LCSW 170 Exam Practise Questions
Grounding techniques used with clients who are 1. Connect clients with the present so that they do not have additional negative
experiencing flashbacks of past traumatic events primarily effects associated with reliving their past traumatic experiences
aim to:
1. Connect clients with the present so that they do not
have additional negative effects associated with reliving
their past traumatic experiences
2. Help clients put their past traumatic experiences into
perspective by discussing them in the context of all of their
significant life events
3. Assist clients to understand the triggers for their
flashbacks so that they can be reduced or avoided in the
future
4. Teach clients coping skills to reduce the emotional,
physical, social, and other impacts of trauma on personal
well-being
A client tells a social worker that she has been 3. Understand the mourning rituals of the client's culture
communicating with her recently deceased son. The client
states that she has an altar in her home at which she
leaves daily food offerings. She is hopeful that her son will
return to the home sometime in the future to visit her. In
this situation, it is MOST important for the social worker to:
1. Determine if the client is at risk for self-harm
2. Assess the client for psychotic symptoms
3. Understand the mourning rituals of the client's culture
4. Identifying coping strategies which can assist the client
in dealing with her loss
A client who has recently married undergoes genetic 4. Help the client understand the likelihood of her children having the disease
testing to learn if she is a carrier of a specific disease given
her family history. Upon learning that she is a carrier, the
client becomes very upset that the news will impact a
future decision to have children. The client is nervous
about telling her husband as he is not aware of the testing.
In this situation, the social worker should:
1. Arrange a joint session with the husband to support the
client when she tells him
2. Refer the client to a physician to address any medical
issues associated with being a carrier
3. Work with the client to minimize the anxiety and
depression that she is experiencing
4. Help the client understand the likelihood of her children
having the disease
A client reports feeling very frustrated by his wife's 3. Double bind
behavior. She becomes upset when he is quiet at the
dinner table, but constantly criticizes him when he speaks.
The client is experiencing a:
1. Paradoxical directive (reverse psychology)
2. Negative feedback loop
3. Double bind
4. Metacommunication (nonverbal message)
Which is NOT a goal of treatment when working with 2. Recognition that recovery is possible and can occur quickly
clients who have experienced complex trauma in
childhood?
1. Removal of and protection from other sources of trauma
2. Recognition that recovery is possible and can occur
quickly
3. Separation of residual problems from those that are
uncontrollable
4. Acknowledgement that the trauma is real and
undeserved
, LCSW 170 Exam Practise Questions
A social worker who provides counseling to clients in a job 1. Outcome
training program is charged with evaluating the program's
effectiveness. The social worker finds that 80% of clients
get hobs and keep them for a year after graduation. The
social worker is assessing an:
1. Outcome
2. Impact
3. Output
4. Input
A client who was briefly admitted to the hospital after a 4. Ativan (anti-anxiety)
panic attack is being discharged with a prescription for a
benzodiazepine. Which of the following medications has
been recommended?
1. Prolixin (antipsychotic)
2. Lithium (mood stabilizer)
3. Prozac (anti-depressant)
4. Ativan (anti-anxiety)
What is the main difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar 3. Bipolar I must include at least one manic episode while Bipolar II includes only
II Disorders? hypomania
1. Bipolar I is rapid cycling while Bipolar II can have
periods of sustained mania and depression
2. Depression is more severe in Bipolar I as compared with
Bipolar II
3. Bipolar I must include at least one manic episode while
Bipolar II includes only hypomania
4. Bipolar II never includes psychosis, which is always
present in Bipolar I
A school social worker is asked by a funder to conduct an 2. Written assent from the children and consent from their guardians
evaluation of a youth services program. The evaluation is
based on personal interviews with middle school children
who are participating in the program. After explaining the
nature, extent, duration, and risks of participation, what
documentation will be needed in order for the social worker
to ethically conduct the evaluation?
1. Written consent from the children's guardians
2. Written assent from the children and consent from their
guardians
3. Written consent from the children
4. Written agency permission as the children's guardians
already consented to service participation
Due to an agency closure, a social worker has referred a 4. Contact the client about the risks involved with not following through with the
client to a new provider. With the client's consent, all referral
relevant treatment information has been transferred. The
social worker and client have also had several joint
meetings with the new provider to discuss ongoing client
needs. Several weeks later, the social worker learns that
the client has had no contact with the new provider despite
numerous outreach attempts. The social worker feels
strongly that ongoing treatment is needed. The social
worker should:
1. Seek consultation to determine if steps in the referral
process inhibited continuity of treatment
2. Send a termination letter with the discharge plan and
contact information of the new provider
3. Meet with the client to determine whether new issues
have emerged that have prevented follow through
4. Contact the client about the risks involved with not
following through with the referral
Grounding techniques used with clients who are 1. Connect clients with the present so that they do not have additional negative
experiencing flashbacks of past traumatic events primarily effects associated with reliving their past traumatic experiences
aim to:
1. Connect clients with the present so that they do not
have additional negative effects associated with reliving
their past traumatic experiences
2. Help clients put their past traumatic experiences into
perspective by discussing them in the context of all of their
significant life events
3. Assist clients to understand the triggers for their
flashbacks so that they can be reduced or avoided in the
future
4. Teach clients coping skills to reduce the emotional,
physical, social, and other impacts of trauma on personal
well-being
A client tells a social worker that she has been 3. Understand the mourning rituals of the client's culture
communicating with her recently deceased son. The client
states that she has an altar in her home at which she
leaves daily food offerings. She is hopeful that her son will
return to the home sometime in the future to visit her. In
this situation, it is MOST important for the social worker to:
1. Determine if the client is at risk for self-harm
2. Assess the client for psychotic symptoms
3. Understand the mourning rituals of the client's culture
4. Identifying coping strategies which can assist the client
in dealing with her loss
A client who has recently married undergoes genetic 4. Help the client understand the likelihood of her children having the disease
testing to learn if she is a carrier of a specific disease given
her family history. Upon learning that she is a carrier, the
client becomes very upset that the news will impact a
future decision to have children. The client is nervous
about telling her husband as he is not aware of the testing.
In this situation, the social worker should:
1. Arrange a joint session with the husband to support the
client when she tells him
2. Refer the client to a physician to address any medical
issues associated with being a carrier
3. Work with the client to minimize the anxiety and
depression that she is experiencing
4. Help the client understand the likelihood of her children
having the disease
A client reports feeling very frustrated by his wife's 3. Double bind
behavior. She becomes upset when he is quiet at the
dinner table, but constantly criticizes him when he speaks.
The client is experiencing a:
1. Paradoxical directive (reverse psychology)
2. Negative feedback loop
3. Double bind
4. Metacommunication (nonverbal message)
Which is NOT a goal of treatment when working with 2. Recognition that recovery is possible and can occur quickly
clients who have experienced complex trauma in
childhood?
1. Removal of and protection from other sources of trauma
2. Recognition that recovery is possible and can occur
quickly
3. Separation of residual problems from those that are
uncontrollable
4. Acknowledgement that the trauma is real and
undeserved
, LCSW 170 Exam Practise Questions
A social worker who provides counseling to clients in a job 1. Outcome
training program is charged with evaluating the program's
effectiveness. The social worker finds that 80% of clients
get hobs and keep them for a year after graduation. The
social worker is assessing an:
1. Outcome
2. Impact
3. Output
4. Input
A client who was briefly admitted to the hospital after a 4. Ativan (anti-anxiety)
panic attack is being discharged with a prescription for a
benzodiazepine. Which of the following medications has
been recommended?
1. Prolixin (antipsychotic)
2. Lithium (mood stabilizer)
3. Prozac (anti-depressant)
4. Ativan (anti-anxiety)
What is the main difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar 3. Bipolar I must include at least one manic episode while Bipolar II includes only
II Disorders? hypomania
1. Bipolar I is rapid cycling while Bipolar II can have
periods of sustained mania and depression
2. Depression is more severe in Bipolar I as compared with
Bipolar II
3. Bipolar I must include at least one manic episode while
Bipolar II includes only hypomania
4. Bipolar II never includes psychosis, which is always
present in Bipolar I
A school social worker is asked by a funder to conduct an 2. Written assent from the children and consent from their guardians
evaluation of a youth services program. The evaluation is
based on personal interviews with middle school children
who are participating in the program. After explaining the
nature, extent, duration, and risks of participation, what
documentation will be needed in order for the social worker
to ethically conduct the evaluation?
1. Written consent from the children's guardians
2. Written assent from the children and consent from their
guardians
3. Written consent from the children
4. Written agency permission as the children's guardians
already consented to service participation
Due to an agency closure, a social worker has referred a 4. Contact the client about the risks involved with not following through with the
client to a new provider. With the client's consent, all referral
relevant treatment information has been transferred. The
social worker and client have also had several joint
meetings with the new provider to discuss ongoing client
needs. Several weeks later, the social worker learns that
the client has had no contact with the new provider despite
numerous outreach attempts. The social worker feels
strongly that ongoing treatment is needed. The social
worker should:
1. Seek consultation to determine if steps in the referral
process inhibited continuity of treatment
2. Send a termination letter with the discharge plan and
contact information of the new provider
3. Meet with the client to determine whether new issues
have emerged that have prevented follow through
4. Contact the client about the risks involved with not
following through with the referral
