LSW EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH ALL VERIFIED
ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
Alcohol is a:
A. Hallucinogen
B. Stimulant
C. Depressant
D. hypnotic Correct answer-C - depressant
Which of the following drugs is a depressant?
a. cocaine
b. caffeine
c. LSD
d. alcohol Correct answer-D - alcohol
In setting goals for service, it is MOST important to establish goals that are:
a. agreed upon by the client and the social worker
b. compatible with the social worker's area of expertise
c. appropriate to address the client's presenting problem
d. short-term and easily obtainable Correct answer-A - agreed upon by the client and the social
worker
A social worker has been assigned to interview a client with a previous history of resistance and
antagonism toward the agency. Which approach will be the MOST effective in engaging the client
and beginning a productive relationship?
a. taking the client's biopsychosocial history, including former treatment by the agency
b. focusing on what the client presents as the problem
c. exploring the client's feelings about prior experiences with the agency
d. providing needed concrete services to the client Correct answer-B - focusing on what the client
presents as the problem
The family of an unemployed worker is experiencing stressful family relationships as a result of
financial problems. Initially, the family will benefit MOST from information provided by the social
worker about:
a. family counseling
b. financial services
c. job opportunities
d. vocational rehabilitation Correct answer-B - financial services
During a relapse counseling session, an older adolescent client expresses remorse about sexual
activities engaged in while drunk. In explaining to the client that sexual promiscuity while intoxicated
is a symptom of alcoholism, the social worker is engaging in:
A. Education
B. Confrontation
C. Summarization
D. Clarification Correct answer-A - education
The termination process is MOST often associated with:
a. evaluating goals and accomplishments
, b. implementing a plan of action
c. setting limits
d. developing a contract Correct answer-A - evaluating goals and accomplishments
Which aspect of the helping relationship is characterized by client trust in the social worker and
mutual involvement in the problem-solving process?
a. contracting for service
b. planning the interventions
c. monitoring progress
d. therapeutic alliance Correct answer-D - therapeutic alliance
A 13-year-old boy is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During the first session, the
member brags to the others about the vandalizing he did in the neighborhood. What should the
group social worker do?
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 juvenile authorities Correct 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 preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. What should the social
worker do FIRST?
a. assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school behavior
b. arrange an 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 Correct answer-C - work with
the parents on the issues they have identified
A neighborhood is concerned about the increase in the number of supermarket franchises that
threaten the livelihood of small, independent grocers. The area residents engage a social worker
about this concern. Which of the following models would the social worker MOST likely use?
a. industrialization
b. community organizing
c. urban renewal
d. social reform Correct answer-B - community organizing
A 40-year-old patient 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 worker should FIRST evaluate which of the following factors?
a. medication compliance
b. potential danger to the family
c. exposure to illegal substances
d. rehabilitative opportunities Correct answer-B - potential danger to the family
A patient has been in a psychiatric hospital for three weeks. His diagnoses are depression and alcohol
abuse. He is on psychotropic medication and an anticonvulsant for his seizure disorder. For several
days he has been drowsy, stumbling, and slurring his speech. What should the social worker do
FIRST?
ANSWERS (UPDATED TO PASS)
Alcohol is a:
A. Hallucinogen
B. Stimulant
C. Depressant
D. hypnotic Correct answer-C - depressant
Which of the following drugs is a depressant?
a. cocaine
b. caffeine
c. LSD
d. alcohol Correct answer-D - alcohol
In setting goals for service, it is MOST important to establish goals that are:
a. agreed upon by the client and the social worker
b. compatible with the social worker's area of expertise
c. appropriate to address the client's presenting problem
d. short-term and easily obtainable Correct answer-A - agreed upon by the client and the social
worker
A social worker has been assigned to interview a client with a previous history of resistance and
antagonism toward the agency. Which approach will be the MOST effective in engaging the client
and beginning a productive relationship?
a. taking the client's biopsychosocial history, including former treatment by the agency
b. focusing on what the client presents as the problem
c. exploring the client's feelings about prior experiences with the agency
d. providing needed concrete services to the client Correct answer-B - focusing on what the client
presents as the problem
The family of an unemployed worker is experiencing stressful family relationships as a result of
financial problems. Initially, the family will benefit MOST from information provided by the social
worker about:
a. family counseling
b. financial services
c. job opportunities
d. vocational rehabilitation Correct answer-B - financial services
During a relapse counseling session, an older adolescent client expresses remorse about sexual
activities engaged in while drunk. In explaining to the client that sexual promiscuity while intoxicated
is a symptom of alcoholism, the social worker is engaging in:
A. Education
B. Confrontation
C. Summarization
D. Clarification Correct answer-A - education
The termination process is MOST often associated with:
a. evaluating goals and accomplishments
, b. implementing a plan of action
c. setting limits
d. developing a contract Correct answer-A - evaluating goals and accomplishments
Which aspect of the helping relationship is characterized by client trust in the social worker and
mutual involvement in the problem-solving process?
a. contracting for service
b. planning the interventions
c. monitoring progress
d. therapeutic alliance Correct answer-D - therapeutic alliance
A 13-year-old boy is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During the first session, the
member brags to the others about the vandalizing he did in the neighborhood. What should the
group social worker do?
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 juvenile authorities Correct 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 preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. What should the social
worker do FIRST?
a. assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school behavior
b. arrange an 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 Correct answer-C - work with
the parents on the issues they have identified
A neighborhood is concerned about the increase in the number of supermarket franchises that
threaten the livelihood of small, independent grocers. The area residents engage a social worker
about this concern. Which of the following models would the social worker MOST likely use?
a. industrialization
b. community organizing
c. urban renewal
d. social reform Correct answer-B - community organizing
A 40-year-old patient 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 worker should FIRST evaluate which of the following factors?
a. medication compliance
b. potential danger to the family
c. exposure to illegal substances
d. rehabilitative opportunities Correct answer-B - potential danger to the family
A patient has been in a psychiatric hospital for three weeks. His diagnoses are depression and alcohol
abuse. He is on psychotropic medication and an anticonvulsant for his seizure disorder. For several
days he has been drowsy, stumbling, and slurring his speech. What should the social worker do
FIRST?
