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A social worker employed by a retirement home is approached by a client for help in establishing a
recycling program in the facility. The social worker decides to cohost a meeting with the client to discuss
the idea with other residents. What is the MOST likely reason for this approach?
A. Antagonizing administration could be dangerous.
B. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be helpful.
C. Helping residents start new relationships is important.
D. Sharing leadership is very effective with groups. - ✔✔Answer = D
Rationale: By sharing leadership with the resident (key D), the social worker is supporting the resident's
skill development as well as promoting positive group dynamics. Options (A) and (B) draw conclusions
without substantiated information. While the potential for beginning new relationships (C) exits. It is not
the MOST likely reason for the co-facilitation.
At what age does normal separation anxiety typically begin?
A. 24 months
B. 18 months
C. 12 months
D. 3 months - ✔✔Answer = C
Rationale: The item requires basic recall that separation anxiety normally occurs at the age of 12 months
(key c).
,A nine-month-old child is neglected and lacks a secure attachment to a caretaker. What long-term effect
should the social worker be MOST concerned about as the child gets older?
A. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
B. Social Anxiety in middle age
C. Risk for incarceration
D. Negative social interactions with peers - ✔✔Answer = D
Rational: The most strongly linked long-term effect of insecure attachment is future negative social
interactions with peers (key D). Posttraumatic stress disorder (B) is a short-term effect, while risk of
incarceration (C) and later social anxiety (D) are not directly linked to attachment difficulties.
A couple identify strongly with the deaf culture. A social worker is helping them to obtain education
services for their child, who has experienced hearing loss. What communication strategy should the
social worker consider during planning?
A. Total immersion in the use of sign language
B. Cochlear implant surgery to improve hearing
C. Mainstreaming with children who do not have hearing loss
D. The use of lipreading as a primary technique - ✔✔Answer = A
Rationale: This question requires knowledge of the deaf culture's belief in total immersion in their
primary language, which is sign language (key A). Cochlear implant surgery (B) and lipreading (D) are
strategies that are not supported by the deaf culture. Mainstreaming with children who do not have
hearing loss (C) is not a communication strategy but an academic one.
A school social worker meets with parents of a child who has recently completed treatment for cancer.
The child's physician is recommending that the child return to school as soon as possible, but the
parents believe that more time at home would be beneficial. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A. Advocate for the parents to keep the child at home
B. Explore the reasons for the parents' beliefs
,C. Obtain the child's perspective on the situation
D. Refer the parents and child for family therapy - ✔✔Answer = B
Rationale: Before taking action, the social worker should acknowledge and validate the parents;
concerns and explore the events and emotions that have led to these concerns (key B). Advocating that
the child stay at home (A) is not supported by the physician's recommendation. Although the social
worker may eventually want to obtain the child's perspective (C), this would not be the NEXT step. There
are no indications of family dysfuction that would warrant family therapy (D).
A social worker begins a job at a psychiatric hospital and is assigned a caseload. One of the clients is a
former intimate partner. The social worker and client have not had any contact for several years. What
should the social worker do?
A. Process the issue with the client
B. Deny the relationship occurred
C. Transfer the client to a colleague
D. Request a transfer to a different - ✔✔Answer = C
Rationale: the avoid the ethical dilemma of dual relationships, the social worker should transfer the
client to another social worker (key C). Processing the issue with the client (A) is not going to resolve the
ethical dilemma. Denying the existence of the past relationship (B) is unethical. Asking for a transfer to
another department (D) avoids the issue entirely.
A client who is trying to become pregnant uses marijuana consistently and has questions about the
effects on the fetus. The social worker tells the client that the marijuana use could possibly harm the
fetus. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
B. Refer the case for possible criminal prosecution
C. Inform the client that the drug use will be reported to the child protection agency
D. Ask the client's health care provider to drug test the client at her appointments - ✔✔Answer = A
, Rationale: Offering treatment options (key A) to the client supports client self-determination and choice.
Options (B), (C), and (D) are all restrictive and breach client confidentiality.
A social worker is asked to analyze new social welfare policies that will affect the community. What
should the social worker do FIRST?
A. Examine the likely impact of the policies on the community
B. Research the historical problems that led to the policies
C. Organize a grassroots coalition to discuss reaction to the policies
D. Look into legal precedents that could potentially nullify the policies - ✔✔Answer = B
Rationale: This item requires understanding of the basic steps in policy analysis. The social worker must
FIRST understand the historical background of the policy (key B) before moving to the analysis stage.
Options (A), (C), and (D) are steps to take later in the process.
A woman who is five months pregnant speaks with a social worker at an adoption agency to request
information. The woman explains that she lives with her sister and that her sister's boyfriend is
threatening to force her out of the home. She says that she does not feel safe. What should the social
worker do FIRST?
A. Call the police for the woman
B. Develop a safety plan
C. Try to locate housing for the woman
D. Determine the nature of the danger - ✔✔Answer = D
Rationale: Before taking any action, the social worker should assess the situation FIRST (key D). Options
(A), (B), and (C) are all action steps that may be done later. Taking action without assessing the situation
involves reaching conclusions without knowing the facts.
A social worker meets with a new client who is diagnosed with depression. The social worker observes
the client is ambivalent, non-trusting, and passive. What should the social worker do NEXT?
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