ASWB Social Work Practice Ques tions with 100% Correct Answers The research design most often used by social workers to improve their practice is: a. experimental design b. single -subject design c. longitudinal design d. quasi -experimental design - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-b. single subject design A 26 yr/old female client shares with her male social worker that she is becoming attached to him and often h as sexual fantasies about him. She also shares that she would like to see him socially. What should be the social worker's first responsibility? a. discuss the client's feelings about her sexual fantasies b. immediatly refer the client to a female social w orker c. clarify the professional nature of the social worker -client relationship d. discuss the client's pas relationships. - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-c. clarify the professional nature of the social worker -client relationship. The primary purpose of a service plan is to a. establish goals b. assess the home situation c. monitor behavioral changes d. evaluate client progress - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-a. establish goals In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker should focus on... a. the immediate presenting pro blem b. a few specific problems in day -to-day functioning c. a wide range of problems in day to day functioning d. underlying personality problems - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-a. the immediate presenting problem When faced by a hostile client in an agency setting , it is best for the social worker to a. suggest that the client's attitude is making the situation worse b. accept the client's hostility and talk about non -threatening topics c. set limits and structure on the interview session d. acknowledge the client' s feelings and encourage discussion of them - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-d. acknowledge the client's feelings and encourage discussion of them You are a social worker in an outpatient setting. A new client arrives for her first session with you. The client has no ticeable hair loss and tells you that she is very tense and is having problems in her relationship with her boyfriend. Your first diagnosis would likely be A. Borderline personality disorder B. generalized anxiety disorder C. Schizophrenia D. Trichotillomania - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-D. Trichotillomania A social worker who attempts to impose their judgement on clients is most likely to elicit the client's a. acquiescence b. cooperation c. resistance d. appreciation - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-c. resi stance Establishing rapport with a client is essential in the initial stages of counseling. All of the following techniques are effective except a. moderate levels of self -disclosure b. admitting your mistakes c. sharing personal experience d. responding t o a client's nonverbal messages - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-c. sharing personal experience A social worker meets with a refugee couple in the hospital soon after the birth of their baby. The infant has Down syndrome and cardiac problems. The couple asks that the child be allowed to die. The social worker should first: a. report the case ot child protection services becuause of the at -risk nature of the situation b. offer the parents the option of relinquishing the child for adoption c. encourage the parents to me et with other parents of Down syndrome children d. perform a biopsychosocial assessment including cultural, religious and familial factors. - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-d. perform a biopsychosocial assessment including cultural, religious and familial factors The youngest child of a single parent is hospitalized for the second time in four months because of lead poisoning. The child is now ready for discharge, but the doctor refuses to go ahead with the release, citing an unsafe home environment. When interviewed by the hospital social worker, the parent says that the landlord will no have their apartment repainted or make other necessary repairs. The parent wants to move, but is unable to afford living arrangements that will also allow four children. After reporti ng the situation to child welfare authorities, the social worker should a. advise the parent to withhold rent until repair work is done. b. advocate for the child to return home with the parent c. refer the parent to a resource that can help locate suitabl e housing d. report the landlord's lack of cooperation to the housing authority - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-c. refer the parent to a resource that can help locate suitable housing A client who has received services for several years in a dialysis unit appears fo r a routine visit. The nurse notices a markedly changed affect and refers the client to to the social worker. When seeing the social worker, the client seems detached, self -
absorbed, and tearful. The social worker should first assess the client's a. life s ituation and recent changes b. compliance with medical care c. concerns about dying d. feelings about dialysis - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-a. life situation and recent changes A widower requests help from a social service agency for himself and his two young children. The man explains that his wife died three weeks ago and that he now needs childcare services for his children so that he can return to work. He is obviously in a state of grief and shock over the loss of his wife. The presenting problem in this situation is. a. the recent death of his wife
absorbed, and tearful. The social worker should first assess the client's a. life s ituation and recent changes b. compliance with medical care c. concerns about dying d. feelings about dialysis - Correct Answer ✔️✔️-a. life situation and recent changes A widower requests help from a social service agency for himself and his two young children. The man explains that his wife died three weeks ago and that he now needs childcare services for his children so that he can return to work. He is obviously in a state of grief and shock over the loss of his wife. The presenting problem in this situation is. a. the recent death of his wife
