ASWB COMPLETE PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.n8Whichn8ofn8then8followingn8isn8NOTn8truen8aboutn8motivationn8ton8change?n8
A.n8Motivationn8fluctuatesn8fromn8onen8timen8ton8another.n8
B.n8Motivationn8cann8ben8increasedn8byn8workingn8ton8removen8barriersn8ton8change.n
8
C.n8Motivationn8isn8drivenn8byn8hopen8orn8then8beliefn8thatn8lifen8cann8ben8different.n8
D.n8Motivationn8thatn8isn8imposedn8byn8externaln8forcesn8isn8moren8salientn8thann8that
n8whichn8isn8intrinsic.n8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Motivationn8isn8an8staten8ofn8readinessn8orn8eagernessn8ton8change,n8whichn8fluctuat
esn8fromn8onen8timen8ton8another.n8Then8rolen8ofn8then8socialn8workern8isn8ton8createn
8ann8atmospheren8thatn8isn8conduciven8ton8changen8andn8ton8increasen8an8client'sn8int
rinsicn8motivation,n8son8thatn8changen8arisesn8fromn8withinn8rathern8thann8beingn8imp
osedn8fromn8without.n8Ifn8an8clientn8isn8drivenn8ton8changen8internally,n8itn8isn8muchn8
moren8likelyn8thatn8then8changen8effortn8willn8ben8sustained.n8An8techniquen8ton8incre
asen8motivationn8isn8ton8workn8ton8removen8barriersn8andn8instilln8hopen8orn8then8belie
fn8thatn8lifen8cann8ben8different.
2.n8Evidence-basedn8socialn8workn8practicen8cann8BESTn8ben8definedn8as:n8
A.n8Interventionsn8thatn8an8socialn8workern8hasn8gainedn8trainingn8andn8experiencen8i
nn8deliveringn8
B.n8Treatmentn8thatn8yieldsn8then8mostn8cost-
effectiven8outcomesn8accordingn8ton8an8cost-benefitn8analysisn8
C.n8Decisionn8makingn8basedn8onn8then8conscientious,n8explicit,n8andn8judiciousn8use
n8ofn8researchn8knowledge,n8clinicaln8expertise,n8socialn8workn8values,n8andn8clientn8
wishesn8
D.n8Practicen8evaluationsn8thatn8adheren8ton8scientificn8principlesn8-n8ANSWERS--Cn8
Evidence-basedn8practicen8(EBP)n8combinesn8well-
researchedn8interventionsn8withn8clinicaln8experiencen8andn8ethics,n8asn8welln8asn8cli
entn8preferencesn8andn8culture,n8ton8guiden8andn8informn8then8deliveryn8ofn8treatment
sn8andn8services.n8Socialn8workers,n8clients,n8andn8othersn8mustn8workn8togethern8inn
8ordern8ton8identifyn8whatn8works,n8forn8whom,n8andn8undern8whatn8conditions.n8Thisn
8approachn8ensuresn8thatn8then8treatmentsn8andn8services,n8whenn8usedn8asn8intend
ed,n8willn8haven8then8mostn8effectiven8outcomesn8asn8demonstratedn8byn8then8resear
ch.
3.n8Whatn8aren8then8stagesn8ofn8changen8inn8sequentialn8order?n8
A.n8Precontemplation,n8preparation,n8contemplation,n8action,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8
B.n8Preparation,n8action,n8precontemplation,n8contemplation,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8
C.n8Preparation,n8precontemplation,n8contemplation,n8action,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8
D.n8Precontemplation,n8contemplation,n8preparation,n8action,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Precontemplationn8isn8denialn8orn8ignorancen8ofn8then8problem.n8Itn8isn8followedn8byn8
contemplationn8inn8whichn8theren8isn8ambivalencen8aboutn8makingn8change.n8Thenn8
,comesn8preparationn8orn8experimentingn8withn8smalln8changes.n8Actionn8movesn8tow
ardn8achievingn8an8goal,n8whereasn8maintenancen8sustainsn8an8newn8behaviorn8andn
8avoidsn8relapse,n8whichn8cann8leadn8ton8feelingsn8ofn8frustrationn8andn8failure.
