ASWB SOCIAL WORK BACHELOR LEVEL / LSW EXAM QUESTIONS

ASWB SOCIAL WORK BACHELOR
LEVEL / LSW EXAM QUESTIONS

WhennjconsideringnjNativenjAmericannjcustomsnjandnjdevelopingnjservicenjplans,njsocialnj
workersnjshouldnjunderstandnjthat:nj

a.njallnjNativenjAmericansnjhavenjthenjsamenjculturenjandnjtribalnjdifferencesnjarenjminor
b.njtherenjarenjimportantnjreasonsnjwhynjNativenjAmericansnjnevernjintegratednjintonjAmeric
annjculture
c.njwithnjmorenjthannj500njtribalnjgroups,njtherenjarenjsubstantialnjculturalnjandnjsocialnjdiffer
ences
d.njitnjisnjimportantnjfornjNativenjAmericansnjtonjseparatenjfromnjtraditionalnjculturenjifnjtheynjw
antnjtonjsucceednjeconomicallynj-njanswer--
c.njwithnjmorenjthannj500njtribalnjgroups,njtherenjarenjsubstantialnjculturalnjandnjsocialnjdiffer
ences

Thenjpositivenjculturalnjvaluenjthatnjisnjexpressednjinnjthenjidealsnjofnj"machismo"njis:

a.njmasculinity
b.njfamilynjprovidernjandnjprotector
c.njpowernjandnjcontrol
d.njcooperationnj-njanswer--b.njfamilynjprovidernjandnjprotector

Whennjannjinterpreternjisnjneedednjtonjconductnjanjsocialnjworknjinterview,njthenjleastnjappro
priatenjpersonnjisnjprobably:nj

a.njanjchildnjofnjthenjclient
b.njanjrelative
c.njannjuntrainednjinterpreter
d.njannjagencynjstaffnjmembernj-njanswer--a.njanjchildnjofnjthenjclient

EmpiricalnjresearchnjonnjdiagnosticnjpatternsnjhasnjhistoricallynjdemonstratednjthatnjAfrica
nnjAmericansnjwithnjthenjsamenjsymptomnjpresentationnjasnjCaucasiansnjwillnjoftennjbenjdia
gnosed:

a.njlessnjseverely
b.njmorenjseverely
c.njthenjsame
d.njthenjresearchnjisnjirrelevantnj-njanswer--b.njmorenjseverely

Anjpsychological,njculturalnjandnjpoliticalnjorientationnjtonjlifenjthatnjbothnjdeterminesnjandnji
nfluencesnjhownjpeoplenjthink,njbehave,njmakenjdecisionsnjandnjunderstandnjphenomenanj
isnjusuallynjcallednja:

a.njworldnjview

,b.njculture
c.njpersonalnjopinion
d.njperceptionnj-njanswer--a.njworldnjview

Anjhospitalnjsocialnjworkernjreceivesnjdefinitivenjinformationnjthatnjanjsocialnjworknjcolleagu
enjisnjengagednjinnjanjsexualnjrelationshipnjwithnjanjclient.njInnjdecidingnjwhatnjtonjdo,njthenjsoc
ialnjworkernjmustnjfirstnjconsider:

a.njthenjimpactnjonnjthenjclient
b.njthenjimpactnjonnjthenjprofession
c.njthenjCodenjofnjEthics
d.njthenjviewsnjofnjthenjsupervisornjandnjadministrationnj-njanswer--c.njthenjCodenjofnjEthics

Datanjcollectionnjinnjthenjengagementnjphasenjofnjsocialnjworknjpracticenjmeansnjthatnjsocia
lnjworkers:

a.njidentifynjclients'njfinancialnjandnjinsurancenjresources
b.njseeknjoutnjinformationnjonnjanynjlegalnjornjcriminalnjproblems
c.njinterviewnjclientsnjandnjfillnjoutnjformsnjduringnjthenjinitialnjinterviewnj
d.njreadnjdocuments,njrecordsnjandnjothernjwrittennjmaterialsnj-njanswer--
c.njinterviewnjclientsnjandnjfillnjoutnjformsnjduringnjthenjinitialnjinterview

Anjfamilynjhasnjjustnjrelocatednjfromnjanjhomelessnjshelternjtonjpermanentnjhousing.njThenjm
othernjisnjinnjrecoverynjfromnjalcoholnjabuse.njThenjfathernjhasnjbeennjviolentnjwithnjthenjmot
hernjandnjisnjunemployed.njThenj8njyearnjoldnjchangednjschoolsnj6njtimesnjinnjthenjpastnjyear.
njThenjfamily'snjrecordsnjdescribenjthenjfamily'snjproblemsnjandnjnotenjthenj"contract"njtonjwhi

chnjthenjparentsnjhavenjagreednjandnjthenjservicesnjthatnjwillnjbenjprovided.njThenjsocialnjwor
kernjinnjthenjpermanentnjhousingnjprogram'snjfirstnjtasknjisnjto:

a.njassurenjthatnjthenjmothernjcontinuesnjinnjannjAAnjprogram
b.njreviewnjandnjprioritizenjthenjfamily'snjproblemsnjandnjreinforcenjthenjfamily'snjcommitme
ntnjtonjaddressingnjthem
c.njhelpnjthenjfathernjfindnjanjjob
d.njaccompanynjthenjparentsnjtonjschoolnjwithnjthenjchildnj-njanswer--
b.njreviewnjandnjprioritizenjthenjfamily'snjproblems

