ASWB Social Work Licensing Exam
Practice 5 Questions And Answers.
A social worker who supervises the agency's home-care program visits an elderly client
to assess her continuing needs. The client receives two-hour daily visits from a home-
care worker employed by the agency. The home-care worker is responsible for helping
the client with routine activities including regular shopping for food, travel to medical
appointments, and care of her home. The social worker observes that the apartment is
well-maintained, but there is not much food in the refrigerator, the client's personal
hygiene seems poor, and she complains that she missed her physical therapy
appointment as the home care worker had not arrived on time. The social worker
should:
1. Help the client with her personal hygiene and shop for food to tide her over.
2. Call the home care worker and ask her to come over immediately to assist the client.
3. Inform her supervisor.
4. Meet with the home care worker as soon as possible -
\4. The question addresses the worker's supervisory responsibilities. Though there is a
temptation to respond to the client's immediate needs by doing the work assigned to the
home care worker, this is not the worker's role. Since there is no emergency situation,
but rather one of poor work performance the social worker should meet with the home
care worker to try and correct the deficiencies. This will provide the most effective help
to the client as well as to other clients with whom the home care worker has contact.
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Practice 5 Questions And Answers.
A social worker who supervises the agency's home-care program visits an elderly client
to assess her continuing needs. The client receives two-hour daily visits from a home-
care worker employed by the agency. The home-care worker is responsible for helping
the client with routine activities including regular shopping for food, travel to medical
appointments, and care of her home. The social worker observes that the apartment is
well-maintained, but there is not much food in the refrigerator, the client's personal
hygiene seems poor, and she complains that she missed her physical therapy
appointment as the home care worker had not arrived on time. The social worker
should:
1. Help the client with her personal hygiene and shop for food to tide her over.
2. Call the home care worker and ask her to come over immediately to assist the client.
3. Inform her supervisor.
4. Meet with the home care worker as soon as possible -
\4. The question addresses the worker's supervisory responsibilities. Though there is a
temptation to respond to the client's immediate needs by doing the work assigned to the
home care worker, this is not the worker's role. Since there is no emergency situation,
but rather one of poor work performance the social worker should meet with the home
care worker to try and correct the deficiencies. This will provide the most effective help
to the client as well as to other clients with whom the home care worker has contact.
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