LCSW Exam Questions And Answers
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170 ..multiple .choice .questions .and .4 .hours .to .answer .and .no .breaks .included, .however...
.- .correct .answer. . . . .Only .150 .questions .will .actually .be .counted .in .your .score
The .test .is .on .the .computer .and .each .question .needs .an .- .correct .answer. . . . .Answer
I .will .get .an .unofficial .copy .of .my .results .that .will .be .- .correct .answer. . . . .Pass .or .Fail
If .I .don't .pass .I .will .have .- .correct .answer. . . . .to .wait .90 .days .to .retake .it
The .test .is .how .many .hours .long .- .correct .answer. . . . .4
Remember .the .time .lapse- .- .correct .answer. . . . .tests .will .be .about .2 .years .behind .in .latest
.research
This .test .is .not .geared .to .test .your .memory, .instead .it .is .- .correct .answer. . . . .on .your
.understanding .of .the .core .essentials
KSA .- .correct .answer. . . . .knowledge, .skills, .and .abilities
Base .your .answers .on .the .content .you .studied .and .what .you've .learned .in .the .classroom.
.Do .NOT .- .correct .answer. . . . .always .base .this .on .necessarily .your .clinical .judgement
,Ask .yourself... .- .correct .answer. . . . ."what .did .I .study .related .to .this .question?" .or ."Which
.KSA .is .being .tested?"
DO .NOT .ASK .YOURSELF .- .correct .answer. . . . ."what .would .i .do .in .this .situation" .because
.you .will .be .drawing .on .your .practice .experience .rather .than .the .existing .knowledge
Many .questions .will .be .focused .on .me .applying .information .to... .- .correct .answer. . . . .a
.particular .situation .or .scenario.
Do .NOT .get .lost .in .the .scenario, .in .practice .social .workers .often .alter .their .actions .based
.on .many .contextual .variables, .HOWEVER .in .this .exam .- .correct .answer. . . . .there .is .only
.one .right .answer .and .it .is .based .on .the .KSAs.
Focus .on .the .content .being .tested .NOT .- .correct .answer. . . . .the .details .of .the .vignette
Do .not .think .about .the .laws .in .your .state .because .these .questions .are .the .same .for .every
.state .and .those .laws .vary, .Instead .- .correct .answer. . . . .focus .on .the .content .being .tested
The .best .answers .are .not .always .- .correct .answer. . . . .the .correct .ones
Look .for .qualifying .words .like... .- .correct .answer. . . . ."least, .most, .first, .not, .best, .next"
Put .the .qualifying .word .in .front .of .each .answer .to .ensure .- .correct .answer. . . . .that .you .are
.focusing .on .what .is .important.
A .theory .is .a .set .of .- .correct .answer. . . . .interrelated .concepts .that .are .organized .in .a .way
.that .explain .aspects .of .everyday .life.
A .practice .model .is .a .way .- .correct .answer. . . . .in .which .a .theory .is .operationalized.
A .perspective .is .a .point .of .view .- .correct .answer. . . . .that .is .usually .broader .and .at .a .higher
.level .of .abstraction
Paradigm .- .correct .answer. . . . .Theory, .model .or .perspective
Answer .the .question .related .to .- .correct .answer. . . . .the .paradigm .the .question .states. .For
.example, ."what .theory .is .used .in..." .or ."what .practice", .or ."what .model"
STAY .WITH .THE .MATERIAL .IN .THE .QUESTION .AND .DO .NOT .ADD .- .correct .answer. . . .
