Texas A&M University (TAMU) – Commerce Social Work Exam Services (SWES) Practice Exam

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• Under the Settlement Law of 1662, which concept became a major determinant of whether a person received assistance?
• The term 'boarder babies' refers to babies in hospitals who?
• What is the most significant and controversial feature of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)?
• Which phobia describes fear of open spaces?
• First onset of schizophrenia most commonly occurs during which age range?
• In a pediatric ward, a social worker is supervising a group of six children between five and ten years old. One six-year-old demands that the social worker feed her and carry her back to bed. The best way to meet the child's need is to
• Which technique is most characteristic of family therapy in social work practice?
• Which statement best describes the difference between social planning and community development?
• Which statement best describes Prozac's role in treatment?
• A client who simultaneously desires both separation and continuation of a relationship demonstrates:
• Since Norma has identified family violence, the interventions a social worker could immediately provide would include all but
• A distinct difference between the reciprocal and remedial model is reflected by
• The social work method that is least like the others is
• When stakeholders discuss rent control or similar policies, which process is most likely to yield results?
• The social group at a senior citizen center experiences constant bickering. Which action would the group work adviser most likely take?
• In a milieu therapy setting, when a child has a violent tantrum, the social worker would most likely:
• Which elements are included in the initial group formation stage?
• A 35-year-old woman mourning the death of her mother, with sighing, lack of strength and exhaustion, loss of appetite; Eric Lindemann's conceptualization would probably indicate
• Which statement best describes the purpose of experimental designs in research?
• Which parental backgrounds are most commonly associated with sickle cell anemia?
• In a first interview with a battered woman who wants to leave a violent husband, the social worker should be most aware that
• When addressing guilt in an elder client who placed her husband in a nursing facility, which initial intervention is recommended?
• A social worker at a Y works with a group of 11 Latino girls (9-11 years old). The girls frequently speak Spanish at meetings. Their values and attitudes seem to reflect both their native cultures and neighborhood values. The supervisor is likely to do what?
• Mrs. Jones and her 15-year-old daughter Jane have come to a community mental health clinic for counseling. The mother complains that Jane is secretive and evasive, refusing to share information. Further evaluation reveals that this is an enmeshed family. As a therapeutic goal Minuchin would probably recommend
• The Ralph vignette in the material illustrates which type of clinical note?
• In the lateness scenario, the likely learning outcome is that clients will learn that lateness is acceptable.
• Harry, with chronic back pain, has forged prescriptions to obtain more painkillers. The social worker might suspect that:
• A low-income community group seeking professional assistance to defend its interests and increase participation in the policy process would be acting in the role of:
• Social workers who make use of cognitive consistency theory in their work are most likely to help their groups
• The most frequent case is the
• Internal Review Boards (IRBs) are set up for all of the following except:
• The factor that is least necessary to assess ego functioning is?
• In determining the preference for individual vs group or family treatment for a client with symbiotic problems, the social worker would most take into account:
• In a welfare department, a neighborhood worker finds effectiveness by relating to both clients and staff, acknowledging conflicting pressures from each group. This approach is:
• Which factor most directly guides goal setting with a client?
• Had Norma been referred to the social service unit from the hospital emergency room without identifying violence as a problem, the social worker might proceed with all of the following interventions except
• When approaching a client, which stance best reflects respectful professional practice according to the material?
• In a tenant association with heat and hot water issues, the social worker's first action should be:
• Following the death of his father, an 18-year-old complains of an occasional loss of sensation in his left hand. He wears the same size clothes as his deceased father and has inherited part of his father's wardrobe. The symptoms seem to worsen when he wears his father's overcoat. The youth appears to have no control over the symptoms. Physical examination reveals no organic cause for the symptoms. A social worker might consider a diagnosis of:
• Which strategy best helps a group address significant community issues while also improving patterns of relating during meetings?
• In psychodrama, what is the term for having a participant assume the perspective of another person?
• What is the most commonly abused substance?
• What is identified as the most significant indicator of alcoholism?
• Which intervention is least aligned with an ecological-systems approach for a teen in a gang context?
• Given a board's concern about the director's confrontation with a funding agency, what action is a likely recommendation from a consultant?
• In working with a client exhibiting an Intellectual Disability the principle of social work that might be relaxed is
• If results are significant at the 0.05 level, which statement is true?
• Which description best explains the role of a mission statement in a social service agency?
