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LMSW LICENSING EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1) A 35-year-old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent and the loss of a job and has increased consumption of alcohol. Which of the following areas should be assessed FIRST by the social worker? A. Financial resource availa...

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LMSW LICENSING EXAM PRACTICE

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


1) A 35-year-old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent and the loss of a job and has

increased consumption of alcohol. Which of the following areas should be assessed FIRST by the social

worker?




A. Financial resource availability


B. Potential for suicidal behavior


C. Need for grief counseling


D. Extent of substance abuse - ANSWER✔✔-B. Potential for suicidal behavior




Rationale: FIRST, the social worker would act to determine the client's safety. The only option that

addresses the client's safety is (Key B.) Options a, C, & D may be appropriate later, once the safety of the

client has been addressed.


2) The ability to keep personal feelings and needs separate from work relationships BEST represents

which social work ethical standard?




A. Professional discretion


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B. Responsibility to the profession


C. Professional Boundaries


D. Responsibility to colleagues - ANSWER✔✔-C. Professional Boundaries




Rationale: This requires knowledge of the definition of professional boundaries (key C). Since the

question asks for the BEST response, the secondary responsibilities in the other options are not correct.


3. A social worker has been treating a client for two months in an agency setting and is experiencing

intense sexual attraction toward the client. The social worker's BEST response is to:




A. Consult with an agency supervisor about the case


B. Reveal the attraction to the client


C. Transfer the client to another agency worker


D. Work toward ending the client's services at the agency - ANSWER✔✔-A. Consult with an agency

supervisor about the case




Rationale: Consulting with a supervisor (key A) is the BEST response because it assists in helping to

understand and address the situation. Options (B) & (D) are clearly unethical. Transferring the client (C)

may be done later, but it is unclear if this action is required at this point and there is not enough

information in the stem to conclude this.




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4. In a routine review of case records at a mental health center, a social worker supervisor discovers that

case managers routinely after all Native American/First Nations clients to either Alcoholics Anonymous

or Al-Anon. In discussing this practice with the case managers, the supervisor learns that the referrals

are made without obtaining information about the clients' use or abuse of substances. How can the

supervisor effectively address the practice?




A. Reprimand case managers about providing client services based on stereotyping


B. Educate the staff about services provided by Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon


C. Provide staff training in culturally competent social work practice.


D. Allow no referrals to be made without approval from the supervisor - ANSWER✔✔-C. Provide staff

training about culturally competent social work practice.


5. 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 - ANSWER✔✔-C. Obtain more information about

the client's use of alcohol



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Rationale: While options A, B & D may all be appropriate actions for the social worker to take, none

would be the first. As a part of the assessment process, the social worker needs to FIRST further explore

the issue of alcohol use (key C).


6. A client with whom a social worker has worked for several years suddenly dies. The social worker is

very distressed by the death. During supervision, the supervisor encourages expressional and ventilation

of feelings. The supervisor is providing:




A. Education


B. Consultation


C. Therapy


D. Support - ANSWER✔✔-D. Support




Rationale: The correct answer is (key D) because ventilation is one of the techniques used in providing

support.


7. A school-age boy is being beaten almost daily by his father, who has a drug and alcohol problem for

which he received no treatment. The boy solves his school conflicts by punching and kicking younger

children. The behavior is BEST described as:




A. Identification with the abuser



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