LMSW Weekly Practice Questions and Answers Fully Solved
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LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker
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LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker
LMSW Weekly Practice Questions and Answers Fully Solved
In developing a therapy group in an adult psychiatric setting, which of the following criteria will be MOST important?
A) Diagnosis
B) Family status
C) Level of functioning
D) Intellectual capacity
C) Level of functioning
A nurs...
LMSW Weekly Practice Questions and
Answers Fully Solved
In developing a therapy group in an adult psychiatric setting, which of the following
criteria will be MOST important?
A) Diagnosis
B) Family status
C) Level of functioning
D) Intellectual capacity - answerC) Level of functioning
A nursing home social worker has a client who is elderly and mentally alert. The client
declines a medical procedure that most likely will prolong life. An adult child tries to
persuade the social worker to change the client's mind about the decision. The social
worker should:
A) respect the client's capacity to make the decision
B) explain to the client the treatment choice that has been made
C) allow the client's family member to make an appropriate choice
D) challenge the adult child's decision only if it seems to violate ethical principles -
answerA) respect the client's capacity to make the decision
A social worker in a youth recreation program conducts an initial interview with a
teenager. The social worker concludes that the presenting problems involve the teen's
need to get a job to meet personal needs. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A) Contact the teenager's parents
B) Consult with the supervisor
C) Discuss planning with the client
D) Provided needed assistance - answerC) Discuss planning with the client
At an intake session, a client requests medication for sleep. Since becoming
unemployed, the client has used alcohol as a sedative. The client is worried about
finances and is afraid of being evicted. The social worker should FIRST:
A) refer the client for evaluation for sleep medication
B) refer the client to public assistance
C) obtain more information about the client's use of alcohol
, D) refer the client to the local unemployment office - answerC) obtain more information
about the client's use of alcohol
Over a period of several months, a social worker thoroughly prepares a client for joining
a group, including the establishment of a contract for 3 months of participation. After
one group session the client informs the social worker that she will not return to the
group What should the social worker do FIRST?
A) Remind the client of her commitment to the 3 months of group participation
B) Terminate the client from all services
C) Discuss the client's failure to integrate with the group
D) Encourage the client to discuss her reasons for leaving - answerD) Encourage the
client to discuss her reasons for leaving
A client is referred to a social worker regarding depression that began eight months
earlier. The client reports irritability, sleep problems, and loss of appetite. In exploring
the onset of the depression, the social worker learns that the client had an abortion nine
months ago. What should the social worker do FIRST?
A) Complete a comprehensive eating disorder assessment
B) Offer relaxation strategies to address sleep problems
C) Refer the client to a grief and bereavement group
D) Ask about the meaning of the abortion to the client - answerD) Ask about the
meaning of the abortion to the client
The ability to keep personal feelings and needs separate from work relationships BEST
represents which social work ethical standard?
A) Professional discretion
B) Responsibility to the profession
C) Professional boundaries
D) Responsibility to colleagues - answerC) Professional boundaries
A social work student intern is providing therapy during a field placement at a
community mental health center. A client reports the urge to overdose on a bottle of
medication to escape emotional pain. The student has no experience working with
clients who are suicidal. What is the BEST action for the social work student intern to
take?
A) Explore the reasons for the client's pain
B) Contract with the client for safety
C) Bring the supervisor into the session
D) Inquire about access to the medication - answerC) Bring the supervisor into the
session
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