LISW Practice Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
A social worker has terminated therapy with an adult client and afterwards
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receives a subpoena to release the client's record, what should the social worker
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do first? |
A) not release the record under any circumstances
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B)refuse to release the records until an attorney has been consulted
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C) contact the client to obtain consent
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D) Provide the info, unless the client is considered mentally unstable - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C) assert privilege and try to obtain client consent
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A Social worker has terminated therapy with a child and afterwards receives a
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subpoena to release the client's records, what should the social worker do?
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A) not release the record under any circumstances
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B)refuse to release the records until an attorney has been consulted
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C) contact the client to obtain consent
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D) Provide the info, unless the client is considered mentally unstable - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C) Be sure to get permission from legal guardians first before
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releasing records |
As a supervisor, it is important to realize that different social workers may have
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different theoretical backgrounds. For example, one social worker may employ a
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"psychodynamic" approach, while another may use a "cognitive behavioral"
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,approach. When taking into account these different treatments approaches
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supervisees under her direction could use the supervisor should?
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A) For all supervisees review established guidelines for practice, regardless of
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their varying practice approaches
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B) only supervise social workers that practice in a manner similar to the
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supervisor |
C) This issues is not relevant to the practice of SW
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D) Assume that, regardless of their orientation, all SW under her direction will
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always maintain professionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Get all SW that you
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supervise to follow the established guideline for practice, regardless of their
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varying practice approaches | |
Pete a 5 yo child is told he will need an operation that involved inserting a
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catheter into the child's groin. The procedure was explained to him. Pete sates
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that he is not afraid of the operation but is worried about the catheterization.
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From a Psychodynamic POV his anxiety stems from
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A) Fear of Mutilation
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B) Fear of parental separation
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C) Fear of pain
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D) Fear of annihilation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) fear of mutilation. The child is
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afraid that he will be harmed by the procedure and focuses on the concrete
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aspects of it | |
The most common psychological cause of sexual dysfunction's are generally
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related to | |
A) Fear and anxiety
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B) Depression
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,C) Impotence
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D) Ignorance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Fear and anxiety cause sexual
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dysfunction
According to the NASW Ethical Code, which of the following is true with regards
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to confidentially?
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A) Because they are easily Misinterpreted, Clients should not have access to their
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SW reports |
B) SW should never share confidences revealed by clients without their verbal
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consents |
C) SW Should obtain informed consents from clients before tape recoding therapy
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sessions
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D)NASW does not discuss ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) The only one that is
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true is the importance of SWs to obtain informed consent from clients before
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tape recording a therapy session
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A SWer has been contacted to evaluate a 5 yo boy. His teacher claims that he is
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bullying the other children and often makes menacing or sexual gestures towards
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the other children when he does not get his way. Upon the interview, the SW
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should assess the possibility of...
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A) ADHD |
B) Sexual Abuse
| |
C) Parental neglect
| |
D) Conduct disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B) This type of behavior is very
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unusual for such a young child and warrants investigations
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, A SW is seeing a couple in therapy that are parents of a 17 yo male and are
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concerned that the son is dating an older 19 yo female. The parents suspect that
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they may be sexually involved and want to know if they can report the girlfriend
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for child abuse, since their son is a minor. The SW should advise the parents that:
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A) The SW has no choice and she will now need to report the situation
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B) the son clearly needs further individual therapy
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C) Explore their concerns further as the situation does not necessarily indicate a
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situation that is reportable | | |
D) Tell the parents to report the GF immediately - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) this
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is not a clear case of abuse. It sounds like both individuals are consenting's and
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there is no indication evidence that anything has occurred that is harmful to the
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male
Although there is a legal definition of intoxication, what is the most important
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consideration for the social worker to take into account during the assessment | | | | | | | | | | | |
process related to an individual who appears intoxicated?
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A) Some individuals show no signs of alcohol consumption
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B) all individuals show obvious signs of intoxication
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C) Some individuals become intoxicated even if they have no yet reached the
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legal limit |
D) intoxication is no always alcohol related - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) It is very
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important to know that metabolism, body size, and weight etc. Can affect how
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intoxicated a person gets. Some can and do become intoxicated even if they have
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not yet reached the legal limit
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In the first session with a couple, the couple tells you that one of the partners has
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|tested HIV positive. The SW has never worked with anyone with HIV before.
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During therapy, it becomes clear that the infected partner is having difficulty
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Correct Answers
A social worker has terminated therapy with an adult client and afterwards
| | | | | | | | | | | |
receives a subpoena to release the client's record, what should the social worker
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
do first? |
A) not release the record under any circumstances
| | | | | | |
B)refuse to release the records until an attorney has been consulted
| | | | | | | | | |
C) contact the client to obtain consent
| | | | | | |
D) Provide the info, unless the client is considered mentally unstable - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-C) assert privilege and try to obtain client consent
| | | | | | | |
A Social worker has terminated therapy with a child and afterwards receives a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
subpoena to release the client's records, what should the social worker do?
| | | | | | | | | | |
A) not release the record under any circumstances
| | | | | | |
B)refuse to release the records until an attorney has been consulted
| | | | | | | | | |
C) contact the client to obtain consent
| | | | | | |
D) Provide the info, unless the client is considered mentally unstable - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-C) Be sure to get permission from legal guardians first before
| | | | | | | | | | |
releasing records |
As a supervisor, it is important to realize that different social workers may have
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
different theoretical backgrounds. For example, one social worker may employ a
| | | | | | | | | |
"psychodynamic" approach, while another may use a "cognitive behavioral"
| | | | | | | | | |
,approach. When taking into account these different treatments approaches
| | | | | | | | |
supervisees under her direction could use the supervisor should?
| | | | | | | | |
A) For all supervisees review established guidelines for practice, regardless of
| | | | | | | | | | |
their varying practice approaches
| | | |
B) only supervise social workers that practice in a manner similar to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
supervisor |
C) This issues is not relevant to the practice of SW
| | | | | | | | | |
D) Assume that, regardless of their orientation, all SW under her direction will
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
always maintain professionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Get all SW that you
| | | | | | | | | | |
supervise to follow the established guideline for practice, regardless of their
| | | | | | | | | | |
varying practice approaches | |
Pete a 5 yo child is told he will need an operation that involved inserting a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
catheter into the child's groin. The procedure was explained to him. Pete sates
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
that he is not afraid of the operation but is worried about the catheterization.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From a Psychodynamic POV his anxiety stems from
| | | | | | |
A) Fear of Mutilation
| | |
B) Fear of parental separation
| | | |
C) Fear of pain
| | |
D) Fear of annihilation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) fear of mutilation. The child is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
afraid that he will be harmed by the procedure and focuses on the concrete
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
aspects of it | |
The most common psychological cause of sexual dysfunction's are generally
| | | | | | | | | |
related to | |
A) Fear and anxiety
| | |
B) Depression
|
,C) Impotence
| |
D) Ignorance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A) Fear and anxiety cause sexual
| | | | | | | | | |
dysfunction
According to the NASW Ethical Code, which of the following is true with regards
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to confidentially?
|
A) Because they are easily Misinterpreted, Clients should not have access to their
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
SW reports |
B) SW should never share confidences revealed by clients without their verbal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
consents |
C) SW Should obtain informed consents from clients before tape recoding therapy
| | | | | | | | | | |
sessions
|
D)NASW does not discuss ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) The only one that is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
true is the importance of SWs to obtain informed consent from clients before
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
tape recording a therapy session
| | | |
A SWer has been contacted to evaluate a 5 yo boy. His teacher claims that he is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
bullying the other children and often makes menacing or sexual gestures towards
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the other children when he does not get his way. Upon the interview, the SW
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
should assess the possibility of...
| | | |
A) ADHD |
B) Sexual Abuse
| |
C) Parental neglect
| |
D) Conduct disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B) This type of behavior is very
| | | | | | | | | | | |
unusual for such a young child and warrants investigations
| | | | | | | |
, A SW is seeing a couple in therapy that are parents of a 17 yo male and are
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
concerned that the son is dating an older 19 yo female. The parents suspect that
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
they may be sexually involved and want to know if they can report the girlfriend
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
for child abuse, since their son is a minor. The SW should advise the parents that:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A) The SW has no choice and she will now need to report the situation
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
B) the son clearly needs further individual therapy
| | | | | | |
C) Explore their concerns further as the situation does not necessarily indicate a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
situation that is reportable | | |
D) Tell the parents to report the GF immediately - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) this
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
is not a clear case of abuse. It sounds like both individuals are consenting's and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
there is no indication evidence that anything has occurred that is harmful to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
male
Although there is a legal definition of intoxication, what is the most important
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
consideration for the social worker to take into account during the assessment | | | | | | | | | | | |
process related to an individual who appears intoxicated?
| | | | | | |
A) Some individuals show no signs of alcohol consumption
| | | | | | | | |
B) all individuals show obvious signs of intoxication
| | | | | | |
C) Some individuals become intoxicated even if they have no yet reached the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
legal limit |
D) intoxication is no always alcohol related - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C) It is very
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
important to know that metabolism, body size, and weight etc. Can affect how
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
intoxicated a person gets. Some can and do become intoxicated even if they have
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
not yet reached the legal limit
| | | | |
In the first session with a couple, the couple tells you that one of the partners has
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|tested HIV positive. The SW has never worked with anyone with HIV before.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
During therapy, it becomes clear that the infected partner is having difficulty
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