ASWB LSW Practice Test Bank 2025/2026: Human
Behavior, Development, DSM-5, Ethics & Social Work
Roles Explained
In setting Goals for service, it is most important to establish goals that are:
A. Agreed upon by the client and the social worker
B. Compatible with the social worker's area of expertise
C. Appropriate to address the client's presenting problem
D. Short term and easily obtainable. - correct answer A. Agreed upon by
the client and the social worker
A social worker has been assigned to interview a client with a previous history
of resistance and antagonism towards the agency. Which approach will be the
MOST effective in engaging the client and beginning a productive
relationship?
A. Taking the client's biopsychosocial history, including former treatment by
the agency.
B. Focusing on what the client presents as the problem.
C. Exploring the client's feelings about prior experiences with the agency
D. Providing needed concrete services to the client. - correct answer B.
Focusing on what the client presents as the problem.
The family of an unemployed worker is experiencing stressful family
relationships as a result of financial problems. Initially, the family will benefit
MOST from information provided by the social worker about:
A. Family counseling
B. Financial services
C. Job opportunities
D. Vocational rehabilitation - correct answer B. Financial services
,During a relapse counseling session, an older adolescent client expresses
remorse about sexual activities engaged in while drunk. In explaining to the
client that sexual promiscuity while intoxicated is a symptom of alcoholism, the
social worker is engaging in:
A. Education
B. Confrontation
C. Summarization
D. Clarification - correct answer A. Education
The termination process is MOST often associated with:
A. Evaluating goals and accomplishments
B. Implementing a plan of action
C. Setting limits
D. Developing a contract - correct answer A. Evaluating goals and
accomplishments
Which aspect of the helping relationship is characterized by client trust in the
social worker and mutual involvement in the problem-solving process?
A. Contracting for service
B. Planning the interventions
C. Monitoring progress
D. Therapeutic alliance - correct answer D. Therapeutic alliance
A 13-year-old boy is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During
the first session, the member brags to the others about the vandalizing he did
in the neighborhood. What should the group social worker do?
A. Discuss the client's behavior with his parents.
B. Confront the client about his behavior
, C. Encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
D. Report the client to the juvenile authorities - correct answer C.
Encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school
because their child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake
interview, it becomes clear to the social worker that the parents are
preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. What should the
social worker do first?
A. Assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school
behavior
B. Arrange an assessment interview with the child
C. Work with the parents on the issues they have identified
D. Help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns. - correct
answer C. Work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A neighborhood is concerned about the increase in the number of
supermarket franchises that threaten the livelihood of small, independent
grocers. The area residents engage a social worker about this concern. Which
of the following models would the social worker most likely use?
A. Industrialization
B. Community Organizing
C. Urban Renewal
D. Social Reform - correct answer B. Community Organizing
A 40 year old patient diagnosed with schizophrenia with a history of assaultive
behavior and substance abuse is being considered for discharge from a long
term psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly parents have expressed
willingness to have the patient return home. In formulating discharge plans,
the social worker should FIRST evaluate which of the following factors?
A. Medication compliance
Behavior, Development, DSM-5, Ethics & Social Work
Roles Explained
In setting Goals for service, it is most important to establish goals that are:
A. Agreed upon by the client and the social worker
B. Compatible with the social worker's area of expertise
C. Appropriate to address the client's presenting problem
D. Short term and easily obtainable. - correct answer A. Agreed upon by
the client and the social worker
A social worker has been assigned to interview a client with a previous history
of resistance and antagonism towards the agency. Which approach will be the
MOST effective in engaging the client and beginning a productive
relationship?
A. Taking the client's biopsychosocial history, including former treatment by
the agency.
B. Focusing on what the client presents as the problem.
C. Exploring the client's feelings about prior experiences with the agency
D. Providing needed concrete services to the client. - correct answer B.
Focusing on what the client presents as the problem.
The family of an unemployed worker is experiencing stressful family
relationships as a result of financial problems. Initially, the family will benefit
MOST from information provided by the social worker about:
A. Family counseling
B. Financial services
C. Job opportunities
D. Vocational rehabilitation - correct answer B. Financial services
,During a relapse counseling session, an older adolescent client expresses
remorse about sexual activities engaged in while drunk. In explaining to the
client that sexual promiscuity while intoxicated is a symptom of alcoholism, the
social worker is engaging in:
A. Education
B. Confrontation
C. Summarization
D. Clarification - correct answer A. Education
The termination process is MOST often associated with:
A. Evaluating goals and accomplishments
B. Implementing a plan of action
C. Setting limits
D. Developing a contract - correct answer A. Evaluating goals and
accomplishments
Which aspect of the helping relationship is characterized by client trust in the
social worker and mutual involvement in the problem-solving process?
A. Contracting for service
B. Planning the interventions
C. Monitoring progress
D. Therapeutic alliance - correct answer D. Therapeutic alliance
A 13-year-old boy is a member of a treatment group for first offenders. During
the first session, the member brags to the others about the vandalizing he did
in the neighborhood. What should the group social worker do?
A. Discuss the client's behavior with his parents.
B. Confront the client about his behavior
, C. Encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
D. Report the client to the juvenile authorities - correct answer C.
Encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school
because their child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake
interview, it becomes clear to the social worker that the parents are
preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. What should the
social worker do first?
A. Assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's school
behavior
B. Arrange an assessment interview with the child
C. Work with the parents on the issues they have identified
D. Help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns. - correct
answer C. Work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A neighborhood is concerned about the increase in the number of
supermarket franchises that threaten the livelihood of small, independent
grocers. The area residents engage a social worker about this concern. Which
of the following models would the social worker most likely use?
A. Industrialization
B. Community Organizing
C. Urban Renewal
D. Social Reform - correct answer B. Community Organizing
A 40 year old patient diagnosed with schizophrenia with a history of assaultive
behavior and substance abuse is being considered for discharge from a long
term psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly parents have expressed
willingness to have the patient return home. In formulating discharge plans,
the social worker should FIRST evaluate which of the following factors?
A. Medication compliance
