ASWB COMPLETE PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.n9Whichn9ofn9then9followingn9isn9NOTn9truen9aboutn9motivationn9ton9change?n9
A.n9Motivationn9fluctuatesn9fromn9onen9timen9ton9another.n9
B.n9Motivationn9cann9ben9increasedn9byn9workingn9ton9removen9barriersn9ton9change.n
9
C.n9Motivationn9isn9drivenn9byn9hopen9orn9then9beliefn9thatn9lifen9cann9ben9different.n9
D.n9Motivationn9thatn9isn9imposedn9byn9externaln9forcesn9isn9moren9salientn9thann9that
n9whichn9isn9intrinsic.n9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Motivationn9isn9an9staten9ofn9readinessn9orn9eagernessn9ton9change,n9whichn9fluctuat
esn9fromn9onen9timen9ton9another.n9Then9rolen9ofn9then9socialn9workern9isn9ton9createn
9ann9atmospheren9thatn9isn9conduciven9ton9changen9andn9ton9increasen9an9client'sn9int
rinsicn9motivation,n9son9thatn9changen9arisesn9fromn9withinn9rathern9thann9beingn9imp
osedn9fromn9without.n9Ifn9an9clientn9isn9drivenn9ton9changen9internally,n9itn9isn9muchn9
moren9likelyn9thatn9then9changen9effortn9willn9ben9sustained.n9An9techniquen9ton9incre
asen9motivationn9isn9ton9workn9ton9removen9barriersn9andn9instilln9hopen9orn9then9belie
fn9thatn9lifen9cann9ben9different.
2.n9Evidence-basedn9socialn9workn9practicen9cann9BESTn9ben9definedn9as:n9
A.n9Interventionsn9thatn9an9socialn9workern9hasn9gainedn9trainingn9andn9experiencen9i
nn9deliveringn9
B.n9Treatmentn9thatn9yieldsn9then9mostn9cost-
effectiven9outcomesn9accordingn9ton9an9cost-benefitn9analysisn9
C.n9Decisionn9makingn9basedn9onn9then9conscientious,n9explicit,n9andn9judiciousn9use
n9ofn9researchn9knowledge,n9clinicaln9expertise,n9socialn9workn9values,n9andn9clientn9
wishesn9
D.n9Practicen9evaluationsn9thatn9adheren9ton9scientificn9principlesn9-n9ANSWERS--Cn9
Evidence-basedn9practicen9(EBP)n9combinesn9well-
researchedn9interventionsn9withn9clinicaln9experiencen9andn9ethics,n9asn9welln9asn9cli
entn9preferencesn9andn9culture,n9ton9guiden9andn9informn9then9deliveryn9ofn9treatment
sn9andn9services.n9Socialn9workers,n9clients,n9andn9othersn9mustn9workn9togethern9inn
9ordern9ton9identifyn9whatn9works,n9forn9whom,n9andn9undern9whatn9conditions.n9Thisn
9approachn9ensuresn9thatn9then9treatmentsn9andn9services,n9whenn9usedn9asn9intend
ed,n9willn9haven9then9mostn9effectiven9outcomesn9asn9demonstratedn9byn9then9resear
ch.
3.n9Whatn9aren9then9stagesn9ofn9changen9inn9sequentialn9order?n9
A.n9Precontemplation,n9preparation,n9contemplation,n9action,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9
B.n9Preparation,n9action,n9precontemplation,n9contemplation,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9
C.n9Preparation,n9precontemplation,n9contemplation,n9action,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9
D.n9Precontemplation,n9contemplation,n9preparation,n9action,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Precontemplationn9isn9denialn9orn9ignorancen9ofn9then9problem.n9Itn9isn9followedn9byn9
contemplationn9inn9whichn9theren9isn9ambivalencen9aboutn9makingn9change.n9Thenn9
,comesn9preparationn9orn9experimentingn9withn9smalln9changes.n9Actionn9movesn9tow
ardn9achievingn9an9goal,n9whereasn9maintenancen9sustainsn9an9newn9behaviorn9andn
9avoidsn9relapse,n9whichn9cann9leadn9ton9feelingsn9ofn9frustrationn9andn9failure.
