ASWB LCSW CLINICAL Questions And
Answers.
In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker should focus on
a. the immediate presenting problem
b. a few specific problems in day-to-day functioning
c. a wide range of problems in day-to-day functioning
d. underlying personality problems -
\the immediate presenting problem
A social worker is interviewing a new patient who presents some symptoms of
depression. The patient reports recent changes such as diminished functioning, marked
weight gain, early morning awakening, fatigue, inability to concentrate, suicidal thoughts
and headaches. The patient mentions that he started a new medication for a medical
condition three weeks ago. The worker would first:
a. arrange a psychiatric consultation in order to have an anti-depressant prescribed
b. ascertain the prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
c. proceed with a thorough psychosocial history and precipitating events
d. hospitalize this patient until the suicidal ideation passes -
\ascertain the prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
A social worker is utilizing environmental manipulation as a technique when he/she:
a. represents the agency at a health and welfare council meeting
b. uses a psychosocial framework
c. suggests the use of psychoactive medications
d. helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment -
\helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment
A diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder is generally applied to clients whose
psychotic symptoms:
a. are related to substance abuse
b. are very long term
c. show a marked and continuing decline in functioning
d. are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than one month, but less
than six months. -
\are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than one month, but less
than six months.
, A 15 year old female patient at a mental health clinic complains that for the past three
weeks she has been uncharacteristically angry and irritable and has had difficulty
concentrating on school work. She says that she feels "down in the dumps". Her
appetite has diminished and though weighing 120 pounds a month earlier, she has lost
9 pounds. She has difficulty sleeping and has withdrawn from after school activities that
she had previously found interesting and enjoyable. During the interview she seems
constantly in motion, rising several times and walking around the room before returning
to her chair. It is most likely that she is suffering from:
a. a drug induced depression
b. a somatoform disorder
c. a depressive episode
d. an adolescent behavior disorder -
\a depressive episode
The policy of providing Permanency Planning refers to:
a. children who are at risk of removal or are removed from their own homes
b. the development of a plan through which abused and neglected children will be
assured of a stable family situation throughout childhood
c. a stable foster care plan for children removed from their homes
d. the use of adoption for children at risk -
\the development of a plan through which abused and neglected children will be
assured of a stable family situation throughout childhood
DSM IV permits certain diagnoses for mental disorders to be made, even though the
diagnosis does not totally fit DSM IV criterion. These diagnoses are normally modified
by the word:
a. revised
b. provisional
c. temporary
d. latent -
\provisional
A social worker and his agency supervisor are sued for malpractice by the family of a
teen age boy who made several attempts at suicide and finally succeeded in killing
himself. Which statement best reflects the supervisor's legal status in this lawsuit?
a. Since the supervisor was not the direct clinician and had never personally treated the
youth, she is not liable for any negligent actions committed by others in the agency.
b. The supervisor shares vicarious legal liability and is responsible for carefully
monitoring and evaluating the status of every case under treatment by her supervisees,
and for keeping records concerning the supervisee's work on the case.
c. The agency is the only legally liable party and the workers are not individually
responsible.
Answers.
In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker should focus on
a. the immediate presenting problem
b. a few specific problems in day-to-day functioning
c. a wide range of problems in day-to-day functioning
d. underlying personality problems -
\the immediate presenting problem
A social worker is interviewing a new patient who presents some symptoms of
depression. The patient reports recent changes such as diminished functioning, marked
weight gain, early morning awakening, fatigue, inability to concentrate, suicidal thoughts
and headaches. The patient mentions that he started a new medication for a medical
condition three weeks ago. The worker would first:
a. arrange a psychiatric consultation in order to have an anti-depressant prescribed
b. ascertain the prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
c. proceed with a thorough psychosocial history and precipitating events
d. hospitalize this patient until the suicidal ideation passes -
\ascertain the prescribed medication and investigate its side-effects
A social worker is utilizing environmental manipulation as a technique when he/she:
a. represents the agency at a health and welfare council meeting
b. uses a psychosocial framework
c. suggests the use of psychoactive medications
d. helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment -
\helps the client find more satisfying employment in a supportive environment
A diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder is generally applied to clients whose
psychotic symptoms:
a. are related to substance abuse
b. are very long term
c. show a marked and continuing decline in functioning
d. are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than one month, but less
than six months. -
\are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed more than one month, but less
than six months.
, A 15 year old female patient at a mental health clinic complains that for the past three
weeks she has been uncharacteristically angry and irritable and has had difficulty
concentrating on school work. She says that she feels "down in the dumps". Her
appetite has diminished and though weighing 120 pounds a month earlier, she has lost
9 pounds. She has difficulty sleeping and has withdrawn from after school activities that
she had previously found interesting and enjoyable. During the interview she seems
constantly in motion, rising several times and walking around the room before returning
to her chair. It is most likely that she is suffering from:
a. a drug induced depression
b. a somatoform disorder
c. a depressive episode
d. an adolescent behavior disorder -
\a depressive episode
The policy of providing Permanency Planning refers to:
a. children who are at risk of removal or are removed from their own homes
b. the development of a plan through which abused and neglected children will be
assured of a stable family situation throughout childhood
c. a stable foster care plan for children removed from their homes
d. the use of adoption for children at risk -
\the development of a plan through which abused and neglected children will be
assured of a stable family situation throughout childhood
DSM IV permits certain diagnoses for mental disorders to be made, even though the
diagnosis does not totally fit DSM IV criterion. These diagnoses are normally modified
by the word:
a. revised
b. provisional
c. temporary
d. latent -
\provisional
A social worker and his agency supervisor are sued for malpractice by the family of a
teen age boy who made several attempts at suicide and finally succeeded in killing
himself. Which statement best reflects the supervisor's legal status in this lawsuit?
a. Since the supervisor was not the direct clinician and had never personally treated the
youth, she is not liable for any negligent actions committed by others in the agency.
b. The supervisor shares vicarious legal liability and is responsible for carefully
monitoring and evaluating the status of every case under treatment by her supervisees,
and for keeping records concerning the supervisee's work on the case.
c. The agency is the only legally liable party and the workers are not individually
responsible.
