ASWB LMSW Practice Exam QUESTIONS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
WITH ANSWERS |\
A social worker employed by a retirement home is approached by
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a client for help in establishing a recycling program in the
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facility. The social worker decides to cohost a meeting with the
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client to discuss the idea with other residents. What is the MOST
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likely reason for this approach?
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A. Antagonizing administration could be dangerous.
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B. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be helpful.
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C. Helping residents start new relationships is important.
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D. Sharing leadership is very effective with groups.
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D. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be helpful.
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By sharing leadership with the resident (key D), the social worker
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is supporting the resident's skill development as well as
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promoting positive group dynamics. Options (A) and (B) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
draw conclusions without substantiated information. While the
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potential for beginning new relationships (C) exists, it is not the
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MOST likely reason for the co-facilitation.
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At what age is separation anxiety MOST likely to occur?
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A. 24 months
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B. 12 months
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C. 3 months
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B. 12 months
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This item requires basic recall that separation anxiety is most
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typical around the age of 12 months (key B).
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,A nine-month-old child is neglected and lacks a secure
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attachment to a caretaker. What long-term effect should the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
social worker be MOST concerned about as the child gets older?
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A. Posttraumatic stress disorder
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B. Social anxiety in middle age
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C. High bleed pressure
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D. Negative social interactions with peers
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D. Negative social interactions with peers
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The MOST strongly linked long-term effect of insecure attachment
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is future negative social interactions with peers (key D).
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (B) |\ |\ |\
is a short-term effect, while high blood pressure (C) and later
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social anxiety (D) are not directly linked to attachment
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difficulties.
A 13-year-old adolescent meets with a social worker because of
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poor hygiene, sleeping in class, and stealing food from the
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cafeteria. What should the social worker assess for FIRST?
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A. A conduct disorder
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B. Child neglect
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C. Substance abuse
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D. Adolescent rebellion
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B. Child Neglect
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The social worker should understand that the behaviors are
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indicators of neglect. The social worker should assess if the
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adolescent's basic needs are being met FIRST. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A school social worker meets with parents of a child who has
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recently completed treatment for cancer. The child's physician is
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recommending that the child return to school as soon as |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
possible, but the parents believe that more time at home would
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,be beneficial. What should the social worker do NEXT?
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A. Advocate for the parents to keep the child at home
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B. Explore the reasons for the parents' beliefs
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C. Obtain the child's perspective on the situation
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D. Refer the parents and child for family therapy
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B. Explore the reasons for the parents' beliefs
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Before taking action, the social worker should acknowledge and
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validate the parents' concerns and explore the events and
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emotions that have led to these |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
concerns (key B). Advocating that the child stay at home (A) is
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not supported by the physician's recommendation. Although the
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social worker may eventually want to obtain the child's
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perspective (C), this would not be the NEXT step. There are no |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
indications of family dysfunction that would warrant family |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
therapy (D). |\
A social worker begins a job at a psychiatric hospital and is
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assigned a caseload. One of the clients is a former intimate
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partner. The social worker and client have not had any contact
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for several years. What should the social worker do?
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A. Process the issue with the client
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B. Deny the relationship occurred
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C. Transfer the client to a colleague
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D. Request a transfer to a different department
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C. Transfer the client to a colleague
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To avoid the ethical dilemma of dual relationships, the social
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worker should transfer the client to another social worker (key C).
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Processing the issue with the client (A) is not going to
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resolve the ethical dilemma. Denying the existence of the past
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, relationship (B) is unethical. Asking for a transfer to another
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department (D) avoids the issue entirely. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A client who is trying to become pregnant uses cocaine
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consistently and has questions about the effects on the fetus.
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The social worker tells the client that cocaine use could harm the
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fetus. What should the social worker do NEXT?
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A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
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B. Refer the case for possible criminal prosecution
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C. Inform the client that the drug use will be reported to child
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protective services |\
D. Ask the client's health care provider to drug test the client
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A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
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Offering treatment options (key A) to the client supports client
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self-determination and choice. Options (B), (C), and (D) are all |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
restrictive and breach client confidentiality. |\ |\ |\ |\
A social worker is asked to analyze new social welfare policies
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that will affect the community. What should the social worker do
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FIRST?
A. Examine the likely impact of the policies on the community
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B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
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C. Organize a grassreets coalition to diseuss reaction to the
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policies
D. Look into legal precedents that could potentially nullify the
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policies
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
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This item requires understanding of the basic steps in policy
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analysis. The social worker must FIRST understand the historical
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background of the policy (key B) before moving to the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
WITH ANSWERS |\
A social worker employed by a retirement home is approached by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a client for help in establishing a recycling program in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
facility. The social worker decides to cohost a meeting with the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
client to discuss the idea with other residents. What is the MOST
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
likely reason for this approach?
|\ |\ |\ |\
A. Antagonizing administration could be dangerous.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be helpful.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Helping residents start new relationships is important.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Sharing leadership is very effective with groups.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be helpful.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
By sharing leadership with the resident (key D), the social worker
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is supporting the resident's skill development as well as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
promoting positive group dynamics. Options (A) and (B) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
draw conclusions without substantiated information. While the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
potential for beginning new relationships (C) exists, it is not the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
MOST likely reason for the co-facilitation.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
At what age is separation anxiety MOST likely to occur?
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A. 24 months
|\ |\
B. 12 months
|\ |\
C. 3 months
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B. 12 months
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This item requires basic recall that separation anxiety is most
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
typical around the age of 12 months (key B).
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,A nine-month-old child is neglected and lacks a secure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
attachment to a caretaker. What long-term effect should the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
social worker be MOST concerned about as the child gets older?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Posttraumatic stress disorder
|\ |\ |\
B. Social anxiety in middle age
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. High bleed pressure
|\ |\ |\
D. Negative social interactions with peers
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Negative social interactions with peers
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The MOST strongly linked long-term effect of insecure attachment
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is future negative social interactions with peers (key D).
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Posttraumatic stress disorder (B) |\ |\ |\
is a short-term effect, while high blood pressure (C) and later
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
social anxiety (D) are not directly linked to attachment
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
difficulties.
A 13-year-old adolescent meets with a social worker because of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
poor hygiene, sleeping in class, and stealing 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
|\ |\
B. Child Neglect
|\ |\
The social worker should understand that the behaviors are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
indicators of neglect. The social worker should assess if the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
adolescent's basic needs are being met FIRST. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A school social worker meets with parents of a child who has
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
recently completed treatment for cancer. The child's physician is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
recommending that the child return to school as soon as |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
possible, but the parents believe that more time at home would
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,be beneficial. What should the social worker do NEXT?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Advocate for the parents to keep the child at home
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Explore the reasons for the parents' beliefs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Obtain the child's perspective on the situation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Refer the parents and child for family therapy
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Explore the reasons for the parents' beliefs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Before taking action, the social worker should acknowledge and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
validate the parents' concerns and explore the events and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
emotions that have led to these |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
concerns (key B). Advocating that the child stay at home (A) is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
not supported by the physician's recommendation. Although the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
social worker may eventually want to obtain the child's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
perspective (C), this would not be the NEXT step. There are no |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
indications of family dysfunction that would warrant family |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
therapy (D). |\
A social worker begins a job at a psychiatric hospital and is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assigned a caseload. One of the clients is a former intimate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
partner. The social worker and client have not had any contact
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for several years. What should the social worker do?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Process the issue with the client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Deny the relationship occurred
|\ |\ |\ |\
C. Transfer the client to a colleague
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Request a transfer to a different department
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Transfer the client to a colleague
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
To avoid the ethical dilemma of dual relationships, the social
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
worker should transfer the client to another social worker (key C).
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Processing the issue with the client (A) is not going to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resolve the ethical dilemma. Denying the existence of the past
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, relationship (B) is unethical. Asking for a transfer to another
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
department (D) avoids the issue entirely. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A client who is trying to become pregnant uses cocaine
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consistently and has questions about the effects on the fetus.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The social worker tells the client that cocaine use could harm the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fetus. What should the social worker do NEXT?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Refer the case for possible criminal prosecution
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Inform the client that the drug use will be reported to child
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
protective services |\
D. Ask the client's health care provider to drug test the client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Offering treatment options (key A) to the client supports client
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
self-determination and choice. Options (B), (C), and (D) are all |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
restrictive and breach client confidentiality. |\ |\ |\ |\
A social worker is asked to analyze new social welfare policies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that will affect the community. What should the social worker do
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
FIRST?
A. Examine the likely impact of the policies on the community
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Organize a grassreets coalition to diseuss reaction to the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
policies
D. Look into legal precedents that could potentially nullify the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
policies
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
This item requires understanding of the basic steps in policy
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
analysis. The social worker must FIRST understand the historical
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
background of the policy (key B) before moving to the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