4.n8Whichn8ofn8then8followingn8isn8NOTn8ann8essentialn8stepn8inn8ethicaln8problemn8so
lving?n8
A.n8Identifyingn8then8ethicaln8standardsn8thatn8mayn8ben8compromisedn8
B.n8Determiningn8whethern8theren8isn8ann8ethicaln8dilemman8
C.n8Weighingn8ethicaln8issuesn8inn8lightn8ofn8socialn8workn8valuesn8andn8principlesn8
D.n8Askingn8an8supervisorn8ton8monitorn8practicen8ton8identifyn8newn8ethicaln8issuesn8
orn8dilemmasn8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
An8socialn8worker,n8notn8hisn8orn8hern8supervisor,n8shouldn8monitorn8practicen8ton8ide
ntifyn8whethern8newn8issuesn8orn8dilemmasn8arise.
5.n8An8youngn8boyn8isn8stoppedn8byn8an8policen8officern8andn8claimsn8thatn8hen8isn8an8
membern8ofn8then8armedn8forces,n8thoughn8itn8isn8obviousn8thatn8hen8isn8not.n8Thisn8a
ssertionn8byn8then8boyn8isn8MOSTn8likelyn8a:n8
A.n8Comorbidn8thoughtn8
B.n8Dissociationn8
C.n8Folien8àn8deuxn8
D.n8Delusionn8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
An8delusionn8isn8an8false,n8fixedn8beliefn8despiten8evidencen8ton8then8contraryn8(i.e.,n8
believingn8somethingn8thatn8isn8notn8true).n8Comorbidn8meansn8existingn8atn8then8sa
men8time.n8Dissociationn8isn8an8changen8inn8memory,n8perception,n8orn8consciousnes
s.n8Folien8àn8deuxn8isn8an8sharedn8delusion.
6.n8An8socialn8workn8administratorn8isn8havingn8troublen8findingn8an8groupn8homen8ma
nagern8forn8an8newn8programn8scheduledn8ton8openn8inn82n8weeks.n8Furthern8delaysn
8inn8locatingn8staffn8willn8delayn8clientsn8fromn8movingn8inton8then8program.n8Then8ad
ministratorn8temporarilyn8hiresn8hern8niece,n8whon8justn8graduatedn8withn8an8socialn8w
orkn8degree,n8forn8thisn8position.n8Thisn8actionn8is:n8
A.n8Ethicaln8becausen8then8niecen8isn8clearlyn8qualifiedn8forn8then8positionn8
B.n8Unethicaln8becausen8thisn8isn8an8conflictn8ofn8interestn8
C.n8Ethicaln8becausen8then8positionn8isn8temporaryn8andn8ensuresn8clientsn8getn8then8
servicesn8neededn8
D.n8Unethicaln8becausen8clientsn8willn8experiencen8staffn8turnovern8whenn8an8newn8m
anagern8isn8hiredn8-n8ANSWERS--Bn8
Socialn8workersn8shouldn8avoidn8situationsn8interferingn8withn8impartialn8judgment.n8H
iringn8an8familyn8membern8createsn8an8dualn8relationshipn8andn8shouldn8ben8avoided.
7.n8An8socialn8workern8isn8interestedn8inn8seeingn8then8extentn8ton8whichn8currentn8cli
entsn8aren8satisfiedn8withn8an8newn8relapsen8preventionn8program.n8Then8socialn8wor
kern8distributesn8an8clientn8satisfactionn8surveyn8ton8thosen8inn8then8program.n8Then8s
ocialn8workern8thenn8collectsn8then8surveysn8andn8analyzesn8then8resultsn8thatn8aren8
presentedn8ton8an8managementn8teamn8inn8then8agency.n8Then8socialn8workern8isn8co
nductingn8whichn8typen8ofn8evaluation?n8
A.n8Summativen8
B.n8Experimentaln8
C.n8Quasi-experimentaln8
D.n8Formativen8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
,Formativen8evaluationsn8examinen8then8processn8ofn8deliveringn8services,n8whereasn
8summativen8evaluationsn8examinen8then8outcomes.n8Formativen8evaluationsn8aren8o
ngoingn8processesn8thatn8allown8forn8feedbackn8ton8ben8implementedn8duringn8servic
en8delivery.n8Thesen8typesn8ofn8evaluationsn8allown8socialn8workersn8ton8maken8chan
gesn8asn8neededn8ton8helpn8achieven8programn8goals.n8Summativen8evaluationsn8occ
urn8atn8then8endn8ofn8servicesn8andn8providen8ann8overalln8descriptionn8ofn8theirn8effe
ctiveness.n8Summativen8evaluationn8examinesn8outcomesn8ton8determinen8whethern8
objectivesn8weren8met.n8
Then8designn8describedn8isn8notn8experimental—
whichn8requiresn8an8controln8groupn8andn8randomizationn8ofn8assignment—orn8quasi-
experimental,n8whichn8doesn8notn8requiren8randomization,n8butn8hasn8moren8supportn
8forn8causaln8inferencesn8thann8doesn8preexperimentaln8designs.
