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LCSW EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE DETAILED || || || || || || ||
SOLUTIONS
A new social worker begins to establish professional rapport with a group of school aged
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youths. After a few weeks, the social worker discovers that their former social worker still
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sees the youths, gives them new school supplies, and takes them out for social events. The
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new social worker should FIRST: - ✔✔speak directly to the former social worker
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A parent in great distress consults a social worker. Because of having heard so much in the
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media about sexual abuse, the parent is unsure how to respond to recently finding her five-
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year-old exploring the body of another child. The parent does not know whether this is
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deviant behavior. The social worker should: - ✔✔reassure the parent that this is normal for
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children this age || ||
A social worker is the new manager of a human service organization that is simultaneously
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struggling with maintaining positive employee morale, increasing client services, and
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improving outcomes. The manager should FIRST: - ✔✔initiate a staff recognition program
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What is MOST important to remember about defense mechanisms? - ✔✔Defense
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mechanisms are unconscious process. || || ||
A 27-year-old male with a history of hospitalizations for bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse
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recently stopped taking his medication, became manic, and resumed drinking. At his
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landlord's request, the police take him to the hospital and arrange an involuntary admission
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to the acute psychiatric unit. The client has all of the following rights EXCEPT the right to:
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- ✔✔leave the hospital regardless of his condition
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A social worker assesses an elderly client for suicide risk. The BEST approach is to use the
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clinical interview and the: - ✔✔Geriatric Depression Inventory
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A couple married for 30 years seeks help at a crisis clinic. The husband describes his wife's
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emotional and erratic behavior and radical change in appearance and dress, which is || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contrary to their religious beliefs. The wife talks openly and happily about spending more
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time outside the home with her friends and hobbies, and her desire to work for the first
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time. The social worker should assess the couple for evidence of: - ✔✔Issues related to
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family transition ||
A client is seen by a social worker at a family service agency complaining that she has been
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feeling depressed. She states that she shouldn't feel this way because there are no problems
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in her life. She has a husband, a good job, and two healthy children. The social worker
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should FIRST: - ✔✔clarify what the client means by depression
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A social worker meets with an adolescent who frequently misses school and is having
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academic problems. Psychological testing found the client is above average in intelligence,
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but with poor impulse control and at high risk for antisocial behaviors. The social worker
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completes the social history to: - ✔✔understand factors that affect the client's behavior
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At a community mental health agency, a new social worker replaces a social worker who
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resigned with short notice due to a family emergency. Within a few weeks, the social worker
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has met with all the clients. While in the public waiting room, a social work colleague
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hears the new social worker say to a client that it was "unprofessional and harmful" for the
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prior social worker to leave the agency so suddenly. The colleague should FIRST: - ✔✔talk
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to the new social worker about the conversation
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A social worker conducts a support group for adults who are caregivers for their elderly
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parents. During one group meeting, a member begins to describe how she behaves toward
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her parent when she becomes frustrated. The social worker becomes concerned that the
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behavior may constitute abuse. The social worker should: - ✔✔meet with the member
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individually after the group to review the situation || || || || || || ||
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A 14-year-old girl comes to a family service agency for help. She is four weeks pregnant,
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unmarried, and depressed. She lives with her parents who are unaware of her pregnancy.
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Local law requires parental consent for treatment of minors who live with their parent(s) or
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legal guardian. The social worker should FIRST: - ✔✔discuss the need for parental
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involvement with the client || || ||
A 25-year-old woman seeks help at a local mental health clinic. She complains of
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nightmares, agitation, an inability to concentrate, and weight loss. During the assessment
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phase, the social worker learns that the client had been recently raped and mugged. The
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social worker should FIRST focus on: - ✔✔potential for self-harm
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A social worker in private practice is temporarily moving to another city. Following
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consideration of the risks and benefits that may be experienced by each client, the social || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
worker offers to continue the therapeutic relationship with several clients through email.
