PEL 238 (SCHOOL SW) CONTENT AREA
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2026.
The school IEP team is having difficult time with parents who disagree with the decisions being
made. The SSW is asked to talk to the parents about their disagreement. What strategy should
the school social worker use with the parents?
a. Mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process hearing and supporting them
during/after.
b. Arrange to meet with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
c. Offer to ask for another re-evaluation from another agency.... - ANS b. Arrange to meet
with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How does this best help
the school?
A) Understand how alcoholism impacts students.
B) Students learn about substance abuse.
C) Have a community referral for students.
D) Students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking. - ANS C) Have a community
referral for students.
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,According to the IDEA, what is the role of the school social worker?
A) Write SDS and complete behavioral assessments.
B) Advocate for families/students
C) Read and explain the parents' rights for students w/ disabilities
D) Be a liaison between school and family - ANS A) Write SDS and complete behavioral
assessments.
A turbulent student:
A) Care intensely about what others think
B) Changes hair color often
C) Joined a different religious group.
D) Does not have appetite and lack of sleep. - ANS D) Does not have appetite and lack of
sleep.
Two teachers of a refugee student go to the school social worker to help the student. What
could the SSW recommend?
A) Practice English by using flashcards
B) Change the curriculum as a whole context
C) More opportunities for cooperative learning
D) Get students with similar backgrounds together in a class - ANS C) More opportunities for
cooperative learning
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, A student with SLD has been fighting during recess and in another classroom. What should the
IEP team consider doing?
A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
B) Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP)
C) Adaptive Behavior Assessment
D) Behavior Rating Scale - ANS A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
A foster parent came up to the school sw and shared that the biological mother has had
unscheduled visits, and the student is not completing homework because of this situation.
What can the sw assist with?
A) Tell foster parents to help the student with -homework assignments.
B) Talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does complete homework.
D) Tell teachers about what is going on when grading. - ANS C) Praise the student when he
does complete homework.
What is a challenge for a student who best learns and processes information through auditory
learning?
A) Transitioning by hearing a bell or other stimuli
B) Presenting or reading out loud
C) Reading on their own
D) Verbal cues with no visuals - ANS C) Reading on their own
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2026.
The school IEP team is having difficult time with parents who disagree with the decisions being
made. The SSW is asked to talk to the parents about their disagreement. What strategy should
the school social worker use with the parents?
a. Mediate/act as an advocate and suggest filing a due process hearing and supporting them
during/after.
b. Arrange to meet with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
c. Offer to ask for another re-evaluation from another agency.... - ANS b. Arrange to meet
with the parents in private and listen to them with intention/care.
A rural school has invited an Alateen to come and share information. How does this best help
the school?
A) Understand how alcoholism impacts students.
B) Students learn about substance abuse.
C) Have a community referral for students.
D) Students will learn how to confront their parent's drinking. - ANS C) Have a community
referral for students.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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,According to the IDEA, what is the role of the school social worker?
A) Write SDS and complete behavioral assessments.
B) Advocate for families/students
C) Read and explain the parents' rights for students w/ disabilities
D) Be a liaison between school and family - ANS A) Write SDS and complete behavioral
assessments.
A turbulent student:
A) Care intensely about what others think
B) Changes hair color often
C) Joined a different religious group.
D) Does not have appetite and lack of sleep. - ANS D) Does not have appetite and lack of
sleep.
Two teachers of a refugee student go to the school social worker to help the student. What
could the SSW recommend?
A) Practice English by using flashcards
B) Change the curriculum as a whole context
C) More opportunities for cooperative learning
D) Get students with similar backgrounds together in a class - ANS C) More opportunities for
cooperative learning
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, A student with SLD has been fighting during recess and in another classroom. What should the
IEP team consider doing?
A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
B) Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP)
C) Adaptive Behavior Assessment
D) Behavior Rating Scale - ANS A) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
A foster parent came up to the school sw and shared that the biological mother has had
unscheduled visits, and the student is not completing homework because of this situation.
What can the sw assist with?
A) Tell foster parents to help the student with -homework assignments.
B) Talk with the biological mother about unexpected scheduled visits
C) Praise the student when he does complete homework.
D) Tell teachers about what is going on when grading. - ANS C) Praise the student when he
does complete homework.
What is a challenge for a student who best learns and processes information through auditory
learning?
A) Transitioning by hearing a bell or other stimuli
B) Presenting or reading out loud
C) Reading on their own
D) Verbal cues with no visuals - ANS C) Reading on their own
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