4.n9Whichn9ofn9then9followingn9isn9NOTn9ann9essentialn9stepn9inn9ethicaln9problemn9so
lving?n9
A.n9Identifyingn9then9ethicaln9standardsn9thatn9mayn9ben9compromisedn9
B.n9Determiningn9whethern9theren9isn9ann9ethicaln9dilemman9
C.n9Weighingn9ethicaln9issuesn9inn9lightn9ofn9socialn9workn9valuesn9andn9principlesn9
D.n9Askingn9an9supervisorn9ton9monitorn9practicen9ton9identifyn9newn9ethicaln9issuesn9
orn9dilemmasn9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
An9socialn9worker,n9notn9hisn9orn9hern9supervisor,n9shouldn9monitorn9practicen9ton9ide
ntifyn9whethern9newn9issuesn9orn9dilemmasn9arise.
5.n9An9youngn9boyn9isn9stoppedn9byn9an9policen9officern9andn9claimsn9thatn9hen9isn9an9
membern9ofn9then9armedn9forces,n9thoughn9itn9isn9obviousn9thatn9hen9isn9not.n9Thisn9a
ssertionn9byn9then9boyn9isn9MOSTn9likelyn9a:n9
A.n9Comorbidn9thoughtn9
B.n9Dissociationn9
C.n9Folien9àn9deuxn9
D.n9Delusionn9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
An9delusionn9isn9an9false,n9fixedn9beliefn9despiten9evidencen9ton9then9contraryn9(i.e.,n9
believingn9somethingn9thatn9isn9notn9true).n9Comorbidn9meansn9existingn9atn9then9sa
men9time.n9Dissociationn9isn9an9changen9inn9memory,n9perception,n9orn9consciousnes
s.n9Folien9àn9deuxn9isn9an9sharedn9delusion.
6.n9An9socialn9workn9administratorn9isn9havingn9troublen9findingn9an9groupn9homen9ma
nagern9forn9an9newn9programn9scheduledn9ton9openn9inn92n9weeks.n9Furthern9delaysn
9inn9locatingn9staffn9willn9delayn9clientsn9fromn9movingn9inton9then9program.n9Then9ad
ministratorn9temporarilyn9hiresn9hern9niece,n9whon9justn9graduatedn9withn9an9socialn9w
orkn9degree,n9forn9thisn9position.n9Thisn9actionn9is:n9
A.n9Ethicaln9becausen9then9niecen9isn9clearlyn9qualifiedn9forn9then9positionn9
B.n9Unethicaln9becausen9thisn9isn9an9conflictn9ofn9interestn9
C.n9Ethicaln9becausen9then9positionn9isn9temporaryn9andn9ensuresn9clientsn9getn9then9
servicesn9neededn9
D.n9Unethicaln9becausen9clientsn9willn9experiencen9staffn9turnovern9whenn9an9newn9m
anagern9isn9hiredn9-n9ANSWERS--Bn9
Socialn9workersn9shouldn9avoidn9situationsn9interferingn9withn9impartialn9judgment.n9H
iringn9an9familyn9membern9createsn9an9dualn9relationshipn9andn9shouldn9ben9avoided.
7.n9An9socialn9workern9isn9interestedn9inn9seeingn9then9extentn9ton9whichn9currentn9cli
entsn9aren9satisfiedn9withn9an9newn9relapsen9preventionn9program.n9Then9socialn9wor
kern9distributesn9an9clientn9satisfactionn9surveyn9ton9thosen9inn9then9program.n9Then9s
ocialn9workern9thenn9collectsn9then9surveysn9andn9analyzesn9then9resultsn9thatn9aren9
presentedn9ton9an9managementn9teamn9inn9then9agency.n9Then9socialn9workern9isn9co
nductingn9whichn9typen9ofn9evaluation?n9
A.n9Summativen9
B.n9Experimentaln9
C.n9Quasi-experimentaln9
D.n9Formativen9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
,Formativen9evaluationsn9examinen9then9processn9ofn9deliveringn9services,n9whereasn
9summativen9evaluationsn9examinen9then9outcomes.n9Formativen9evaluationsn9aren9o
ngoingn9processesn9thatn9allown9forn9feedbackn9ton9ben9implementedn9duringn9servic
en9delivery.n9Thesen9typesn9ofn9evaluationsn9allown9socialn9workersn9ton9maken9chan
gesn9asn9neededn9ton9helpn9achieven9programn9goals.n9Summativen9evaluationsn9occ
urn9atn9then9endn9ofn9servicesn9andn9providen9ann9overalln9descriptionn9ofn9theirn9effe
ctiveness.n9Summativen9evaluationn9examinesn9outcomesn9ton9determinen9whethern9
objectivesn9weren9met.n9
Then9designn9describedn9isn9notn9experimental—
whichn9requiresn9an9controln9groupn9andn9randomizationn9ofn9assignment—orn9quasi-
experimental,n9whichn9doesn9notn9requiren9randomization,n9butn9hasn9moren9supportn
9forn9causaln9inferencesn9thann9doesn9preexperimentaln9designs.