• A member of a hospital group reports abuse by a nurse. The social worker’s appropriate action is to:
• In formulating a client assessment, which item would not be included?
• A social worker in a community-based mental health day treatment facility works with seriously mentally ill clients. He has decided to introduce relaxation groups into the program. The most likely reason for using relaxation groups is that they would do what?
• Florence, age 12, cannot take part in active games and is often ridiculed by peers. The best approach to integrate her into the group is to
• Cocaine, codeine, and crack are categorized as which type of drug?
• In working with a client who has a narcissistic personality disorder, the social worker should avoid becoming
• Which of the following best describes a negative risk characteristic in poverty studies?
• The social planning model is primarily concerned with which focus?
• The most frequent problem experienced by a supervisor is:
• Multiple family therapy is
• Which statement reflects Freud's assumption about unconscious motivation?
• A case manager for an elder home care agency is meeting with a client, an 80-year-old woman with guilt about placing her husband in a nursing home; in dealing with her guilt, the worker would first:
• A client presents with beliefs that all the women on the subway are after him and will not leave him alone. He is experiencing which reaction?
• The social worker's legal and ethical obligation is to act quickly to involuntarily hospitalize a client when:
• Which statement best expresses an ethical dilemma in social work research?
• Food Stamps and Medicaid are examples of:
• One-third of Americans make use of traditional, natural, or alternative forms of health care.
• In the health center case, why is it advantageous for service recipients to present their demands themselves?
• A social and psychological characteristic that may make it difficult for members of some Asian cultural groups to seek professional services or assistance is
• Which scenario best illustrates hypochondriasis?
• Yalom's interpersonal process groups model identified various curative factors described as
• Select the range of possible values for a correlation coefficient.
• Drugs used to increase alertness, relieve fatigue or help individuals feel stronger and more decisive are called:
• In bureaucracy, a major advantage for professionals is that:
• In a malpractice lawsuit, which statement best reflects the social worker's confidentiality obligations while defending against the claim?
• To handle housing discrimination, which approach relies on existing statutes and institutions?
• In what year was PL 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted?
• Most drug treatment programs find the highest remission or relapse rate occurs when?
• Which budgeting approach fixes spending by funding only specific line items, limiting discretion?
• A social worker in a family agency ordered to produce case records for a divorce proceeding would first:
• Public responsibility for shaping social programs first became tacitly recognized in 1912 in which field?
• A Latino client has somatic complaints; believes that evil, malevolent spirits are tormenting him, and is sure an enemy has hired a sorcerer and bewitched him. These supernatural beliefs are a particular feature of
• The technique of vicarious reinforcement is identified with
• Which stage is best described as the stage in which there is increased group cohesion and mutual aid?
• In the locality development model, the social worker's role is best described as which of the following?
• The two most common defense mechanisms employed by couples with marital problems are
• In DSM-5, a culture-bound syndrome is defined as a symptom pattern that is limited to a specific ethnic or national group.
• Which model would emphasize development of employment and housing alternatives for women in the group context?
• A weekly support group is composed of elderly members who all live in a retirement community. After five years, some members have become less active or dropped out. Several members say they do not want closeness with others who are 'going to die anyway.' The worker encourages members to contact and visit dropouts when possible. The rationale for the worker's emphasis on former members is to do what?
• Which type of anxiety is reduced by changing environmental conditions as described in the modifying environment technique?
• Which of the following is an example of in-kind assistance?
• When there is a culture of victimization in group treatment, this culture has the potential to empower members in which of the following groups the least?
• In a beginning interview with a client, the purpose of asking questions is to
• In assessing whether a client is alcohol dependent, which of the following is most significant?
• Generally speaking, addicted clients have a poor treatment prognosis when they have which condition?
• A social worker accepts a dialysis patient referral despite limited experience. Which statement is most correct?
• Which option illustrates the social action example that uses a contest method?
• In family therapy, the identified patient refers to the family member whose symptoms reflect the family's pain.
• In writing a diagnostic evaluation for an adult client, which item would not necessarily be included?
• Workmen's Compensation benefits include:
• A major difference between clinical social work and psychiatry is
• Which statement best captures being an active listener?
• Which professional organization opposes cross-racial adoption?
• Defense mechanisms are usually used by everyone.
• The concept of giving acceptance with conditions is best described as
• In a crisis, which response is most likely to be observed?
• Active listening means:
• What is the most effective initial strategy for presenting demands to the director in the health center scenario?
• Which model is most associated with using conflict strategies to address social problems?
• Which stage of Piaget's theory follows the sensorimotor stage?
• The term for a psychological, cultural, and political orientation to life that shapes how people think and act is:
• Which of the following best describes the adolescent observation that indicates steroid use?
• In the childcare scenario, the role that enables the group to take initiative is best described as?
• While terminating a client, a social worker decides that renegotiating the contract to continue treatment would be useful. The least likely reason is
• A potential of the anthropological perspective is
• The use of needles to administer illegal drugs is associated with which infections?
• In the tenant association scenario, what is the recommended action for addressing the Smiths?
• Which symptom is most characteristic of the affective expression in schizophrenia?
• In supervision, when a worker exhibits confusion, anxiety, and intellectualization during a discussion of counter-transference, what is the most likely interpretation?
• A social worker meets a nine-week pregnant client who uses crack cocaine and alcohol. Which step should the worker take first to address the pregnancy?
• The contemporary focus of treatment in schizophrenia in patients who have families available to them is
• Supportive therapy would not be used if the client is engaged in which goal?
• Which statement best reflects the essential process for breaking cycles of oppression?
• A normally reserved teacher experiences weeks of elevated mood, decreased need for sleep, rapid speech, grandiose plans, and reckless behavior. What is the most likely diagnosis?
• When treating persons who have had long periods of alcohol dependence and abuse, the worker might reasonably expect that:
• Identify the concept that is not usually associated with a generic five-stage linear model of group development that social workers ordinarily use to guide interventions:
• Santeria is best described as which type of religious tradition?
• What is a key role of self-help groups like AA in treatment?
• THorazine is commonly prescribed for which condition?
• A staff committee organized to develop policy alternatives and to make recommendations to the executive staff and the board would be considered:
• A social worker in a community agency is treating a married woman who complains her husband is a compulsive gambler; the best approach is to:
• A distinguishing characteristic of public assistance or 'welfare' programs is that:
• In inpatient psychiatric facility with higher functioning patients, which group treatment model is most suitable?
• Workers and supervisors complain that changes in policy occur regularly and without prior discussion with staff or supervisors. The consequence of a closed decision-making process are likely to be:
• A social worker is treating a couple where one partner is under stress; the primary focus would be to
• Culture-bound syndromes are described as patterns of distress that are specific to ethnic/national/locality groups. This description is
• In rational behavior therapy, the difference between the 'normal' adolescent and the adolescent who acts out is that the latter
• The primary objective of the locality development model is to:
• In research, a variable is best described as:
• Validity refers to which aspect of measurement?
• According to Mahler, which sequence correctly describes the stages toward separation-individuation leading to object constancy?
• After establishing relationships with community representatives and involving residents in preliminary discussions about the problems, the worker's main task after initial program objectives are determined is:
• A federal insurance program that insures mothers and young children against the loss of a breadwinner is called:
• The fastest growing component of federal assistance programs is:
• Who is identified as the member most concerned with latent functions of the committee?
• A Latino client is brought to a hospital emergency room. The patient alternates between extreme anxiety and rapid, incoherent babbling, does not respond to English-speaking staff, and shouts that he is not crazy. The hospital social worker might suspect which of the following?
• An uncontrollable urge to clean shoes when coming in from outdoors is an example of which behavior?
• A particular characteristic that is present at birth is said to be
• Mr. C. is a long-term, chronically depressed, passive client. How can a social worker initially approach Mr. C. to engage him in treatment?
• A supervisor asks a student to discuss a problematic case, and the student wants to discuss a personal problem. What is the most appropriate response?
• Play therapy can be successful with children because
• Which statement best defines redlining?
• Token economies have been most successful in which setting?
• In all of the following examples the single subject research design can be used except:
• The most appropriate technique to use with a new client who is decompensating is
• Which term describes the formal guidelines that govern professional conduct in social work?
• The term for emotional release experienced when recalling a previously forgotten painful experience is:
• A social worker supervises an outreach staff of homemakers serving mothers in a community with many recent immigrants from Latin America. Due to decreases in the Food Stamp Program, the staff must recommend less expensive, though equally nutritious substitutes unfamiliar to the families. The approach that might best effect a change in the community is
• A Vietnamese man is hospitalized for surgery in a suburban hospital. The hospital has no experience with ethnic minorities. It is expected that he will stay two weeks before returning home. He will not eat unfamiliar hospital food and the family brings ethnic food to the patient. This is opposed by medical staff members who fear that they will be unable to control his nutrition or monitor his functions. The social worker who works with the family is asked to intervene. The social worker's best choice is to
• Why did staff resist relocating the child welfare staff to a new location?
• Which statement best describes the social action approach?
• One goal in treating a person diagnosed with a personality disorder is to
• Which form is the most prevalent form of substance abuse?
• Which statement best describes increasing structure in a developing clinical relationship?
• A parameter is defined as:
• As the clinical relationship develops, the social worker can
• Which statement about TANF's aim is accurate?
• What should be done first to encourage involvement in a drifting group of teenage mothers who meet weekly for health information and mutual support?
• A Nicaraguan immigrant receives a notice to appear at the offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). Fearful of government authority because of his experience in Nicaragua, the client reveals to the social worker that he lied on his immigration application, and if the lie is discovered, he might face prosecution or deportation. The social worker's first responsibility is to
• What major obstacle to the use of information systems in administration is identified?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between ethics and values in professional social work?
• All of the following are examples of therapy groups except which?
• Which statement is NOT a reason the 'model minority' stereotype is problematic?
• Reparative/conversion psychotherapy is labeled an unethical practice by major mental health professional associations such as the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association and the National Association of Social Workers. The goal of reparative/conversion psychotherapy is
• Erikson's study of child-training in primitive societies suggests which statement is true?
• A statistical method that is not used to measure reliability is:
• During the initial family therapy assessment, which item is least essential to understand first?
• Which statement about the use of traditional health practices is supported by the material?
• The most important consideration in choosing a goal with a client is
• A social worker is assigned to develop a relationship with a 15-year-old Black teen involved with a violent gang. The teen's family has low expectations, neighborhood adults are fearful, and teachers have low expectations for him. He has dropped out of formal programs and views youth workers as just another type of authority. The gang provides community and a sense of power. The social worker can expect that the teen will enter the relationship with which attitude?
• Which lens would most comprehensively address a teenager involved in a violent gang, considering multiple interacting systems?
• If staff resent authority, which factor is least likely to be the initial focus?
• Which factor is used to assess potential risk of poverty?
• Which group makes the most use of traditional, natural, or alternative forms of health care?
• The technique least likely to be used in family therapy by the social worker is
• Which therapy uses reinforcement and conditioning principles to modify behavior?
• Erikson explains his findings as
• From the agency's perspective, the most important objective of supervision is to:
• Hartmann described the inborn capacities such as perception, motility, and memory as which of the following?
• A dependent variable is:
• From a structural family perspective, the main intervention for a client who relies heavily on her parents after marriage is to:
• Discussions about raising the age for full eligibility for Social Security benefits reflect concerns about:
• The null hypothesis:
• Group with scores more clustered around the mean has smaller SD. Which option reflects this?
• "The adaptive capacities of the ego" is associated with
• What is the core aim of social action as illustrated in the described material?
• A client is repeatedly hospitalized for vague somatic complaints with negative medical findings. In discharge planning, the social worker should:
• One negative health effect of long-term alcohol abuse is
• The common consequences of parents discouraging expressions of feeling in young children are
• Medicare Part A does not include which of the following?
• Among indicators of alcoholism, which is listed as the most significant?
• A social worker is treating a 15-year-old with academic difficulties and resistance to treatment. Which approach is most appropriate as an initial course of action?
• Which option is NOT a primary aim of Consciousness raising in abused women's groups?
• Differences among races in social outcomes are least explained by:
• TANF is administered by which level of government?
• A social worker seeking continuing cash assistance for an indigent client who recently lost his vision would probably refer the client to:
• In Kernberg's view of borderline personality disorder, which defense mechanisms are commonly employed together?
• Which study design is most appropriate to study how prisoners' perceptions of institutional rules change over time due to socialization?
• An employee reveals escalating cocaine use to an EAP counselor. The recommended plan is to take time off for detox and aftercare. Which option is correct?
• Conscious and unconscious attempts by the client to thwart the effectiveness of the therapeutic process, the expression of emotions and emotionally charged material can be considered
• A religion that makes use of saints, occasionally practices animal sacrifice and is primarily centered in the Caribbean is
• A AIDS ACTION best represents which of the following approaches?
• Which statement best describes why counter-transference discussions are included in supervision?
• What is the first step for addressing impotence in a tenant group facing manager's decision to close the recreation room?
• After a newspaper misrepresented a social worker's qualifications, what action is appropriate?
• A basic assumption of crisis intervention is that a minimum of therapeutic effort may have maximal therapeutic effect.
• A social worker helps a group of parents establish an after-school tutoring and recreation program in a neighborhood center. This approach is best described as which method?
• In the treatment of alcoholism, a social worker's standard approach would not be to
• When a wife threatens separation to motivate abstinence, what is the best course for the family social work counselor?
• A middle-aged woman with alcohol problems seeks help after losing jobs and a marriage. What is the best plan for treatment?
• Based on early neglect and later clinginess with sleep disturbances, the likely diagnosis for the child is?
• Which diagnosis involves intentional production of symptoms for an external incentive?
• In Jason’s case, the treatment contract aims to reduce social isolation and increase initiative at work. Which outcome best reflects these goals?
• A 54-year-old woman with headaches and distress, fear of stomach cancer despite negative tests, is most likely diagnosed with which condition?
• For many substance abuse cases, which form of therapy is commonly preferred by clinical social workers?
• An 11-year-old child presents with multiple motor tics and vocal tics for more than a year. The most likely diagnosis is:
• A key element of Freud's work that is the basis of social casework is the idea of
• Which option best describes an intervening variable's placement in a causal sequence?
• Which term best describes the approach that emphasizes building community capacity and broad participation?
• One consequence of failing to develop a contract is to
• If a highly qualified candidate is asked about childcare during a job interview and she states it is a personal matter, the committee should:
• In planning to end a group, what is a key step to help members cope with separation?
• In the scenario of a community-based housing association planning a campaign to secure a rent-control law, the social worker would probably first recommend:
• A social worker's best first response to an acting-out adolescent who says, 'My mind is a blank' is:
• Which statement best describes the appropriate focus when evaluating feasibility of conjoint couple therapy?
• An extremely depressed 40-year-old woman recalls sexual molestation by her stepfather during childhood, with memories verified at the time. The defense mechanism demonstrated is
• Which of the following is an example of the latent function of a committee?
• Ancillary services are services that a social worker regards as
• When a caller expresses intent to commit suicide, the recommended action is to
• An agency's decision to offer group work services is primarily determined by which factor?
• The field theory emphasizes
• The beginning stage of the development of a social movement is characterized by which set of features?
• When a hospitalized client requests a transfer to another facility by letter, the appropriate action is to obtain the client's permission to contact the other facility's social worker and arrange a transfer if appropriate.
• Which statement best reflects predictors of adolescent substance use?
• What is a likely consequence when staff are not involved in policy decisions?
• Which phrase best defines the concept of involving neighborhood residents in self-directed community organization activities and program policy?
• When a new client reports a bad experience with a previous social worker who disclosed information to her husband, the worker should first:
• Which statement about MAO inhibitors is true?
• Which latency-stage description is accurate?
• If a group member is hesitant to speak in front of others because of embarrassment, the best initial approach is to
• In determining the appropriateness of a client for a therapy group, the most important single factor is
• Budgeting that limits the discretion to allocate funds by funding only specific line items is called:
• Which model is most associated with empowering residents through participation and leadership in community programs?
• When addressing prejudice against inclusiveness in a group, what is the best action?
• An inherent problem in providing client services in large formal organizations is that:
• Assertive casework is a technique in which
• How does a mission statement differ from a goal statement?
• A patient with hypothyroidism can be treated medically with which medication?
• In building a broad-based coalition to promote fair housing in a changing conservative neighborhood, the most likely outcome is:
• What is an unintended consequence of involving consumers in planning and advisory roles within a social welfare organization?
• Raising the full retirement age is primarily motivated by concerns about which combination?
• In the same scenario, the director's initial activity should be to:
• Harold, 33, homeless, has used heroin since 20; after deciding to rehab, what services are likely needed?
• In research, the outcome measured to assess the effect of an independent variable is called the:
• The overall objective of such a group is typically to:
• Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable impulses to others?
• An example of formal authority in social services is:
• Social work research has contributed least to
• When interviewing a client with depression, which topic is most appropriate for focused questions?
• Which research focus best describes the examination of the relationship between social class and schizophrenia across populations?
• Which of the following is not typically included in administrative planning?
• What is the primary determinant for offering group services by an agency?
• Workmen's Compensation is which type of program?
• Which level of government administers Medicare?
• Which model emphasizes local participation and community-led development in a neighborhood?
