LSW EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Alcohol is a:
A. Hallucinogen
B. Stimulant
C. Depressant
D. hypnotic - C - depressant
Which of the following drugs is a depressant?
a. cocaine
b. caffeine
c. LSD
d. alcohol - D - alcohol
In setting goals for service, it is MOST important to establish goals that are:
a. agreed upon by the client and the social worker
b. compatible with the social worker's area of expertise
c. appropriate to address the client's presenting problem
d. short-term and easily obtainable - A - agreed upon by the client and the social worker
A social worker has been assigned to interview a client with a previous history of
resistance and antagonism toward the agency. Which approach will be the MOST
effective in engaging the client and beginning a productive relationship?
a. taking the client's biopsychosocial history, including former treatment by the agency
b. focusing on what the client presents as the problem
c. exploring the client's feelings about prior experiences with the agency
d. providing needed concrete services to the client - B - focusing on what the client
presents as the problem
The family of an unemployed worker is experiencing stressful family relationships as a
result of financial problems. Initially, the family will benefit MOST from information
provided by the social worker about:
a. family counseling
b. financial services
c. job opportunities
d. vocational rehabilitation - B - financial services
During a relapse counseling session, an older adolescent client expresses remorse
about sexual activities engaged in while drunk. In explaining to the client that sexual
promiscuity while intoxicated is a symptom of alcoholism, the social worker is engaging
in:
A. Education
B. Confrontation
C. Summarization
, D. Clarification - A - education
The termination process is MOST often associated with:
a. evaluating goals and accomplishments
b. implementing a plan of action
c. setting limits
d. developing a contract - A - evaluating goals and accomplishments
Which aspect of the helping relationship is characterized by client trust in the social
worker and mutual involvement in the problem-solving process?
a. contracting for service
b. planning the interventions
c. monitoring progress
d. therapeutic alliance - D - therapeutic alliance
A 13-year-old boy is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During the first
session, the member brags to the others about the vandalizing he did in the
neighborhood. What should the group social worker do?
a. discuss the client's behavior with his parents
b. confront the client about his behavior
c. encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
d. report the client to juvenile authorities - C - encourage the client to talk about possible
motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school because their
child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake interview, it becomes clear to
the social worker that the parents are preoccupied with unemployment and threatened
eviction. What should the social worker do FIRST?
a. assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school behavior
b. arrange an assessment interview with the child
c. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
d. help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns - C - work with the
parents on the issues they have identified
A neighborhood is concerned about the increase in the number of supermarket
franchises that threaten the livelihood of small, independent grocers. The area residents
engage a social worker about this concern. Which of the following models would the
social worker MOST likely use?
a. industrialization
b. community organizing
c. urban renewal
d. social reform - B - community organizing
A 40-year-old patient diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a history of assaultive
behavior and substance abuse is being considered for discharge from a long-term
psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly parents have expressed willingness to have the
Alcohol is a:
A. Hallucinogen
B. Stimulant
C. Depressant
D. hypnotic - C - depressant
Which of the following drugs is a depressant?
a. cocaine
b. caffeine
c. LSD
d. alcohol - D - alcohol
In setting goals for service, it is MOST important to establish goals that are:
a. agreed upon by the client and the social worker
b. compatible with the social worker's area of expertise
c. appropriate to address the client's presenting problem
d. short-term and easily obtainable - A - agreed upon by the client and the social worker
A social worker has been assigned to interview a client with a previous history of
resistance and antagonism toward the agency. Which approach will be the MOST
effective in engaging the client and beginning a productive relationship?
a. taking the client's biopsychosocial history, including former treatment by the agency
b. focusing on what the client presents as the problem
c. exploring the client's feelings about prior experiences with the agency
d. providing needed concrete services to the client - B - focusing on what the client
presents as the problem
The family of an unemployed worker is experiencing stressful family relationships as a
result of financial problems. Initially, the family will benefit MOST from information
provided by the social worker about:
a. family counseling
b. financial services
c. job opportunities
d. vocational rehabilitation - B - financial services
During a relapse counseling session, an older adolescent client expresses remorse
about sexual activities engaged in while drunk. In explaining to the client that sexual
promiscuity while intoxicated is a symptom of alcoholism, the social worker is engaging
in:
A. Education
B. Confrontation
C. Summarization
, D. Clarification - A - education
The termination process is MOST often associated with:
a. evaluating goals and accomplishments
b. implementing a plan of action
c. setting limits
d. developing a contract - A - evaluating goals and accomplishments
Which aspect of the helping relationship is characterized by client trust in the social
worker and mutual involvement in the problem-solving process?
a. contracting for service
b. planning the interventions
c. monitoring progress
d. therapeutic alliance - D - therapeutic alliance
A 13-year-old boy is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During the first
session, the member brags to the others about the vandalizing he did in the
neighborhood. What should the group social worker do?
a. discuss the client's behavior with his parents
b. confront the client about his behavior
c. encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
d. report the client to juvenile authorities - C - encourage the client to talk about possible
motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school because their
child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake interview, it becomes clear to
the social worker that the parents are preoccupied with unemployment and threatened
eviction. What should the social worker do FIRST?
a. assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school behavior
b. arrange an assessment interview with the child
c. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
d. help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns - C - work with the
parents on the issues they have identified
A neighborhood is concerned about the increase in the number of supermarket
franchises that threaten the livelihood of small, independent grocers. The area residents
engage a social worker about this concern. Which of the following models would the
social worker MOST likely use?
a. industrialization
b. community organizing
c. urban renewal
d. social reform - B - community organizing
A 40-year-old patient diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a history of assaultive
behavior and substance abuse is being considered for discharge from a long-term
psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly parents have expressed willingness to have the