8.n9Whichn9ofn9then9followingn9isn9ann9examplen9ofn9socialn9stratification?n9
A.n9An9childn9isn9notn9includedn9inn9groupn9activitiesn9inn9schooln9becausen9ofn9hisn9or
n9hern9poorn9socialn9skills.n9
B.n9Childrenn9whon9aren9violentn9needn9ton9ben9segregatedn9fromn9theirn9peers.n9
C.n9An9childn9withn9socialn9deficitsn9isn9assumedn9ton9ben9delayedn9inn9cognitionn9with
outn9additionaln9assessment.n9
D.n9Childrenn9fromn9affluentn9householdsn9receiven9an9bettern9publicn9educationn9tha
nn9thosen9fromn9low-incomen9households.n9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Stratificationn9refersn9ton9structuredn9inequalityn9ofn9entiren9categoriesn9ofn9peoplen9in
n9societyn9whon9haven9unequaln9accessn9ton9socialn9rewards.n9Stratificationn9appliesn
9ton9individualsn9basedn9onn9ethnicn9andn9racialn9background,n9socialn9status,n9and/o
rn9othern9factors.
9.n9Duringn9ann9intaken9interview,n9an9clientn9reportsn9thatn9shen9isn9extremelyn9depre
ssedn9andn9hasn9self-
destructiven9thoughts.n9Shen9hasn9hadn9priorn9suiciden9attempts,n9butn9tellsn9then9soc
ialn9workern9notn9ton9worryn9asn9shen9won'tn9"don9itn9again."n9Then9socialn9workern9sh
ouldn9FIRST:n9
A.n9Telln9then9clientn9thatn9hern9decisionn9notn9ton9harmn9herselfn9isn9an9goodn9onen9
B.n9Exploren9withn9then9clientn9whatn9isn9causingn9hern9depressionn9
C.n9Conductn9an9safetyn9assessmentn9
D.n9Refern9then9clientn9ton9an9psychiatristn9forn9an9medicationn9evaluationn9-
n9ANSWERS--Cn9
Despiten9then9client'sn9reportn9thatn9shen9willn9notn9actn9onn9hern9thoughts,n9shen9isn9
atn9riskn9becausen9shen9hasn9hadn9thesen9feelingsn9andn9hasn9actedn9onn9themn9inn9t
hen9past.n9Then9casen9vignetten9doesn9notn9describen9then9socialn9workern9takingn9an
yn9actionn9yet.n9An9safetyn9assessmentn9willn9determinen9then9severityn9ofn9then9depr
essionn9andn9whethern9then9clientn9isn9atn9riskn9forn9an9suiciden9attempt.n9Itn9mustn9b
en9donen9FIRSTn9beforen9anyn9othern9actionn9isn9taken.
10.n9An9clientn9withn9an9Socialn9Anxietyn9Disordern9willn9MOSTn9likelyn9ben9prescribe
dn9whichn9ofn9then9followingn9medicationsn9ton9taken9onn9ann9ongoingn9basis?n9
A.n9Zoloftn9(sertraline)n9
B.n9Mellariln9(thioridazine)n9
C.n9Thorazinen9(chlorpromazine)n9
, D.n9Valiumn9(diazepam)n9-n9ANSWERS--
An9Then9primaryn9medicationsn9usedn9ton9treatn9socialn9anxietyn9disordern9aren9selec
tiven9serotoninn9reuptaken9inhibitorsn9(SSRIs),n9whichn9weren9firstn9developedn9ton9tr
eatn9depression.n9Theyn9haven9beenn9foundn9ton9ben9effectiven9inn9then9treatmentn9of
n9an9widern9rangen9ofn9disorders.n9Zoloftn9(sertraline)n9isn9ann9SSRI.n9
Benzodiazepines,n9suchn9asn9Valiumn9(diazepam),n9reducen9levelsn9ofn9anxiety.n9Ho
wever,n9theyn9aren9habit-
formingn9andn9sedating,n9son9theyn9aren9typicallyn9prescribedn9forn9onlyn9short-
termn9use.n9
Mellariln9(thioridazine)n9andn9Thorazinen9(chlorpromazine)n9aren9antipsychoticn9medi
cationsn9forn9then9treatmentn9ofn9psychosis.
