LSW Study Guide|2023 LATEST UPDATE|GUARANTEED SUCCESS

1. In determining the appropriateness of a client for a therapy group the most important single factor is A) Major events in the life history of the client. B) Social relationships with the family. C) Physical or intellectual strengths. D) Attitudes toward him/herself, adaptive operations, perception of reality. Attitudes toward him/herself, adaptive operations, perception of reality. 2. Willard, age 13, comes from a family well known in the community for its members' involvement with drugs and alcohol. Willard's two brothers and his mother, though employed in marginal jobs have serious drug and alcohol problems. His father died from cirrhosis of the liver associated with massive alcohol abuse. Willard is in school, seems well cared for, and has been doing well, but he has recently started to cut classes. In planning a social work intervention with Willard, the social worker will need to consider A) How to help Willard's mother encourage him to continue to work hard. B) How to intervene with the entire family to help them manage their substance problems. C) That family substance abuse is a major factor in becoming a substance abuser and that Willard will need special help to avoid following in the family path. D) That an abuse report should be filed That family substance abuse is a major factor in becoming a substance abuser and that Willard will need special help to avoid following in the family path. 00:02 04:10 3. During a first interview, a young married woman, who has recently given birth to her first child, complains of loss of appetite and inability to sleep. She seems somewhat disheveled and disorganized, displays a mournful demeanor, and says she feels unmotivated and overworked. The social worker's first activity would be to: A) Assess the suicidal risk B) Determine the frequency and duration symptoms C) Record a thorough history D) Provide reassurance now that the client has sought treatment Determine the frequency and duration of symptoms 4. When one individual in a family markedly improves another simultaneously deteriorates this would be recognized as an example of A) Role complementarily B) Pseudomutuality C) Family homeostasis D) Family fusion Family homeostasis 5. A social worker who uses behavioral techniques would be least interested in A) Operant conditioning B) A social work relationship C) Contract D) Model presentation A social work relationship 6. Social workers who work with cancer patient support groups use flexible contracts because A) The treatment circumstances of each member vary and influence both attendance and level of participation. B) Clearly established agreements raise issues of authority and control which interfere with a support group's autonomy. C) Support groups are not effective when contracting is defined and shaped by sponsoring agencies. D) Contracts that are flexible make it possible to compose groups of patients with a wider diversity of issues which strengthen mutual aid prosperities in the group. The treatment circumstances of each member varies and influences both attendance and level of participation. 7. The school social worker initiates an interview with Marie's family because of her poor grades. Now in fourth grade, Marie seems motivated and presents no behavioral problems. She lives in an intact, working-class family; the discussion with Marie's father makes it clear that he feels humiliated about her academic problems. During the interview, the mother says little. When she speaks, the father interrupts her. How should the worker first proceed? A) Make a report to the child protective services B) Note that Marie's performance problems are a reflection of the school's failure C) Reassure the parents that Marie's performance problems in school can be helped through cooperative effort by both the school and the family D) Refer the family for family treatment and parenting workshops Reassure the parents that Marie's performance problems in school can be helped 8. In a beginning interview with a client, the purpose of asking questions is to: A) Probe the client's unconscious feelings B) Obtain information about the presenting problem C) Direct and focus the client's conversation on their personal and family history D) Find out if the client really wants help Obtain information about the presenting problem Next questions are based on the following paragraph: A young father of 2 girls comes to a mental health clinic shortly after the death of his wife. He complains that he is usually energetic and optimistic, but since his wife's death he feels depressed and unmotivated. Now he is having problems at work, completing his job tasks. He is a single father with all child rearing activities that are taking up a lot of his time. 9. The wife's death is viewed as: A) The presenting problem B) A precipitating stress C) A tragedy D) Irrelevant to his functioning A precipitating stress A young father of 2 girls comes to a mental health clinic shortly after the death of his wife. He complains that he is usually energetic and optimistic, but since his wife's death he feels depressed and unmotivated. Now he is having problems at work, completing his job tasks. He is a single father with all child rearing activities that are taking up a lot of his time. 10. He's having trouble a adjusting to his wife's death, his work responsibilities, and caring for his daughters. These are viewed as the A) Dynamics