ASWB Social Work Practice Questions And
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 has 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 worker
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
,ASWB Social Work Practice Questions And
Answers
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 problem
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 - - -
,ASWB Social Work Practice Questions And
Answers
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 noticeable 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. resistance
, ASWB Social Work Practice Questions And
Answers
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 to 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 meet 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
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 has 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 worker
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
,ASWB Social Work Practice Questions And
Answers
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 problem
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 - - -
,ASWB Social Work Practice Questions And
Answers
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 noticeable 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. resistance
, ASWB Social Work Practice Questions And
Answers
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 to 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 meet 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
