ASWB RSW-BSW Exam Practice Questions
With Correct Answers
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of age-stage development
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theorists?
A) Development is discontinuous, with qualitatively different capacities emerging
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in each stage.
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B) Stages are related to age.
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C) Stages occur in a specific order, with each stage building on capacities
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developed in the previous stage.
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D) Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in life.
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D) Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in life.
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Which of the following service provisions is based on a residual approach to
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social welfare?
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A) Public education
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B) Supplemental nutrition assistance
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C) Law enforcement
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D) Social Security
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B) Supplemental nutrition assistance
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A client reports getting fired from her job. When asked about the reason for her
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termination, she states that it was due to her boss being jealous of her. However,
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performance appraisals reveal that the client was late for work and did not
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complete tasks accurately or in a timely fashion. The client is MOST likely using
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which of the following defence mechanisms with regard to her firing?
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A) Rationalization
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,B) Displacement
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C) Projection
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D) Conversion
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A) Rationalization
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Which of the following statements is true about BOTH consultants and
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supervisors in social work? | | |
A) Consultants have specialized expertise while supervisors are generalists.
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B) Consultants and supervisors provide time-limited assistance in solving
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identified problems. |
C) Consultants charge high fees for their services while supervisors do not.
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D) Consultants have no formal authority within organizations while supervisors
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do.
D) Consultants have no formal authority within organizations while supervisors
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do.
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of licensing social work practice?
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A) To establish regulations to serve as standards for professional practice.
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B) To provide a mechanism for gatekeeping of those who do not have requisite
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knowledge and/or education from practicing.
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C) To raise social work salaries so that they are more closely aligned with other
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licensed professionals.
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D) To monitor those in practice to ensure compliance with established rules,
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taking remedial action as needed.
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C) To raise social work salaries so that they are more closely aligned with other
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licensed professionals.
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Comorbidity can be used to describe a client who:
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A) Is diagnosed with a terminal illness
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B) Develops a medical problem that shortens the lifespan
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,C) Experiences suicidal ideations that result in a preoccupation with death
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D) Has both mental health and Substance Use Disorders
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D) Has both mental health and Substance Use Disorders
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A client states that she feels that she has been discriminated against at her
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workplace due to her sexual orientation. She is upset by this treatment and
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would like to find another job as she does not think that she will be successful in
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fighting the agency bias. The client has worked for her employer for many years
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without advancement and believes it is due to her marriage to another woman.
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In this situation it is BEST for the social worker to help the client:
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A) Address the emotional consequences of discrimination
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B) Find another job that will offer advancement opportunities
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C) Determine if other employees have suffered discrimination
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D) Fight the agency's discriminatory practices
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D) Fight the agency's discriminatory practices
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A social worker learns that his client is a close personal friend of his supervisor.
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Neither the client nor the supervisor is aware of this situation. In order to address
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it ethically, the social worker should:
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A) Keep the circumstances confidential, not disclosing it to either the client or the
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supervisor.
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B) Refer the client to another agency in the community.
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C) Inform the client of the situation and arrange for alternate supervision within
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the agency. |
D) Ask the client if this situation poses a problem.
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C) Inform the client of the situation and arrange for alternate supervision within
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the agency. |
A former client comes to see a social worker to get a copy of his record. As he
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appears to be in crisis, the social worker is concerned that he will not be able to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
handle the sensitive material in it, causing him harm. The social worker tells the
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, client that it cannot be released at this time and documents her concerns in the
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record. This social worker's actions are:
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A) Unethical as the social worker does not know the reasons for the client's
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request.
B) Ethical as the client is no longer receiving services from the social worker.
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C) Unethical as the client always has the right to have a copy of his record.
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D) Ethical based on the competency of the client.
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D) Ethical based on the competency of the client.
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A social worker has identified an ethical dilemma that exists in her agency.
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According to the principles of ethical problem solving, she should NEXT:
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A) Gather information on why the dilemma emerged and how long it has been
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present.
B) Determine whether the social work licensing board has regulations to assist
| | | | | | | | | | | |
with resolving it.
| |
C) Inform her supervisor of the problem immediately to avoid negative
| | | | | | | | | | |
consequences.
D) Weigh ethical issues in light of the values and principles in the professional
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
code of ethics.
| |
D) Weigh ethical issues in light of the values and principles in the professional
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
code of ethics.
| |
A social worker gets a referral for a mandated client. When engaging with the
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client, it is MOST important for the social worker to:
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A) Ask the client what services are needed.
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B) Stress that information will be kept confidential by the social worker.
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C) Recognize that the client is likely ambivalent about receiving services.
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D) Find out why the client has been determined to need assistance.
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C) Recognize that the client is likely ambivalent about receiving services.
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With Correct Answers
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of age-stage development
| | | | | | | | | | |
theorists?
