1. A SW in CPS contacts a parent reported for
C. Read the current
neglect of a 7-year-old child. To gather
report of suspected
information for deci- sion-making, what should
neglect
the SW do FIRST?
A. Observe the household environment for
safety risks
B. Interview the child and parent separately
and to- gether
C. Read the current report of suspected neglect
D.Obtain collateral data on the parent from
neighbors
2. What interviewing skill is used in SW to help the client B.
Focusing
set treatment goals?
A. Containment
B. Focusing
C. Summarizing
D. Reassuring
3. A SW meets with an 85-year-old client with filing a
cognitive impairments who is having financial complaint
difficulties. The SW discovers that the client D. Contact
has been charged exor- bitant fees for the
inadequate home repairs over a long period of company
time. The client does not want to report the regarding
repair company since the workers were very repair
fees
friendly. What should the SW do FIRST?
A.Reach an agreement with the client to no
longer use the company
B. Report the situation to the appropriate
authorities
C.Provide the client with contact information for
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B. Report the situation to the appropriate authori- ties.
4. D. Objectivity
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The ability to evaluate a situation, social
phenomenon, or person without prejudice or
distortion is referred to as:
A. Subjectivity
B. Bias
C. Judgement
D. Objectivity
5. A patient whose hand was severed in an C. Assess the patient's
accident is
referred to the hospital social worker. What should the emotional
reaction.
SW do FIRST?
A. Present available rehabilitation options
B. Evaluate the patient's social supports
C. Assess the patient's emotional reaction
D. Gather social history information
6. While reading a couple's adoption references, D. Contact the
the SW notices that three out of five references and ask for
references include in- formation on the wife
additional data.
only. What is the SW's MOST appropriate
response to this lack of information?
A. Ask the husband why the reference did not
include him
B. Request a follow-up interview with the
husband
C. Tell the wife the references did not include
the husband
D. Contact the references and ask for additional
data
7. A SW working in a homeless shelter meets with a client B. Discuss with
the client who demands to leave on a cold winter day. The client the
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risks involved in leav- has schizophrenia and has no supportive
connections ing.
away from the shelter. The client is wearing
clothes in- appropriate for the weather
conditions. What should