8.n8Whichn8ofn8then8followingn8isn8ann8examplen8ofn8socialn8stratification?n8
A.n8An8childn8isn8notn8includedn8inn8groupn8activitiesn8inn8schooln8becausen8ofn8hisn8or
n8hern8poorn8socialn8skills.n8
B.n8Childrenn8whon8aren8violentn8needn8ton8ben8segregatedn8fromn8theirn8peers.n8
C.n8An8childn8withn8socialn8deficitsn8isn8assumedn8ton8ben8delayedn8inn8cognitionn8with
outn8additionaln8assessment.n8
D.n8Childrenn8fromn8affluentn8householdsn8receiven8an8bettern8publicn8educationn8tha
nn8thosen8fromn8low-incomen8households.n8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Stratificationn8refersn8ton8structuredn8inequalityn8ofn8entiren8categoriesn8ofn8peoplen8in
n8societyn8whon8haven8unequaln8accessn8ton8socialn8rewards.n8Stratificationn8appliesn
8ton8individualsn8basedn8onn8ethnicn8andn8racialn8background,n8socialn8status,n8and/o
rn8othern8factors.
9.n8Duringn8ann8intaken8interview,n8an8clientn8reportsn8thatn8shen8isn8extremelyn8depre
ssedn8andn8hasn8self-
destructiven8thoughts.n8Shen8hasn8hadn8priorn8suiciden8attempts,n8butn8tellsn8then8soc
ialn8workern8notn8ton8worryn8asn8shen8won'tn8"don8itn8again."n8Then8socialn8workern8sh
ouldn8FIRST:n8
A.n8Telln8then8clientn8thatn8hern8decisionn8notn8ton8harmn8herselfn8isn8an8goodn8onen8
B.n8Exploren8withn8then8clientn8whatn8isn8causingn8hern8depressionn8
C.n8Conductn8an8safetyn8assessmentn8
D.n8Refern8then8clientn8ton8an8psychiatristn8forn8an8medicationn8evaluationn8-
n8ANSWERS--Cn8
Despiten8then8client'sn8reportn8thatn8shen8willn8notn8actn8onn8hern8thoughts,n8shen8isn8
atn8riskn8becausen8shen8hasn8hadn8thesen8feelingsn8andn8hasn8actedn8onn8themn8inn8t
hen8past.n8Then8casen8vignetten8doesn8notn8describen8then8socialn8workern8takingn8an
yn8actionn8yet.n8An8safetyn8assessmentn8willn8determinen8then8severityn8ofn8then8depr
essionn8andn8whethern8then8clientn8isn8atn8riskn8forn8an8suiciden8attempt.n8Itn8mustn8b
en8donen8FIRSTn8beforen8anyn8othern8actionn8isn8taken.
10.n8An8clientn8withn8an8Socialn8Anxietyn8Disordern8willn8MOSTn8likelyn8ben8prescribe
dn8whichn8ofn8then8followingn8medicationsn8ton8taken8onn8ann8ongoingn8basis?n8
A.n8Zoloftn8(sertraline)n8
B.n8Mellariln8(thioridazine)n8
C.n8Thorazinen8(chlorpromazine)n8
, D.n8Valiumn8(diazepam)n8-n8ANSWERS--
An8Then8primaryn8medicationsn8usedn8ton8treatn8socialn8anxietyn8disordern8aren8selec
tiven8serotoninn8reuptaken8inhibitorsn8(SSRIs),n8whichn8weren8firstn8developedn8ton8tr
eatn8depression.n8Theyn8haven8beenn8foundn8ton8ben8effectiven8inn8then8treatmentn8of
n8an8widern8rangen8ofn8disorders.n8Zoloftn8(sertraline)n8isn8ann8SSRI.n8
Benzodiazepines,n8suchn8asn8Valiumn8(diazepam),n8reducen8levelsn8ofn8anxiety.n8Ho
wever,n8theyn8aren8habit-
formingn8andn8sedating,n8son8theyn8aren8typicallyn8prescribedn8forn8onlyn8short-
termn8use.n8
Mellariln8(thioridazine)n8andn8Thorazinen8(chlorpromazine)n8aren8antipsychoticn8medi
cationsn8forn8then8treatmentn8ofn8psychosis.
