SOCW6101 ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACTUAL STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACK
◉ Which value statement MOST closely represents a client's
freedom to question a social worker's intervention?
Answer: The client's right to self-determination
◉ Which of the following components are MOST likely to be
included in a social history?
Answer: Education and work experience
◉ Using a strengths perspective, the FIRST step in the assessment of
a client's ability to benefit from intervention is to determine the
client's:
Answer: Definition of the problem situation
◉ Which aspect of a client's behavior during an interview would
BEST help the social worker to assess the communication skills of
the client?
, Answer: Ability of the client to remain focused during the interview
◉ When first interviewing a family, a social worker will make the
family comfortable by:
Answer: Explaining the purpose of the interview
◉ Which of the following characteristics BEST describes normal
development in a two-year-old child?
Answer: Being determined to do for one's self
◉ A lawyer obtains a court order instructing a social worker to
release case records from interviews with a client. The social worker
is of the opinion that releasing the records would not be in the best
interest of the client. The social worker should:
Answer: Notify the supervisor of the request from the lawyer
◉ A social worker is sensing what the client is feeling and
communicates understanding of the feelings back to the client. The
social worker is using:
Answer: Empathy
◉ A social worker meets with a client who is elderly and reports
increasing problems with memory. What action would be MOST
appropriate for the social worker to take?
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ACTUAL STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACK
◉ Which value statement MOST closely represents a client's
freedom to question a social worker's intervention?
Answer: The client's right to self-determination
◉ Which of the following components are MOST likely to be
included in a social history?
Answer: Education and work experience
◉ Using a strengths perspective, the FIRST step in the assessment of
a client's ability to benefit from intervention is to determine the
client's:
Answer: Definition of the problem situation
◉ Which aspect of a client's behavior during an interview would
BEST help the social worker to assess the communication skills of
the client?
, Answer: Ability of the client to remain focused during the interview
◉ When first interviewing a family, a social worker will make the
family comfortable by:
Answer: Explaining the purpose of the interview
◉ Which of the following characteristics BEST describes normal
development in a two-year-old child?
Answer: Being determined to do for one's self
◉ A lawyer obtains a court order instructing a social worker to
release case records from interviews with a client. The social worker
is of the opinion that releasing the records would not be in the best
interest of the client. The social worker should:
Answer: Notify the supervisor of the request from the lawyer
◉ A social worker is sensing what the client is feeling and
communicates understanding of the feelings back to the client. The
social worker is using:
Answer: Empathy
◉ A social worker meets with a client who is elderly and reports
increasing problems with memory. What action would be MOST
appropriate for the social worker to take?