A) Development is discontinuous, with qualitatively different capacities emerging
| | | | | | | | |
in each stage.
| |
B) Stages are related to age.
| | | | |
C) Stages occur in a specific order, with each stage building on capacities
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
developed in the previous stage.
| | | |
D) Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in life.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
D) Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in life.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Which of the following service provisions is based on a residual approach to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
social welfare?
|
A) Public education
| |
B) Supplemental nutrition assistance
| | |
C) Law enforcement
| |
D) Social Security
| |
B) Supplemental nutrition assistance
| | |
A client reports getting fired from her job. When asked about the reason for her
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
termination, she states that it was due to her boss being jealous of her. However,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
performance appraisals reveal that the client was late for work and did not
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
complete tasks accurately or in a timely fashion. The client is MOST likely using
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
which of the following defence mechanisms with regard to her firing?
| | | | | | | | | |
A) Rationalization
|
,B) Displacement
|
C) Projection
|
D) Conversion
|
A) Rationalization
|
Which of the following statements is true about BOTH consultants and
| | | | | | | | | | |
supervisors in social work? | | |
A) Consultants have specialized expertise while supervisors are generalists.
| | | | | | | |
B) Consultants and supervisors provide time-limited assistance in solving
| | | | | | | | |
identified problems. |
C) Consultants charge high fees for their services while supervisors do not.
| | | | | | | | | | |
D) Consultants have no formal authority within organizations while supervisors
| | | | | | | | | |
do.
D) Consultants have no formal authority within organizations while supervisors
| | | | | | | | | |
do.
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of licensing social work practice?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
A) To establish regulations to serve as standards for professional practice.
| | | | | | | | | |
B) To provide a mechanism for gatekeeping of those who do not have requisite
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
knowledge and/or education from practicing.
| | | |
C) To raise social work salaries so that they are more closely aligned with other
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
licensed professionals.
|
D) To monitor those in practice to ensure compliance with established rules,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
taking remedial action as needed.
| | | |
C) To raise social work salaries so that they are more closely aligned with other
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
licensed professionals.
|
Comorbidity can be used to describe a client who:
| | | | | | | |
A) Is diagnosed with a terminal illness
| | | | | |
B) Develops a medical problem that shortens the lifespan
| | | | | | | |
,C) Experiences suicidal ideations that result in a preoccupation with death
| | | | | | | | | |
D) Has both mental health and Substance Use Disorders
| | | | | | | |
D) Has both mental health and Substance Use Disorders
| | | | | | | |
A client states that she feels that she has been discriminated against at her
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
workplace due to her sexual orientation. She is upset by this treatment and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
would like to find another job as she does not think that she will be successful in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fighting the agency bias. The client has worked for her employer for many years
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
without advancement and believes it is due to her marriage to another woman.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
In this situation it is BEST for the social worker to help the client:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
A) Address the emotional consequences of discrimination
| | | | | |
B) Find another job that will offer advancement opportunities
| | | | | | | |
C) Determine if other employees have suffered discrimination
| | | | | | |
D) Fight the agency's discriminatory practices
| | | | |
D) Fight the agency's discriminatory practices
| | | | |
A social worker learns that his client is a close personal friend of his supervisor.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Neither the client nor the supervisor is aware of this situation. In order to address
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
it ethically, the social worker should:
| | | | | |
A) Keep the circumstances confidential, not disclosing it to either the client or the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
supervisor.
|
B) Refer the client to another agency in the community.
| | | | | | | | |
C) Inform the client of the situation and arrange for alternate supervision within
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the agency. |
D) Ask the client if this situation poses a problem.
| | | | | | | | |
C) Inform the client of the situation and arrange for alternate supervision within
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the agency. |
A former client comes to see a social worker to get a copy of his record. As he
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
appears to be in crisis, the social worker is concerned that he will not be able to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
handle the sensitive material in it, causing him harm. The social worker tells the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
, client that it cannot be released at this time and documents her concerns in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
record. This social worker's actions are:
| | | | |
A) Unethical as the social worker does not know the reasons for the client's
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
request.
B) Ethical as the client is no longer receiving services from the social worker.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
C) Unethical as the client always has the right to have a copy of his record.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
D) Ethical based on the competency of the client.
| | | | | | | |
D) Ethical based on the competency of the client.
| | | | | | | |
A social worker has identified an ethical dilemma that exists in her agency.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
According to the principles of ethical problem solving, she should NEXT:
| | | | | | | | | |
A) Gather information on why the dilemma emerged and how long it has been
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
present.
B) Determine whether the social work licensing board has regulations to assist
| | | | | | | | | | | |
with resolving it.
| |
C) Inform her supervisor of the problem immediately to avoid negative
| | | | | | | | | | |
consequences.
D) Weigh ethical issues in light of the values and principles in the professional
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
code of ethics.
| |
D) Weigh ethical issues in light of the values and principles in the professional
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
code of ethics.
| |
A social worker gets a referral for a mandated client. When engaging with the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
client, it is MOST important for the social worker to:
| | | | | | | | |
A) Ask the client what services are needed.
| | | | | | |
B) Stress that information will be kept confidential by the social worker.
| | | | | | | | | | |
C) Recognize that the client is likely ambivalent about receiving services.
| | | | | | | | | |
D) Find out why the client has been determined to need assistance.
| | | | | | | | | | |
C) Recognize that the client is likely ambivalent about receiving services.
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