11.n8An8socialn8workern8isn8appointedn8byn8then8courtn8ton8conductn8an8childn8custody
n8evaluationn8forn8an8couplen8thatn8isn8divorcing.n8Then8mothern8reportsn8thatn8hern8h
usbandn8isn8verballyn8abusive,n8controlling,n8andn8neglectsn8then8childrenn8whenn8the
yn8aren8inn8hisn8care.n8Shen8reportsn8thatn8then8childrenn8haven8missedn8an8lotn8ofn8sc
hooln8whenn8stayingn8withn8theirn8fathern8becausen8hen8doesn8notn8assistn8withn8getti
ngn8themn8readyn8forn8schooln8orn8doingn8theirn8homework.n8Then8fathern8statesn8that
n8hisn8wifen8isn8lazy,n8irresponsible,n8andn8cannotn8meetn8then8children'sn8basicn8nee
ds.n8Hen8reportsn8thatn8then8schooln8frequentlyn8hasn8ton8providen8lunchn8forn8then8ch
ildrenn8becausen8then8mothern8doesn8notn8supplyn8itn8whenn8theyn8aren8inn8hern8care.
n8Inn8ordern8ton8BESTn8evaluaten8then8legitimacyn8ofn8then8information,n8then8socialn8
workern8should:n8
A.n8Askn8then8husbandn8andn8wifen8ton8putn8theirn8allegationsn8inn8writingn8andn8signn
8them,n8attestingn8ton8theirn8accuracyn8
B.n8Determinen8whethern8then8husbandn8orn8wifen8haven8hadn8anyn8pastn8instancesn8
withn8beinn8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Collateraln8informationn8isn8oftenn8usedn8whenn8then8credibilityn8andn8validityn8ofn8info
rmationn8obtainedn8fromn8an8clientn8orn8othersn8isn8questionable.n8Forn8example,n8chi
ldn8custodyn8casesn8aren8inherentlyn8characterizedn8byn8biasedn8datan8withinn8ann8ad
versarialn8process.n8Socialn8workersn8shouldn8usen8datan8fromn8neutraln8parties,n8suc
hn8asn8then8school,n8becausen8thisn8informationn8hasn8highern8integrity.
12.n8An8socialn8workern8isn8facilitatingn8an8psychotherapyn8groupn8forn8individualsn8w
hon8aren8inn8recoveryn8fromn8substancen8abuse.n8Aftern8group,n8an8clientn8mentionsn8
thatn8shen8hasn8beenn8havingn8problemsn8dealingn8withn8jobn8stressn8withoutn8then8u
sen8ofn8substances.n8Inn8ordern8ton8meetn8thisn8client'sn8needs,n8then8socialn8workern
8should:n8A.n8Recommendn8thatn8then8clientn8seen8then8socialn8workern8individuallyn8i
nn8additionn8ton8then8groupn8therapyn8becausen8shen8appearsn8ton8needn8somen8addi
tionaln8supportn8
B.n8Suggestn8thatn8then8clientn8bringn8thisn8topicn8upn8inn8then8groupn8nextn8weekn8ton
8seen8ifn8othersn8aren8havingn8similarn8problemsn8
C.n8Evaluaten8whethern8groupn8therapyn8isn8then8bestn8treatmentn8modalityn8forn8then
8clientn8duen8ton8then8issuen8beingn8mentionedn8ton8then8socialn8workern8outsiden8ofn8
then8groupn8contextn8
D.n8Determinen8ifn8theren8isn8ann8employeen8assistancen8programn8inn8then8client'sn8
workn8settingn8ton8assistn8-n8ANSWERS--Bn8
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.n8Whichn8ofn8then8followingn8isn8NOTn8truen8aboutn8motivationn8ton8change?n8
A.n8Motivationn8fluctuatesn8fromn8onen8timen8ton8another.n8
B.n8Motivationn8cann8ben8increasedn8byn8workingn8ton8removen8barriersn8ton8change.n
8
C.n8Motivationn8isn8drivenn8byn8hopen8orn8then8beliefn8thatn8lifen8cann8ben8different.n8
