ASWB Exam Practice Questions and
Answers
B - Answer-The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent implementation of intervention
is:
a. exploration and summation
b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis
C - Answer-When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor notes that the social worker
conveys little empathy toward clients who have recently left welfare and holding first jobs. In order to
help the social worker develop empathy with her clients, the supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients
, C - Answer-The purpose of feedback in a social worker interview is to:
a. allow the social worker to confront distortions in the client's thinking
b. summarize main points of the interview
c. let the client know social worker understands the issue
d. give the social worker opportunity to self-disclose for benefit of the client
D - Answer-A social worker is leading a women's group with the purpose of improving personal and
environmental circumstances. The social worker asks the members to identify the area in which they
feel most competent. The social worker is following an intervention strategy BEST described as:
a. reinforcement
b. endorsement
c. enhancement
d. empowerment
D - Answer-The BEST example of the educational component of supervision is:
a. monitoring the caseload
b. providing in-service training
c. utilizing individual and group conferences
d. refining knowledge and skills
C - Answer-In facilitating a hospital support group for bereaved parents, a social worker can discuss a
personal experience of a death of a child to:
a. create empathy with the participants
Answers
B - Answer-The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent implementation of intervention
is:
a. exploration and summation
b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis
C - Answer-When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor notes that the social worker
conveys little empathy toward clients who have recently left welfare and holding first jobs. In order to
help the social worker develop empathy with her clients, the supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients
, C - Answer-The purpose of feedback in a social worker interview is to:
a. allow the social worker to confront distortions in the client's thinking
b. summarize main points of the interview
c. let the client know social worker understands the issue
d. give the social worker opportunity to self-disclose for benefit of the client
D - Answer-A social worker is leading a women's group with the purpose of improving personal and
environmental circumstances. The social worker asks the members to identify the area in which they
feel most competent. The social worker is following an intervention strategy BEST described as:
a. reinforcement
b. endorsement
c. enhancement
d. empowerment
D - Answer-The BEST example of the educational component of supervision is:
a. monitoring the caseload
b. providing in-service training
c. utilizing individual and group conferences
d. refining knowledge and skills
C - Answer-In facilitating a hospital support group for bereaved parents, a social worker can discuss a
personal experience of a death of a child to:
a. create empathy with the participants
