Practice Questions (ASWB Exam
Prep) Questions And Answers.
Denise is a school social worker. One of her clients, Dawn, is a teenager who is doing
extremely well academically, with perfect grades and participation in a wide variety of
activities. However, Dawn reports to Denise that she does not feel good about herself,
often thinks about death, and has trouble sleeping.
Which of the classic parenting styles has MOST likely been applied to Dawn?
Authoritarian
Uninvolved
Permissive
Authoritative -
\Authoritarian
Which of the following are types of research conducted by social workers as part of their
ethical responsibilities to the profession?
Needs assessment and program evaluation.
Clinical research and ethics evaluation
Client observation and participant observation
Group and family therapy -
\Needs assessment and program evaluation
Which form of feminist theory argues that gender is a social construct used to create
power imbalances between men and women?
Socialist feminism
Radical feminism
Liberal feminism -
\Radical feminism
Tiffany is a social worker who believes she has discovered an ethical dilemma involving
a client. Tiffany has consulted the NASW Code of Ethics to determine which ethical
standards are being compromised and what values may be at stake, and believes she
has found the heart of the issue in that guidance.
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, what should Tiffany do NEXT?
Weigh ethical issues in light of the NASW Code of Ethics
Monitor for further ethical issues
Suggest and implement modifications in light of social work values
,Determine the presence of an ethical dilemma -
\Determine the presence of an ethical dilemma
Which of the following types of program evaluation is mostly concerned with financial
outcomes?
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Outcome assessment
Cost-benefit ratio -
\Cost-benefit analysis
Kevin takes a photograph of his client to advertise for the agency's fundraiser without
telling the client what the photograph would be used for. Which of the following rules is
Kevin breaking?
Client's right to privacy
Informed consent required for disclosure
Client's right to confidentiality -
\Informed consent required for disclosure
Dan is the sole caregiver for his elderly father. Recently, Dan has begun abusing his
father.
Which of the following is the BEST possible warning sign that abuse is occurring?
Dan is showing signs of poor self-care
Dan is expressing more emotion lately
Dan is using drugs and alcohol -
\Dan is using drugs and alcohol
A functional behavioral assessment may be completed on a student whose behavior
has become inconsistent with his normal behavior. Which of the following is NOT a
common element that a behavioral assessment generally analyzes?
Attendance records
Health assessments
Appearance -
\Appearance
Holly is going to meet a client for the first time. She plans to do a biopsychosocial
history on the client in order to learn more about him. Holly asks her client to bring
collateral data, such as medical records, pictures of family, and other information to their
appointment.
Why is collateral data important?
,It helps fill in gaps for the biopsychosocial history that a client might leave out.
It provides information from family members to reveal their observations of the client.
It helps to show if the client is being honest during the biopsychosocial history. -
\It helps fill in gaps for the biopsychosocial history that a client might leave out.
What is the MAIN purpose of conducting a reassessment of the sessions that have
transpired between the client and the social worker?
To determine if services have been effective or if something needs to change.
To prepare the client to transfer to a new social worker if the current one hasn't met the
client's needs.
To remind both the client and the social worker of the goals that they're working on. -
\To determine if services have been effective or if something needs to change.
What are the four class statuses in the United States (in order from highest to lowest)?
Upper class, upper middle class, lower middle class, underclass
Upper class, middle class, working class, lower class
Upper class, upper middle class, lower class, underclass -
\Upper class, middle class, working class, lower class
Which of the following is the BEST way to handle cultural differences between a client
and oneself as a practitioner?
Understand how the differences affect the process of problem-solving.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of all cultural differences
Involve the client in a deep dialogue about cultural differences -
\Understand how the differences affect the process of problem-solving
What assessment technique is often used to show how families operate with each other
and within their community?
Familial reviewing
Environmental mapping
Social network mapping
Political assessment -
\Social network mapping
, Dorothy, a social worker in a crisis center, is trying to help her client Norma understand
her mental illness better. Norma, a young woman, is struggling with a new diagnosis of
Schizophrenia. Through a few sessions, Dorothy attempts to teach Norma the basics in
an effort to pass along information in a therapeutic way.
Which of the following techniques BEST describes what Dorothy is doing?
Empowerment
Psychoeducation
Partializing
Task-centered strategy -
\Psychoeducation
Which of the following BEST describes what a social worker should do when receiving a
subpoena?
Refuse to comply
Provide requested information
Respond and turn over records
Respond and claim privilege -
\Respond and claim privilege
John and David have been together as a couple for some time. They have reached a
point where they are able to accept each other's strengths and weaknesses, and are
committed to staying together. In terms of the theory of couples development, which
stage is this couple in?
Romance
Commitment
Stability
Co-creation -
\Commitment
A social worker is providing a client with stress inoculation therapy. Which of the
following options BEST identifies what stress inoculation therapy involves?
Helping clients acquire coping skills
Using breathing techniques
Teaching social skills
Prescribing anxiety medications -
\Helping clients acquire coping skills
Brian has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). His social worker recommends that he
join a treatment group with others who have OCD. In the group, he learns more about
Prep) Questions And Answers.