D.n8Motivationn8thatn8isn8imposedn8byn8externaln8forcesn8isn8moren8salientn8thann8that
n8whichn8isn8intrinsic.n8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Motivationn8isn8an8staten8ofn8readinessn8orn8eagernessn8ton8change,n8whichn8fluctuat
esn8fromn8onen8timen8ton8another.n8Then8rolen8ofn8then8socialn8workern8isn8ton8createn
8ann8atmospheren8thatn8isn8conduciven8ton8changen8andn8ton8increasen8an8client'sn8int
rinsicn8motivation,n8son8thatn8changen8arisesn8fromn8withinn8rathern8thann8beingn8imp
osedn8fromn8without.n8Ifn8an8clientn8isn8drivenn8ton8changen8internally,n8itn8isn8muchn8
moren8likelyn8thatn8then8changen8effortn8willn8ben8sustained.n8An8techniquen8ton8incre
asen8motivationn8isn8ton8workn8ton8removen8barriersn8andn8instilln8hopen8orn8then8belie
fn8thatn8lifen8cann8ben8different.
2.n8Evidence-basedn8socialn8workn8practicen8cann8BESTn8ben8definedn8as:n8
A.n8Interventionsn8thatn8an8socialn8workern8hasn8gainedn8trainingn8andn8experiencen8i
nn8deliveringn8
B.n8Treatmentn8thatn8yieldsn8then8mostn8cost-
effectiven8outcomesn8accordingn8ton8an8cost-benefitn8analysisn8
C.n8Decisionn8makingn8basedn8onn8then8conscientious,n8explicit,n8andn8judiciousn8use
n8ofn8researchn8knowledge,n8clinicaln8expertise,n8socialn8workn8values,n8andn8clientn8
wishesn8
D.n8Practicen8evaluationsn8thatn8adheren8ton8scientificn8principlesn8-n8ANSWERS--Cn8
Evidence-basedn8practicen8(EBP)n8combinesn8well-
researchedn8interventionsn8withn8clinicaln8experiencen8andn8ethics,n8asn8welln8asn8cli
entn8preferencesn8andn8culture,n8ton8guiden8andn8informn8then8deliveryn8ofn8treatment
sn8andn8services.n8Socialn8workers,n8clients,n8andn8othersn8mustn8workn8togethern8inn
8ordern8ton8identifyn8whatn8works,n8forn8whom,n8andn8undern8whatn8conditions.n8Thisn
8approachn8ensuresn8thatn8then8treatmentsn8andn8services,n8whenn8usedn8asn8intend
ed,n8willn8haven8then8mostn8effectiven8outcomesn8asn8demonstratedn8byn8then8resear
ch.
3.n8Whatn8aren8then8stagesn8ofn8changen8inn8sequentialn8order?n8
A.n8Precontemplation,n8preparation,n8contemplation,n8action,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8
B.n8Preparation,n8action,n8precontemplation,n8contemplation,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8
C.n8Preparation,n8precontemplation,n8contemplation,n8action,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8
D.n8Precontemplation,n8contemplation,n8preparation,n8action,n8maintenance,n8andn8re
lapsen8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Precontemplationn8isn8denialn8orn8ignorancen8ofn8then8problem.n8Itn8isn8followedn8byn8
contemplationn8inn8whichn8theren8isn8ambivalencen8aboutn8makingn8change.n8Thenn8
,comesn8preparationn8orn8experimentingn8withn8smalln8changes.n8Actionn8movesn8tow
ardn8achievingn8an8goal,n8whereasn8maintenancen8sustainsn8an8newn8behaviorn8andn
8avoidsn8relapse,n8whichn8cann8leadn8ton8feelingsn8ofn8frustrationn8andn8failure.