• A married supervisor develops an intimate relationship with a supervisee. Indicate the statement that best reflects the underlying principle that should be invoked:
• During a crisis triggered by a hazardous event, the ego typically experiences which outcome?
• The approach of showing interest and reassurance at the start of an interview aligns with which concept?
• The Social Security tax is considered what type of tax?
• Successful resolution of the oedipal conflict involves which process?
• In correlation analysis, what does r equal to 0 indicate about the relationship?
• The use of rational problem solving and technical methods to develop new programs best describes which concept?
• Which of the Latino nationalities listed below speak Spanish as their first language, can work in the United States without a green card, and can freely enter and leave the continental United States at all times?
• Based on recent animal studies, which substance is most addictive?
• Which medication is commonly used to treat attention-deficit disorders in children?
• Type I and II errors refer to:
• Erik Erikson's life cycle stage associated with the pleasure of attack and conquest is which stage?
• Advocacy and social action for poorer communities were first emphasized by which group?
• A 40-year-old married man has difficulty relating to his family but interacts with men on a softball team. This pattern suggests problems with
• Which of the following statements best reflects the stance on the use of medications in treatment?
• In Piaget's framework, the first stage of cognitive development is called which?
• The exploration of ethnicity and difference within a group is primarily intended to
• Thorazine is commonly prescribed for which condition?
• Regarding juvenile offenders, which statement accurately reflects confidentiality?
• The vignette describing scapegoating in the family best illustrates which type of clinical statement?
• The most important consideration in choosing a goal with a client is:
• Asian immigrants were not granted citizenship until
• Which of the following is typically included in a research proposal?
• Which is the least effective means to avoid 'groupthink' within a committee?
• A 14-year-old with a severe eating disorder who is seriously underweight and malnourished is referred to a social worker. In the initial interview, the worker must ensure that the client:
• Which action is least likely to improve staff willingness to update case records? (Revised wording)
• A 14-year-old youth is arrested. A reporter seeks information about identity and circumstances. Which philosophy guides the justice system regarding juvenile information?
• To promote accountability to clients, the director would:
• Transference can best illuminate how past relationships influence current client behavior. Which statement best describes transference?
• In studying formal organizations, which feature is most associated with hierarchical structures?
• Among the strongest interpersonal needs of adolescents are those involving
• What is the most effective initial step when starting community organizing in a new neighborhood?
• A clear delineation of the superego occurs during which psychosexual stage?
• Empathy is best described as
• One disadvantage of self-help programs is that:
• A client who grew up caring for a depressed single mother feels excessively responsible for others and, when told the therapist will be away, shows crestfallen behavior but publicly says something positive. The intervention is called
• A client's capacity to enter a social work relationship cannot usually be determined by:
• In psychoanalytic theory, which approach explicitly uses the concept of ego states including child, adult, and parent?
• A social work practice concern in working with all neighborhood groups is:
• During a field trip with teens from a community center, a loud argument erupts on the bus and the driver stops. What is the best option for the worker if intercession fails?
• Inadequate social functioning, limited intellectual capacities and developmental lags are involved in which disorder?
• In clinical work with sexually abused children, which is an important treatment goal?
• To reduce institutional conflict arising from dual administrator and professional duties, an organization should:
• In a survey comparing older and younger couples, a statistically significant difference means which of the following?
• An organizational chart does not provide information concerning which of the following?
• Among Southeast Asian refugees arriving after 1970, which group is frequently associated with experiences of violence and extreme deprivation?
• During the first moments of an adolescent group meeting, the worker might say which line to acknowledge the group formed to help with a new situation?
• The technique used by social workers to increase a client's motivation to change is called
• A social worker learns that a coworker who is often under the influence of either drugs or alcohol is seeing clients. The worker should:
• In family therapy, the major focus of intervention is the here-and-now of family interactions. Which option best expresses this focus?
• Which personality disorder is characterized by grandiosity, fantasies of unlimited success, and lack of empathy?
• The practice where minorities are denied mortgage loans based on geographic area is called?
• A behavioral treatment program where a client agrees to notify employer if relapse occurs is called what?
• In a systems-thereory analysis, the affair between Don and a coworker is viewed as a solution to managing the couple's unexpressed problem with closeness and distance. This is called
• Which statement is true about hallucinations in schizophrenia?
• A 16-year-old named Willy admits to sniffing glue; during intake the social worker should take which approach as the best first step?
