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1.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTntruenaboutnmotivationntonchange?n
A.nMotivationnfluctuatesnfromnonentimentonanother.n
B.nMotivationncannbenincreasednbynworkingntonremovenbarriersntonchange.n
C.nMotivationnisndrivennbynhopenornthenbeliefnthatnlifencannbendifferent.n
D.nMotivationnthatnisnimposednbynexternalnforcesnisnmorensalientnthannthatnwhichnisnintrinsic.n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Motivationnisnanstatenofnreadinessnorneagernessntonchange,nwhichnfluctuatesnfromnonentimentonano
ther.nThenrolenofnthensocialnworkernisntoncreatenannatmospherenthatnisnconduciventonchangenandnton
increasenanclient'snintrinsicnmotivation,nsonthatnchangenarisesnfromnwithinnrathernthannbeingnimpo
sednfromnwithout.nIfnanclientnisndrivenntonchangeninternally,nitnisnmuchnmorenlikelynthatnthenchangen
effortnwillnbensustained.nAntechniquentonincreasenmotivationnisntonworkntonremovenbarriersnandnins
tillnhopenornthenbeliefnthatnlifencannbendifferent.
2.nEvidence-basednsocialnworknpracticencannBESTnbendefinednas:n
A.nInterventionsnthatnansocialnworkernhasngainedntrainingnandnexperienceninndeliveringn
B.nTreatmentnthatnyieldsnthenmostncost-effectivenoutcomesnaccordingntonancost-benefitnanalysisn
C.nDecisionnmakingnbasednonnthenconscientious,nexplicit,nandnjudiciousnusenofnresearchnknowledg
e,nclinicalnexpertise,nsocialnworknvalues,nandnclientnwishesn
D.nPracticenevaluationsnthatnadherentonscientificnprinciplesn-nCORRECTnANSWERnCn
,Evidence-basednpracticen(EBP)ncombinesnwell-
researchedninterventionsnwithnclinicalnexperiencenandnethics,nasnwellnasnclientnpreferencesnandncu
lture,ntonguidenandninformnthendeliverynofntreatmentsnandnservices.nSocialnworkers,nclients,nandnot
hersnmustnworkntogetherninnorderntonidentifynwhatnworks,nfornwhom,nandnundernwhatnconditions.n
Thisnapproachnensuresnthatnthentreatmentsnandnservices,nwhennusednasnintended,nwillnhaventhenm
ostneffectivenoutcomesnasndemonstratednbynthenresearch.
3.nWhatnarenthenstagesnofnchangeninnsequentialnorder?n
A.nPrecontemplation,npreparation,ncontemplation,naction,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen
B.nPreparation,naction,nprecontemplation,ncontemplation,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen
C.nPreparation,nprecontemplation,ncontemplation,naction,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen
D.nPrecontemplation,ncontemplation,npreparation,naction,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Precontemplationnisndenialnornignorancenofnthenproblem.nItnisnfollowednbyncontemplationninnwhich
ntherenisnambivalencenaboutnmakingnchange.nThenncomesnpreparationnornexperimentingnwithnsma
llnchanges.nActionnmovesntowardnachievingnangoal,nwhereasnmaintenancensustainsnannewnbehavio
rnandnavoidsnrelapse,nwhichncannleadntonfeelingsnofnfrustrationnandnfailure.
4.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnannessentialnstepninnethicalnproblemnsolving?n
A.nIdentifyingnthenethicalnstandardsnthatnmaynbencompromisedn
B.nDeterminingnwhetherntherenisnannethicalndilemman
C.nWeighingnethicalnissuesninnlightnofnsocialnworknvaluesnandnprinciplesn
D.nAskingnansupervisorntonmonitornpracticentonidentifynnewnethicalnissuesnorndilemmasn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Ansocialnworker,nnotnhisnornhernsupervisor,nshouldnmonitornpracticentonidentifynwhethernnewnissue
snorndilemmasnarise.
5.nAnyoungnboynisnstoppednbynanpolicenofficernandnclaimsnthatnhenisnanmembernofnthenarmednforces
,nthoughnitnisnobviousnthatnhenisnnot.nThisnassertionnbynthenboynisnMOSTnlikelyna:n
A.nComorbidnthoughtn
,B.nDissociationn
C.nFolienàndeuxn
D.nDelusionn-nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Andelusionnisnanfalse,nfixednbeliefndespitenevidencentonthencontraryn(i.e.,nbelievingnsomethingnthatni
snnotntrue).nComorbidnmeansnexistingnatnthensamentime.nDissociationnisnanchangeninnmemory,nperc
eption,nornconsciousness.nFolienàndeuxnisnansharedndelusion.
