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A social worker has been meeting with a 9-year-old child who was severely neglected
by her parents. The child is in foster care and has been seeing the social worker for six
months with good results. The social worker discovers that the child’s parents want
to get her back but refuse to follow the treatment plan mandated by the judge. They
report that they know what they did was wrong but state that since they are her
parents, they deserve to have her back. The social worker should focus on:
A. A plan for reunification.
B. Developing a permanency plan for the child.
C. The parents’ mental health treatment.
D. Helping the parents change their behavior
B
RATIONALE: B is the best answer, because the child's parents have had sufficient time
to make changes and address their issues but have failed to do so; the question stem
specifically states that they refuse to follow the court mandated treatment plan. So at
this point, the social worker should focus on finding a permanent, safe place for the
child. A is not a good choice, since the parents have not met their court-ordered
obligations to achieve this. C and D don't make sense in this context, since the
social worker's responsibility is to the child, not the parents.
During supervision, a social worker reports that a colleague at the agency has
continually asked her out for coffee despite multiple refusals. She reports that
his persistence is starting to make her uncomfortable. The supervisor should:
,A. State that since the colleague's behaviors are not threatening, no actions can
be taken.
B. Follow agency protocol concerning sexual harassment after the complaint has
been documented.
C. Schedule a meeting with the other colleague and state that the
inappropriate behaviors need to stop.
RATIONALE: B is the correct answer here, because when sexual harassment is occurring,
it's the supervisors responsibility to document the complaint and then follow agency
protocol regarding the next steps. A is incorrect, because even if the behaviors are not
currently threatening, they are still making the social worker uncomfortable and
therefore constitute sexual harassment. C is incorrect because agency protocol would
first need to be explored before a meeting would be scheduled with the colleague.
A nonprofit social service agency has a board of directors meeting once a month.
When planning the agenda for the upcoming meeting, what is the MOST
appropriate topic for the board to discuss?
A. Hiring a new person for a clinical director position
B. The latest workforce performance assessment
C. Recent negative feedback provided by a concerned citizen towards the agency
D. The endorsement of financial matters
,D. The endorsement of financial matters
RATIONALE: Boards of directors are accountable for working on broad agency-wide
governance issues, which includes financial matters (D). A, B, and C are tasks that
would not likely be addressed within a board meeting and could be handled by others
within the agency. Other topics that could be addressed by the board of directors
include engaging in strategic planning, looking at progress towards broad agency goals
(including tracking progress toward goals). If the Executive Director leaves, they would
be responsible for hiring that person, but not necessarily clinical staff/a clinical director
(the Executive Director generally speaking would be responsible for this).
A graphical representation that shows all of the systems at play in an individual's life
can best be described as:
A. An ecomap
B. A genogram
C. A case diagram
D. A family systems map
A. RATIONALE: This is a recall question. The question stem is describing an ecomap
(A), which gives a visual representation of the various systems in a client's life. A
genogram has less to do with the person's environment and more with the family
history and familial relationship dynamics.
During an intake assessment with a social worker, a client states that he is angry with
his ex-girlfriend who, as he recently found out, cheated on him while they were still
together. Upon further exploration, the client reports that he has had serious
thoughts about harming her so that she "can't ever hurt me again." The social
worker should FIRST?
A. Share the client's declaration with colleagues and ask them for their opinions
on what to do.
, B. Identify legal obligations regarding this issue.
C. Determine whether the client is intending to stay in treatment.
D. Provide a referral to an anger management group
B
RATIONALE: The necessary FIRST response is to identify legal obligations regarding the
matter, due to the gravity of the client's statement as well as our the duty to warn (B).
A, C, and D may be done later, but safety-and ensuring legal obligations are followed-
is the leading matter.
During a formal evaluation, a social worker and her supervisor discuss difficulties that
the social worker has been experiencing, as well as future work expectations. The
nature of this process is BEST described as:
A. Steady and reliable
B. Regulated and dependable
C. Pertaining to goals and growth
C
RATIONALE: From what is described in the question stem, the session is geared
towards evaluating current and future difficulties with the purpose of increasing
knowledge and abilities; thus, it is clearly goal- and growth-oriented (C). There is not
enough information provided to determine options A or B.