11.n9An9socialn9workern9isn9appointedn9byn9then9courtn9ton9conductn9an9childn9custody
n9evaluationn9forn9an9couplen9thatn9isn9divorcing.n9Then9mothern9reportsn9thatn9hern9h
usbandn9isn9verballyn9abusive,n9controlling,n9andn9neglectsn9then9childrenn9whenn9the
yn9aren9inn9hisn9care.n9Shen9reportsn9thatn9then9childrenn9haven9missedn9an9lotn9ofn9sc
hooln9whenn9stayingn9withn9theirn9fathern9becausen9hen9doesn9notn9assistn9withn9getti
ngn9themn9readyn9forn9schooln9orn9doingn9theirn9homework.n9Then9fathern9statesn9that
n9hisn9wifen9isn9lazy,n9irresponsible,n9andn9cannotn9meetn9then9children'sn9basicn9nee
ds.n9Hen9reportsn9thatn9then9schooln9frequentlyn9hasn9ton9providen9lunchn9forn9then9ch
ildrenn9becausen9then9mothern9doesn9notn9supplyn9itn9whenn9theyn9aren9inn9hern9care.
n9Inn9ordern9ton9BESTn9evaluaten9then9legitimacyn9ofn9then9information,n9then9socialn9
workern9should:n9
A.n9Askn9then9husbandn9andn9wifen9ton9putn9theirn9allegationsn9inn9writingn9andn9signn
9them,n9attestingn9ton9theirn9accuracyn9
B.n9Determinen9whethern9then9husbandn9orn9wifen9haven9hadn9anyn9pastn9instancesn9
withn9beinn9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Collateraln9informationn9isn9oftenn9usedn9whenn9then9credibilityn9andn9validityn9ofn9info
rmationn9obtainedn9fromn9an9clientn9orn9othersn9isn9questionable.n9Forn9example,n9chi
ldn9custodyn9casesn9aren9inherentlyn9characterizedn9byn9biasedn9datan9withinn9ann9ad
versarialn9process.n9Socialn9workersn9shouldn9usen9datan9fromn9neutraln9parties,n9suc
hn9asn9then9school,n9becausen9thisn9informationn9hasn9highern9integrity.
12.n9An9socialn9workern9isn9facilitatingn9an9psychotherapyn9groupn9forn9individualsn9w
hon9aren9inn9recoveryn9fromn9substancen9abuse.n9Aftern9group,n9an9clientn9mentionsn9
thatn9shen9hasn9beenn9havingn9problemsn9dealingn9withn9jobn9stressn9withoutn9then9u
sen9ofn9substances.n9Inn9ordern9ton9meetn9thisn9client'sn9needs,n9then9socialn9workern
9should:n9A.n9Recommendn9thatn9then9clientn9seen9then9socialn9workern9individuallyn9i
nn9additionn9ton9then9groupn9therapyn9becausen9shen9appearsn9ton9needn9somen9addi
tionaln9supportn9
B.n9Suggestn9thatn9then9clientn9bringn9thisn9topicn9upn9inn9then9groupn9nextn9weekn9ton
9seen9ifn9othersn9aren9havingn9similarn9problemsn9
C.n9Evaluaten9whethern9groupn9therapyn9isn9then9bestn9treatmentn9modalityn9forn9then
9clientn9duen9ton9then9issuen9beingn9mentionedn9ton9then9socialn9workern9outsiden9ofn9
then9groupn9contextn9
D.n9Determinen9ifn9theren9isn9ann9employeen9assistancen9programn9inn9then9client'sn9
workn9settingn9ton9assistn9-n9ANSWERS--Bn9
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.n9Whichn9ofn9then9followingn9isn9NOTn9truen9aboutn9motivationn9ton9change?n9
A.n9Motivationn9fluctuatesn9fromn9onen9timen9ton9another.n9
B.n9Motivationn9cann9ben9increasedn9byn9workingn9ton9removen9barriersn9ton9change.n
9
C.n9Motivationn9isn9drivenn9byn9hopen9orn9then9beliefn9thatn9lifen9cann9ben9different.n9
