A SW meets with a 13-year-old client who reports that she may be pregnant. Her boyfriend is
16-years old. The client demands that the SW not tell anyone. What should the SW do FIRST?
A. Review the limits of confidentiality related to the circumstance
B. Make a formal report to the appropriate child welfare authority
C. Respect the client's right to keep her situation private
D. Notify the client's parents of the client's possible pregnancy - ✔✔A. Review the limits of
confidentiality related to the circumstances.
A SW selects clients to participate in a research project about child abuse. What is the BEST
term for this process?
A. Recruitment
B. Evaluation
C. Sampling
D. Assessment - ✔✔C. Sampling.
A hospital SW contacts a nursing home about accepting a patient. The nursing home asks the
SW for a copy of the patient's records. What should the SW do FIRST?
A. Discuss the specifics of the requests with the client
B. Provide a copy of the patient's record as requested
C. Ask the nursing home to put the request in writing
D. Provide a redacted copy of the patient's records - ✔✔A. Discuss the specifics 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 should the SW do FIRST?
,A. Initiate termination of services to the client
B. Ignore the issue unless the client discloses it
C. Explore which service provider the client prefers
D. Consult with the SW Supervisor regarding the case - ✔✔D. Consult with the SW supervisor
regarding the case.
What step is an appropriate part of the referral process?
A. Following up to determine whether the resources were provided
B. Alerting the client about problems within the agency to which the client has been referred
C. Offering the client the use of the SW's resource listing, but allowing the client to determine
whom to call
D. Eliciting family history in order to provide complete information to the person to whom the
client is referred - ✔✔A. Following up to determine whether the resources were provided.
A client in a domestic violence shelter wants to return to an abusive partner. The client is
concerned that the SW will not approve. What should the SW do to BEST demonstrate
acceptance of the client's choice?
A. Refer the client to other services
B. Encourage the client to discuss the decision
C. Outline concerns about the risks of returning to the partner
D. Allow the client to direct the conversation - ✔✔B. Encourage the client to discuss the
decision.
What is the MOST appropriate method for a SW researcher to use to assign 53 clients to
experimental and control groups?
A. Table of random numbers
B. Twinning process
C. Table of matched pairs
D. Volunteer method - ✔✔A. Table of random numbers.
,What concept is concerned with whether an instrument is measuring what it purports to
measure?
A. Statistical regression
B. Statistical Significance
C. Validity
D. Reliability - ✔✔C. Validity
A SW has been assisting a neighborhood organization in working with a city housing
department, urging it to demolish abandoned and unsafe homes in its area. The committee
members have asked the SW to help them develop an instrument that will aid them in
determining their level of success in this project. The SW presents them with an evaluation plan
that lists outcomes from "much less than expected" to "much more than expected". This plan is
what kind of evaluation tool?
A. Goal-attainment scaling
B. Consumer satisfaction survey
C. Target-problem scaling
D. Rapid assessment instrument - ✔✔A. Goal-attainment scaling.
Codependency is indicated when:
A. Adult children share a mutual addiction
B. People rely on each other to meet unhealthy needs
C. People share custody of a child
D. Siblings are inseparable as companions - ✔✔B. People rely on each other to meet
unhealthy needs.
What emotional reaction will the adult children of a person recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease MOST likely demonstrate?
A. Immortality versus extinction
B. Isolation
, C. Depression
D. Denial - ✔✔D. Denial
A SW is providing services to a caregiver who refuses a referral to a community support group.
After exploring the client's reasons for the refusal, what should the SW do NEXT?
A. Accept the client's decision to decline participation
B. Provide written information about the support group
C. Invite a support group facilitator to attend the next session with the client
D. Work with the client to enlist the help of friends and family members - ✔✔A. Accept the
client's decision to decline participation.
A new SW employee in an agency will be BEST able to function within the organization if the SW
has received information regarding the:
A. career ladder available in the agency
B. agency mission and goals
C. history of agency
D. types of clients served - ✔✔B. Agency mission and goals
A client meets a SW to discuss a family member's alcohol use. The client is frustrated and is
having difficulty coping with the family member's behavior. What is the SW's MOST appropriate
response?
A. Evaluate the client's possible codependency issues
B. Prepare the client to slowly disengage from the family member
C. Educate the client about the stages of addiction and recovery
D. Provide the client information about Alcoholics Anonymous - ✔✔C. Educate the client
about the stages of addiction and recovery
A SW in a public health clinic interviews a patient who is pregnant and has HIV. The SW contacts
a physician to help develop a plan of care that is appropriate for this patient. What approach is
the SW demonstrating?
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