LCSW, CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK
LICENSURE EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS; LATEST UPDATE;
GRADED A+
1. A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on
three occasions for drinking alcohol at school. Each time, the
mother becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl but is
convinced by the father to give her another chance. Which of
the following BEST characterizes the father's behavior in this
situation?
a. triangulation
b. enabling
c. advocating
d. manipulating - correct answer- b. enabling
1. According to Beck, a depressed person does not see the
positive aspects of his/her situation because of:
a. Precipitating factors
b. Lack of support
,c. A dysfunctional schema
d. Lack of adaptive coping strategies - correct answer-
c. A dysfunctional schema
1. In determining the appropriateness of a client for a therapy
group the most important single factor is
A) Major events in the life history of the client.
B) Social relationships with the family.
C) Physical or intellectual strengths.
D) Attitudes toward him/herself, adaptive operations,
perception of reality. - correct answer- Attitudes
toward him/herself, adaptive operations, perception of reality.
1. The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent
implementation of intervention is:
a. exploration and summation
,b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis - correct answer- b.
exploration, assessment and planning
2. It is necessary to obtain informed consent prior to giving out
data about a patient. Which of the following statements is MOST
correct regarding this issue?
a. You must obtain informed consent from your patient in most
situations, but not in all situations.
b. If a significant other requests information about your patient,
you may release it without informed consent.
c. If you are going to consult with a colleague, you must have
informed consent from your patient.
d. You must always have informed consent from your patient. -
correct answer- a. You must obtain informed consent
from your patient in most situations, but not in all situations.
2. Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child
who is in a residential treatment facility. The social worker
should FIRST:
, a. respect the parent's need for separation by not contacting
them
b. request that the child be discharged
c. contact the parents about the child's placement
d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions -
correct answer- d. assess the child's response to the
parents' actions
2. When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor
notes that the social worker conveys little empathy toward
clients who have recently left welfare and holding first jobs. In
order to help the social worker develop empathy with her
clients, the supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's
perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more
empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the
social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients -
correct answer- c. model empathetic communication
when engaging with the social worker
LICENSURE EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS; LATEST UPDATE;
GRADED A+
1. A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on
three occasions for drinking alcohol at school. Each time, the
mother becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl but is
convinced by the father to give her another chance. Which of
the following BEST characterizes the father's behavior in this
situation?
a. triangulation
b. enabling
c. advocating
d. manipulating - correct answer- b. enabling
1. According to Beck, a depressed person does not see the
positive aspects of his/her situation because of:
a. Precipitating factors
b. Lack of support
,c. A dysfunctional schema
d. Lack of adaptive coping strategies - correct answer-
c. A dysfunctional schema
1. In determining the appropriateness of a client for a therapy
group the most important single factor is
A) Major events in the life history of the client.
B) Social relationships with the family.
C) Physical or intellectual strengths.
D) Attitudes toward him/herself, adaptive operations,
perception of reality. - correct answer- Attitudes
toward him/herself, adaptive operations, perception of reality.
1. The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent
implementation of intervention is:
a. exploration and summation
,b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis - correct answer- b.
exploration, assessment and planning
2. It is necessary to obtain informed consent prior to giving out
data about a patient. Which of the following statements is MOST
correct regarding this issue?
a. You must obtain informed consent from your patient in most
situations, but not in all situations.
b. If a significant other requests information about your patient,
you may release it without informed consent.
c. If you are going to consult with a colleague, you must have
informed consent from your patient.
d. You must always have informed consent from your patient. -
correct answer- a. You must obtain informed consent
from your patient in most situations, but not in all situations.
2. Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child
who is in a residential treatment facility. The social worker
should FIRST:
, a. respect the parent's need for separation by not contacting
them
b. request that the child be discharged
c. contact the parents about the child's placement
d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions -
correct answer- d. assess the child's response to the
parents' actions
2. When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor
notes that the social worker conveys little empathy toward
clients who have recently left welfare and holding first jobs. In
order to help the social worker develop empathy with her
clients, the supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's
perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more
empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the
social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients -
correct answer- c. model empathetic communication
when engaging with the social worker
