LMSW EXAM - ASSESSMENT AND
INTERVENTION PLANNING
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (LATEST 2026- 2027)
(1) Brief Symptom-Focused Instruments - correct answer-
a. Rapid Assessment Instrument (RAIs) - useful in the age of
manged care
b. Two RAIs
(a) SF-36 Health Survey
(b) SF-12 Health Survey
c. Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) - self-report instrument
d. Back Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) - the depth of depression
(a) Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)
(b) Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation
(1) Columbia Mental Maturity Scale - correct answer-
a. age 3-10
b. cerebral palsy, brain damage, mental retardation, speech
impairments, hearing loss, limited English proficiency
,(1) Illinois test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA-III) - correct
answer- a. age 5-12
b. evaluate linguistic abilites
(1) Naturalistic Observation - correct answer-
observed in the environment
(1) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - correct answer-
a. birth to age 90,
b. evaluate personal and social skills of individuals with mental
retardation, autism, ADHD, dementia
(1) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) -
correct answer- a. 16-90 years
(2) Controlled Observation - correct answer- force the
target behavior in a simulated manner (role-playing, enactment)
(2) Haptic Intelligence Scale - correct answer- a. blind
and partially sighted age 16 and older
,(2) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition - correct
answer- a. 2-85 years
b. measure of general cognitive ability, psychoeducational
evaluation, developmental disabilities and exceptionalities
(2) Wide-Range Achievement Test (WRAT3) - correct
answer- a. age 5-75
b. reading, spelling, arithmetic
(2) Youth Assessment Instrument - correct answer- a.
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) - parent report for child's
behavior, age 6 - 18
b. Conner's Rating Scales-Revised - evaluate problem behavior in
age 3-17
c. Other Youth Assessment Instrument
(a) Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 (BASC-2) -
emotions and behaviors from 2-21
(b) AIMS Assessment tool - emotional assessment from birth to
5
(3) Denver Developmental Screening Test II - correct
answer- a. Infant and Preschool Test
, (3) Hiskey-Nebraska Test - correct answer- a. blind
and partially sighted
b. age 16 and older
(3) Screening Instruments for Substance Abuse - correct
answer- a. CAGE and T-ACE - screen for alcoholism
b. CAGE-AID (Adopted Include Drugs) - all types of substances
(3) Self-Monitoring - correct answer- you ask the
client record information about the frequency and conditions
surrounding the target behaviors.
(4) Neropsychological Screening Tests - correct answer-
a. Mini Mental State Exam - age over 18
(4) Raven's Progressive Matrics - correct answer- a.
general intelligence
(5) Self-Report Measures to Aid in Treatment Planning and
Tracking Progress - correct answer- a. Outcome
Questionnaires-45 (OQ-45)
b. Butcher Treatment Planning Inventory (BTPI)
INTERVENTION PLANNING
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS (LATEST 2026- 2027)
(1) Brief Symptom-Focused Instruments - correct answer-
a. Rapid Assessment Instrument (RAIs) - useful in the age of
manged care
b. Two RAIs
(a) SF-36 Health Survey
(b) SF-12 Health Survey
c. Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) - self-report instrument
d. Back Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) - the depth of depression
(a) Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)
(b) Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation
(1) Columbia Mental Maturity Scale - correct answer-
a. age 3-10
b. cerebral palsy, brain damage, mental retardation, speech
impairments, hearing loss, limited English proficiency
,(1) Illinois test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA-III) - correct
answer- a. age 5-12
b. evaluate linguistic abilites
(1) Naturalistic Observation - correct answer-
observed in the environment
(1) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - correct answer-
a. birth to age 90,
b. evaluate personal and social skills of individuals with mental
retardation, autism, ADHD, dementia
(1) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) -
correct answer- a. 16-90 years
(2) Controlled Observation - correct answer- force the
target behavior in a simulated manner (role-playing, enactment)
(2) Haptic Intelligence Scale - correct answer- a. blind
and partially sighted age 16 and older
,(2) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition - correct
answer- a. 2-85 years
b. measure of general cognitive ability, psychoeducational
evaluation, developmental disabilities and exceptionalities
(2) Wide-Range Achievement Test (WRAT3) - correct
answer- a. age 5-75
b. reading, spelling, arithmetic
(2) Youth Assessment Instrument - correct answer- a.
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) - parent report for child's
behavior, age 6 - 18
b. Conner's Rating Scales-Revised - evaluate problem behavior in
age 3-17
c. Other Youth Assessment Instrument
(a) Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 (BASC-2) -
emotions and behaviors from 2-21
(b) AIMS Assessment tool - emotional assessment from birth to
5
(3) Denver Developmental Screening Test II - correct
answer- a. Infant and Preschool Test
, (3) Hiskey-Nebraska Test - correct answer- a. blind
and partially sighted
b. age 16 and older
(3) Screening Instruments for Substance Abuse - correct
answer- a. CAGE and T-ACE - screen for alcoholism
b. CAGE-AID (Adopted Include Drugs) - all types of substances
(3) Self-Monitoring - correct answer- you ask the
client record information about the frequency and conditions
surrounding the target behaviors.
(4) Neropsychological Screening Tests - correct answer-
a. Mini Mental State Exam - age over 18
(4) Raven's Progressive Matrics - correct answer- a.
general intelligence
(5) Self-Report Measures to Aid in Treatment Planning and
Tracking Progress - correct answer- a. Outcome
Questionnaires-45 (OQ-45)
b. Butcher Treatment Planning Inventory (BTPI)
