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PEL STUDY guide
A foster parent came up to the school sw and shared that the biological mother has had
R
unscheduled visits, and the student is not completing homework because of this
E
situation. What can the sw assist with?
H
A) Tell foster parents to help the student with -homework assignments.
IG
B) Talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does complete homework.
H
D) Tell teachers about what is going on when grading. - ANS D
G
A group of students with diverse backgrounds needs to get along. What can the sw
N
I
suggest to teachers
Y
A) Develop a curriculum for the diverse population - ANS A
FL
A parent has been having conflict with the IEP team and refuses to comply. What can
the school social worker help the parent with?
A) mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process hearing/supporting
them during and after
B) Meet with the parent and listen to the parent's feelings and frustrations about the IEP.
, 2
C) Offer to ask for another re-eval from another agency and offer to advocate for the
parent during the IEP meeting. - ANS A
A refugee student just enrolled in school, and the team is trying to assess the student;
R
what should the team investigate?
HE
A) if the student speaks English and how much
B) the education level received - ANS B
IG
A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How does this
H
best help the school?
G
A) Understand how alcoholism impacts students.
N
B) Students learn about substance abuse.
I
C) Have a community referral for students.
Y
D) Students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking. - ANS C
FL
A school social worker conferences the principal to help a teacher with disruptive
students. The social worker starts giving possible interventions, and the teacher begins
to question if sw has ever had classroom experience; the teacher is most likely
responding like this:
A) The principal is present and feels anxious.
, 3
B) The teacher needs to be made aware of the expertise of the sw and creating
barriers.
C) The teacher is frustrated because they have unsuccessfully defused the children's
behavior.
R
D) The teacher is questioning the SW classroom experience and doubts the support's
E
effectiveness, creating a barrier to communication - ANS C
H
A school social worker helps develop questions for a family requesting agency services:
G
what is expected of me?
HI
A) This will help open communication
G
B) have a positive experience
C) give full responsibility to the agency about the family's needs
N
D) Build trust with wraparound services - ANS A
YI
A school social worker spends a long time processing a student's report. What should
L
the sw do?
F
A) Ask an intern for help
B) Create software to have scannable answer sheets
C) Advocate for the testing to have multiple-choice answers or modifications - ANS
B
PEL STUDY guide
A foster parent came up to the school sw and shared that the biological mother has had
R
unscheduled visits, and the student is not completing homework because of this
E
situation. What can the sw assist with?
H
A) Tell foster parents to help the student with -homework assignments.
IG
B) Talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does complete homework.
H
D) Tell teachers about what is going on when grading. - ANS D
G
A group of students with diverse backgrounds needs to get along. What can the sw
N
I
suggest to teachers
Y
A) Develop a curriculum for the diverse population - ANS A
FL
A parent has been having conflict with the IEP team and refuses to comply. What can
the school social worker help the parent with?
A) mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process hearing/supporting
them during and after
B) Meet with the parent and listen to the parent's feelings and frustrations about the IEP.
, 2
C) Offer to ask for another re-eval from another agency and offer to advocate for the
parent during the IEP meeting. - ANS A
A refugee student just enrolled in school, and the team is trying to assess the student;
R
what should the team investigate?
HE
A) if the student speaks English and how much
B) the education level received - ANS B
IG
A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How does this
H
best help the school?
G
A) Understand how alcoholism impacts students.
N
B) Students learn about substance abuse.
I
C) Have a community referral for students.
Y
D) Students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking. - ANS C
FL
A school social worker conferences the principal to help a teacher with disruptive
students. The social worker starts giving possible interventions, and the teacher begins
to question if sw has ever had classroom experience; the teacher is most likely
responding like this:
A) The principal is present and feels anxious.
, 3
B) The teacher needs to be made aware of the expertise of the sw and creating
barriers.
C) The teacher is frustrated because they have unsuccessfully defused the children's
behavior.
R
D) The teacher is questioning the SW classroom experience and doubts the support's
E
effectiveness, creating a barrier to communication - ANS C
H
A school social worker helps develop questions for a family requesting agency services:
G
what is expected of me?
HI
A) This will help open communication
G
B) have a positive experience
C) give full responsibility to the agency about the family's needs
N
D) Build trust with wraparound services - ANS A
YI
A school social worker spends a long time processing a student's report. What should
L
the sw do?
F
A) Ask an intern for help
B) Create software to have scannable answer sheets
C) Advocate for the testing to have multiple-choice answers or modifications - ANS
B