D.n9Motivationn9thatn9isn9imposedn9byn9externaln9forcesn9isn9moren9salientn9thann9that
n9whichn9isn9intrinsic.n9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Motivationn9isn9an9staten9ofn9readinessn9orn9eagernessn9ton9change,n9whichn9fluctuat
esn9fromn9onen9timen9ton9another.n9Then9rolen9ofn9then9socialn9workern9isn9ton9createn
9ann9atmospheren9thatn9isn9conduciven9ton9changen9andn9ton9increasen9an9client'sn9int
rinsicn9motivation,n9son9thatn9changen9arisesn9fromn9withinn9rathern9thann9beingn9imp
osedn9fromn9without.n9Ifn9an9clientn9isn9drivenn9ton9changen9internally,n9itn9isn9muchn9
moren9likelyn9thatn9then9changen9effortn9willn9ben9sustained.n9An9techniquen9ton9incre
asen9motivationn9isn9ton9workn9ton9removen9barriersn9andn9instilln9hopen9orn9then9belie
fn9thatn9lifen9cann9ben9different.
2.n9Evidence-basedn9socialn9workn9practicen9cann9BESTn9ben9definedn9as:n9
A.n9Interventionsn9thatn9an9socialn9workern9hasn9gainedn9trainingn9andn9experiencen9i
nn9deliveringn9
B.n9Treatmentn9thatn9yieldsn9then9mostn9cost-
effectiven9outcomesn9accordingn9ton9an9cost-benefitn9analysisn9
C.n9Decisionn9makingn9basedn9onn9then9conscientious,n9explicit,n9andn9judiciousn9use
n9ofn9researchn9knowledge,n9clinicaln9expertise,n9socialn9workn9values,n9andn9clientn9
wishesn9
D.n9Practicen9evaluationsn9thatn9adheren9ton9scientificn9principlesn9-n9ANSWERS--Cn9
Evidence-basedn9practicen9(EBP)n9combinesn9well-
researchedn9interventionsn9withn9clinicaln9experiencen9andn9ethics,n9asn9welln9asn9cli
entn9preferencesn9andn9culture,n9ton9guiden9andn9informn9then9deliveryn9ofn9treatment
sn9andn9services.n9Socialn9workers,n9clients,n9andn9othersn9mustn9workn9togethern9inn
9ordern9ton9identifyn9whatn9works,n9forn9whom,n9andn9undern9whatn9conditions.n9Thisn
9approachn9ensuresn9thatn9then9treatmentsn9andn9services,n9whenn9usedn9asn9intend
ed,n9willn9haven9then9mostn9effectiven9outcomesn9asn9demonstratedn9byn9then9resear
ch.
3.n9Whatn9aren9then9stagesn9ofn9changen9inn9sequentialn9order?n9
A.n9Precontemplation,n9preparation,n9contemplation,n9action,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9
B.n9Preparation,n9action,n9precontemplation,n9contemplation,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9
C.n9Preparation,n9precontemplation,n9contemplation,n9action,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9
D.n9Precontemplation,n9contemplation,n9preparation,n9action,n9maintenance,n9andn9re
lapsen9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Precontemplationn9isn9denialn9orn9ignorancen9ofn9then9problem.n9Itn9isn9followedn9byn9
contemplationn9inn9whichn9theren9isn9ambivalencen9aboutn9makingn9change.n9Thenn9
,comesn9preparationn9orn9experimentingn9withn9smalln9changes.n9Actionn9movesn9tow
ardn9achievingn9an9goal,n9whereasn9maintenancen9sustainsn9an9newn9behaviorn9andn
9avoidsn9relapse,n9whichn9cann9leadn9ton9feelingsn9ofn9frustrationn9andn9failure.
