SOCIAL WORK ASWB MASTERS
PRACTICE TESTS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
A social worker notices what appears to be burns on a child's arm and asks the child
about these markings. The child responds that "grandma burned me, but mommy isn't
going to let me go over there anymore so it's OK." The social worker should -
\Report the conversation immediately to child protective services.
Rationale:
Social workers are mandated reporters and must not delay in reporting the abuse to the
proper authorities.
A client has been in therapy for about 4 months and has made substantial progress
toward achieving his goals. The social worker and client believe that continued
treatment would be beneficial. However, the client recently lost his job and has been
informed that his insurance coverage, which has been paying for the services, will end
immediately. The client states that he cannot afford to pay the rate paid by the
insurance company. In order to facilitate continued progress, the social worker should: -
\Discuss a feasible amount to be paid by the client while he is uninsured.
Which of the following is NOT a key diagnostic criterion of Paraphilic Disorders
according to the DSM-5? -
\Legal involvement due to sexual interest or behaviors.
What are some of the key diagnostic criterion of Paraphilic Disorders according to the
DSM-5? -
\--Atypical sexual interests
--Personal distress about sexual interests not strictly due to societal disapproval
--Sexual desire or behavior that involves another person's psychological harm or from
persons who are unwilling or unable to consent.
Which of the following is a limitation when using existing case records as the data
source for the evaluation of client progress? -
\The scope of the evaluation is restricted to that which is explicitly stated in the file.
A client needs to access services from another organization. In order to BEST assist
this client, a social worker should: -
\Work with the client to evaluate options and select an agency that the client thinks will
best meet his or her needs.
,During an intake interview, a client uses derogatory language to refer to individuals of a
particular ethnic group. This language causes the social worker to become angry. In
order to appropriately deal with the anger, the social worker should -
\Recognize the anger and discuss it later with the supervisor.
Rationale:
A client must feel they are understood and valued as a person, though their
performance may be unsatisfactory. If a client feels judged they will not speak freely
during a social work interview. A social worker must be interested, genuinely concerned
and encouraging, and at the same time, objective, but neither condemning nor praising.
In this case, the social worker should use the supervisor to process the feelings that
arise as a result of the client's actions.
A client who has Schizophrenia has not been taking his medication. He is in crisis, but
does not pose a danger to himself or others. The client was recently discharged from an
inpatient hospitalization after an involuntary commitment. In the social worker's opinion,
the client would benefit from re-hospitalization, but the client does not want to be
readmitted. The social worker should -
\Identify community resources to meet his immediate needs.
A client's insurance company threatens to discontinue to pay for services immediately if
it does not receive the current treatment goals of the client. The social worker send
these goals without written consent from the client. This action by the social worker is -
\Unethical because such a release requires written consent.
Rationale:
Social workers should not disclose confidential information to their-party payers unless
clients have authorized such disclosure. Speaking to the client at the onset of treatment
about insurance requirements does not constitute informed consent for the release of
information requested.
A social worker is running a group with adolescents. One of the group members calls
the social worker because she is very upset that something that she said in group was
disclosed to others in her school by another group member. The BEST method for the
social worker to address this situation is to: -
\Suggest that the upset group member bring up her concern at the next group session.
Rationale:
There is no legal mandate for group members to safeguard information disclosed in
groups. However, this disclosure may be a violation of the rules that the group
established for itself. It is appropriate for the group to discuss and decide what actions,
if any, should take place. Such disclosures may threaten the psychotherapeutic goals
Which of the following is NOT one of Freud's stages of psychosexual development? -
\Castration
, Freud's Psychosexual Stages -
\oral stage,
anal stage,
phallic stage,
latency stage,
genital stage
Which is NOT true when an agency uses the services of a consultant. -
\The agency is mandated to follow a consultant's recommendations.
Rationale:
Although a consultant does not have any formal authority as an "expert." Releases of
information are needed when disclosing data to a consultant. A consultant should be
competent, demonstrating knowledge and expertise. However, the agency is not
required to follow the advice given by a consultant. The final decision rests with the
agency administration and board of directors.
A client expresses an attraction to the social worker during a therapy session. In order
to address this issue ethically, the social worker should -
\Explore it as a therapeutic issue, seek supervision, and document the disclosure in the
client file.
Rationale:
A social worker must address this expression within an appropriate therapeutic context.
Referring or terminating is not appropriate and ignoring it does not assist the client in
understanding why these feelings are occurring. The social worker should never act on
these feelings and engage in a relationship with a client.
An agency that employs social workers has detailed job descriptions that delineate the
best way to perform functions, closely supervises its employees, and ties employee pay
increases to behaviors that promote the goals of the organization. This agency is MOST
likely using which of the following approaches to manage its workers? -
\Scientific management
Rationale:
A scientific management approach finds the one "best way" to perform each task;
carefully matches each worker to each task; closely supervises workers, using reward
and punishment as motivators; and manages and controls behavior.
A system approach -
\considers the organization as a system composed of interrelated subsystems.
A contingency approach -
\recognizes that organizational systems are interrelated with the environment and
different organizational relationships are needed depending upon the larger
environmental context.