4.n8Whichn8ofn8then8followingn8isn8NOTn8ann8essentialn8stepn8inn8ethicaln8problemn8so
lving?n8
A.n8Identifyingn8then8ethicaln8standardsn8thatn8mayn8ben8compromisedn8
B.n8Determiningn8whethern8theren8isn8ann8ethicaln8dilemman8
C.n8Weighingn8ethicaln8issuesn8inn8lightn8ofn8socialn8workn8valuesn8andn8principlesn8
D.n8Askingn8an8supervisorn8ton8monitorn8practicen8ton8identifyn8newn8ethicaln8issuesn8
orn8dilemmasn8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
An8socialn8worker,n8notn8hisn8orn8hern8supervisor,n8shouldn8monitorn8practicen8ton8ide
ntifyn8whethern8newn8issuesn8orn8dilemmasn8arise.
5.n8An8youngn8boyn8isn8stoppedn8byn8an8policen8officern8andn8claimsn8thatn8hen8isn8an8
membern8ofn8then8armedn8forces,n8thoughn8itn8isn8obviousn8thatn8hen8isn8not.n8Thisn8a
ssertionn8byn8then8boyn8isn8MOSTn8likelyn8a:n8
A.n8Comorbidn8thoughtn8
B.n8Dissociationn8
C.n8Folien8àn8deuxn8
D.n8Delusionn8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
An8delusionn8isn8an8false,n8fixedn8beliefn8despiten8evidencen8ton8then8contraryn8(i.e.,n8
believingn8somethingn8thatn8isn8notn8true).n8Comorbidn8meansn8existingn8atn8then8sa
men8time.n8Dissociationn8isn8an8changen8inn8memory,n8perception,n8orn8consciousnes
s.n8Folien8àn8deuxn8isn8an8sharedn8delusion.
6.n8An8socialn8workn8administratorn8isn8havingn8troublen8findingn8an8groupn8homen8ma
nagern8forn8an8newn8programn8scheduledn8ton8openn8inn82n8weeks.n8Furthern8delaysn
8inn8locatingn8staffn8willn8delayn8clientsn8fromn8movingn8inton8then8program.n8Then8ad
ministratorn8temporarilyn8hiresn8hern8niece,n8whon8justn8graduatedn8withn8an8socialn8w
orkn8degree,n8forn8thisn8position.n8Thisn8actionn8is:n8
A.n8Ethicaln8becausen8then8niecen8isn8clearlyn8qualifiedn8forn8then8positionn8
B.n8Unethicaln8becausen8thisn8isn8an8conflictn8ofn8interestn8
C.n8Ethicaln8becausen8then8positionn8isn8temporaryn8andn8ensuresn8clientsn8getn8then8
servicesn8neededn8
D.n8Unethicaln8becausen8clientsn8willn8experiencen8staffn8turnovern8whenn8an8newn8m
anagern8isn8hiredn8-n8ANSWERS--Bn8
Socialn8workersn8shouldn8avoidn8situationsn8interferingn8withn8impartialn8judgment.n8H
iringn8an8familyn8membern8createsn8an8dualn8relationshipn8andn8shouldn8ben8avoided.
7.n8An8socialn8workern8isn8interestedn8inn8seeingn8then8extentn8ton8whichn8currentn8cli
entsn8aren8satisfiedn8withn8an8newn8relapsen8preventionn8program.n8Then8socialn8wor
kern8distributesn8an8clientn8satisfactionn8surveyn8ton8thosen8inn8then8program.n8Then8s
ocialn8workern8thenn8collectsn8then8surveysn8andn8analyzesn8then8resultsn8thatn8aren8
presentedn8ton8an8managementn8teamn8inn8then8agency.n8Then8socialn8workern8isn8co
nductingn8whichn8typen8ofn8evaluation?n8
A.n8Summativen8
B.n8Experimentaln8
C.n8Quasi-experimentaln8
D.n8Formativen8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
,Formativen8evaluationsn8examinen8then8processn8ofn8deliveringn8services,n8whereasn
8summativen8evaluationsn8examinen8then8outcomes.n8Formativen8evaluationsn8aren8o
ngoingn8processesn8thatn8allown8forn8feedbackn8ton8ben8implementedn8duringn8servic
en8delivery.n8Thesen8typesn8ofn8evaluationsn8allown8socialn8workersn8ton8maken8chan
gesn8asn8neededn8ton8helpn8achieven8programn8goals.n8Summativen8evaluationsn8occ
urn8atn8then8endn8ofn8servicesn8andn8providen8ann8overalln8descriptionn8ofn8theirn8effe
ctiveness.n8Summativen8evaluationn8examinesn8outcomesn8ton8determinen8whethern8
objectivesn8weren8met.n8
Then8designn8describedn8isn8notn8experimental—
whichn8requiresn8an8controln8groupn8andn8randomizationn8ofn8assignment—orn8quasi-
experimental,n8whichn8doesn8notn8requiren8randomization,n8butn8hasn8moren8supportn
8forn8causaln8inferencesn8thann8doesn8preexperimentaln8designs.