• In general, long-term control of substance dependence usually requires which combination?
• W.I.C. is a program that:
• What is the primary rationale for using reminiscence groups with the elderly population?
• With the same symptom presentation, African-American clients are more likely to be diagnosed as:
• A newly hired community worker attends a neighborhood meeting to build a constituency. The best approach is to:
• Which behavior is characteristic of a typical three-year-old?
• In linking the community with the agency, the worker is assuming the role of:
• Which DSM-5 diagnosis would be most appropriate for a client with long-standing depressive symptoms after bereavement?
• A multi-service agency starts a program for drug-addicted clients. The most likely treatment approach would be
• Which personality disorder is defined by a grandiose sense of self-importance and a need for admiration?
• The worker’s role when supporting a group to start a cooperative childcare center is best described as?
• Which statement describes Puerto Rican status regarding U.S. citizenship and work eligibility?
• In most states, the vast majority of children in placement reside in:
• Which statement best distinguishes quantitative and qualitative analysis?
• Which scenario best represents social action?
• An administrator in a mental health clinic participates in a local coalition to improve access and referrals. The administrator's role is best described as:
• From the institutional perspective, welfare services are viewed as?
• When a recovering group experiences external hostility and reduced energy, the most plausible explanation is
• Social workers who work with cancer patient support groups use flexible contracts because
• In the described cases, what term refers to a client assigning feelings toward the social worker that originated with a caregiver?
• The primary disadvantage of refusing to delegate responsibility and authority is:
• A 16-year-old boy with limited physical activity due to arthritis could best be encouraged to attend which setting for social contact?
• A client with emotional rejection in childhood, distant parents, poor adaptive skills, and splitting is most likely diagnosed with which personality disorder?
• While a client is presenting material, what should the social worker do first?
• Which term is not typically considered a component of systems theory in organizations?
• Which statement about a categorical grant is true and reflects its structure?
• The most important consideration in setting client goals is to focus on what the client wants. Which option states this principle?
• When a client experiences indecisiveness and ambivalence in choosing a desired object or goal, the psychological principle involved is called?
• In research design, an intervening variable is best described as:
• In groups for children of divorced parents, which issue is most prominent?
• In the beginning stage of group development, the worker needs to be aware that the members may reflect a pattern
• What term describes the family member whose symptoms reflect the family's pain in systemic family therapy?
• In assessing a personality disorder, which would not typically be included?
• The shift in theory from viewing the individual in the context of environmental forces to unconscious or learned responses represents a move away from which pairing?
• In the after-school tutoring program scenario, which method does the worker primarily use?
• The worker would most likely use:
• Which statement best describes the historical progression of social work focus from the 1890s through the early 20th century?
• In preparing prospective foster parents for an infant with prenatal drug exposure, which approach is recommended?
• What is the model age for initiating gateway drug use?
• After an initial visit with an elderly client, the social worker schedules the next meeting in six weeks. In the days that follow, the client makes questions that seem contrived and trivial. The best next step is to:
• Medicaid funding is characterized as what type of funding?
• Cognitive behavioral treatment programs aim primarily to:
• Amniocentesis is:
• Child welfare policy emphasizes that maintaining the family should be a first priority; placement should be considered only after it is shown that families are unable to provide a safe environment. This policy derives from:
• Since shame and loss of face are obstacles to asking for and accepting help for a number of immigrant groups, a social worker can best influence a client's decision to accept help by
• A new client expresses anger about the conditions under which he feels he is living. The social worker would
• In adoption, which outcome has been found to be common, especially as children enter adolescence?
• A professional relationship between the social worker and the client would not include:
• What technique helps clients decide on the issues they wish to address from among many issues that bother them?
• Among injection drug users, the most significant health risk is:
• Which description best captures the role of a broker in community practice?
• What role does the gang most likely play for this teenager?
• The roles of paraprofessionals are redefined and they are reassigned to new tasks. This change in job description should be sanctioned and managed by the:
• Which statement best defines social policy?
• Means-tested program description variant: which statement best describes a means-tested program?
• In Regulating the Poor by Frances Piven and Richard Cloward, what do they say about public relief during periods of mass unemployment?
• The worker begins to help the group develop a clear understanding of why they are meeting, but the group is silent. He reflects that it may be difficult to frame their expectations and several members respond. The worker may be developing
• If a client is distressed by trauma memories in early therapy, which approach is most consistent with respecting readiness to discuss painful material?
