ASWB Practice Exam Pt 3 Questions &
Answers 2023/2024
An adolescent who has been living with her 23 year old boyfriend for six months calls a crisis
hotline at 2am requesting for help. She says her boyfriend evicted her because she may be
pregnant. She will be 18 in two days. The adolescent says that she has no place to go. What
should the social worker do FIRST?
A: Obtain a court order for emergency foster care placement
B: Notify the police of the boyfriend's actions
C: Call the adolescent's parents, requesting help
D: Contact a youth shelter facility - ANSWERSD: Contact a youth shelter facility
In this crisis situation, the social worker must provide immediate, tangible aid. Contacting a
youth facility for housing FIRST (D) helps with the client's basic need of shelter, which is the
client's presenting problem. Notifying the police (B) is not warranted by the boyfriend's actions
since there is no indication that a crime was committed. Obtaining a court order for emergency
placement (A) and calling the adolescent's parents (C) could possibly occur next If a youth
shelter facility (D) is not available.
A social worker provides treatment to clients on the sex offender registry. Some clients' are
discouraged when they are fired from a job after their sex offender status becomes known.
What should the social worker do to BEST support the clients?
A: Refer the clients to a human rights agency
B: Teach clients to disclose their background proactively when offered a job
C: Require clients to empathize with how employers view individuals registered as sex offenders
D: Discourage clients from pursuing employment until they complete treatment - ANSWERSB:
Teach clients to disclose their background proactively when offered a job
Teaching clients how to proactively disclose their background (B) offers the BEST support
because it involves empowerment and demonstrates respect for the dignity and worth of the
person. Referring clients to human rights agency (A) would occur only after a potential human
, rights violation is identified. It is unrealistic to require empathy (C). Discouraging clients from
pursuing employment until treatment is completed (D) does not promote self-determination
and is not a supportive, strength based approach.
A client reacts to criticism of rage, is interpersonally explosive, has a grandiose sense of self, is
preoccupied with thoughts of of unlimited success. and has a sense of entitlement. This meets
the criteria for which of the following DSM personality disorder diagnoses?
A: Paranoid
B: Antisocial
C: Narcissistic
D: Histrionic - ANSWERSC: Narcissistic
This item requires a test-taker to differentiate between the indicators of different personality
disorders and determine that the indicators in this item are associated with (C).
Due to the recent death of a parent, a hospital social worker is experiencing difficulty
concentrating and completing work- related tasks. A colleague reports to the social worker that
patients are complaining about the social worker's irritability. The social worker should:
A: Schedule personal leave
B: Self- monitor reaction to patients
C: Appropriately disclose the loss to patients
D: Seek consultation with supervisor - ANSWERSD: Seek consultation with supervisor
If a social worker's personal life is interfering with work it would be appropriate to seek
consultation with the supervisor (D). Consultation should be sought first before a plan for
personal leave (A) is determined to be necessary. Self-monitoring (B) is not appropriate as the
social worker may not be able to identify personal behaviors that impact care due to grief. Self-
disclosure (C) would not be appropriate as it should only be used when it will benefit the client.
What condition is NOT a cause of mild or major neurocognitive disorder?
A: Alzheimer's disease
B: Cerebral vascular event
Answers 2023/2024
An adolescent who has been living with her 23 year old boyfriend for six months calls a crisis
hotline at 2am requesting for help. She says her boyfriend evicted her because she may be
pregnant. She will be 18 in two days. The adolescent says that she has no place to go. What
should the social worker do FIRST?
A: Obtain a court order for emergency foster care placement
B: Notify the police of the boyfriend's actions
C: Call the adolescent's parents, requesting help
D: Contact a youth shelter facility - ANSWERSD: Contact a youth shelter facility
In this crisis situation, the social worker must provide immediate, tangible aid. Contacting a
youth facility for housing FIRST (D) helps with the client's basic need of shelter, which is the
client's presenting problem. Notifying the police (B) is not warranted by the boyfriend's actions
since there is no indication that a crime was committed. Obtaining a court order for emergency
placement (A) and calling the adolescent's parents (C) could possibly occur next If a youth
shelter facility (D) is not available.
A social worker provides treatment to clients on the sex offender registry. Some clients' are
discouraged when they are fired from a job after their sex offender status becomes known.
What should the social worker do to BEST support the clients?
A: Refer the clients to a human rights agency
B: Teach clients to disclose their background proactively when offered a job
C: Require clients to empathize with how employers view individuals registered as sex offenders
D: Discourage clients from pursuing employment until they complete treatment - ANSWERSB:
Teach clients to disclose their background proactively when offered a job
Teaching clients how to proactively disclose their background (B) offers the BEST support
because it involves empowerment and demonstrates respect for the dignity and worth of the
person. Referring clients to human rights agency (A) would occur only after a potential human
, rights violation is identified. It is unrealistic to require empathy (C). Discouraging clients from
pursuing employment until treatment is completed (D) does not promote self-determination
and is not a supportive, strength based approach.
A client reacts to criticism of rage, is interpersonally explosive, has a grandiose sense of self, is
preoccupied with thoughts of of unlimited success. and has a sense of entitlement. This meets
the criteria for which of the following DSM personality disorder diagnoses?
A: Paranoid
B: Antisocial
C: Narcissistic
D: Histrionic - ANSWERSC: Narcissistic
This item requires a test-taker to differentiate between the indicators of different personality
disorders and determine that the indicators in this item are associated with (C).
Due to the recent death of a parent, a hospital social worker is experiencing difficulty
concentrating and completing work- related tasks. A colleague reports to the social worker that
patients are complaining about the social worker's irritability. The social worker should:
A: Schedule personal leave
B: Self- monitor reaction to patients
C: Appropriately disclose the loss to patients
D: Seek consultation with supervisor - ANSWERSD: Seek consultation with supervisor
If a social worker's personal life is interfering with work it would be appropriate to seek
consultation with the supervisor (D). Consultation should be sought first before a plan for
personal leave (A) is determined to be necessary. Self-monitoring (B) is not appropriate as the
social worker may not be able to identify personal behaviors that impact care due to grief. Self-
disclosure (C) would not be appropriate as it should only be used when it will benefit the client.
What condition is NOT a cause of mild or major neurocognitive disorder?
A: Alzheimer's disease
B: Cerebral vascular event