A social worker is meeting with a 33-year-old client for a second session. The client
recently moved from another state where he was receiving treatment at a local
mental health center. The client signed a release of information for the social worker
to receive the client's psychological reports from his previous treatment center. The
social worker received the reports and noticed that references are made to other
treatment centers which the client also previously attended. It is within the
principles of confidentiality for the social worker to:
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A social worker has been meeting with a 9-year-old child who was severely neglected
by her parents. The child is in foster care and has been seeing the social worker for six
months with good results. The social worker discovers that the child’s parents want
to get her back but refuse to follow the treatment plan mandated by the judge. They
report that they know what they did was wrong but state that since they are her
parents, they deserve to have her back. The social worker should focus on:
A. A plan for reunification.
B. Developing a permanency plan for the child.
C. The parents’ mental health treatment.
D. Helping the parents change their behavior
B
RATIONALE: B is the best answer, because the child's parents have had sufficient time
to make changes and address their issues but have failed to do so; the question stem
specifically states that they refuse to follow the court mandated treatment plan. So at
this point, the social worker should focus on finding a permanent, safe place for the
child. A is not a good choice, since the parents have not met their court-ordered
obligations to achieve this. C and D don't make sense in this context, since the
social worker's responsibility is to the child, not the parents.
During supervision, a social worker reports that a colleague at the agency has
continually asked her out for coffee despite multiple refusals. She reports that
his persistence is starting to make her uncomfortable. The supervisor should:
,A. State that since the colleague's behaviors are not threatening, no actions can
be taken.
B. Follow agency protocol concerning sexual harassment after the complaint has
been documented.
C. Schedule a meeting with the other colleague and state that the
inappropriate behaviors need to stop.
RATIONALE: B is the correct answer here, because when sexual harassment is occurring,
it's the supervisors responsibility to document the complaint and then follow agency
protocol regarding the next steps. A is incorrect, because even if the behaviors are not
currently threatening, they are still making the social worker uncomfortable and
therefore constitute sexual harassment. C is incorrect because agency protocol would
first need to be explored before a meeting would be scheduled with the colleague.
A nonprofit social service agency has a board of directors meeting once a month.
When planning the agenda for the upcoming meeting, what is the MOST
appropriate topic for the board to discuss?
A. Hiring a new person for a clinical director position
B. The latest workforce performance assessment
C. Recent negative feedback provided by a concerned citizen towards the agency
D. The endorsement of financial matters
,D. The endorsement of financial matters
RATIONALE: Boards of directors are accountable for working on broad agency-wide
governance issues, which includes financial matters (D). A, B, and C are tasks that
would not likely be addressed within a board meeting and could be handled by others
within the agency. Other topics that could be addressed by the board of directors
include engaging in strategic planning, looking at progress towards broad agency goals
(including tracking progress toward goals). If the Executive Director leaves, they would
be responsible for hiring that person, but not necessarily clinical staff/a clinical director
(the Executive Director generally speaking would be responsible for this).
A graphical representation that shows all of the systems at play in an individual's life
can best be described as:
A. An ecomap
B. A genogram
C. A case diagram
D. A family systems map
A. RATIONALE: This is a recall question. The question stem is describing an ecomap
(A), which gives a visual representation of the various systems in a client's life. A
genogram has less to do with the person's environment and more with the family
history and familial relationship dynamics.
During an intake assessment with a social worker, a client states that he is angry with
his ex-girlfriend who, as he recently found out, cheated on him while they were still
together. Upon further exploration, the client reports that he has had serious
thoughts about harming her so that she "can't ever hurt me again." The social
worker should FIRST?
A. Share the client's declaration with colleagues and ask them for their opinions
on what to do.
, B. Identify legal obligations regarding this issue.
C. Determine whether the client is intending to stay in treatment.
D. Provide a referral to an anger management group
B
RATIONALE: The necessary FIRST response is to identify legal obligations regarding the
matter, due to the gravity of the client's statement as well as our the duty to warn (B).
A, C, and D may be done later, but safety-and ensuring legal obligations are followed-
is the leading matter.
During a formal evaluation, a social worker and her supervisor discuss difficulties that
the social worker has been experiencing, as well as future work expectations. The
nature of this process is BEST described as:
A. Steady and reliable
B. Regulated and dependable
C. Pertaining to goals and growth
C
RATIONALE: From what is described in the question stem, the session is geared
towards evaluating current and future difficulties with the purpose of increasing
knowledge and abilities; thus, it is clearly goal- and growth-oriented (C). There is not
enough information provided to determine options A or B.
A social worker is meeting with a 33-year-old client for a second session. The client
recently moved from another state where he was receiving treatment at a local
mental health center. The client signed a release of information for the social worker
to receive the client's psychological reports from his previous treatment center. The
social worker received the reports and noticed that references are made to other
treatment centers which the client also previously attended. It is within the
principles of confidentiality for the social worker to:
