LMSW LICENSING EXAM TEST BANK 2022.

LMSW LICENSING EXAMTEST BANK2022You need 100 correct out of 150 to pass this exam. 1. A 35 year old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent andthe loss of a job, and has increased consumption of alcohol. Whichof thefollowing areas should be assessed FIRST by the social worker? a. Financial resource availability b. Potential for suicidal behavior c. Need for grief counseling d. Extent of substance abuse Rationale: FIRST, the social worker would act to determine the client’s safety. Theonly option that addresses the client’s safety is (B). Options A, C, and Dmaybeappropriate later, once the safety of the client has been addressed. 2. The ability to keep personal feelings and needs separate fromworkrelationships BEST represents which social work ethical standard? a. Professional discretion b. Responsibility to the profession c. Professional boundaries d. Responsibility to colleagues Rationale: This requires knowledge of the definition of professional boundaries(C). Since the question asks for the BEST response, the secondary responsibilitiesin the other options are not correct. 3. A social worker has been treating a client for two months in an agencysetting and is experiencing intense sexual attraction toward the client. Thesocial worker’s BEST response is to: a. Consult with an agency supervisor about the case b. Reveal the attraction to the client c. Transfer the client to another agency worker d. Work toward ending the client’s services at the agency Rationale: Consulting with a supervisor (A) is the BEST response because it assistsin helping to understand and address the situation. Options B and Dare clearlyunethical. Transferring the client (C) may be done later but it is unclear if this action is required at this point and there is not enough information in the stemtoconclude this. 4. In a routine review of case records at a mental health center, a social worksupervisor discovers that case managers routinely refer all Native Americanclients to either Alcoholics Anonymous or Al-Anon. In discussingthis practice with the case managers, the supervisors learns that the referralsaremade without obtaining information about the clients’ use or abuse of substances. How can the supervisor effectively address this practice?a. Reprimand case managers providing client services based onstereotyping b. Educate the staff about services provided by Alcoholics Anonymousand Al-Anon c. Provide staff training about culturally competent social workpracticed. Allow no referrals to be made without approval fromthe supervisorRationale: It is important to provide educational interventions (C) before movingtomore restrictive supervisory practices. Options A and D are more restrictiveandmay be done later, after the provision of base line training first. While staff members may benefit from being educated about AA and Al-Anon (B), it doesnot address the concern of stereotyping that is occurring. 5. At an intake session, a client requests medication for sleep. Since becomingunemployed the client has used alcohol as a sedative. The client is worriedabout finances and is afraid of being evicted. The social worker shouldFIRST: a. Refer the client for evaluation for sleep medication b. Refer the client to public assistance c. Obtain more information about the client’s use of alcohol d. Refer the client to the local unemployment office Rationale: While options A, B, and D may all be appropriate actions for the social worker to take, none would be the first. As part of the assessment process, thesocial worker needs to FIRST further explore the issue of alcohol use (C). 6. A client with whom a social worker has worked for several years suddenlydies. The social worker is very distressed by the death. During supervision, the supervisor encourages expression and ventilation of feelings. Thesupervisor is providing: a. Education b. Consultation c. Therapy d. Support Rationale: The correct answer is (D) because ventilation is one of the techniquesused in providing support. 7. A school age boy is being beaten almost daily by his father who has adrugand alcohol problem for which he received no treatment. The boy solveshisschool conflicts by punching and kicking younger children. This behavior isBEST described as: a. Identification with the abuser b. Hostility toward peers c. Conduct disorder, group type d. Passive-aggressive personality disorder Rationale: Basic recall of cycle of abuse concepts and dynamics. Option Dis not reasonable given the information in the stem and is not a current personalitydisorder. He may be hostile towards peers (B) but it is because of his identificationwith the abuser. Option C and D are not indicated and do not BESTexplainhisbehavior. Option A is the BEST descriptor of what is occurring