Denise is a school social worker. One of her clients, Dawn, is a teenager who is doing
extremely well academically, with perfect grades and participation in a wide variety of
activities. However, Dawn reports to Denise that she does not feel good about herself,
often thinks about death, and has trouble sleeping.
Which of the classic parenting styles has MOST likely been applied to Dawn?
Authoritarian
Uninvolved
Permissive
Authoritative -
\Authoritarian
Which of the following are types of research conducted by social workers as part of their
ethical responsibilities to the profession?
Needs assessment and program evaluation.
Clinical research and ethics evaluation
Client observation and participant observation
Group and family therapy -
\Needs assessment and program evaluation
Which form of feminist theory argues that gender is a social construct used to create
power imbalances between men and women?
Socialist feminism
Radical feminism
Liberal feminism -
\Radical feminism
Tiffany is a social worker who believes she has discovered an ethical dilemma involving
a client. Tiffany has consulted the NASW Code of Ethics to determine which ethical
standards are being compromised and what values may be at stake, and believes she
has found the heart of the issue in that guidance.
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, what should Tiffany do NEXT?
Weigh ethical issues in light of the NASW Code of Ethics
Monitor for further ethical issues
Suggest and implement modifications in light of social work values
,Determine the presence of an ethical dilemma -
\Determine the presence of an ethical dilemma
Which of the following types of program evaluation is mostly concerned with financial
outcomes?
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Outcome assessment
Cost-benefit ratio -
\Cost-benefit analysis
Kevin takes a photograph of his client to advertise for the agency's fundraiser without
telling the client what the photograph would be used for. Which of the following rules is
Kevin breaking?
Client's right to privacy
Informed consent required for disclosure
Client's right to confidentiality -
\Informed consent required for disclosure
Dan is the sole caregiver for his elderly father. Recently, Dan has begun abusing his
father.
Which of the following is the BEST possible warning sign that abuse is occurring?
Dan is showing signs of poor self-care
Dan is expressing more emotion lately
Dan is using drugs and alcohol -
\Dan is using drugs and alcohol
A functional behavioral assessment may be completed on a student whose behavior
has become inconsistent with his normal behavior. Which of the following is NOT a
common element that a behavioral assessment generally analyzes?
Attendance records
Health assessments
Appearance -
\Appearance
Holly is going to meet a client for the first time. She plans to do a biopsychosocial
history on the client in order to learn more about him. Holly asks her client to bring
collateral data, such as medical records, pictures of family, and other information to their
appointment.
Why is collateral data important?
,It helps fill in gaps for the biopsychosocial history that a client might leave out.
It provides information from family members to reveal their observations of the client.
It helps to show if the client is being honest during the biopsychosocial history. -
\It helps fill in gaps for the biopsychosocial history that a client might leave out.
What is the MAIN purpose of conducting a reassessment of the sessions that have
transpired between the client and the social worker?
To determine if services have been effective or if something needs to change.
To prepare the client to transfer to a new social worker if the current one hasn't met the
client's needs.
To remind both the client and the social worker of the goals that they're working on. -
\To determine if services have been effective or if something needs to change.
What are the four class statuses in the United States (in order from highest to lowest)?
Upper class, upper middle class, lower middle class, underclass
Upper class, middle class, working class, lower class
Upper class, upper middle class, lower class, underclass -
\Upper class, middle class, working class, lower class
Which of the following is the BEST way to handle cultural differences between a client
and oneself as a practitioner?
Understand how the differences affect the process of problem-solving.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of all cultural differences
Involve the client in a deep dialogue about cultural differences -
\Understand how the differences affect the process of problem-solving
What assessment technique is often used to show how families operate with each other
and within their community?
Familial reviewing
Environmental mapping
Social network mapping
Political assessment -
\Social network mapping
, Dorothy, a social worker in a crisis center, is trying to help her client Norma understand
her mental illness better. Norma, a young woman, is struggling with a new diagnosis of
Schizophrenia. Through a few sessions, Dorothy attempts to teach Norma the basics in
an effort to pass along information in a therapeutic way.
Which of the following techniques BEST describes what Dorothy is doing?
Empowerment
Psychoeducation
Partializing
Task-centered strategy -
\Psychoeducation
Which of the following BEST describes what a social worker should do when receiving a
subpoena?
Refuse to comply
Provide requested information
Respond and turn over records
Respond and claim privilege -
\Respond and claim privilege
John and David have been together as a couple for some time. They have reached a
point where they are able to accept each other's strengths and weaknesses, and are
committed to staying together. In terms of the theory of couples development, which
stage is this couple in?
Romance
Commitment
Stability
Co-creation -
\Commitment
A social worker is providing a client with stress inoculation therapy. Which of the
following options BEST identifies what stress inoculation therapy involves?
Helping clients acquire coping skills
Using breathing techniques
Teaching social skills
Prescribing anxiety medications -
\Helping clients acquire coping skills
Brian has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). His social worker recommends that he
join a treatment group with others who have OCD. In the group, he learns more about
