PEL EXAM PREP REVISION STUDY QUESTION
AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A.
A school social worker helps develop questions for a family requesting agency
services. What will this help the family with?
Help open communication with agency
How does a school social worker maintain current knowledge of their role?
Attend webinars or conferences
Using a reframing technique in strengths-based assessment, what question might
you ask a student?
"What are other ways that you could respond to that situation?"
A school social worker has gathered a group of students and is currently doing
group therapy. It seems that the students are looking at the SSW for guidance.
This occurs because:
They are in the forming stage
A student who is socially adjusted to school has been having difficulties in class
and has been failing despite her efforts. What should the school social worker
and teacher do?
Pre-referral team
A school social worker uses informal self-assessments. How can the SSW use
these?
Show strengths and growth
You have several students with disabilities who are graduating high school in a
few months. What does your role look like in the transition process?
Assisting in finding and linking students to community agencies/jobs
, Which of the following interventions would be most likely to promote within the
school staff an understanding of factors that affect the educational environment?
Providing workshops for teachers about the social and cultural barriers to learning
When conducting an SDS to the multidisciplinary team, what is appropriate for
the school social worker to share on an IEP for a student?
Summarizing environmental factors that affect the student
A school social worker is in a leadership position on a committee with new
community members. Existing members are getting upset and tense about new
members being brought to the board. How can the SSW address this conflict?
State that we all are here for the same reason and acknowledge that change can be
hard
How can a school social worker efficiently assess 600 students for
drug/substance abuse?
Send a National confidential survey
Mr. Pieta is a new teacher who consults with the school social worker to discuss
his investment in creating a safe, comfortable learning environment. What
suggestions might the school social worker offer first to Mr. Pieta?
Involve his class in making the classroom rules
A teacher shares with the school social worker that they have suspicions to
believe a child is experiencing neglect at home. How can the SSW best support
the teacher?
Assisting the teacher in completing a mandated report call to child services hotline
Which of the following describes the first steps a school social worker should
take before initiating referrals to community agencies for a student's family?
Identify the appropriate agency to meet the family's need
What is the best way for school social workers to help foster the health and well-
being of LGBTQ students?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A.
A school social worker helps develop questions for a family requesting agency
services. What will this help the family with?
Help open communication with agency
How does a school social worker maintain current knowledge of their role?
Attend webinars or conferences
Using a reframing technique in strengths-based assessment, what question might
you ask a student?
"What are other ways that you could respond to that situation?"
A school social worker has gathered a group of students and is currently doing
group therapy. It seems that the students are looking at the SSW for guidance.
This occurs because:
They are in the forming stage
A student who is socially adjusted to school has been having difficulties in class
and has been failing despite her efforts. What should the school social worker
and teacher do?
Pre-referral team
A school social worker uses informal self-assessments. How can the SSW use
these?
Show strengths and growth
You have several students with disabilities who are graduating high school in a
few months. What does your role look like in the transition process?
Assisting in finding and linking students to community agencies/jobs
, Which of the following interventions would be most likely to promote within the
school staff an understanding of factors that affect the educational environment?
Providing workshops for teachers about the social and cultural barriers to learning
When conducting an SDS to the multidisciplinary team, what is appropriate for
the school social worker to share on an IEP for a student?
Summarizing environmental factors that affect the student
A school social worker is in a leadership position on a committee with new
community members. Existing members are getting upset and tense about new
members being brought to the board. How can the SSW address this conflict?
State that we all are here for the same reason and acknowledge that change can be
hard
How can a school social worker efficiently assess 600 students for
drug/substance abuse?
Send a National confidential survey
Mr. Pieta is a new teacher who consults with the school social worker to discuss
his investment in creating a safe, comfortable learning environment. What
suggestions might the school social worker offer first to Mr. Pieta?
Involve his class in making the classroom rules
A teacher shares with the school social worker that they have suspicions to
believe a child is experiencing neglect at home. How can the SSW best support
the teacher?
Assisting the teacher in completing a mandated report call to child services hotline
Which of the following describes the first steps a school social worker should
take before initiating referrals to community agencies for a student's family?
Identify the appropriate agency to meet the family's need
What is the best way for school social workers to help foster the health and well-
being of LGBTQ students?