8.n8Whichn8ofn8then8followingn8isn8ann8examplen8ofn8socialn8stratification?n8
A.n8An8childn8isn8notn8includedn8inn8groupn8activitiesn8inn8schooln8becausen8ofn8hisn8or
n8hern8poorn8socialn8skills.n8
B.n8Childrenn8whon8aren8violentn8needn8ton8ben8segregatedn8fromn8theirn8peers.n8
C.n8An8childn8withn8socialn8deficitsn8isn8assumedn8ton8ben8delayedn8inn8cognitionn8with
outn8additionaln8assessment.n8
D.n8Childrenn8fromn8affluentn8householdsn8receiven8an8bettern8publicn8educationn8tha
nn8thosen8fromn8low-incomen8households.n8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Stratificationn8refersn8ton8structuredn8inequalityn8ofn8entiren8categoriesn8ofn8peoplen8in
n8societyn8whon8haven8unequaln8accessn8ton8socialn8rewards.n8Stratificationn8appliesn
8ton8individualsn8basedn8onn8ethnicn8andn8racialn8background,n8socialn8status,n8and/o
rn8othern8factors.
9.n8Duringn8ann8intaken8interview,n8an8clientn8reportsn8thatn8shen8isn8extremelyn8depre
ssedn8andn8hasn8self-
destructiven8thoughts.n8Shen8hasn8hadn8priorn8suiciden8attempts,n8butn8tellsn8then8soc
ialn8workern8notn8ton8worryn8asn8shen8won'tn8"don8itn8again."n8Then8socialn8workern8sh
ouldn8FIRST:n8
A.n8Telln8then8clientn8thatn8hern8decisionn8notn8ton8harmn8herselfn8isn8an8goodn8onen8
B.n8Exploren8withn8then8clientn8whatn8isn8causingn8hern8depressionn8
C.n8Conductn8an8safetyn8assessmentn8
D.n8Refern8then8clientn8ton8an8psychiatristn8forn8an8medicationn8evaluationn8-
n8ANSWERS--Cn8
Despiten8then8client'sn8reportn8thatn8shen8willn8notn8actn8onn8hern8thoughts,n8shen8isn8
atn8riskn8becausen8shen8hasn8hadn8thesen8feelingsn8andn8hasn8actedn8onn8themn8inn8t
hen8past.n8Then8casen8vignetten8doesn8notn8describen8then8socialn8workern8takingn8an
yn8actionn8yet.n8An8safetyn8assessmentn8willn8determinen8then8severityn8ofn8then8depr
essionn8andn8whethern8then8clientn8isn8atn8riskn8forn8an8suiciden8attempt.n8Itn8mustn8b
en8donen8FIRSTn8beforen8anyn8othern8actionn8isn8taken.
10.n8An8clientn8withn8an8Socialn8Anxietyn8Disordern8willn8MOSTn8likelyn8ben8prescribe
dn8whichn8ofn8then8followingn8medicationsn8ton8taken8onn8ann8ongoingn8basis?n8
A.n8Zoloftn8(sertraline)n8
B.n8Mellariln8(thioridazine)n8
C.n8Thorazinen8(chlorpromazine)n8
, D.n8Valiumn8(diazepam)n8-n8ANSWERS--
An8Then8primaryn8medicationsn8usedn8ton8treatn8socialn8anxietyn8disordern8aren8selec
tiven8serotoninn8reuptaken8inhibitorsn8(SSRIs),n8whichn8weren8firstn8developedn8ton8tr
eatn8depression.n8Theyn8haven8beenn8foundn8ton8ben8effectiven8inn8then8treatmentn8of
n8an8widern8rangen8ofn8disorders.n8Zoloftn8(sertraline)n8isn8ann8SSRI.n8
Benzodiazepines,n8suchn8asn8Valiumn8(diazepam),n8reducen8levelsn8ofn8anxiety.n8Ho
wever,n8theyn8aren8habit-
formingn8andn8sedating,n8son8theyn8aren8typicallyn8prescribedn8forn8onlyn8short-
termn8use.n8
Mellariln8(thioridazine)n8andn8Thorazinen8(chlorpromazine)n8aren8antipsychoticn8medi
cationsn8forn8then8treatmentn8ofn8psychosis.
