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Exam of 14 pages for the course LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker at LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker (LCSW-LMSW)
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LCSW-LMSWWhile gathering family information the social worker learns that the mother is
unemployed, has a few social supports, and has been physically abused by the spouse.
The social worker should first helped the mother to:
A. reestablish a sense of boundaries within the home
B. Develop a safety plan in the event of further abuse
C. Seek employment and work toward independence
D.Establish a support system within the community - answerB - safety first
A social worker has designed a study to measure the effectiveness of a community
support program for clients with a chronic mental illness. The social worker is
developing a process for ensuring informed consent but is concerned about the level of
competency, which may vary from day today for some clients. What should the social
worker do?
a. Arrange psychiatric evaluations of potential patients
b. Try to obtain legal guardianship for the client in need
c. Have family members available to help each client understand consent
d. Discuss consent when each client is most able to understand - answerD
A social worker in a rural community attends a church where there are many older
adults with chronic health conditions. Some have expressed a need for available
assistance in the local community. The social worker is aware of a nurse, physician, and
a physical therapist who are members of the church. In exploring the possibility of
creating a church-sponsored service designed to meet the needs of the elderly
members the social worker should first:
A. Determine what funding might be available for such a service
B. Mobilize a multidisciplinary team of interested professionals
C. Present the need for services to local government officials
D. Contact the relatives of the senior adults and obtain their support - answerB
A Woman who is five months pregnant speaks with a social worker adoption agency to
request information. The woman explains that she lives with her sister, and her sisters
, boyfriend's threatening to force her out of the home. She explains 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 relocate housing for the client
D. Determine the nature of the danger - answerD
A social worker works in a daycare facility with children from multiple ethnic
backgrounds. Parents are complaining about the social worker's lack of sensitivity. The
social work supervisor should first:
A. Assist the social worker in working with the families
B. Assess the social worker's cultural competency
C. Reassign social workers responsibilities
D. Recommend cultural continuing education workshops - answerB
A 21 year old male is approaching discharge from the hospital following a serious
suicide attempt. The social worker meets with him before discharge to assess his
emotional state. He will not answer any specific questions. The client tells the social
worker that he just needs to get home the social worker should next:
A. Provide the client with suicide hotline and mental health resources
B. Contact the appropriate staff to explore involuntary commitment
C. Chart the conversation before proving the discharge plan
D. Explain to the client the seriousness of the suicide attempt - answerB safety first!!!
During an initial interview with a social worker, a woman client reports that since her
marriage 1 1/2 years ago, she has had no desire for a sexual relationship with her
husband. She engages in sex only when pressured by him and disassociated during
intercourse. She also has been having reoccurring violent nightmares and suicidal
thoughts. The best course of action for this social worker is to
A. Refer the client and her husband for sex therapy
B. Refer the client to an inpatient psychiatric unit
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