Practice Questions (ASWB Exam Prep) 2024
Exam Questions With Verified Answers.
Denise is a school social worker. One of her clients, Dawn, is a teenager who is doing extremely
well academically, with perfect grades and participation in a wide variety of activities. However,
Dawn reports to Denise that she does not feel good about herself, often thinks about death, and
has trouble sleeping.
Which of the classic parenting styles has MOST likely been applied to Dawn?
Authoritarian
Uninvolved
Permissive
Authoritative - answer✔Authoritarian
Which of the following are types of research conducted by social workers as part of their ethical
responsibilities to the profession?
Needs assessment and program evaluation.
Clinical research and ethics evaluation
Client observation and participant observation
Group and family therapy - answer✔Needs assessment and program evaluation
Which form of feminist theory argues that gender is a social construct used to create power
imbalances between men and women?
Liberal feminism - answer✔Radical feminism
Tiffany is a social worker who believes she has discovered an ethical dilemma involving a client.
Tiffany has consulted the NASW Code of Ethics to determine which ethical standards are being
compromised and what values may be at stake, and believes she has found the heart of the issue
in that guidance.
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, what should Tiffany do NEXT?
Weigh ethical issues in light of the NASW Code of Ethics
Monitor for further ethical issues
Suggest and implement modifications in light of social work values
Determine the presence of an ethical dilemma - answer✔Determine the presence of an ethical
dilemma
Which of the following types of program evaluation is mostly concerned with financial
outcomes?
Cost-benefit ratio - answer✔Cost-benefit analysis
Kevin takes a photograph of his client to advertise for the agency's fundraiser without telling the
client what the photograph would be used for. Which of the following rules is Kevin breaking?
Client's right to privacy
Informed consent required for disclosure
Client's right to confidentiality - answer✔Informed consent required for disclosure
Dan is the sole caregiver for his elderly father. Recently, Dan has begun abusing his father.
Which of the following is the BEST possible warning sign that abuse is occurring?
Dan is showing signs of poor self-care
Dan is expressing more emotion lately
Dan is using drugs and alcohol - answer✔Dan is using drugs and alcohol
A functional behavioral assessment may be completed on a student whose behavior has become
inconsistent with his normal behavior. Which of the following is NOT a common element that a
behavioral assessment generally analyzes?
Attendance records
Health assessments
Appearance - answer✔Appearance
Holly is going to meet a client for the first time. She plans to do a biopsychosocial history on the
client in order to learn more about him. Holly asks her client to bring collateral data, such as
medical records, pictures of family, and other information to their appointment.
Why is collateral data important?
It helps fill in gaps for the biopsychosocial history that a client might leave out.
It provides information from family members to reveal their observations of the client.
It helps to show if the client is being honest during the biopsychosocial history. - answer✔It
helps fill in gaps for the biopsychosocial history that a client might leave out.
What is the MAIN purpose of conducting a reassessment of the sessions that have transpired
between the client and the social worker?
To determine if services have been effective or if something needs to change.
To prepare the client to transfer to a new social worker if the current one hasn't met the client's
needs.
To remind both the client and the social worker of the goals that they're working on. -
answer✔To determine if services have been effective or if something needs to change.
What are the four class statuses in the United States (in order from highest to lowest)?
Upper class, middle class, working class, lower class
Upper class, upper middle class, lower class, underclass - answer✔Upper class, middle class,
working class, lower class
Which of the following is the BEST way to handle cultural differences between a client and
oneself as a practitioner?
Understand how the differences affect the process of problem-solving.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of all cultural differences
Involve the client in a deep dialogue about cultural differences - answer✔Understand how the
differences affect the process of problem-solving
What assessment technique is often used to show how families operate with each other and
within their community?
Familial reviewing
Environmental mapping
Social network mapping
Political assessment - answer✔Social network mapping
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