11.n8An8socialn8workern8isn8appointedn8byn8then8courtn8ton8conductn8an8childn8custody
n8evaluationn8forn8an8couplen8thatn8isn8divorcing.n8Then8mothern8reportsn8thatn8hern8h
usbandn8isn8verballyn8abusive,n8controlling,n8andn8neglectsn8then8childrenn8whenn8the
yn8aren8inn8hisn8care.n8Shen8reportsn8thatn8then8childrenn8haven8missedn8an8lotn8ofn8sc
hooln8whenn8stayingn8withn8theirn8fathern8becausen8hen8doesn8notn8assistn8withn8getti
ngn8themn8readyn8forn8schooln8orn8doingn8theirn8homework.n8Then8fathern8statesn8that
n8hisn8wifen8isn8lazy,n8irresponsible,n8andn8cannotn8meetn8then8children'sn8basicn8nee
ds.n8Hen8reportsn8thatn8then8schooln8frequentlyn8hasn8ton8providen8lunchn8forn8then8ch
ildrenn8becausen8then8mothern8doesn8notn8supplyn8itn8whenn8theyn8aren8inn8hern8care.
n8Inn8ordern8ton8BESTn8evaluaten8then8legitimacyn8ofn8then8information,n8then8socialn8
workern8should:n8
A.n8Askn8then8husbandn8andn8wifen8ton8putn8theirn8allegationsn8inn8writingn8andn8signn
8them,n8attestingn8ton8theirn8accuracyn8
B.n8Determinen8whethern8then8husbandn8orn8wifen8haven8hadn8anyn8pastn8instancesn8
withn8beinn8-n8ANSWERS--Dn8
Collateraln8informationn8isn8oftenn8usedn8whenn8then8credibilityn8andn8validityn8ofn8info
rmationn8obtainedn8fromn8an8clientn8orn8othersn8isn8questionable.n8Forn8example,n8chi
ldn8custodyn8casesn8aren8inherentlyn8characterizedn8byn8biasedn8datan8withinn8ann8ad
versarialn8process.n8Socialn8workersn8shouldn8usen8datan8fromn8neutraln8parties,n8suc
hn8asn8then8school,n8becausen8thisn8informationn8hasn8highern8integrity.
12.n8An8socialn8workern8isn8facilitatingn8an8psychotherapyn8groupn8forn8individualsn8w
hon8aren8inn8recoveryn8fromn8substancen8abuse.n8Aftern8group,n8an8clientn8mentionsn8
thatn8shen8hasn8beenn8havingn8problemsn8dealingn8withn8jobn8stressn8withoutn8then8u
sen8ofn8substances.n8Inn8ordern8ton8meetn8thisn8client'sn8needs,n8then8socialn8workern
8should:n8A.n8Recommendn8thatn8then8clientn8seen8then8socialn8workern8individuallyn8i
nn8additionn8ton8then8groupn8therapyn8becausen8shen8appearsn8ton8needn8somen8addi
tionaln8supportn8
B.n8Suggestn8thatn8then8clientn8bringn8thisn8topicn8upn8inn8then8groupn8nextn8weekn8ton
8seen8ifn8othersn8aren8havingn8similarn8problemsn8
C.n8Evaluaten8whethern8groupn8therapyn8isn8then8bestn8treatmentn8modalityn8forn8then
8clientn8duen8ton8then8issuen8beingn8mentionedn8ton8then8socialn8workern8outsiden8ofn8
then8groupn8contextn8
D.n8Determinen8ifn8theren8isn8ann8employeen8assistancen8programn8inn8then8client'sn8
workn8settingn8ton8assistn8-n8ANSWERS--Bn8