B) Presenting problem C) Diagnosis D) Treatment Modality Presenting problem Communication 1. Logan is a social worker on the medical-surgical unit of a hospital. Mr. Ricci is medically ready for discharge after his surgery for hip replacement. Medically, Mr. Ricci would benefit from a period of rehab care before going home. However, discharge plans are complicated by his eagerness to return home to his post-stroke wife who is temporarily staying at their daughter's house. Logan meets with Mr. Ricci, and says: "Dr. Manju asked me to help you with planning for your discharge and needs for after-care. I understand you wife's care is also a pressing need, and I wondered if I might help you think through all your options and identify resources to meet your family's needs." This introductory statement by the social worker is a step toward A) Clarifying the worker's role and contracting for service. B) Summarizing. C)Enabling. D) Empowering. Clarifying the worker's role and contracting for service. 2. Dina, age 13, is talking to her school social worker, Don, about being teased in school. Dina is brought by the bus to an affluent suburb a half hour from her inner-city neighborhood. Her family can not afford the clothes and accessories that would help her blend in with the other girls, and Dina's mother thinks those things are "nonsense" anyway. Don asks, "What is it like for you when your Mother says this stuff is nonsense'?" Don's intervention is an example of A) An open-ended question. B) Mirroring. C) A closed-ended question. D) Underlining An open-ended question. 00:01 04:10 3. Lourdes discusses her relationship with her sister with her social worker, Michael. Lourdes wants a more intimate relationship with her sister, but has routinely been disappointed by her sister's superficial chatter. Lourdes tells Michael that during their most recent visit, she found herself playing with her children and those of her sister and spending less time trying to connect with her sister. Now Lourdes feels guilty, blaming herself for no longer trying to deepen the relationship. Michael suggests that rather than giving up, becoming a more active aunt may be different, potentially effective way of gaining closeness with her sister. Michael's intervention is an example of A) Triangulation B) Reframing. C) Empathy. D) Active listening. Reframing 4. Jolene is an African- American client with a long history of abuse. She is living in a woman's shelter and is eager to leave it. To move to a subsidized apartment, she must meet with a social worker from the housing authority. Jolene is polite, but slient and avoids contact throughout the first session with the social worker. The worker is unsure about to interpret Jolene's apparent withdrawal. How might the social worker most effectively use the social work relationship to help this client? A) The worker should consult with the shelter staff to clarify Jolene's motivation for moving. B) The worker should ask Jolene what her silence means. C) The worker should ensure that Jolene gets her new housing as she can see that this client cannot speak up for herself and may be overlooked. D) The worker should empower Jolene as an active participant in meeting her housing goals. The worker should empower Jolene as an active participant in meeting her housing goals. 5. Interpretation, confrontation, affirmation and clarification are A) Strategies used by mental health professional. B) Clinical interventions designed to help clients obtain and sustain insight. C) Interviewing techniques used in the early stages of taking history. D) Never used by social workers. Clinical interventions designed to help clients obtain and sustain insight. Professional Relation 1. Bill and his family seek treatment from an experienced social worker in a large city to help them deal with martital conflicts and child-rearing difficulties. Since Bill can not afford the worker's fees, he offers to paint her apartment as payment. This is not common arrangement in the community but, wanting to help, the worker considers Bill's offer. How should she ethically proceed? A) She should refuse Bill's offer and, if she cannot arrange a more affordable fee, refer the family to an agency that can help them. B) She should accept Bill's offer after ascertaining that the exchange is fair and equitable. C) She should pay Bill for painting her apartment, allowing him to pay her for treatment. D) She should see the family, and when the unpaid account equals the cost of painting, she should allow him to paint her apartment. She should refuse Bill's offer and, if she cannot arrange a more affordable fee, refer the family to an agency that can help them. 2. Bill W., an influential senior clinician at a large mental health center, is a member of the selection committee assigned to recommend candidates for assistant director. The leading candidate, an experienced and dynamic woman, has a four-month-old child. Bill argues that the candidate's child-rearing responsiblities will interfere with her demanding job obligations and recommends that she not be hired. The committee should A) Accept Bill's recommendation and hire another candidate. B) Ask her how she plans to meet her child-rearing obligations and make a recommendation based on her responses. C) Reject Bill's analysis on legal and ethical grounds. D) Recommend her, with reservations, and allow the Board to work out the details. Reject Bill's analysis on legal and ethical grounds.