LCSW - Exam Prep – Assessment Questions With Correct Answers.
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LCSW - Exam Prep – Assessment Questions
With Correct Answers.
Person-in-Environment - AnswerParents may come to a social worker for help in controlling
and disciplining their child(ren). An approach that asserts that the issues rests solely with the
child comes from a medical model which emph...
LCSW - Exam Prep – Assessment Questions
With Correct Answers.
Person-in-Environment - Answer✔Parents may come to a social worker for help in controlling
and disciplining their child(ren). An approach that asserts that the issues rests solely with the
child comes from a medical model which emphasizes fixing what is broken by addressing the
symptoms. Social workers from from a more holistic approached known as...
a. Family Counseling
b. Interactive Assessment
c. Person - in - environment
d. Behavior Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy - Answer✔A short-term, problem-solving approach to clinical social
work practice consists of 3 phases. The initial phase is centered on setting up initial tasks. The
middle phase consists of evaluating the outcomes of tasks and identifying obstacles to achieve
said outcomes. Lastly is the termination phase, which emphasizes what the client has learned or
accomplished.
a. Psychoanalytic approach
b. CBT
c. Solution-focused therapy
d. Self-centered approach
Strength-Based Assessment - Answer✔The Jacobs family has decided to incorportate the
services of a clinical social worker due to intense conflict with their environments. During the
first session, the Jacobs take turns discussing their issues while the social worker listens intently.
There is no focus on what is wrong, but rather on the complex interplay of risks and strengths.
This type of assessment is known as what?
A. Strengths-based assessment
B. Family-centered assessment
C. Conflict Resolution assessment
Empowerment - Answer✔A mother of 3 children has sought help with parenting skills. The
clinical social worker will gather family history, using this to help set goals for the client. It is
important not to set these too high or beyond reach for the client(s). The mother is educated on a
positive view of human nature with the focus on controlling one's fate instead of becoming a
victim to it. This intervention is part of what kind of therapy?
a. Life skills training
b. CBT
c. Interactive peer modeling
d. Empowerment
Gestalt Therapy - Answer✔A clinical social worker is helping a client who has had a tumultuous
past. The client's main issue is the way his history has come full circle and now presents current
problems. What therapy might she utilize?
Tourette Syndrome - Answer✔Ashley's family sought out the services of a clinical social worker
to determine what kind of problems their child is having. She tens to display involuntary
movements such as repeatedly blinking her eyes and saying things at inappropriate times. These
issues have worsened with age. Her father states that there is an uncle in the family who
demonstrates the same behaviors. What might be the findings of the social worker's assessment?
a. Holistic therapy
b. Brief therapy
c. Gestalt Therapy
d. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Behavior Modification - Answer✔Many clinical social workers utilize a therapy- not to be
confused with classical conditioning - that deals with modificiations of voluntary behaviors
caused by environmental influences. This kind of therapy includes 4 basic consequences :
positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishments and negative punishment.
Which of the therapies is described above?
a. focused change
b. solution focused therapy
c. behavior modification
d. none of the above
Active listening, positive regard, and congruence - Answer✔Person-centered therapy
demonstrates emotional understanding and sensitivity towards client's point of view. The clinical
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