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Am13-year-
oldmmalemismreferredmtomthemsocialmworkermbymamteacher.mThemstudentmstrugglesmwithmperson
almhygiene,mgettingmtomschoolmonmtime,mrarelymturnsminmhomework,mandmismconstantlymfallingm
asleep.mWhatmshouldmthemsocialmworkermassessmformFIRST?
Childmabuse
Childmneglect
Substancemabuse
Levelmofmmotivationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mChildmneglect
RATIONALE:mSignsmofmchildmneglectmmayminclude:mConsistentlympoormhygiene,mpoormsleepmhab
its,mlackmofmappropriatemclothingmformweathermormseason,mfrequentlymunsupervised,mleftmalon
emormallowedmtomplayminmunsafemsituations,mandmlackmofmneededmmedicalmormdentalmcare.mThe
mstatedmsignsmindicatemanmassessmentmformneglectmismneeded.
Themclassicmfeaturesmofmdepressionmincludemallmofmthemfollowingmexcept?
Significantmweightmlossmormweightmgain
Fatiguemormlossmofmenergymreportedmonmmostmdays
Longermperiodsmofmdeepmsleepmwithminabilitymtomregainmenergymwhenmwaking
, Lossmofminterestminmactivitiesmthatmwerempreviouslympleasurablem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mLongermperiodsmofmdeepmsleepmwithminabilitymtomregainmenerg
ymwhenmwaking
RATIONALE:mLongermperiodsmofmdeepmsleepmwithmtheminabilitymtomregainmenergymMAYmbemamsy
mptommofmdepression.mHowever,mitmismnotmamclassicmfeaturembecausemsomempeoplemmaymexp
eriencemsleepmdisturbancesmthatmcausemhypersomniam(excessivemtiredness)mORminsomniam(dif
ficultymsleeping).mThemothermanswermchoicesmarem"classic"mdepressionmsymptomsmincludedmin
mDSMm5mdiagnosticmcriteria.
AmnewmsocialmworkermatmamHeadmStartmprogrammhasmbeenmassignedmtomworkmwithmanmAfricanm
Americanmwomanmandmhermtwomyoungmchildren.mThemsocialmworkermismamwhitemfemalemfromm
amruralmtownmwhomhasmnevermworkedmwithmanmAfricanmAmericanmclient.mThemsocialmworkermfe
elsmunsuremofmhermabilitiesmtomconnectmandmprovidemservicesmtomthismclient.mInmordermtombuild
mculturalmcompetence,mthemsocialmworkermshouldmFIRST?
Exploremhermownmself-
identitymandmhowmhermbeliefsmmaymaffectmthemtherapeuticmrelationship
Obtainmliteraturemonmbestmpracticesmformworkingmwithmdiversemclients
Identifymculturalmnormsmthatmmaymhelpmhermconnectmwithmthemclient
D.mAskmthemsocialmworkmsupervisormtomco-treatmthemfamilym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mExploremhermownmself-
identitymandmhowmhermbeliefsmmaymaffectmthemtherapeuticmrelationship
RATIONALE:mCulturalmcompetencemismthemabilitymtomcomprehend,minteract,mandmcommunicat
emwithmindividualsmregardlessmofmtheirmculturalmbackground.mCulturalmcompetencymstartsmwit
hmanmawarenessmofmone'smownmculturalmviews.mThemsocialmworkermneedsmtomexploremhermself-
identitymtomdeterminemwheremareasmofmneedmmaymlie.
Youmaremvolunteeringmtomworkmonmamcrisismhotline.mYoumreceivemanmanonymousmcallmandmthem
callermdisclosesmhismwifemhasmmademthreateningmcommentsmandmhemismworriedmshemmaymhave
mamplanmtomcommitmsuicide.mAsmyoumaremtakingmdownmtheminformationmyoumrealizemthatmthism
man'smwifemismyourmclient.mEthicallymspeaking,mwhatmismthembestmcoursemofmaction?
, Hangmup.mTakingmthemcallmwouldmbemamconflictmofminterest
Suggestmwaysmthemcallermcanmhelpmprotectmthemsafetymofmhismwife
Tellmthemcallermyoumaremhismwife'smtherapistmandmaskmtomspeakmtomthemwifemdirectly
Continuemthemcallmandmcollectminformationmaboutmthemwifemsomyoumcanmbringmitmupminm
yourmnextmtherapymsession.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mSuggestmwaysmthemcallermcanmhelpmprotectmthemsafetymofmhism
wife
RATIONALE:mAnswersmCmandmDmwouldmviolatemthemethicalmprinciplemofmconfidentiality.mAnswe
rmAmismnotmappropriatemasmwemwouldmnevermhangmupmonmamclientminmcrisis.mBmismthemmostmapp
ropriatemanswermasmitmprovidesmsafetymplanningmsupportmformthemclient
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemMOSTmimportantmbenefitmofmcommunitymparticipationminmsoci
almworkmpractice?
Itmputsmthemdecision-makingmpowermpartlymormfullymwithmthemcommunitymmembers
Itmshowsmpoliticiansmthatmindividualsmwantmtomgetminvolvedmandmneedmchangeminmtheir
mcommunities
Itminformsmcommunitymmembersmaboutmthemworkmthatmneedsmtombemdonemtomcreatemc
hange
Itmhelpsmmanagemworkloadmtombemdividedmupmamongstmcommunitymmembersm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mItmputsmthemdecision-
makingmpowermpartlymormfullymwithmthemcommunitymmembers
RATIONALE:mWhenmcommunitymmembersmareminvolvedminmthemdecisionsmofmtheirmcommunity
,mtheymwillmbemempoweredmtommakemlastingmchanges.mWhenmworkingminmcommunitiesmitmismes
sentialmthatmsocialmworkersmworkmWITHmcommunitymmembersmandmrespectmtheirminvolvemen
tminmthemdecision-makingmprocess.
AmfamilymwhomhasmjustmimmigratedmtomthemUnitedmStatesmfrommMexicomcomesmtomthemhospit
almformmedicalmcaremformtheirmson.mHemrepeatedlymhasmstomachmpainsmandmheadachesmandmth
eymaremworriedmsomethingmmoremseriousmmaymbemgoingmon.mInmthemintakemwithmthemparents,m
, themsocialmworkermdeterminesmthatmtheymhavempreviouslymtriedmtakingmthemsonmtomamlocalmspi
ritualmhealermbutmhemstillmcontinuesmtomgetmsick.mWhatmwouldmbemthemBESTmcoursemofmactionmf
ormthemsocialmworkermtomtake?
ReportmthemfamilymtomCPSmformmedicalmneglect
ExplainmtomthemfamilymthatmitmismnotmacceptableminmthemUSmtomgomtomspiritualmhealers
Acknowledgemthemfamily'smconcernsmandmexplainmtomthemmwhatmwillmhappenmnextmatm
theirmvisit
Refermthemfamilymtomamsupportmgroupmformchildrenmwithmmedicalmneedsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mAcknowledgemthemfamily'smconcernsmandmexplainmtomthemmw
hatmwillmhappenmnextmatmtheirmvisit
RATIONALE:mItmismimportantmtomrespectmthemclient'smculturalmbackground.mAcknowledgingmthe
irmconcernmandmexplainingmwhatmwillmhappenmnextmismthemBESTmresponse.mTheremismnomindicat
ionmthatmmedicalmneglectmismoccurring.mAnswermBmisminappropriatemandmplacesmpersonalmassu
mptionsmonmthemclient.mReferringmthemclientmtomamsupportmgroupmismnotmneededmatmthismtime.
Anmadultmclientmwithmlittlemsupportmfrommfamilymandmfriendsmismbeingmdischargedmfrommanmin
patientmrehabilitationmprogram.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmsocialmworkmactivitiesmwillmBESTmcon
tributemtomthemclient'smsuccessfulmreentrymintomthemcommunity?
Establishingmpermanentmhousingmresourcesmformthemclient
Ensuringmthatmdischargemismthemappropriatemstepmformthemclient
Collaboratingmwithmcommunitymagencies
Helpingmthemclientmobtainmfinancialmresourcesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mCollaboratingmwithmcommunitymagencies
RATIONALE:mThismquestionmismaskingmformthembestmwaymtomhelpmthemclientmre-
entermintomthemcommunity.mBecausemthemquestionmstatesmthatmthemclientmdoesmnotmhavemstro
ngmfamilymtiesmandmismbeingmdischargedmfrommanminpatientmrehabilitationmprogram,mitmwillmbem
importantmtomconnectmthemclientmtomcommunitymagenciesmtomprovidemadditionalmsupport.
