ASWB Social Work
Practice Question
With 100% correct
answers 2025/2026
You are a social worker in an outpatient setting. A new client
arrives for her first session with you. The client has noticeable
hair loss and tells you that she is very tense and is having
problems in her relationship with her boyfriend. Your first
diagnosis would likely be
A. Borderline personality disorder
B. generalized anxiety disorder
C. Schizophrenia
D. Trichotillomania-ANSWER:>>>>>>/D. Trichotillomania
A social worker who attempts to impose their judgement on
clients is most likely to elicit the client's
a. acquiescence
b. cooperation
c. resistance
,d. appreciation-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. resistance
Establishing rapport with a client is essential in the initial stages
of counseling. All of the following techniques are effective except
a. moderate levels of self-disclosure
b. admitting your mistakes
c. sharing personal experience
d. responding to a client's nonverbal messages-
ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. sharing personal experience
A social worker meets with a refugee couple in the hospital soon
after the birth of their baby. The infant has Down syndrome and
cardiac problems. The couple asks that the child be allowed to
die. The social worker should first:
a. report the case ot child protection services becuause of the
at-risk nature of the situation
b. offer the parents the option of relinquishing the child for
adoption
c. encourage the parents to meet with other parents of Down
syndrome children
d. perform a biopsychosocial assessment including cultural,
religious and familial factors.-ANSWER:>>>>>>/d. perform a
biopsychosocial assessment including cultural, religious and
familial factors
The youngest child of a single parent is hospitalized for the
second time in four months because of lead poisoning. The child
is now ready for discharge, but the doctor refuses to go ahead
with the release, citing an unsafe home environment. When
interviewed by the hospital social worker, the parent says that
,the landlord will no have their apartment repainted or make
other necessary repairs. The parent wants to move, but is unable
to afford living arrangements that will also allow four children.
After reporting the situation to child welfare authorities, the
social worker should
a. advise the parent to withhold rent until repair work is done.
b. advocate for the child to return home with the parent
c. refer the parent to a resource that can help locate suitable
housing
d. report the landlord's lack of cooperation to the housing
authority-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. refer the parent to a resource that
can help locate suitable housing
A client who has received services for several years in a dialysis
unit appears for a routine visit. The nurse notices a markedly
changed affect and refers the client to to the social worker.
When seeing the social worker, the client seems detached, self-
absorbed, and tearful. The social worker should first assess the
client's
a. life situation and recent changes
b. compliance with medical care
c. concerns about dying
d. feelings about dialysis-ANSWER:>>>>>>/a. life situation and
recent changes
A widower requests help from a social service agency for
himself and his two young children. The man explains that his
wife died three weeks ago and that he now needs childcare
services for his children so that he can return to work. He is
, obviously in a state of grief and shock over the loss of his wife.
The presenting problem in this situation is.
a. the recent death of his wife
b. the absence of supporting relatives
c. the need for childcare services
d. the need for employment-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. the need for
childcare services
A social worker employed at a residential youth services agency
learns that a fellow employee has multiple convictions for sexual
molestation of young children. The agency is unaware of his
history. Sexual offenses automatically disqualify applicants for
employment in the agency. The social worker's professional and
ethical obligation is met by:
a. saying and doing nothing
b. urging the employee to reveal his history to management
c. immediately notifying the responsible agency supervisor of the
situation
d. notifying the man's probation officer-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c.
immediately notifying the responsible agency supervisor of the
situation.
During Mrs. S's first appointment in a family agency, the social
worker encourages her to express her feelings about the recent
placement of her child in a residential facility for the
developmentally disabled. Mrs. S talks at length about her
physcial health problems. The social worker should,
Practice Question
With 100% correct
answers 2025/2026
You are a social worker in an outpatient setting. A new client
arrives for her first session with you. The client has noticeable
hair loss and tells you that she is very tense and is having
problems in her relationship with her boyfriend. Your first
diagnosis would likely be
A. Borderline personality disorder
B. generalized anxiety disorder
C. Schizophrenia
D. Trichotillomania-ANSWER:>>>>>>/D. Trichotillomania
A social worker who attempts to impose their judgement on
clients is most likely to elicit the client's
a. acquiescence
b. cooperation
c. resistance
,d. appreciation-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. resistance
Establishing rapport with a client is essential in the initial stages
of counseling. All of the following techniques are effective except
a. moderate levels of self-disclosure
b. admitting your mistakes
c. sharing personal experience
d. responding to a client's nonverbal messages-
ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. sharing personal experience
A social worker meets with a refugee couple in the hospital soon
after the birth of their baby. The infant has Down syndrome and
cardiac problems. The couple asks that the child be allowed to
die. The social worker should first:
a. report the case ot child protection services becuause of the
at-risk nature of the situation
b. offer the parents the option of relinquishing the child for
adoption
c. encourage the parents to meet with other parents of Down
syndrome children
d. perform a biopsychosocial assessment including cultural,
religious and familial factors.-ANSWER:>>>>>>/d. perform a
biopsychosocial assessment including cultural, religious and
familial factors
The youngest child of a single parent is hospitalized for the
second time in four months because of lead poisoning. The child
is now ready for discharge, but the doctor refuses to go ahead
with the release, citing an unsafe home environment. When
interviewed by the hospital social worker, the parent says that
,the landlord will no have their apartment repainted or make
other necessary repairs. The parent wants to move, but is unable
to afford living arrangements that will also allow four children.
After reporting the situation to child welfare authorities, the
social worker should
a. advise the parent to withhold rent until repair work is done.
b. advocate for the child to return home with the parent
c. refer the parent to a resource that can help locate suitable
housing
d. report the landlord's lack of cooperation to the housing
authority-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. refer the parent to a resource that
can help locate suitable housing
A client who has received services for several years in a dialysis
unit appears for a routine visit. The nurse notices a markedly
changed affect and refers the client to to the social worker.
When seeing the social worker, the client seems detached, self-
absorbed, and tearful. The social worker should first assess the
client's
a. life situation and recent changes
b. compliance with medical care
c. concerns about dying
d. feelings about dialysis-ANSWER:>>>>>>/a. life situation and
recent changes
A widower requests help from a social service agency for
himself and his two young children. The man explains that his
wife died three weeks ago and that he now needs childcare
services for his children so that he can return to work. He is
, obviously in a state of grief and shock over the loss of his wife.
The presenting problem in this situation is.
a. the recent death of his wife
b. the absence of supporting relatives
c. the need for childcare services
d. the need for employment-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c. the need for
childcare services
A social worker employed at a residential youth services agency
learns that a fellow employee has multiple convictions for sexual
molestation of young children. The agency is unaware of his
history. Sexual offenses automatically disqualify applicants for
employment in the agency. The social worker's professional and
ethical obligation is met by:
a. saying and doing nothing
b. urging the employee to reveal his history to management
c. immediately notifying the responsible agency supervisor of the
situation
d. notifying the man's probation officer-ANSWER:>>>>>>/c.
immediately notifying the responsible agency supervisor of the
situation.
During Mrs. S's first appointment in a family agency, the social
worker encourages her to express her feelings about the recent
placement of her child in a residential facility for the
developmentally disabled. Mrs. S talks at length about her
physcial health problems. The social worker should,