4.n9Whichn9ofn9then9followingn9isn9NOTn9ann9essentialn9stepn9inn9ethicaln9problemn9so
lving?n9
A.n9Identifyingn9then9ethicaln9standardsn9thatn9mayn9ben9compromisedn9
B.n9Determiningn9whethern9theren9isn9ann9ethicaln9dilemman9
C.n9Weighingn9ethicaln9issuesn9inn9lightn9ofn9socialn9workn9valuesn9andn9principlesn9
D.n9Askingn9an9supervisorn9ton9monitorn9practicen9ton9identifyn9newn9ethicaln9issuesn9
orn9dilemmasn9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
An9socialn9worker,n9notn9hisn9orn9hern9supervisor,n9shouldn9monitorn9practicen9ton9ide
ntifyn9whethern9newn9issuesn9orn9dilemmasn9arise.
5.n9An9youngn9boyn9isn9stoppedn9byn9an9policen9officern9andn9claimsn9thatn9hen9isn9an9
membern9ofn9then9armedn9forces,n9thoughn9itn9isn9obviousn9thatn9hen9isn9not.n9Thisn9a
ssertionn9byn9then9boyn9isn9MOSTn9likelyn9a:n9
A.n9Comorbidn9thoughtn9
B.n9Dissociationn9
C.n9Folien9àn9deuxn9
D.n9Delusionn9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
An9delusionn9isn9an9false,n9fixedn9beliefn9despiten9evidencen9ton9then9contraryn9(i.e.,n9
believingn9somethingn9thatn9isn9notn9true).n9Comorbidn9meansn9existingn9atn9then9sa
men9time.n9Dissociationn9isn9an9changen9inn9memory,n9perception,n9orn9consciousnes
s.n9Folien9àn9deuxn9isn9an9sharedn9delusion.
6.n9An9socialn9workn9administratorn9isn9havingn9troublen9findingn9an9groupn9homen9ma
nagern9forn9an9newn9programn9scheduledn9ton9openn9inn92n9weeks.n9Furthern9delaysn
9inn9locatingn9staffn9willn9delayn9clientsn9fromn9movingn9inton9then9program.n9Then9ad
ministratorn9temporarilyn9hiresn9hern9niece,n9whon9justn9graduatedn9withn9an9socialn9w
orkn9degree,n9forn9thisn9position.n9Thisn9actionn9is:n9
A.n9Ethicaln9becausen9then9niecen9isn9clearlyn9qualifiedn9forn9then9positionn9
B.n9Unethicaln9becausen9thisn9isn9an9conflictn9ofn9interestn9
C.n9Ethicaln9becausen9then9positionn9isn9temporaryn9andn9ensuresn9clientsn9getn9then9
servicesn9neededn9
D.n9Unethicaln9becausen9clientsn9willn9experiencen9staffn9turnovern9whenn9an9newn9m
anagern9isn9hiredn9-n9ANSWERS--Bn9
Socialn9workersn9shouldn9avoidn9situationsn9interferingn9withn9impartialn9judgment.n9H
iringn9an9familyn9membern9createsn9an9dualn9relationshipn9andn9shouldn9ben9avoided.
7.n9An9socialn9workern9isn9interestedn9inn9seeingn9then9extentn9ton9whichn9currentn9cli
entsn9aren9satisfiedn9withn9an9newn9relapsen9preventionn9program.n9Then9socialn9wor
kern9distributesn9an9clientn9satisfactionn9surveyn9ton9thosen9inn9then9program.n9Then9s
ocialn9workern9thenn9collectsn9then9surveysn9andn9analyzesn9then9resultsn9thatn9aren9
presentedn9ton9an9managementn9teamn9inn9then9agency.n9Then9socialn9workern9isn9co
nductingn9whichn9typen9ofn9evaluation?n9
A.n9Summativen9
B.n9Experimentaln9
C.n9Quasi-experimentaln9
D.n9Formativen9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
,Formativen9evaluationsn9examinen9then9processn9ofn9deliveringn9services,n9whereasn
9summativen9evaluationsn9examinen9then9outcomes.n9Formativen9evaluationsn9aren9o
ngoingn9processesn9thatn9allown9forn9feedbackn9ton9ben9implementedn9duringn9servic
en9delivery.n9Thesen9typesn9ofn9evaluationsn9allown9socialn9workersn9ton9maken9chan
gesn9asn9neededn9ton9helpn9achieven9programn9goals.n9Summativen9evaluationsn9occ
urn9atn9then9endn9ofn9servicesn9andn9providen9ann9overalln9descriptionn9ofn9theirn9effe
ctiveness.n9Summativen9evaluationn9examinesn9outcomesn9ton9determinen9whethern9
objectivesn9weren9met.n9
Then9designn9describedn9isn9notn9experimental—
whichn9requiresn9an9controln9groupn9andn9randomizationn9ofn9assignment—orn9quasi-
experimental,n9whichn9doesn9notn9requiren9randomization,n9butn9hasn9moren9supportn
9forn9causaln9inferencesn9thann9doesn9preexperimentaln9designs.
8.n9Whichn9ofn9then9followingn9isn9ann9examplen9ofn9socialn9stratification?n9
A.n9An9childn9isn9notn9includedn9inn9groupn9activitiesn9inn9schooln9becausen9ofn9hisn9or
n9hern9poorn9socialn9skills.n9
B.n9Childrenn9whon9aren9violentn9needn9ton9ben9segregatedn9fromn9theirn9peers.n9
C.n9An9childn9withn9socialn9deficitsn9isn9assumedn9ton9ben9delayedn9inn9cognitionn9with
outn9additionaln9assessment.n9
D.n9Childrenn9fromn9affluentn9householdsn9receiven9an9bettern9publicn9educationn9tha
nn9thosen9fromn9low-incomen9households.n9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Stratificationn9refersn9ton9structuredn9inequalityn9ofn9entiren9categoriesn9ofn9peoplen9in
n9societyn9whon9haven9unequaln9accessn9ton9socialn9rewards.n9Stratificationn9appliesn
9ton9individualsn9basedn9onn9ethnicn9andn9racialn9background,n9socialn9status,n9and/o
rn9othern9factors.
9.n9Duringn9ann9intaken9interview,n9an9clientn9reportsn9thatn9shen9isn9extremelyn9depre
ssedn9andn9hasn9self-
destructiven9thoughts.n9Shen9hasn9hadn9priorn9suiciden9attempts,n9butn9tellsn9then9soc
ialn9workern9notn9ton9worryn9asn9shen9won'tn9"don9itn9again."n9Then9socialn9workern9sh
ouldn9FIRST:n9
A.n9Telln9then9clientn9thatn9hern9decisionn9notn9ton9harmn9herselfn9isn9an9goodn9onen9
B.n9Exploren9withn9then9clientn9whatn9isn9causingn9hern9depressionn9
C.n9Conductn9an9safetyn9assessmentn9
D.n9Refern9then9clientn9ton9an9psychiatristn9forn9an9medicationn9evaluationn9-
n9ANSWERS--Cn9
Despiten9then9client'sn9reportn9thatn9shen9willn9notn9actn9onn9hern9thoughts,n9shen9isn9
atn9riskn9becausen9shen9hasn9hadn9thesen9feelingsn9andn9hasn9actedn9onn9themn9inn9t
hen9past.n9Then9casen9vignetten9doesn9notn9describen9then9socialn9workern9takingn9an
yn9actionn9yet.n9An9safetyn9assessmentn9willn9determinen9then9severityn9ofn9then9depr
essionn9andn9whethern9then9clientn9isn9atn9riskn9forn9an9suiciden9attempt.n9Itn9mustn9b
en9donen9FIRSTn9beforen9anyn9othern9actionn9isn9taken.
10.n9An9clientn9withn9an9Socialn9Anxietyn9Disordern9willn9MOSTn9likelyn9ben9prescribe
dn9whichn9ofn9then9followingn9medicationsn9ton9taken9onn9ann9ongoingn9basis?n9
A.n9Zoloftn9(sertraline)n9
B.n9Mellariln9(thioridazine)n9
C.n9Thorazinen9(chlorpromazine)n9
, D.n9Valiumn9(diazepam)n9-n9ANSWERS--
An9Then9primaryn9medicationsn9usedn9ton9treatn9socialn9anxietyn9disordern9aren9selec
tiven9serotoninn9reuptaken9inhibitorsn9(SSRIs),n9whichn9weren9firstn9developedn9ton9tr
eatn9depression.n9Theyn9haven9beenn9foundn9ton9ben9effectiven9inn9then9treatmentn9of
n9an9widern9rangen9ofn9disorders.n9Zoloftn9(sertraline)n9isn9ann9SSRI.n9
Benzodiazepines,n9suchn9asn9Valiumn9(diazepam),n9reducen9levelsn9ofn9anxiety.n9Ho
wever,n9theyn9aren9habit-
formingn9andn9sedating,n9son9theyn9aren9typicallyn9prescribedn9forn9onlyn9short-
termn9use.n9
Mellariln9(thioridazine)n9andn9Thorazinen9(chlorpromazine)n9aren9antipsychoticn9medi
cationsn9forn9then9treatmentn9ofn9psychosis.
11.n9An9socialn9workern9isn9appointedn9byn9then9courtn9ton9conductn9an9childn9custody
n9evaluationn9forn9an9couplen9thatn9isn9divorcing.n9Then9mothern9reportsn9thatn9hern9h
usbandn9isn9verballyn9abusive,n9controlling,n9andn9neglectsn9then9childrenn9whenn9the
yn9aren9inn9hisn9care.n9Shen9reportsn9thatn9then9childrenn9haven9missedn9an9lotn9ofn9sc
hooln9whenn9stayingn9withn9theirn9fathern9becausen9hen9doesn9notn9assistn9withn9getti
ngn9themn9readyn9forn9schooln9orn9doingn9theirn9homework.n9Then9fathern9statesn9that
n9hisn9wifen9isn9lazy,n9irresponsible,n9andn9cannotn9meetn9then9children'sn9basicn9nee
ds.n9Hen9reportsn9thatn9then9schooln9frequentlyn9hasn9ton9providen9lunchn9forn9then9ch
ildrenn9becausen9then9mothern9doesn9notn9supplyn9itn9whenn9theyn9aren9inn9hern9care.
n9Inn9ordern9ton9BESTn9evaluaten9then9legitimacyn9ofn9then9information,n9then9socialn9
workern9should:n9
A.n9Askn9then9husbandn9andn9wifen9ton9putn9theirn9allegationsn9inn9writingn9andn9signn
9them,n9attestingn9ton9theirn9accuracyn9
B.n9Determinen9whethern9then9husbandn9orn9wifen9haven9hadn9anyn9pastn9instancesn9
withn9beinn9-n9ANSWERS--Dn9
Collateraln9informationn9isn9oftenn9usedn9whenn9then9credibilityn9andn9validityn9ofn9info
rmationn9obtainedn9fromn9an9clientn9orn9othersn9isn9questionable.n9Forn9example,n9chi
ldn9custodyn9casesn9aren9inherentlyn9characterizedn9byn9biasedn9datan9withinn9ann9ad
versarialn9process.n9Socialn9workersn9shouldn9usen9datan9fromn9neutraln9parties,n9suc
hn9asn9then9school,n9becausen9thisn9informationn9hasn9highern9integrity.
12.n9An9socialn9workern9isn9facilitatingn9an9psychotherapyn9groupn9forn9individualsn9w
hon9aren9inn9recoveryn9fromn9substancen9abuse.n9Aftern9group,n9an9clientn9mentionsn9
thatn9shen9hasn9beenn9havingn9problemsn9dealingn9withn9jobn9stressn9withoutn9then9u
sen9ofn9substances.n9Inn9ordern9ton9meetn9thisn9client'sn9needs,n9then9socialn9workern
9should:n9A.n9Recommendn9thatn9then9clientn9seen9then9socialn9workern9individuallyn9i
nn9additionn9ton9then9groupn9therapyn9becausen9shen9appearsn9ton9needn9somen9addi
tionaln9supportn9
B.n9Suggestn9thatn9then9clientn9bringn9thisn9topicn9upn9inn9then9groupn9nextn9weekn9ton
9seen9ifn9othersn9aren9havingn9similarn9problemsn9
C.n9Evaluaten9whethern9groupn9therapyn9isn9then9bestn9treatmentn9modalityn9forn9then
9clientn9duen9ton9then9issuen9beingn9mentionedn9ton9then9socialn9workern9outsiden9ofn9
then9groupn9contextn9
D.n9Determinen9ifn9theren9isn9ann9employeen9assistancen9programn9inn9then9client'sn9
workn9settingn9ton9assistn9-n9ANSWERS--Bn9
