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ASWB Bachelors Exam 2024 Update.


A SW in CPS contacts a parent reported for neglect of a 7-year-old child. To gather
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information for decision-making, what should the SW do FIRST?
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A. Observe the household environment for safety risks
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B. Interview the child and parent separately and together
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C. Read the current report of suspected neglect
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D. Obtain collateral data on the parent from neighbors - (correct answer) -C. Read the
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current report of suspected neglect
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What interviewing skill is used in SW to help the client set treatment goals?
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A. Containment
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B. Focusing
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C. Summarizing
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D. Reassuring - (correct answer) -B. Focusing
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A SW meets with an 85-year-old client with cognitive impairments who is having financial
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difficulties. The SW discovers that the client has been charged exorbitant fees for
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inadequate home repairs over a long period of time. The client does not want to report the
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repair company since the workers were very friendly. What should the SW do FIRST?
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A. Reach an agreement with the client to no longer use the company
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B. Report the situation to the appropriate authorities
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C. Provide the client with contact information for filing a complaint
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D. Contact the company regarding repair fees - (correct answer) -B. Report the situation to
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the appropriate authorities.
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The ability to evaluate a situation, social phenomenon, or person without prejudice or
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distortion is referred to as:
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A. Subjectivity
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C. Judgement
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D. Objectivity - (correct answer) -D. Objectivity
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A patient whose hand was severed in an accident is referred to the hospital social worker.
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What should the SW do FIRST?
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A. Present available rehabilitation options
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B. Evaluate the patient's social supports
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C. Assess the patient's emotional reaction
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D. Gather social history information - (correct answer) -C. Assess the patient's emotional
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reaction.
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,While reading a couple's adoption references, the SW notices that three out of five
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references include information on the wife only. What is the SW's MOST appropriate
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response to this lack of information?
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A. Ask the husband why the reference did not include him
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B. Request a follow-up interview with the husband
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C. Tell the wife the references did not include the husband
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D. Contact the references and ask for additional data - (correct answer) -D. Contact the
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references and ask for additional data.
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A SW working in a homeless shelter meets with a client who demands to leave on a cold
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winter day. The client has schizophrenia and has no supportive connections away from the
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shelter. The client is wearing clothes inappropriate for the weather conditions. What
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should the SW do FIRST?
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A. Inform the agency administrator of the client's plans
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B. Discuss with the client the risks involved in leaving
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C. Provide the client with appropriate clothing items
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D. Inform appropriate authorities of the client's intention - (correct answer) -B. Discuss with
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the client the risks involved in leaving.
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During an interview, before actually speaking, a SW considers what to say to a client in
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words the client will understand. What aspect of the communication cycle is the SW using?
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A. Giving Feedback
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D. Encoding - (correct answer) -D. Encoding
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A school SW is talking to a group of middle school students about smoking cigarettes.
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There is general agreement among the students that occasional use of electronic
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cigarettes is safe. What should the SW do to BEST respond to the discussion?
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A. Educate the students about the addictive properties of electronic cigarettes
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B. Discuss the impact of peer pressure on smoking behavior
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C. Inform the students that smoking can lead to other drug use
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D. Remind the students that electronic cigarettes create offensive odors - (correct answer)
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-A. Educate the students about the addictive properties of electronic cigarettes.
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A SW tells a client, "You looked confused when I just explained our agency's policy." What
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communication technique is the SW attempting with this statement?
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D. Reflection - (correct answer) -D. Reflection.
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In addition to verbalizing the SW's understanding, what does an empathetic response
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include?
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A. Mirroring the client's feelings
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,B. Expressing the SW's similar feeling
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C. Exploring the problem further
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D. Universalizing the client's problem - (correct answer) -A. mirroring the client's feelings.
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as standards for judging others are exhibiting:
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D. Discrimination - (correct answer) -C. Ethnocentrism
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A 26-year-old women who is homeless and pregnant is referred to a SW. She is in conflict
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with her family, has no money, abuses substances, and needs emergency housing. What
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is the woman's MOST immediate problem?
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A. Need for shelter
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B. Need for prenatal care
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C. Substance abuse
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D. Lack of money - (correct answer) -A. Need for Shelter.
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A SW meets with a 13-year-old client who reports that she may be pregnant. Her boyfriend
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is 16-years old. The client demands that the SW not tell anyone. What should the SW do
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FIRST?
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A. Review the limits of confidentiality related to the circumstance
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B. Make a formal report to the appropriate child welfare authority
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C. Respect the client's right to keep her situation private
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D. Notify the client's parents of the client's possible pregnancy - (correct answer) -A.
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Review the limits of confidentiality related to the circumstances.
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A SW selects clients to participate in a research project about child abuse. What is the
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BEST term for this process?
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D. Assessment - (correct answer) -C. Sampling.
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A hospital SW contacts a nursing home about accepting a patient. The nursing home asks
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the SW for a copy of the patient's records. What should the SW do FIRST?
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A. Discuss the specifics of the requests with the client
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B. Provide a copy of the patient's record as requested
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C. Ask the nursing home to put the request in writing
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D. Provide a redacted copy of the patient's records - (correct answer) -A. Discuss the
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specifics of the request with the client.
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A SW learns that a client is receiving services from another SW for the same problem. The
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client has not told this to the SW. What should the SW do FIRST?
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A. Initiate termination of services to the client
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, B. Ignore the issue unless the client discloses it
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C. Explore which service provider the client prefers
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D. Consult with the SW Supervisor regarding the case - (correct answer) -D. Consult with
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the SW supervisor regarding the case.
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What step is an appropriate part of the referral process?
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A. Following up to determine whether the resources were provided
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B. Alerting the client about problems within the agency to which the client has been referred
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C. Offering the client the use of the SW's resource listing, but allowing the client to
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determine whom to call
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D. Eliciting family history in order to provide complete information to the person to whom
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the client is referred - (correct answer) -A. Following up to determine whether the
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resources were provided.
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A client in a domestic violence shelter wants to return to an abusive partner. The client is
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concerned that the SW will not approve. What should the SW do to BEST demonstrate
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acceptance of the client's choice?
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A. Refer the client to other services
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B. Encourage the client to discuss the decision
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C. Outline concerns about the risks of returning to the partner
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D. Allow the client to direct the conversation - (correct answer) -B. Encourage the client to
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discuss the decision.
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What is the MOST appropriate method for a SW researcher to use to assign 53 clients to
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experimental and control groups?
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A. Table of random numbers
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B. Twinning process
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C. Table of matched pairs
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D. Volunteer method - (correct answer) -A. Table of random numbers.
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What concept is concerned with whether an instrument is measuring what it purports to
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measure?
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A. Statistical regression
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B. Statistical Significance
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D. Reliability - (correct answer) -C. Validity
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A SW has been assisting a neighborhood organization in working with a city housing
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department, urging it to demolish abandoned and unsafe homes in its area. The committee
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members have asked the SW to help them develop an instrument that will aid them in
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determining their level of success in this project. The SW presents them with an evaluation
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plan that lists outcomes from "much less than expected" to "much more than expected".
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This plan is what kind of evaluation tool?
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A. Goal-attainment scaling
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B. Consumer satisfaction survey
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C. Target-problem scaling
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