ASWB LMSW Practice Exam Spring 2024 / Study
Guide Complete Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers & Rationales / 2025
Terms in this set (170)
A social worker employed by a D. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be helpful.
retirement home is approached by
a client for help in establishing a By sharing leadership with the resident (key D), the
recycling program in the facility. social worker is supporting the resident's skill
development as well as promoting positive group
The social worker decides to
dynamics. Options (A) and (B) draw conclusions
cohost a meeting with the client to without substantiated information. While the
discuss the idea with other potential for beginning new relationships (C) exists,
residents. What is the MOST likely it is not the MOST likely reason for the cofacilitation.
reason for this approach?
A. Antagonizingadministration
could be dangerous.
B. Legitimizing theresidents'
concerns may be helpful.
C. Helping residents startnew
relationships is important.
D. Sharing leadership isvery
effective with groups.
,At what age is separation B. 12 months
anxiety MOST likely to
occur? This item requires basic recall that separation anxiety is
most typical around the age of 12 months (key B).
A. 24 months
B. 12 months
C. 3 months
A nine-month-old child is D. Negative social interactions with peers
neglected and lacks a secure
attachment to a caretaker. The MOST strongly linked long-term effect of insecure
What long-term effect should attachment is future negative social interactions with
peers (key D). Posttraumatic stress disorder (B) is a short-
the social worker be MOST
term effect, while high blood pressure (C) and later social
concerned about as the child anxiety (D) are not directly linked to attachment
gets older? difficulties.
A. Posttraumatic
stressdisorder
B. Social anxiety in
middleage
C. High bleed pressureD.
Negative social interactions
with peers
, B. Child Neglect
A 13-year-old adolescent
meets with a social worker
The social worker should understand that the behaviors are
because of poor hygiene, indicators of neglect. The social worker should assess if the
sleeping in class, and stealing adolescent's basic needs are being met FIRST.
food from the cafeteria.
What should the social
worker assess for FIRST?
A. A conduct disorder
B. Child neglect
C. Substance abuse
D. Adolescent rebellion
, A school social worker B. Explore the reasons for the parents' beliefs
meets with parents of a
child who has recently Before taking action, the social worker should
completed treatment for acknowledge and validate the parents' concerns and
explore the events and emotions that have led to these
cancer. The child's physician
concerns (key B). Advocating that the child stay at home
is recommending that the (A) is not supported by the physician's recommendation.
child return to school as Although the social worker may eventually want to obtain
soon as possible, but the the child's perspective (C), this would not be the NEXT
step. There are no indications of family dysfunction that
parents believe that more
would warrant family therapy (D).
time at home would be
beneficial. What should the
social worker do
NEXT?
A. Advocate for
theparents to keep the child
at home
B. Explore the reasons
forthe parents' beliefs C.
Obtain the child's
perspective on the situation
D. Refer the parents and
child for family therapy
Guide Complete Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers & Rationales / 2025
Terms in this set (170)
A social worker employed by a D. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be helpful.
retirement home is approached by
a client for help in establishing a By sharing leadership with the resident (key D), the
recycling program in the facility. social worker is supporting the resident's skill
development as well as promoting positive group
The social worker decides to
dynamics. Options (A) and (B) draw conclusions
cohost a meeting with the client to without substantiated information. While the
discuss the idea with other potential for beginning new relationships (C) exists,
residents. What is the MOST likely it is not the MOST likely reason for the cofacilitation.
reason for this approach?
A. Antagonizingadministration
could be dangerous.
B. Legitimizing theresidents'
concerns may be helpful.
C. Helping residents startnew
relationships is important.
D. Sharing leadership isvery
effective with groups.
,At what age is separation B. 12 months
anxiety MOST likely to
occur? This item requires basic recall that separation anxiety is
most typical around the age of 12 months (key B).
A. 24 months
B. 12 months
C. 3 months
A nine-month-old child is D. Negative social interactions with peers
neglected and lacks a secure
attachment to a caretaker. The MOST strongly linked long-term effect of insecure
What long-term effect should attachment is future negative social interactions with
peers (key D). Posttraumatic stress disorder (B) is a short-
the social worker be MOST
term effect, while high blood pressure (C) and later social
concerned about as the child anxiety (D) are not directly linked to attachment
gets older? difficulties.
A. Posttraumatic
stressdisorder
B. Social anxiety in
middleage
C. High bleed pressureD.
Negative social interactions
with peers
, B. Child Neglect
A 13-year-old adolescent
meets with a social worker
The social worker should understand that the behaviors are
because of poor hygiene, indicators of neglect. The social worker should assess if the
sleeping in class, and stealing adolescent's basic needs are being met FIRST.
food from the cafeteria.
What should the social
worker assess for FIRST?
A. A conduct disorder
B. Child neglect
C. Substance abuse
D. Adolescent rebellion
, A school social worker B. Explore the reasons for the parents' beliefs
meets with parents of a
child who has recently Before taking action, the social worker should
completed treatment for acknowledge and validate the parents' concerns and
explore the events and emotions that have led to these
cancer. The child's physician
concerns (key B). Advocating that the child stay at home
is recommending that the (A) is not supported by the physician's recommendation.
child return to school as Although the social worker may eventually want to obtain
soon as possible, but the the child's perspective (C), this would not be the NEXT
step. There are no indications of family dysfunction that
parents believe that more
would warrant family therapy (D).
time at home would be
beneficial. What should the
social worker do
NEXT?
A. Advocate for
theparents to keep the child
at home
B. Explore the reasons
forthe parents' beliefs C.
Obtain the child's
perspective on the situation
D. Refer the parents and
child for family therapy