2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK|
ASWB LMSW EXAM PREP WITH
COMPLETE 250 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
Am13-year-
oldmmalemismreferredmtomthemsocialmworkermbymamteacher.mThemstudentmstrugglesmwithmperson
almhygiene,mgettingmtomschoolmonmtime,mrarelymturnsminmhomework,mandmismconstantlymfallingm
asleep.mWhatmshouldmthemsocialmworkermassessmformFIRST?
Childmabuse
Childmneglect
Substancemabuse
Levelmofmmotivationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mChildmneglect
RATIONALE:mSignsmofmchildmneglectmmayminclude:mConsistentlympoormhygiene,mpoormsleepmhab
its,mlackmofmappropriatemclothingmformweathermormseason,mfrequentlymunsupervised,mleftmalon
emormallowedmtomplayminmunsafemsituations,mandmlackmofmneededmmedicalmormdentalmcare.mThe
mstatedmsignsmindicatemanmassessmentmformneglectmismneeded.
Themclassicmfeaturesmofmdepressionmincludemallmofmthemfollowingmexcept?
Significantmweightmlossmormweightmgain
Fatiguemormlossmofmenergymreportedmonmmostmdays
Longermperiodsmofmdeepmsleepmwithminabilitymtomregainmenergymwhenmwaking
, Lossmofminterestminmactivitiesmthatmwerempreviouslympleasurablem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mLongermperiodsmofmdeepmsleepmwithminabilitymtomregainmenerg
ymwhenmwaking
RATIONALE:mLongermperiodsmofmdeepmsleepmwithmtheminabilitymtomregainmenergymMAYmbemamsy
mptommofmdepression.mHowever,mitmismnotmamclassicmfeaturembecausemsomempeoplemmaymexp
eriencemsleepmdisturbancesmthatmcausemhypersomniam(excessivemtiredness)mORminsomniam(dif
ficultymsleeping).mThemothermanswermchoicesmarem"classic"mdepressionmsymptomsmincludedmin
mDSMm5mdiagnosticmcriteria.
AmnewmsocialmworkermatmamHeadmStartmprogrammhasmbeenmassignedmtomworkmwithmanmAfricanm
Americanmwomanmandmhermtwomyoungmchildren.mThemsocialmworkermismamwhitemfemalemfromm
amruralmtownmwhomhasmnevermworkedmwithmanmAfricanmAmericanmclient.mThemsocialmworkermfe
elsmunsuremofmhermabilitiesmtomconnectmandmprovidemservicesmtomthismclient.mInmordermtombuild
mculturalmcompetence,mthemsocialmworkermshouldmFIRST?
Exploremhermownmself-
identitymandmhowmhermbeliefsmmaymaffectmthemtherapeuticmrelationship
Obtainmliteraturemonmbestmpracticesmformworkingmwithmdiversemclients
Identifymculturalmnormsmthatmmaymhelpmhermconnectmwithmthemclient
D.mAskmthemsocialmworkmsupervisormtomco-treatmthemfamilym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mExploremhermownmself-
identitymandmhowmhermbeliefsmmaymaffectmthemtherapeuticmrelationship
RATIONALE:mCulturalmcompetencemismthemabilitymtomcomprehend,minteract,mandmcommunicat
emwithmindividualsmregardlessmofmtheirmculturalmbackground.mCulturalmcompetencymstartsmwit
hmanmawarenessmofmone'smownmculturalmviews.mThemsocialmworkermneedsmtomexploremhermself-
identitymtomdeterminemwheremareasmofmneedmmaymlie.
Youmaremvolunteeringmtomworkmonmamcrisismhotline.mYoumreceivemanmanonymousmcallmandmthem
callermdisclosesmhismwifemhasmmademthreateningmcommentsmandmhemismworriedmshemmaymhave
mamplanmtomcommitmsuicide.mAsmyoumaremtakingmdownmtheminformationmyoumrealizemthatmthism
man'smwifemismyourmclient.mEthicallymspeaking,mwhatmismthembestmcoursemofmaction?
, Hangmup.mTakingmthemcallmwouldmbemamconflictmofminterest
Suggestmwaysmthemcallermcanmhelpmprotectmthemsafetymofmhismwife
Tellmthemcallermyoumaremhismwife'smtherapistmandmaskmtomspeakmtomthemwifemdirectly
Continuemthemcallmandmcollectminformationmaboutmthemwifemsomyoumcanmbringmitmupminm
yourmnextmtherapymsession.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mSuggestmwaysmthemcallermcanmhelpmprotectmthemsafetymofmhism
wife
RATIONALE:mAnswersmCmandmDmwouldmviolatemthemethicalmprinciplemofmconfidentiality.mAnswe
rmAmismnotmappropriatemasmwemwouldmnevermhangmupmonmamclientminmcrisis.mBmismthemmostmapp
ropriatemanswermasmitmprovidesmsafetymplanningmsupportmformthemclient
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemMOSTmimportantmbenefitmofmcommunitymparticipationminmsoci
almworkmpractice?
Itmputsmthemdecision-makingmpowermpartlymormfullymwithmthemcommunitymmembers
Itmshowsmpoliticiansmthatmindividualsmwantmtomgetminvolvedmandmneedmchangeminmtheir
mcommunities
Itminformsmcommunitymmembersmaboutmthemworkmthatmneedsmtombemdonemtomcreatemc
hange
Itmhelpsmmanagemworkloadmtombemdividedmupmamongstmcommunitymmembersm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mItmputsmthemdecision-
makingmpowermpartlymormfullymwithmthemcommunitymmembers
RATIONALE:mWhenmcommunitymmembersmareminvolvedminmthemdecisionsmofmtheirmcommunity
,mtheymwillmbemempoweredmtommakemlastingmchanges.mWhenmworkingminmcommunitiesmitmismes
sentialmthatmsocialmworkersmworkmWITHmcommunitymmembersmandmrespectmtheirminvolvemen
tminmthemdecision-makingmprocess.
AmfamilymwhomhasmjustmimmigratedmtomthemUnitedmStatesmfrommMexicomcomesmtomthemhospit
almformmedicalmcaremformtheirmson.mHemrepeatedlymhasmstomachmpainsmandmheadachesmandmth
eymaremworriedmsomethingmmoremseriousmmaymbemgoingmon.mInmthemintakemwithmthemparents,m
, themsocialmworkermdeterminesmthatmtheymhavempreviouslymtriedmtakingmthemsonmtomamlocalmspi
ritualmhealermbutmhemstillmcontinuesmtomgetmsick.mWhatmwouldmbemthemBESTmcoursemofmactionmf
ormthemsocialmworkermtomtake?
ReportmthemfamilymtomCPSmformmedicalmneglect
ExplainmtomthemfamilymthatmitmismnotmacceptableminmthemUSmtomgomtomspiritualmhealers
Acknowledgemthemfamily'smconcernsmandmexplainmtomthemmwhatmwillmhappenmnextmatm
theirmvisit
Refermthemfamilymtomamsupportmgroupmformchildrenmwithmmedicalmneedsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mAcknowledgemthemfamily'smconcernsmandmexplainmtomthemmw
hatmwillmhappenmnextmatmtheirmvisit
RATIONALE:mItmismimportantmtomrespectmthemclient'smculturalmbackground.mAcknowledgingmthe
irmconcernmandmexplainingmwhatmwillmhappenmnextmismthemBESTmresponse.mTheremismnomindicat
ionmthatmmedicalmneglectmismoccurring.mAnswermBmisminappropriatemandmplacesmpersonalmassu
mptionsmonmthemclient.mReferringmthemclientmtomamsupportmgroupmismnotmneededmatmthismtime.
Anmadultmclientmwithmlittlemsupportmfrommfamilymandmfriendsmismbeingmdischargedmfrommanmin
patientmrehabilitationmprogram.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmsocialmworkmactivitiesmwillmBESTmcon
tributemtomthemclient'smsuccessfulmreentrymintomthemcommunity?
Establishingmpermanentmhousingmresourcesmformthemclient
Ensuringmthatmdischargemismthemappropriatemstepmformthemclient
Collaboratingmwithmcommunitymagencies
Helpingmthemclientmobtainmfinancialmresourcesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mCollaboratingmwithmcommunitymagencies
RATIONALE:mThismquestionmismaskingmformthembestmwaymtomhelpmthemclientmre-
entermintomthemcommunity.mBecausemthemquestionmstatesmthatmthemclientmdoesmnotmhavemstro
ngmfamilymtiesmandmismbeingmdischargedmfrommanminpatientmrehabilitationmprogram,mitmwillmbem
importantmtomconnectmthemclientmtomcommunitymagenciesmtomprovidemadditionalmsupport.