6.nAnsocialnworknadministratornisnhavingntroublenfindingnangroupnhomenmanagernfornannewnprogra
mnscheduledntonopenninn2nweeks.nFurtherndelaysninnlocatingnstaffnwillndelaynclientsnfromnmovingnin
tonthenprogram.nThenadministratorntemporarilynhiresnhernniece,nwhonjustngraduatednwithnansocialn
workndegree,nfornthisnposition.nThisnactionnis:n
A.nEthicalnbecausenthenniecenisnclearlynqualifiednfornthenpositionn
B.nUnethicalnbecausenthisnisnanconflictnofninterestn
C.nEthicalnbecausenthenpositionnisntemporarynandnensuresnclientsngetnthenservicesnneededn
D.nUnethicalnbecausenclientsnwillnexperiencenstaffnturnovernwhennannewnmanagernisnhiredn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnBn
Socialnworkersnshouldnavoidnsituationsninterferingnwithnimpartialnjudgment.nHiringnanfamilynmemb
erncreatesnandualnrelationshipnandnshouldnbenavoided.
7.nAnsocialnworkernisninterestedninnseeingnthenextentntonwhichncurrentnclientsnarensatisfiednwithnann
ewnrelapsenpreventionnprogram.nThensocialnworkerndistributesnanclientnsatisfactionnsurveyntonthos
eninnthenprogram.nThensocialnworkernthenncollectsnthensurveysnandnanalyzesnthenresultsnthatnarenpr
esentedntonanmanagementnteamninnthenagency.nThensocialnworkernisnconductingnwhichntypenofneva
luation?n
A.nSummativen
B.nExperimentaln
C.nQuasi-experimentaln
D.nFormativen-nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Formativenevaluationsnexaminenthenprocessnofndeliveringnservices,nwhereasnsummativenevaluatio
nsnexaminenthenoutcomes.nFormativenevaluationsnarenongoingnprocessesnthatnallownfornfeedbackn
, tonbenimplementednduringnservicendelivery.nThesentypesnofnevaluationsnallownsocialnworkersntonm
akenchangesnasnneededntonhelpnachievenprogramngoals.nSummativenevaluationsnoccurnatnthenendn
ofnservicesnandnprovidenannoverallndescriptionnofntheirneffectiveness.nSummativenevaluationnexam
inesnoutcomesntondeterminenwhethernobjectivesnwerenmet.n
Thendesignndescribednisnnotnexperimental—
whichnrequiresnancontrolngroupnandnrandomizationnofnassignment—ornquasi-
experimental,nwhichndoesnnotnrequirenrandomization,nbutnhasnmorensupportnforncausalninference
snthanndoesnpreexperimentalndesigns.
8.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnannexamplenofnsocialnstratification?n
A.nAnchildnisnnotnincludedninngroupnactivitiesninnschoolnbecausenofnhisnornhernpoornsocialnskills.n
B.nChildrennwhonarenviolentnneedntonbensegregatednfromntheirnpeers.n
C.nAnchildnwithnsocialndeficitsnisnassumedntonbendelayedninncognitionnwithoutnadditionalnassessme
nt.n
D.nChildrennfromnaffluentnhouseholdsnreceivenanbetternpublicneducationnthannthosenfromnlow-
incomenhouseholds.n-nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Stratificationnrefersntonstructuredninequalitynofnentirencategoriesnofnpeopleninnsocietynwhonhavenu
nequalnaccessntonsocialnrewards.nStratificationnappliesntonindividualsnbasednonnethnicnandnracialnb
ackground,nsocialnstatus,nand/ornothernfactors.