Anjrecentnjsocialnjworknjgraduatenjdisplaysnjexcellentnjrelationshipnjskillsnjandnjanjstrongnjc
ommitmentnjtonjclients.njThenjworkernjknowsnjshenjhasnjdifficultynjinnjtranslatingnjhernjinsigh
tsnjandnjgoalsnjintonjspecificnjtreatmentnjplans.njThenjworkernjmightnjasknjthenjsupervisornjto:

a.njpointnjoutnjproblemsnjandnjcorrectnjhernjwhennjshenjlosesnjsightnjofnjthenjgoals
b.njprovidenjconcretenjsupportnjandnjdetailednjhelpnjinnjareasnjthatnjrequirenjimprovement
c.njpairnjhernjwithnjanjmorenjexperiencednjworker
d.njprovidenjwrittennjguidelinesnjonnjgoodnjpracticenj-njanswer--
b.njprovidenjconcretenjsupportnjandnjdetailednjhelpnjinnjareasnjthatnjrequirenjimprovement

Anjclientnjexpressesnjhernjdisappointmentnjatnjnotnjbeingnjcallednjbacknjafternjanjjobnjintervie
wnjandnjventsnjhernjangernjatnjthenjjobnjinterviewer.njShenjinformsnjhernjsocialnjworkernjofnjthi
snjexchange.njThenjsocialnjworker'snjbestnjresponsenjis:

, a.njYounjhavenjtonjbenjpatientnjinnjanjjobnjsearch
b.njInjcannjseenjthatnjyou'renjupsetnjaboutnjthis
c.njInjwondernjhownjyounjfeelnjaboutnjthis
d.njInjguessnjyou'renjhurtnjandnjangrynjaboutnjnotnjgettingnjthenjjobnj-njanswer--
d.njInjguessnjyou'renjhurtnjandnjangrynjaboutnjnotnjgettingnjthenjjob

Anjworkernjhasnjreachednjannjagreementnjwithnjannjelderlynjwomannjonnjpublicnjassistancenj
tonjmovenjtonjannjassistednjlivingnjfacility.njThenjclientnjtalksnjaboutnjhernjfearsnjofnjmovingnjton
janjplacenjwherenjshenjwon'tnjknownjanyone.njThenjworker'snjbestnjresponsenjis:



a.njDon'tnjworry,njyou'llnjmakenjnewnjfriends
b.njInjguessnjyou'dnjrathernjstaynjwherenjyounjare
c.njItnjseemsnjlikenjpartnjofnjyounjwantsnjtonjmovenjandnjanothernjpartnjfeelsnjscarednjandnjwan
tsnjtonjstaynjwithnjpeoplenjyounjknow
d.njMostnjoldernjpeoplenjfeelnjjustnjlikenjyou,njbutnjthennjfeelnjbetternjafternjtheynjmovenj-
njanswer--

c.njItnjseemsnjlikenjpartnjofnjyounjwantsnjtonjmovenjandnjanothernjpartnjfeelsnjscarednjandnjwan
tsnjtonjstaynjwithnjpeoplenjyounjknow

Afternj2njmonths,njannjadolescentnjclientnjorderednjbynjthenjcourtnjtonjseenjanjsocialnjworkernjc
omplainsnjthatnjhenjseesnjnonjreasonnjfornjcontinuingnjwithnjthenjworker.njHenjsaysnjhe'snjavo
idednjtroublenjthenjwholenjtwonjmonthsnjandnjthenjworkernjshouldnjtrustnjhimnjbynjnow.njThenj
worker'snjbestnjresponsenjis:

a.njYounjsoundnjangrynjaboutnjcomingnjherenjandnjannoyednjwithnjmenjfornjinsistingnjthatnjyo
unjdo
b.njTwonjmonthsnjisn'tnjlongnjenoughnjtonjjudgenjyournjtrustworthiness
c.njYounjbrokenjthenjlawnjandnjnownjmustnjsuffernjthenjconsequences
d.njPerhapsnjtherenjisnjnonjreasonnjfornjusnjtonjcontinuenj-njanswer--
a.njYounjsoundnjangrynjaboutnjcomingnjherenjandnjannoyednjwithnjmenjfornjinsistingnjthatnjyo
unjdo

Whichnjofnjthenjbelownjquestionsnjisnjnotnjevidencenjofnjdiscriminationnjinnjanjjobnjinterviewnjo
rnjjobnjapplicationnjprocess:

a.njPleasenjsendnjanjphotographnjwithnjthenjapplication
b.njWhatnjisnjyournjbirthdate?
c.njWhatnjisnjyournjhusband'snjoccupation?
d.njListnjyournjpreviousnjemploymentnj-njanswer--d.njListnjyournjpreviousnjemployment

PeoplenjfromnjLatinonjculturesnjtendnjtonjacceptnjhelpnjfromnjexpertsnjwho:

a.njsoundnjverynjknowledgeablenjandnjworknjfornjprestigiousnjinstitutions
b.njhavenjanjreputationnjfornjbeingnjknowledgeablenjaboutnjanjcertainnjsubjectnjandnjarenjanjre
lativenjornjfriendnjofnjthenjpersonnjinnjneed
c.njarenjnotnjLatino,njbutnjarenjhighlynjcredentialed
d.njspeaknjSpanish,njarenjknowledgeablenjaboutnjthenjareanjofnjconcern,njandnjhavenjanjgoo
dnjreputationnjinnjthenjcommunitynj-njanswer--
d.njspeaknjSpanish,njarenjknowledgeablenjaboutnjthenjareanjofnjconcern,njandnjhavenjanjgoo
dnjreputationnjinnjthenjcommunity