.INFORMATION .BASED .ON .YOUR .PAST .EXPERIENCES
Look .for .quotations .in .the .question .as .- .correct .answer. . . . .clues .for .the .answer
The .lens .that .you .should .use .is .often .listed .in .the .- .correct .answer. . . . .last .sentence .of .the
.question
,The .VERB .choices .in .answers .are .often .clues .- .correct .answer. . . . ."provide, .explore,
.engage, .ignore .or .wait"
Verbs .like .provide .mean .- .correct .answer. . . . .what .a .therapist .will .do .or .should .do
Verbs .like .explore .or .engage .mean .- .correct .answer. . . . .that .the .SW .is .relying .on .the .client
Verbs .like .ignore .or .wait .- .correct .answer. . . . .means .that .a .SW .is .not .taking .critical
.information .into .account
Use .Maslow's .Hierarchy .of .needs .to .answer .questions .about .- .correct .answer. . . . .what .to
.do .First .or .Next- .ex: .a .SW .should .always .assess .health .and .safety .needs .first .before
.relationship .needs
Consider .the .problem-solving .process .when .finding .the .answer. .And .focus .on .the .correct
.order. .The .problem-solving .process .includes: .- .correct .answer. . . . .ENGAGEMENT,
.ASSESSMENT, .PLANNING, .INTERVENTION, .EVALUATION, .AND .TERMINATION
First .session= .ENGAGEMENT= .- .correct .answer. . . . .why .is .the .client .there, .why .they .are
.seeking .services .now, .the .role .of .the .SW, .what .to .expect .in .treatment, .listen .to .client,
.explain .limits .of .confidentiality
Reference .to .a .specific .session .in .a .question .is .also .a .clue .to .determine .what .- .correct
.answer. . . . .stage .of .problem-solving .they .are .in
The .answer .to .what .the .SW .would .do .IS .dependent .ON .- .correct .answer. . . . .the
.PROBLEM-SOLVING .STAGE .they .are .in
Stages .can .be .identified .with .clues .like .- .correct .answer. . . . ."when .developing .rapport" .to
.indicate .engagement, ."when .gathering .information .on .the .problem" .to .indicate
.Assessment .or ."when .developing .the .contract" .to .indicate .Planning, ."when .implementing
.skills" .to .indicate .Intervention, ."when .assessing .whether .ct .has .reached .their .goals" .to
.indicate .evaluation, ."when .discussing .next .steps .after .reaching .goals" .to .indicate
.termination
If .the .age .of .the .client .is .in .the .question .- .correct .answer. . . . .then .it .is .usually .relevant .in .the
.answers. .For .example, .Imaginary .friends .in .childhood .are .an .extension .of .pretend .play
.and .part .of .Piaget's .preoperational .stage.
MANY .questions .aim .to .assess .if .the .SW .is .placing .the .client .as .the .priority .and
.respecting .- .correct .answer. . . . .their .RIGHT .TO .SELF .DETERMINATION
Questions .might .focus .on .conflicts .between .meeting .a .client's .needs .vesus .adhering .to
.practices .or .policies .created .by .the .agency. .- .correct .answer. . . . .ALWAYS .GO .WITH .THE
.CLIENT
, A .SW .never .- .correct .answer. . . . .offer's .advice
Do .not .dismiss .an .answer .even .if .it .seems .difficult .- .correct .answer. . . . .It .should .ALWAYS
.be .about .the .clients .right .to .self .determination .and .removing .barriers
The .client .is .the .expert .on .- .correct .answer. . . . .themsevles
When .a .supervisor .is .brought .up .in .questions- .- .correct .answer. . . . .it .is .to .ensure .that .the
.client .is .getting .quality .care .not .treatment .and .is .NOT .about .adhering .to .policies
Always .look .at .what .is .best .for .the .client .NOT .- .correct .answer. . . . .for .the .agency
The .only .time .we .do .not .determine .self .determination .is .when .- .correct .answer. . . . .clients
.are .a .harm .to .self .or .others
Make .sure .you .THOROUGHLY .understand .the .question .before .answering- .- .correct
.answer. . . . .write .down .key .words, .stages, .hints, .etc
Read .the .question .exactly .as .it .is .written, .paying .attention .to .qualifying .words .and .those
.in .quotes. .Do .not .look .at .- .correct .answer. . . . .the .responses .yet
Ask ."What .is .this .question .about?!" .to .determine .- .correct .answer. . . . .which .of .the .KSA's .is
.being .tested
Think .about .the .important .concepts .related .to .the .KSA; .- .correct .answer. . . . .they .will .be
.essential .in .selecting .the .correct .answers .from .the .incorrect .ones.
Examine .the .question .again .to .confirm .that .your .assumption .about .which .KSA .is .being
.tested .is .correct .and .- .correct .answer. . . . .to .determine .how .the .important .concepts .related
.the .KSA .are .relevant .to .the .question.
Eliminate .any .responses .that .do .not .appear .to .be .correct. .- .correct .answer. . . . .If .more .than
.one .response .choice .appears .to .be .viable, .go .back .and .read .the .question .again- .looking
.only .at .the .remaining .viable .responses. .This .will .take .several .tries.
Each .time .a .response .choice .is .eliminated .- .correct .answer. . . . .read .the .question .and .the
.answers .that .are .left.
Unless .the .client .is .in .crisis, .don't .choose .an .answer .that .says, .- .correct .answer. . . . ."Tell
.the .client .to .x,y,z", .The .exception .is ."tell .me .HOW .you..."
Do .not .pick .an .answer .simply .because .it .has .SW .buzz .words .like ."rapport, .empathy,
.support .system, .joining .with .client, .strengths .perspective" .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .word .or .a
.catch .phrase .does .not .make .an .answer .correct. .Ask .yourself .whether .the .answer .would
.still .be .as .appealing .without .the .buzzword.