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A couple requests help in improving their seven-year marriage. When you ask them about their goals,
they begin to argue almost immediately. The husband states his wife nags him too much about chores.
The wife states her husband is lazy. How should you proceed with establishing treatment goals?
A. Assist them in setting a goal to help them resolve their arguments around household responsibilities.
B. Assist them in establishing treatment goals to help them learn to improve their communication and
resolve conflict.
C. Recommend they receive individual treatment to help them work on individual issues.
D. Recommend that they each attend sessions with you individually to set separate goals to work on
until they are ready to work together in a session. - ✔✔-B. Assist them in establishing treatment goals to
help them learn to improve their communication and resolve conflict.
It is correct to help them learn new skills that they can use to address the problem of disagreements
over chores as well as other problems in their relationship.
When establishing treatment goals, it is important to teach people skills that they can use during and
after treatment. Sometimes solving the current problem will not give them these skills. Teaching people
new skills and how to apply them to their lives can assist them in making progress after treatment ends.
In couples therapy, sometimes each person wants their spouse to be "fixed." It is important to keep
longer-term goals in mind while helping the couple with their immediate marital issues.
A family has adopted a seven-year-old boy who had previously experienced severe neglect. The adoptive
parents are meeting with a social worker because they are frustrated that he continues to hoard food.
,They report that they often find food under his bed and he "steals" extra food to put in his backpack for
school. What recommendations should the social worker make?
A. They should install locks on the cupboards and the refrigerator so they can better monitor his food
intake.
B. The parents should take away privileges each time they discover that he is hoarding food.
C. They can provide the child with a food basket where he can keep his healthy snacks and they can refill
the basket when it is nearing empty.
D. The parents should ignore the behavior as it will likely go away on its own once the child realizes that
the family has plenty of food. - ✔✔-C. They can provide the child with a food basket where he can keep
his healthy snacks and they can refill the basket when it is nearing empty.
Supporting the child and helping him learn that he will not go without food is important in helping him
overcome the neglect he experienced.
Children who have experienced neglect sometimes hoard food, even when they are placed in foster or
adoptive homes. They have learned this as a survival skill and should not be punished. Instead, they
should be given support. Caregivers can help them learn to recognize that their needs will be taken care
of. Over time, with helpful reinforcement, these behaviors are likely to diminish.
A social worker is meeting with a 50-year-old African-American male who acknowledges he has some
suicidal ideation. He was previously diagnosed with major depression and was recently discharged from
an inpatient hospitalization. He reports that following his hospitalization he has more energy and feels
better. He lives at home with his wife and his adult children have moved out of the home. He works in
construction and states that he works about 60 hours per week. What suicide risk factors should the
social worker pay close attention to?
A. Having adult children who have moved out of the home puts him at a higher risk.
B. The long hours that he works put him at a higher risk of suicide.
,C. His improvement during his hospitalization may actually give him the energy to complete suicide.
D. The client is African-American and therefore, statistically, a higher suicide risk. - ✔✔-C. His
improvement during his hospitalization may actually give him the energy to complete suicide.
His improvement in the hospital puts him at a higher risk because he may now have the energy to plan
and follow through with suicide.
Social workers need to know what sorts of factors may place clients at a higher risk for suicide. This
client is at particular risk due to his depression and the improvements he experienced during his
hospitalization. When people are feeling better, they sometimes find the energy to plan and follow
through with suicide.
A 55-year-old male has been meeting with a social worker to address his alcohol dependence. Over the
past few weeks he has cut down on his drinking. He arrives at his scheduled appointment sweating. He
states he has been vomiting and he has a noticeable tremor in his hands. How should the social worker
respond?
A. Encourage the client to decrease his alcohol intake more slowly as he is less likely to suffer such
serious withdrawal symptoms.
B. Call 911, even if the client refuses to consent, as the client is likely detoxing and may experience
seizures or possibly death.
C. Talk to the client about the possible dangers of alcohol withdrawal and allow the client to make his
own decision about whether or not to seek medical help.
D. Encourage the client to withstand the uncomfortable symptoms for a few days as they will likely pass
after the painful process of detox. - ✔✔-C. Talk to the client about the possible dangers of alcohol
withdrawal and allow the client to make his own decision about whether or not to seek medical help.
Unless there's a medical emergency, the proper course is to explain the possible risks to the client and
discuss whether or not he wants to seek medical treatment.
, When people decrease or stop using substances, they will experience withdrawal symptoms if they were
dependent on those substances. Withdrawal symptoms can be dangerous, but unless there's an obvious
medical emergency, it is up to the client to determine if he wants to seek medical attention.
A social worker is conducting an initial assessment with a client. What the best way for the social worker
to inquire about the client's sexual orientation?
A. "Are you attracted to men, women, both, neither?"
B. "Do you consider yourself to be gay or straight?"
C. "Tell me about your sexuality."
D. "What is your sexual preference?" - ✔✔-A. "Are you attracted to men, women, both, neither?"
This question, asked in a non-judgmental fashion, is the most effective way to encourage a discussion of
sexual preference.
When addressing issues about sexual preference, ask questions in a non-judgmental fashion and make it
clear what information you are looking for. During an assessment, this closed-question approach can
help put clients at ease and encourage them to answer clearly and succinctly.
A 32-year-old man is referred to a social worker after his children were removed by child protective
services due to allegations of neglect. He tells the social worker that he is not sure that he wants to fight
to get them back. He states he doesn't think he wants to go through all the things child protective
services wants him to do only to not regain custody in the end. Which response is the best thing the
social worker should say to the client?
A. "It may be helpful to work toward regaining custody initially, and if at any time you decide you want
to to give up, you can do so."
B. "Your children will benefit from knowing that you at least tried to regain custody, even if you aren't
successful."
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