9.nDuringnannintakeninterview,nanclientnreportsnthatnshenisnextremelyndepressednandnhasnself-
destructiventhoughts.nShenhasnhadnpriornsuicidenattempts,nbutntellsnthensocialnworkernnotntonworry
nasnshenwon'tn"donitnagain."nThensocialnworkernshouldnFIRST:n
A.nTellnthenclientnthatnherndecisionnnotntonharmnherselfnisnangoodnonen
B.nExplorenwithnthenclientnwhatnisncausingnherndepressionn
C.nConductnansafetynassessmentn
D.nRefernthenclientntonanpsychiatristnfornanmedicationnevaluationn-nCORRECTnANSWERnCn
Despitenthenclient'snreportnthatnshenwillnnotnactnonnhernthoughts,nshenisnatnrisknbecausenshenhasnha
dnthesenfeelingsnandnhasnactednonnthemninnthenpast.nThencasenvignettendoesnnotndescribenthensoci
NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| ASWB LMSW EXAM PREP
WITH COMPLETE 170 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
1.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTntruenaboutnmotivationntonchange?n
A.nMotivationnfluctuatesnfromnonentimentonanother.n
B.nMotivationncannbenincreasednbynworkingntonremovenbarriersntonchange.n
C.nMotivationnisndrivennbynhopenornthenbeliefnthatnlifencannbendifferent.n
D.nMotivationnthatnisnimposednbynexternalnforcesnisnmorensalientnthannthatnwhichnisnintrinsic.n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Motivationnisnanstatenofnreadinessnorneagernessntonchange,nwhichnfluctuatesnfromnonentimentonano
ther.nThenrolenofnthensocialnworkernisntoncreatenannatmospherenthatnisnconduciventonchangenandnton
increasenanclient'snintrinsicnmotivation,nsonthatnchangenarisesnfromnwithinnrathernthannbeingnimpo
sednfromnwithout.nIfnanclientnisndrivenntonchangeninternally,nitnisnmuchnmorenlikelynthatnthenchangen
effortnwillnbensustained.nAntechniquentonincreasenmotivationnisntonworkntonremovenbarriersnandnins
tillnhopenornthenbeliefnthatnlifencannbendifferent.
2.nEvidence-basednsocialnworknpracticencannBESTnbendefinednas:n
A.nInterventionsnthatnansocialnworkernhasngainedntrainingnandnexperienceninndeliveringn
B.nTreatmentnthatnyieldsnthenmostncost-effectivenoutcomesnaccordingntonancost-benefitnanalysisn
C.nDecisionnmakingnbasednonnthenconscientious,nexplicit,nandnjudiciousnusenofnresearchnknowledg
e,nclinicalnexpertise,nsocialnworknvalues,nandnclientnwishesn
D.nPracticenevaluationsnthatnadherentonscientificnprinciplesn-nCORRECTnANSWERnCn
,Evidence-basednpracticen(EBP)ncombinesnwell-
researchedninterventionsnwithnclinicalnexperiencenandnethics,nasnwellnasnclientnpreferencesnandncu
lture,ntonguidenandninformnthendeliverynofntreatmentsnandnservices.nSocialnworkers,nclients,nandnot
hersnmustnworkntogetherninnorderntonidentifynwhatnworks,nfornwhom,nandnundernwhatnconditions.n
Thisnapproachnensuresnthatnthentreatmentsnandnservices,nwhennusednasnintended,nwillnhaventhenm
ostneffectivenoutcomesnasndemonstratednbynthenresearch.
3.nWhatnarenthenstagesnofnchangeninnsequentialnorder?n
A.nPrecontemplation,npreparation,ncontemplation,naction,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen
B.nPreparation,naction,nprecontemplation,ncontemplation,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen
C.nPreparation,nprecontemplation,ncontemplation,naction,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen
D.nPrecontemplation,ncontemplation,npreparation,naction,nmaintenance,nandnrelapsen-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Precontemplationnisndenialnornignorancenofnthenproblem.nItnisnfollowednbyncontemplationninnwhich
ntherenisnambivalencenaboutnmakingnchange.nThenncomesnpreparationnornexperimentingnwithnsma
llnchanges.nActionnmovesntowardnachievingnangoal,nwhereasnmaintenancensustainsnannewnbehavio
rnandnavoidsnrelapse,nwhichncannleadntonfeelingsnofnfrustrationnandnfailure.
4.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnannessentialnstepninnethicalnproblemnsolving?n
A.nIdentifyingnthenethicalnstandardsnthatnmaynbencompromisedn
B.nDeterminingnwhetherntherenisnannethicalndilemman
C.nWeighingnethicalnissuesninnlightnofnsocialnworknvaluesnandnprinciplesn
D.nAskingnansupervisorntonmonitornpracticentonidentifynnewnethicalnissuesnorndilemmasn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Ansocialnworker,nnotnhisnornhernsupervisor,nshouldnmonitornpracticentonidentifynwhethernnewnissue
snorndilemmasnarise.
5.nAnyoungnboynisnstoppednbynanpolicenofficernandnclaimsnthatnhenisnanmembernofnthenarmednforces
,nthoughnitnisnobviousnthatnhenisnnot.nThisnassertionnbynthenboynisnMOSTnlikelyna:n
A.nComorbidnthoughtn
,B.nDissociationn
C.nFolienàndeuxn
D.nDelusionn-nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Andelusionnisnanfalse,nfixednbeliefndespitenevidencentonthencontraryn(i.e.,nbelievingnsomethingnthatni
snnotntrue).nComorbidnmeansnexistingnatnthensamentime.nDissociationnisnanchangeninnmemory,nperc
eption,nornconsciousness.nFolienàndeuxnisnansharedndelusion.
6.nAnsocialnworknadministratornisnhavingntroublenfindingnangroupnhomenmanagernfornannewnprogra
mnscheduledntonopenninn2nweeks.nFurtherndelaysninnlocatingnstaffnwillndelaynclientsnfromnmovingnin
tonthenprogram.nThenadministratorntemporarilynhiresnhernniece,nwhonjustngraduatednwithnansocialn
workndegree,nfornthisnposition.nThisnactionnis:n
A.nEthicalnbecausenthenniecenisnclearlynqualifiednfornthenpositionn
B.nUnethicalnbecausenthisnisnanconflictnofninterestn
C.nEthicalnbecausenthenpositionnisntemporarynandnensuresnclientsngetnthenservicesnneededn
D.nUnethicalnbecausenclientsnwillnexperiencenstaffnturnovernwhennannewnmanagernisnhiredn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnBn
Socialnworkersnshouldnavoidnsituationsninterferingnwithnimpartialnjudgment.nHiringnanfamilynmemb
erncreatesnandualnrelationshipnandnshouldnbenavoided.
7.nAnsocialnworkernisninterestedninnseeingnthenextentntonwhichncurrentnclientsnarensatisfiednwithnann
ewnrelapsenpreventionnprogram.nThensocialnworkerndistributesnanclientnsatisfactionnsurveyntonthos
eninnthenprogram.nThensocialnworkernthenncollectsnthensurveysnandnanalyzesnthenresultsnthatnarenpr
esentedntonanmanagementnteamninnthenagency.nThensocialnworkernisnconductingnwhichntypenofneva
luation?n
A.nSummativen
B.nExperimentaln
C.nQuasi-experimentaln
D.nFormativen-nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Formativenevaluationsnexaminenthenprocessnofndeliveringnservices,nwhereasnsummativenevaluatio
nsnexaminenthenoutcomes.nFormativenevaluationsnarenongoingnprocessesnthatnallownfornfeedbackn
, tonbenimplementednduringnservicendelivery.nThesentypesnofnevaluationsnallownsocialnworkersntonm
akenchangesnasnneededntonhelpnachievenprogramngoals.nSummativenevaluationsnoccurnatnthenendn
ofnservicesnandnprovidenannoverallndescriptionnofntheirneffectiveness.nSummativenevaluationnexam
inesnoutcomesntondeterminenwhethernobjectivesnwerenmet.n
Thendesignndescribednisnnotnexperimental—
whichnrequiresnancontrolngroupnandnrandomizationnofnassignment—ornquasi-
experimental,nwhichndoesnnotnrequirenrandomization,nbutnhasnmorensupportnforncausalninference
snthanndoesnpreexperimentalndesigns.
8.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnannexamplenofnsocialnstratification?n
A.nAnchildnisnnotnincludedninngroupnactivitiesninnschoolnbecausenofnhisnornhernpoornsocialnskills.n
B.nChildrennwhonarenviolentnneedntonbensegregatednfromntheirnpeers.n
C.nAnchildnwithnsocialndeficitsnisnassumedntonbendelayedninncognitionnwithoutnadditionalnassessme
nt.n
D.nChildrennfromnaffluentnhouseholdsnreceivenanbetternpublicneducationnthannthosenfromnlow-
incomenhouseholds.n-nCORRECTnANSWERnDn
Stratificationnrefersntonstructuredninequalitynofnentirencategoriesnofnpeopleninnsocietynwhonhavenu
nequalnaccessntonsocialnrewards.nStratificationnappliesntonindividualsnbasednonnethnicnandnracialnb
ackground,nsocialnstatus,nand/ornothernfactors.
9.nDuringnannintakeninterview,nanclientnreportsnthatnshenisnextremelyndepressednandnhasnself-
destructiventhoughts.nShenhasnhadnpriornsuicidenattempts,nbutntellsnthensocialnworkernnotntonworry
nasnshenwon'tn"donitnagain."nThensocialnworkernshouldnFIRST:n
A.nTellnthenclientnthatnherndecisionnnotntonharmnherselfnisnangoodnonen
B.nExplorenwithnthenclientnwhatnisncausingnherndepressionn
C.nConductnansafetynassessmentn
D.nRefernthenclientntonanpsychiatristnfornanmedicationnevaluationn-nCORRECTnANSWERnCn
Despitenthenclient'snreportnthatnshenwillnnotnactnonnhernthoughts,nshenisnatnrisknbecausenshenhasnha
dnthesenfeelingsnandnhasnactednonnthemninnthenpast.nThencasenvignettendoesnnotndescribenthensoci