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This suggestion is MOST appropriate for clients who: - ✔✔are able to cope with day-to-day
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issues
A 49-year-old woman seeks therapy citing problems with her 74-year-old mother. She
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reports that her mother moved to a retirement community seven years ago after the death
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of the client's father. The mother has adjusted well and made many new friends. Six months
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ago the client's mother began dating a man and they have decided to live together. Since
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this decision, the client and her mother argue each time they see each other. The client
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states that her mother "is not thinking clearly," and "is betraying my father." The client is
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very upset to think of her mother being sexually active. The social worker should FIRST: -
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✔✔focus on the client's feelings about her mother's changes in behavior
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A social worker sees a family for family therapy. During one session, the youngest family
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member tells the social worker, "I need to share something with you." Another family
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member responds by saying, "Don't talk about it." The social worker makes several
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unsuccessful attempts to assist family members in more open discussion. To increase open|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
communication, what should the social worker do NEXT? - ✔✔Use circular questioning || || || || || || || || || || || ||
with all family members
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LCSW EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE DETAILED || || || || || || ||
SOLUTIONS
A new social worker begins to establish professional rapport with a group of school aged
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
youths. After a few weeks, the social worker discovers that their former social worker still
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
sees the youths, gives them new school supplies, and takes them out for social events. The
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
new social worker should FIRST: - ✔✔speak directly to the former social worker
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
A parent in great distress consults a social worker. Because of having heard so much in the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
media about sexual abuse, the parent is unsure how to respond to recently finding her five-
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
year-old exploring the body of another child. The parent does not know whether this is
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
deviant behavior. The social worker should: - ✔✔reassure the parent that this is normal for
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
children this age || ||
A social worker is the new manager of a human service organization that is simultaneously
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
struggling with maintaining positive employee morale, increasing client services, and
|| || || || || || || || || ||
improving outcomes. The manager should FIRST: - ✔✔initiate a staff recognition program
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
What is MOST important to remember about defense mechanisms? - ✔✔Defense
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
mechanisms are unconscious process. || || ||
A 27-year-old male with a history of hospitalizations for bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
recently stopped taking his medication, became manic, and resumed drinking. At his
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
landlord's request, the police take him to the hospital and arrange an involuntary admission
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to the acute psychiatric unit. The client has all of the following rights EXCEPT the right to:
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
- ✔✔leave the hospital regardless of his condition
|| || || || || || ||
A social worker assesses an elderly client for suicide risk. The BEST approach is to use the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
clinical interview and the: - ✔✔Geriatric Depression Inventory
|| || || || || || ||
,2
A couple married for 30 years seeks help at a crisis clinic. The husband describes his wife's
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
emotional and erratic behavior and radical change in appearance and dress, which is || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contrary to their religious beliefs. The wife talks openly and happily about spending more
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
time outside the home with her friends and hobbies, and her desire to work for the first
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
time. The social worker should assess the couple for evidence of: - ✔✔Issues related to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
family transition ||
A client is seen by a social worker at a family service agency complaining that she has been
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
feeling depressed. She states that she shouldn't feel this way because there are no problems
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
in her life. She has a husband, a good job, and two healthy children. The social worker
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
should FIRST: - ✔✔clarify what the client means by depression
|| || || || || || || || ||
A social worker meets with an adolescent who frequently misses school and is having
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
academic problems. Psychological testing found the client is above average in intelligence,
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
but with poor impulse control and at high risk for antisocial behaviors. The social worker
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
completes the social history to: - ✔✔understand factors that affect the client's behavior
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
At a community mental health agency, a new social worker replaces a social worker who
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
resigned with short notice due to a family emergency. Within a few weeks, the social worker
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
has met with all the clients. While in the public waiting room, a social work colleague
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
hears the new social worker say to a client that it was "unprofessional and harmful" for the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
prior social worker to leave the agency so suddenly. The colleague should FIRST: - ✔✔talk
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to the new social worker about the conversation
|| || || || || || ||
A social worker conducts a support group for adults who are caregivers for their elderly
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
parents. During one group meeting, a member begins to describe how she behaves toward
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
her parent when she becomes frustrated. The social worker becomes concerned that the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
behavior may constitute abuse. The social worker should: - ✔✔meet with the member
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
individually after the group to review the situation || || || || || || ||
, 2
A 14-year-old girl comes to a family service agency for help. She is four weeks pregnant,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
unmarried, and depressed. She lives with her parents who are unaware of her pregnancy.
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Local law requires parental consent for treatment of minors who live with their parent(s) or
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
legal guardian. The social worker should FIRST: - ✔✔discuss the need for parental
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
involvement with the client || || ||
A 25-year-old woman seeks help at a local mental health clinic. She complains of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
nightmares, agitation, an inability to concentrate, and weight loss. During the assessment
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
phase, the social worker learns that the client had been recently raped and mugged. The
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
social worker should FIRST focus on: - ✔✔potential for self-harm
|| || || || || || || || ||
A social worker in private practice is temporarily moving to another city. Following
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
consideration of the risks and benefits that may be experienced by each client, the social || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
worker offers to continue the therapeutic relationship with several clients through email.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
This suggestion is MOST appropriate for clients who: - ✔✔are able to cope with day-to-day
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
issues
A 49-year-old woman seeks therapy citing problems with her 74-year-old mother. She
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
reports that her mother moved to a retirement community seven years ago after the death
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of the client's father. The mother has adjusted well and made many new friends. Six months
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
ago the client's mother began dating a man and they have decided to live together. Since
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
this decision, the client and her mother argue each time they see each other. The client
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
states that her mother "is not thinking clearly," and "is betraying my father." The client is
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
very upset to think of her mother being sexually active. The social worker should FIRST: -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔focus on the client's feelings about her mother's changes in behavior
|| || || || || || || || || ||
A social worker sees a family for family therapy. During one session, the youngest family
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
member tells the social worker, "I need to share something with you." Another family
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
member responds by saying, "Don't talk about it." The social worker makes several
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
unsuccessful attempts to assist family members in more open discussion. To increase open|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
communication, what should the social worker do NEXT? - ✔✔Use circular questioning || || || || || || || || || || || ||
with all family members
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