LISW Review (1) Practice Pre-Test – Licensed Independent Social Worker Study Guide
(Comprehensive Exam Preparation Material)
Individual therapy is preferred over group therapy when the client:
b. is in a state of crisis - correct answer ✔✔Individual therapy is preferred over group therapy
when the client:
a. wants to involve himself in therapy slowly
b. is in a state of crisis
c. has trouble expressing anger
d. has trouble expressing dependence
You are forming a therapy group for teenage boys identified as having conduct disorders. To
help ensure the group is effective, you:
d. will use both problem solving and behavior modification techniques - correct answer ✔✔You
are forming a therapy group for teenage boys identified as having conduct disorders. To help
ensure the group is effective, you:
a. will use a psychoanalytically-based treatment model
b. will use techniques associated with behavior modification
c. will use a problem-solving approach that stresses the here and now
d. will use both problem solving and behavior modification techniques
Establishing rapport with a client is essential in the initial stages of therapy. All of the following
techniques are effective when establishing rapport with a client except:
c. sharing your personal experiences - correct answer ✔✔Establishing rapport with a client is
essential in the initial stages of therapy. All of the following techniques are effective when
establishing rapport with a client except:
, a. moderate levels of self-disclosure
b. admitting your mistakes
c. sharing your personal experiences
d. responding to a client's nonverbal messages
A social worker unites the citizens of a community, identifies its leaders, and fosters
relationships between the leaders to facilitate problem- solving efforts. The social worker is
most likely engaged in:
b. community organizing - correct answer ✔✔A social worker unites the citizens of a
community, identifies its leaders, and fosters relationships between the leaders to facilitate
problem- solving efforts. The social worker is most likely engaged in:
a. community advocacy
b. community organizing
c. primary prevention in the community
d. community development
Family therapy is most easily defined by:
d. the therapist's interest in and allegiance to the family and its relationship issues - correct
answer ✔✔Family therapy is most easily defined by:
a. who is being treated - mother, father, and children all meet together
b. the therapist's theoretical allegiance to systems concepts
c. methods and techniques used by the therapist
d. the therapist's interest in and allegiance to the family and its relationship issues
Interpretation and diagnosis are generally viewed by Gestalt therapists as:
(Comprehensive Exam Preparation Material)
Individual therapy is preferred over group therapy when the client:
b. is in a state of crisis - correct answer ✔✔Individual therapy is preferred over group therapy
when the client:
a. wants to involve himself in therapy slowly
b. is in a state of crisis
c. has trouble expressing anger
d. has trouble expressing dependence
You are forming a therapy group for teenage boys identified as having conduct disorders. To
help ensure the group is effective, you:
d. will use both problem solving and behavior modification techniques - correct answer ✔✔You
are forming a therapy group for teenage boys identified as having conduct disorders. To help
ensure the group is effective, you:
a. will use a psychoanalytically-based treatment model
b. will use techniques associated with behavior modification
c. will use a problem-solving approach that stresses the here and now
d. will use both problem solving and behavior modification techniques
Establishing rapport with a client is essential in the initial stages of therapy. All of the following
techniques are effective when establishing rapport with a client except:
c. sharing your personal experiences - correct answer ✔✔Establishing rapport with a client is
essential in the initial stages of therapy. All of the following techniques are effective when
establishing rapport with a client except:
, a. moderate levels of self-disclosure
b. admitting your mistakes
c. sharing your personal experiences
d. responding to a client's nonverbal messages
A social worker unites the citizens of a community, identifies its leaders, and fosters
relationships between the leaders to facilitate problem- solving efforts. The social worker is
most likely engaged in:
b. community organizing - correct answer ✔✔A social worker unites the citizens of a
community, identifies its leaders, and fosters relationships between the leaders to facilitate
problem- solving efforts. The social worker is most likely engaged in:
a. community advocacy
b. community organizing
c. primary prevention in the community
d. community development
Family therapy is most easily defined by:
d. the therapist's interest in and allegiance to the family and its relationship issues - correct
answer ✔✔Family therapy is most easily defined by:
a. who is being treated - mother, father, and children all meet together
b. the therapist's theoretical allegiance to systems concepts
c. methods and techniques used by the therapist
d. the therapist's interest in and allegiance to the family and its relationship issues
Interpretation and diagnosis are generally viewed by Gestalt therapists as:
