LCSW Study Guide - Clinical Exam
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Empathy is the art of:
(A) perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of
another.
(B) having feelings of sorrow and pity for the distress of another.
(C) showing mercy and compassion for another.
(D) addressing the mental distress and uncertainty of another - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔A. perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of
another.
The termination process is most often associated with:
(A) evaluating goals and accomplishments
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,(B) implementing a plan of action
(C) setting limits
(D) developing a contract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔keyword: MOST
A. evaluating goals and accomplishments
A 13-year-old is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During
the initial session, the member brags to others about the vandalizing he did
in the neighborhood. The group social worker should:
(A) discuss the client's behavior with his parents
(B) confront the client about his behavior
(C) encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
(D) report the client to the juvenile authorities - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C.
encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school
because their child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake
interview, it becomes clear to the social worker that the parents are
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, preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. The first step for
intervention should be to:
(A) assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school
behavior
(B) arrange as assessment interview with the child
(C) work with the parents on the issues they have identified
(D) help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔keyword: FIRST
C. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a history of
assaultive behavior and substance abuse is being considered for discharge
from a long-term psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly parents have
expressed willingness to have the patient return home. In formulating
discharge plans, the social workers should first evaluate which of the
following factors.
(A) medication compliance
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Already Graded A+
Empathy is the art of:
(A) perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of
another.
(B) having feelings of sorrow and pity for the distress of another.
(C) showing mercy and compassion for another.
(D) addressing the mental distress and uncertainty of another - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔A. perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of
another.
The termination process is most often associated with:
(A) evaluating goals and accomplishments
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,(B) implementing a plan of action
(C) setting limits
(D) developing a contract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔keyword: MOST
A. evaluating goals and accomplishments
A 13-year-old is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During
the initial session, the member brags to others about the vandalizing he did
in the neighborhood. The group social worker should:
(A) discuss the client's behavior with his parents
(B) confront the client about his behavior
(C) encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
(D) report the client to the juvenile authorities - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C.
encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school
because their child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake
interview, it becomes clear to the social worker that the parents are
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, preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. The first step for
intervention should be to:
(A) assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school
behavior
(B) arrange as assessment interview with the child
(C) work with the parents on the issues they have identified
(D) help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔keyword: FIRST
C. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a history of
assaultive behavior and substance abuse is being considered for discharge
from a long-term psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly parents have
expressed willingness to have the patient return home. In formulating
discharge plans, the social workers should first evaluate which of the
following factors.
(A) medication compliance
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