SOCIAL WORK ASWB Masters Practice TESTS Part 4 Questions And Answers Respectively.
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SOCIAL WORK ASWB Masters Practice TESTS Part 4 Questions And
Answers Respectively.
A social worker is contacted by the parents of a 12-year-old boy as they would like to see his educational
records based on the belief that they contain inaccurate information about his academic achievements.
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SOCIAL WORK ASWB Masters Practice TESTS Part 4 Questions And
Answers Respectively.
A social worker is contacted by the parents of a 12-year-old boy as they would like to see his educational
records based on the belief that they contain inaccurate information about his academic achievements.
Under federal law, these records are - ANSOpen to inspection and review by the parents at any time.
Which of the following behaviors is NOT an indicator that a client is resistant or lacks readiness to fully
participate in services? - ANS--Asking in detail about confidentiality practices and procedures
Which of the following behaviors are indicators that a client is resistant or lacks readiness to fully
participate in services? - ANS--Engaging in small talk about irrelevant topics.
--Regularly missing or being late for appointments.
--Limiting the amount of information revealed about the problem.
An example of cultural blindness in social work practice is - ANSApplying helping approaches universally
to all clients without considering cultural diversity.
What are some examples of cultural competency in social work practice. - ANS--Viewing the needs of all
clients, not just those in the dominant culture, as equally important.
--Identifying cultural norms that have impacted clients presenting problems.
--Advocating for the rights of all clients regardless of culture, race, and//or ethnicity.
According to the NASW Code of Ethics--Termination of Services, before social workers begin termination
of services for nonpayment of fee, the following criteria should be met: - ANS--The financial contractual
arrangements have been made clear to clients, preferably in writing.
--Clients do not pose an imminent danger to self or others.
--The clinical and other consequences of the nonpayment (disruption of treatment/interruption of
services) have been discussed with clients.
,Which criterion does not need to be met for social workers to be able to terminate clients for
nonpayment of fees? - ANSSocial workers have used sliding scales to make fees affordable for clients.
Rationale:
When setting fee, social workers should ensure that they are fair, reasonable, and commensurate with
the services performed. Consideration should be given to clients ability to pay. However, social worker
do not need to institute sliding scales, or set fees based on clients incomes. Sliding scales do not
inherently make fees affordable. Fees can still be unfair and unreasonable even when differentials are
used to account for income.
A client is upset about the breakup of his marriage. He feels distraught and does not think that he will
ever have another intimate relationship. In this situation, the social worker can BEST demonstrate
empathy by - ANSListening attentively while looking at the client as he describes his feelings.
A social worker receives a request for "all mental health records" of a client. The social worker maintains
psychotherapy notes of sessions in a separate locked location. After reviewing all of the records and
notes, the client signs a single authorization releasing all mental health information. Based on this
consent, the social worker should - ANSRelease only the information in the record and not the
psychotherapy notes.
Rationale:
HIPPA affords psychotherapy notes more confidentiality protection in certain circumstances. Social
workers should understand that a general consent or authorization to release all mental health
information in the record is not sufficient to disclose separately maintained psychotherapy notes.
A social worker has just implemented a new agency practice to resolve an existing ethical issue.
According to the principles of ethical problem solving, the social worker should NEXT: - ANSMonitor the
procedure to see if the problem is resolved and any new concerns emerge.
A social worker organizes and joins a group of community members for a "sit in" at a government
building. This demonstration, which is against the law, aims to put political pressure on officials to act on
pending legislation. The strategy employed is known as - ANSCivil disobedience.
A client who was hospitalized for hallucinations is being discharged with medication to address these
symptoms. The client is MOST likely being prescribed - ANSRisperdal (risperidone)
Rationale:
Risperdal is an antipsychotic
, A female social worker is part of a multidisciplinary team working with a Muslim male client. When
interacting with the client, the social worker should be aware that physical touch is generally - ANSNot
accepted between members of the opposite gender unless they are nonpublic interactions between
close family members
A client is very concerned about information that has been shared with a social worker over the years
being "used against her." The client is trying to be appointed guardian of her elderly father by the court
despite the objections of her siblings. In this situation,the social worker should - ANSReview
confidentiality procedures and their limits in order to alleviate the client's concerns.
A client is upset because a boy who she recently kissed broke up with her. The client states that she does
not understand why the breakup occurred as the kiss indicted that he has strong feelings toward her. The
social worker explains that kissing may not have the same meaning for the boy. The social worker's
statement is rooted in which theoretical perspective? - ANSSymbolic interactionism
Symbolic Interactionism - ANSis an approach that focuses on interpreting the meanings that clients
develop through their interaction with others. The central theme of symbolic interactionism is that
human life is lived in the symbolic domain. Symbols are culturally derived social objects having shared
meanings that are created and maintained in social interaction. Through language and communication,
symbols provide the means by which reality is constructed. REality is primarily a social product and is
dependent on symbolic interactions for its existence. Even the physical environment is relevant to
human conduct mainly as it is interpreted through symbolic systems.
Symbolic interactionism is based on 3 basic premises - ANS1. Humans act toward things on the basis of
the meanings that things have for them,
2. The meanings of things derive from social interactions
3. These meanings are dependent on, and modified by, an interpretive process of the people who
interact with one another.
Self-psychology - ANSA theory that emphasizes how we use interpersonal relationships (self objects) to
develop our own sense of self. It aims to help clients develop greater senses of self-cohesion by meeting
self-object needs.
Operant conditioning - ANSa type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a
reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher. It explains that behaviors are more or less likely to
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