PRACTICE TESTS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
A social worker notices what appears to be burns on a child's arm and asks the child
about these markings. The child responds that "grandma burned me, but mommy isn't
going to let me go over there anymore so it's OK." The social worker should -
\Report the conversation immediately to child protective services.
Rationale:
Social workers are mandated reporters and must not delay in reporting the abuse to the
proper authorities.
A client has been in therapy for about 4 months and has made substantial progress
toward achieving his goals. The social worker and client believe that continued
treatment would be beneficial. However, the client recently lost his job and has been
informed that his insurance coverage, which has been paying for the services, will end
immediately. The client states that he cannot afford to pay the rate paid by the
insurance company. In order to facilitate continued progress, the social worker should: -
\Discuss a feasible amount to be paid by the client while he is uninsured.
Which of the following is NOT a key diagnostic criterion of Paraphilic Disorders
according to the DSM-5? -
\Legal involvement due to sexual interest or behaviors.
What are some of the key diagnostic criterion of Paraphilic Disorders according to the
DSM-5? -
\--Atypical sexual interests
--Personal distress about sexual interests not strictly due to societal disapproval
--Sexual desire or behavior that involves another person's psychological harm or from
persons who are unwilling or unable to consent.
Which of the following is a limitation when using existing case records as the data
source for the evaluation of client progress? -
\The scope of the evaluation is restricted to that which is explicitly stated in the file.
A client needs to access services from another organization. In order to BEST assist
this client, a social worker should: -
\Work with the client to evaluate options and select an agency that the client thinks will
best meet his or her needs.
,During an intake interview, a client uses derogatory language to refer to individuals of a
particular ethnic group. This language causes the social worker to become angry. In
order to appropriately deal with the anger, the social worker should -
\Recognize the anger and discuss it later with the supervisor.
Rationale:
A client must feel they are understood and valued as a person, though their
performance may be unsatisfactory. If a client feels judged they will not speak freely
during a social work interview. A social worker must be interested, genuinely concerned
and encouraging, and at the same time, objective, but neither condemning nor praising.
In this case, the social worker should use the supervisor to process the feelings that
arise as a result of the client's actions.
A client who has Schizophrenia has not been taking his medication. He is in crisis, but
does not pose a danger to himself or others. The client was recently discharged from an
inpatient hospitalization after an involuntary commitment. In the social worker's opinion,
the client would benefit from re-hospitalization, but the client does not want to be
readmitted. The social worker should -
\Identify community resources to meet his immediate needs.
A client's insurance company threatens to discontinue to pay for services immediately if
it does not receive the current treatment goals of the client. The social worker send
these goals without written consent from the client. This action by the social worker is -
\Unethical because such a release requires written consent.
Rationale:
Social workers should not disclose confidential information to their-party payers unless
clients have authorized such disclosure. Speaking to the client at the onset of treatment
about insurance requirements does not constitute informed consent for the release of
information requested.
A social worker is running a group with adolescents. One of the group members calls
the social worker because she is very upset that something that she said in group was
disclosed to others in her school by another group member. The BEST method for the
social worker to address this situation is to: -
\Suggest that the upset group member bring up her concern at the next group session.
Rationale:
There is no legal mandate for group members to safeguard information disclosed in
groups. However, this disclosure may be a violation of the rules that the group
established for itself. It is appropriate for the group to discuss and decide what actions,
if any, should take place. Such disclosures may threaten the psychotherapeutic goals
Which of the following is NOT one of Freud's stages of psychosexual development? -
\Castration
, Freud's Psychosexual Stages -
\oral stage,
anal stage,
phallic stage,
latency stage,
genital stage
Which is NOT true when an agency uses the services of a consultant. -
\The agency is mandated to follow a consultant's recommendations.
Rationale:
Although a consultant does not have any formal authority as an "expert." Releases of
information are needed when disclosing data to a consultant. A consultant should be
competent, demonstrating knowledge and expertise. However, the agency is not
required to follow the advice given by a consultant. The final decision rests with the
agency administration and board of directors.
A client expresses an attraction to the social worker during a therapy session. In order
to address this issue ethically, the social worker should -
\Explore it as a therapeutic issue, seek supervision, and document the disclosure in the
client file.
Rationale:
A social worker must address this expression within an appropriate therapeutic context.
Referring or terminating is not appropriate and ignoring it does not assist the client in
understanding why these feelings are occurring. The social worker should never act on
these feelings and engage in a relationship with a client.
An agency that employs social workers has detailed job descriptions that delineate the
best way to perform functions, closely supervises its employees, and ties employee pay
increases to behaviors that promote the goals of the organization. This agency is MOST
likely using which of the following approaches to manage its workers? -
\Scientific management
Rationale:
A scientific management approach finds the one "best way" to perform each task;
carefully matches each worker to each task; closely supervises workers, using reward
and punishment as motivators; and manages and controls behavior.
A system approach -
\considers the organization as a system composed of interrelated subsystems.
A contingency approach -
\recognizes that organizational systems are interrelated with the environment and
different organizational relationships are needed depending upon the larger
environmental context.
