MSW Licensure Exam
Research the historical problems that led to the policies - answer What should a social
worker do FIRST if asked to analyze new social welfare policies that will affect the
community?
parallel play - answer activity in which children play side by side without interacting.
(Usually occurs after their first birthday - "Typical at 2 years old")
Bipolar II Disorder - answer hypomania with at least one major depressive episode
Informed consent - answer Decisions made by the client after receiving all relevant
information
Culturagram - answer A social worker wants to assess the impact of heritage and belief
systems on a family's interactions. What form BEST accomplishes this? (tool for
assessing a family within the context of their culture)
The child's right to medical treatment supersedes the parents right to refuse treatment -
answerA hospital social worker meets with the parents of a 3 year old child who had a
seizure disorder. Because of their religious beliefs the parents refuse a test that the
medical team feels strongly could put the child at imminent risk without it. What
statement should guide the social workers response?
Countertransference - answerRedirection of a therapist's feelings toward a patient, or
more generally, as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a patient.
Intimacy - answerA social worker meets with parents of an adolescent to educate on
how the parents can intervene to reduce sexual exploitation of their children. What
developmental need is most important for a social worker to discuss with the parents?
Discuss the issue with the group next session - answerA group deals almost exclusively
with one couples loss and other group members report frustration. What should the SW
do next?
Histrionic - answerPersonality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive
emotionality and attention seeking
Antisocial - answerPersonality disorder characterized by a pattern of disregard for and
violation of the rights of others
Schizoid - answerPersonality disorder characterized by a restricted range of emotional
experience and expression
, Tuskegee Study - answerAn unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied. This enraged the
public and led the SW field to develop strong rules to protect research participants.
(1930s, lasting 40 years)
Six core values of the SW profession - answerService, social justice, dignity and worth
of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.
Benzodiazepines - answerMost versatile of the listed drugs - able to treat anxiety as
well as many other conditions.
Needs assessment and program evaluation - answerTypes of research conducted by
social workers as part of their ethical responsibilities to the profession.
- _______________ is used frequently in SW to determine what a group of people need
to help improve service.
- ________________ looks at a specific program to see how effective it is and to
determine what changes might need to occur.
Radical feminism - answerFeminist theory that argues that gender is a social construct
used to create power imbalances between men and women.
Authoritarian Parenting - answerChildren raised under this parenting style tend to have
high scholastic achievement but issues with depression and low self-esteem.
Authoritative Parenting - answerParenting style where rules and guidelines are more
democratic and supportive - tends to produce more positive results in a variety of
domains.
Permissive Parenting - answerParenting style which creates more of a "friends"
atmosphere with children and is linked to lower achievement and problems with
authority.
Uninvolved Parenting - answerParenting style where the parental figures are not
meaningfully present at all which produces the worst results, with children that are low
achievers with little self-control and competence.
Decision to not undergo life-preserving treatment - answerNEVER considered suicide -
a client always has the right to refuse treatment.
Most basic types of needs in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answerPhysiological
(clothing, shelter, food)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs contain 5 levels:
Physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization.
Research the historical problems that led to the policies - answer What should a social
worker do FIRST if asked to analyze new social welfare policies that will affect the
community?
parallel play - answer activity in which children play side by side without interacting.
(Usually occurs after their first birthday - "Typical at 2 years old")
Bipolar II Disorder - answer hypomania with at least one major depressive episode
Informed consent - answer Decisions made by the client after receiving all relevant
information
Culturagram - answer A social worker wants to assess the impact of heritage and belief
systems on a family's interactions. What form BEST accomplishes this? (tool for
assessing a family within the context of their culture)
The child's right to medical treatment supersedes the parents right to refuse treatment -
answerA hospital social worker meets with the parents of a 3 year old child who had a
seizure disorder. Because of their religious beliefs the parents refuse a test that the
medical team feels strongly could put the child at imminent risk without it. What
statement should guide the social workers response?
Countertransference - answerRedirection of a therapist's feelings toward a patient, or
more generally, as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a patient.
Intimacy - answerA social worker meets with parents of an adolescent to educate on
how the parents can intervene to reduce sexual exploitation of their children. What
developmental need is most important for a social worker to discuss with the parents?
Discuss the issue with the group next session - answerA group deals almost exclusively
with one couples loss and other group members report frustration. What should the SW
do next?
Histrionic - answerPersonality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive
emotionality and attention seeking
Antisocial - answerPersonality disorder characterized by a pattern of disregard for and
violation of the rights of others
Schizoid - answerPersonality disorder characterized by a restricted range of emotional
experience and expression
, Tuskegee Study - answerAn unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied. This enraged the
public and led the SW field to develop strong rules to protect research participants.
(1930s, lasting 40 years)
Six core values of the SW profession - answerService, social justice, dignity and worth
of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.
Benzodiazepines - answerMost versatile of the listed drugs - able to treat anxiety as
well as many other conditions.
Needs assessment and program evaluation - answerTypes of research conducted by
social workers as part of their ethical responsibilities to the profession.
- _______________ is used frequently in SW to determine what a group of people need
to help improve service.
- ________________ looks at a specific program to see how effective it is and to
determine what changes might need to occur.
Radical feminism - answerFeminist theory that argues that gender is a social construct
used to create power imbalances between men and women.
Authoritarian Parenting - answerChildren raised under this parenting style tend to have
high scholastic achievement but issues with depression and low self-esteem.
Authoritative Parenting - answerParenting style where rules and guidelines are more
democratic and supportive - tends to produce more positive results in a variety of
domains.
Permissive Parenting - answerParenting style which creates more of a "friends"
atmosphere with children and is linked to lower achievement and problems with
authority.
Uninvolved Parenting - answerParenting style where the parental figures are not
meaningfully present at all which produces the worst results, with children that are low
achievers with little self-control and competence.
Decision to not undergo life-preserving treatment - answerNEVER considered suicide -
a client always has the right to refuse treatment.
Most basic types of needs in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answerPhysiological
(clothing, shelter, food)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs contain 5 levels:
Physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization.
