at home
B. Explore the reasons for the parentʻs beleifs
C. Obtain the childʻs perspective on the situation
D. Refer the parents and child for family therapy: B. Explore the reasons for
the parentʻs beliefs
6. A social worker begins a job at a psychiatric hospital and is
assigned a caseload. One of the clients is a former intimate
partner. The social worker and client have not had any contact for
several years. What should the social worker do?
A. Process the issue with the client
B. Deny the relationship occured
C. Transfer the client to a colleague
D. Request a transfer to a different department: C. Transfer the client to a
colleague
7. A client who is trying to become pregnant uses marijuana
consistently and has questions about the effects on the fetus. The
social worker tells the client that the marijuana use could possibly
harm the fetus. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
B. Refer the case for possible criminal prosecution
, C. Inform the client that the drug use will be reported to the child
protection
agency
D. Ask the clientʻs health care provider to drug test the client at her
appoint-ment.: A. Otter substance abuse treatment options to the client
8. A social worker is asked to analyze new social welfare policies
that will affect the community. What should the social worker do
FIRST?
A. Examine the likely impact of the policies on the community
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
C. Organize the grassroots coalition
D.Look into legal precedents that could potentially nullify the policies:
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
9. A woman who is five months pregnant speaks with a social
worker at an adoption agency to request information. The
woman explains that she lives with her sister and that her sisterʻs
boyfriend is threatening to force her out of the home. She says that
she does not feel safe. What should the social worker do FIRST?
A. Call the police for the woman
B. Develop a safety plan
C. Try to locate housing for the woman
Questions and Answers
1. A social worker employed by a retirement home is
approached by a client for help in establishing a recycling
program in the facility. The social worker decides to co-host a
meeting with the client to discuss the idea with other residents.
What is the MOST likely reason for this approach?
A. Antagonizing administration could be dangerous
B. Legitimizing the residents concerns may be helpful
C. Helping residents start new relationships is important
D. Sharing leadership is very effective with groups: D. Sharing leadership is
very effective with groups
2. At what age does normal separation anxiety typically begin?
A. 24 months
B. 18 months
C. 12 months
D. 3 months: C. 12 months
3. A nine-month-old child is neglected and lacks a secure
attachment to a caretaker. What long-term effect should the social
,worker be MOST concerned about as the child gets older?
A. Posttraumatic stress disorder
B. Social anxiety in middle age
C. Risk for incarceration
D. Negative social interactions with peers: D. Negative social interactions with
peers
4. A couple identify strongly with the deaf culture. A social
worker is helping them to obtain educational services for their
child, who has experienced hearing loss. What communication
strategy should the social worker consider during planning?
A. Total immersion in the use of sign language
B. Cochlear implant surgery to improve hearing
C. Mainstreaming with children who do not have hearing loss
D. The use of lipreading as a primary technique: A. Total immersion in the
use of sign language
The deaf culture believes in total immersion in their primary language, which is sign language!
5. A school social worker meets with parents of a child who has
recently completed treatment for cancer. The childʻs physician is
recommending that the child return to school as soon as
possible, but the parents believe that more time at home would
,be beneficial. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A. Advocate for the parents to keep the child at home
B. Explore the reasons for the parentʻs beleifs
C. Obtain the childʻs perspective on the situation
D. Refer the parents and child for family therapy: B. Explore the reasons for
the parentʻs beliefs
6. A social worker begins a job at a psychiatric hospital and is
assigned a caseload. One of the clients is a former intimate
partner. The social worker and client have not had any contact for
several years. What should the social worker do?
A. Process the issue with the client
B. Deny the relationship occured
C. Transfer the client to a colleague
D. Request a transfer to a different department: C. Transfer the client to a
colleague
7. A client who is trying to become pregnant uses marijuana
consistently and has questions about the effects on the fetus. The
social worker tells the client that the marijuana use could possibly
harm the fetus. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
B. Refer the case for possible criminal prosecution
, C. Inform the client that the drug use will be reported to the child
protection
agency
D. Ask the clientʻs health care provider to drug test the client at her
appoint-ment.: A. Otter substance abuse treatment options to the client
8. A social worker is asked to analyze new social welfare policies
that will affect the community. What should the social worker do
FIRST?
A. Examine the likely impact of the policies on the community
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
C. Organize the grassroots coalition
D.Look into legal precedents that could potentially nullify the policies:
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
9. A woman who is five months pregnant speaks with a social
worker at an adoption agency to request information. The
woman explains that she lives with her sister and that her sisterʻs
boyfriend is threatening to force her out of the home. She says that
she does not feel safe. What should the social worker do FIRST?
A. Call the police for the woman
B. Develop a safety plan
C. Try to locate housing for the woman
