Association of Social Work Boards. ASWB Exam 2024 Practice Test (1-50)

Social workers should refer clients to other professionals in all of the following instances EXCEPT when: A. Professionals' specialized knowledge or expertise is needed to meet the clients' needs. B. Social workers believe they are not being effective in addressing clients' concerns. C. Professionals believe that other modalities of treatment may be more effective to resolve clients' issues. D. Social workers are not making reasonable progress in addressing clients' problems. Answer-C Social workers should refer clients to other professionals when the other professionals' specialized knowledge or expertise is needed to serve clients fully (A); when social workers believe that they are not being effective (B); and when social workers believe reasonable progress with clients is being made, but that additional service is required (D). The belief by other professionals that their services may be more effective (C) is not proper justification for a referral. A social worker is working with a second grade child who is having trouble staying in her seat in the classroom. The social worker, in conjunction with the teacher, indicates that the immediate objective is that the child "will remain seated after being reminded to do so by the teacher while in the classroom." The social worker's supervisor, after reviewing the objective, would judge it to be: A. Adequate as it addresses the target problem B. Inadequate as it puts too much responsibility on the teacher C. Adequate since the teacher was involved in the process D. Inadequate as it lacks some elements of a measurable objective Answer-D When social workers are creating intervention plans, it is essential that goals are written in observable and measurable terms. In this case vignette, the supervisor would judge it to be inadequate because it does not indicate the length of time that the child will be seated after being reminded or the time frame within which the objective is to be achieved—both critical elements of a measurable objective.