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SOCIAL WORK EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT ANSWERS (A+) 2025-2026
A protective services social worker calls a mother whose severn-year old son has been
reported as neglected by her. You want to start gathering information to make
decisions. What do you do FIRST? - ANSWER Read the current report of suspected
neglect.
The interviewing skill in social work that allows the client to determine or set treatment
goals is - ANSWER focusing
A social worker is working with an 85-year-old client who has cognitive impairments and
is experiencing financial difficulties. The social worker learns that the client has paid for
exorbitant fees for inadequate home repairs over a very long period of time. The client
does not wish to file a report against the repair company because the workers were
friendly. Which of the following would the social worker do FIRST? - ANSWER Report the
situation to the appropriate authorities.
The ability to evaluate a situation, social phenomenon, or person without prejudice or
distortion is called - ANSWER objectivity
The physician refers the patient whose hand was severed in an accident to the hospital
social worker. The first step for the social worker is to - ANSWER Assess the patient's
emotional reaction.
While reading a couple's adoption references, the social worker notices that three of the
five references include information about the wife only. Which is the best response by
the social worker for this missing information? - ANSWER The social worker should call
the references and request additional information.
A SW working in a homeless shelter meets the client who is demanding to leave on a
cold winter day. The client has schizophrenia and no supportive connections away from
,the shelter. The client is wearing clothes inappropriate for the weather conditions. What
should the SW do FIRST? - ANSWER Discuss with the client the risks involved in leaving.
During the interview, and before saying anything, the social worker is thinking about
what she will say to the client in words that he will understand. What part of the
communication cycle is the social worker using? ANSWER Encoding
A school SW is leading a discussion with middle school students regarding cigarette
smoking. The students generally describe a belief that it is okay to use an electronic
cigarette every once in a while. What does the social worker do to BEST respond to the
discussion? - ANSWER Educate the students about the addictive properties of
electronic cigarettes.
A social worker tells a client "you look confused when I just explained our agency's
policy" what communication technique is the SW attempting with this statement? -
ANSWER Reflection
Besides putting into words the SW understanding, what does an empathetic response
contain? - ANSWER Mirroring the clients feeling.
People who view the norms and values of their own culture as absolute and employ them
as measuring rods for evaluating others are exhibiting - ANSWER ethnocentrism
A 26 year old women who is homeless and pregnant is referred to a SW. sHe is in
conflict with her family, has no money, abuses substances, and needs emergency
housing. What is the woman's MOST immidiate problem? - ANSWER Need for shelter.
A social worker meets with a 13 year old client who reports that she may be pregnant.
Her boyfirend is 16 years old. The client demands that the social worker not tell anyone.
What shwould the SW do FIRST - ANSWER Review the limits of confidentiality to the
circumstance.
A SW chooses clients to take part in a research study related to child abuse. What is the
BEST description of what the social worker is doing? - ANSWER Sampling
, A hospital SW calls a nursing home to discuss taking a patient. The nursing home
requests that the social worker send a copy of the patients records to them. What
should the SW do FIRST - ANSWER Discuss the details of the request with the client.
A SW learns that a client is receiving services from another SW for the same problem.
The client has not told this to the SW. What would the SW do FIRST - ANSWER Consult
with the SW supervisor regarding the case.
What step is an appropriate part of the referral process? - ANSWER Following up to
determine whether the resources were provided
A client residing in a domestic violence shelter wants to reunite with an abusive partner.
The client is nervous about how the SW will react, as the client expects the SW will not
agree with their decision. What does the SW do to BEST validate the client's decision -
ANSWER Encourage the client to talk about their decision.
What is the MOST appropraite method for a SW researcher to use to assign 53 clients
experimental and control groups? - ANSWER Table of random numbers
What concept is concerned with whether an instrument is measuing what it purports to
measure - ANSWER Validity
A SW has been assisting a neighborhood organization in working with a city housing
department, usring to demolish abandoned and unsafe homes in its area. The committee
members have requested that the SW assist them in developing an instrument to help
them determine how successful they have been with this project. The social worker
proposes an evaluation plan listing outcomes from "much less expected to" to "much
more than expected." What type of evaluation tool is this? ANSWER Goal attainment
scaling.
Codependency exists when the ANSWER individuals depend upon one another to meet
unhealthy needs.
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