• Which action is commonly considered the most appropriate initial response when a social worker encounters a domestic violence situation involving a mother and her children?
• In a settlement house scenario, the social worker's role is best described as:
• The social work profession has limited intellectual impact in promoting universal family-oriented social policies due to which factor?
• In ego psychology, lateness for appointments is a sign of
• In early adolescence, values held by peer groups vary primarily according to which factor?
• The median is defined as the score below which half the observations fall. Which option correctly reflects this definition?
• In milieu therapy, which statement best describes how the environment functions as a therapeutic agent?
• A 48-year-old client with chronic alcoholism and short-term memory loss who compensates by inventing stories is most likely diagnosed with:
• A basic ego state characterized by a loss of self esteem is which of the following?
• ASD communication (DSM-5) often requires verbal expression that is:
• Flashbacks or delayed effects are most common when this category of drugs is used?
• What factor best promotes inclusive participation when discussing controversial housing issues in a democratic process?
• Which of the following was listed as a major defense mechanism for Mrs. Taylor?
• Amok is a culture-bound syndrome associated with
• In working with a client who has a paranoid ideation, which intervention would the social worker avoid?
• In a client with borderline personality disorder who ends a session by saying the worker has been of no help, and the client sometimes splits the worker with contradictory comments, this pattern illustrates:
• Which factor is most appropriate to build mutual trust during the initial contact?
• For studying the mother–infant dyad, which data collection method would be most useful?
• A family seeks counseling after the accidental death of one of their two children. The supervisor should:
• When preparing to tell clients that he is terminating employment with the social agency, a social worker first should
• In the vignette about a 52-year-old actor whose partner is ill, the client's immediate problem is most consistent with which issue?
• The source of illness among smokers can only be conclusively and unequivocally proven by:
• After ruling out an organic basis for symptoms, the social worker's next likely role is to join the team in explaining to the patient that there is no organic illness.
• A common psychiatric diagnosis found among South East Asian clients, particularly Cambodians, is
• In cognitive-behavioral terms, which strategy aligns with helping a client identify high-risk situations and avoid them?
• Which confidentiality concern is central when working with undocumented residents?
• A stratified random sample is defined as:
• A social worker who uses behavioral techniques would be least interested in which of the following?
• A child who, after a neighbor's dog attacked and bit her, avoids dogs, has nightmares, and replays the event is most likely diagnosed with:
• In a group with a disengaged new member, which approach is most effective to encourage participation?
• According to Kernberg, patients with borderline personality disorder tend to rely primarily on which defense mechanisms?
• The three R's of reality therapy refer to
• In considering the unique practical needs of an elderly client, the social worker would not make which of the following adjustments to practice?
• A social worker develops a group in a prison. The group participants are convicts who will be paroled within a short time. The least appropriate goal would be to
• In an initial interview with a 16-year-old pregnant teenager referred by a school counselor, the worker's best response is to:
• The prognosis for clients with schizophrenia is best when the person is:
• For sustainable funding, which approach is most effective?
• In ego psychology, what fear is associated with separation-individuation in schizophrenia?
• According to the material, the superego does NOT involve which of the following?
• In supervision, using the idea 'one good question deserves another' is associated with which game?
• An infant is assessed as low-functioning. The family's social worker should help the family understand that...
• In settings emphasizing brief treatment models, the social worker's professional opinion as to the nature of a problem should be formed
• When a client with schizophrenia begins to hallucinate, the social worker should...
• A consultant might advise the board to:
• A recovering heroin addict in his 40s faces strong peer pressure to relapse and has family willing to support him. What is the best treatment strategy?
• A group of adults votes to hold an open meeting on an integrated housing issue. Several oppose having the meeting, though their view was considered and rejected in a democratic process. A member of the minority complains about the decision. The worker would do what?
• A program that is neither supervised nor administered by a state agency is:
• If an elderly client asks for an earlier appointment while continuing to call with concerns, the social worker should
• Loss of face is a barrier to seeking services primarily in which cultural context?
• In the United Way advisory committee scenario, which member shows concern about how donors will interpret the new emphasis?
• A client's wife calls her husband's social worker seeking information about his emotional problems, and the husband is in treatment. The most appropriate first response is to:
• Which process is not part of Erik Erikson's conceptualization of the human organism?
• An early predictor of substance abuse among pre-adolescents is which of the following?
• In the early phase of work with an acutely depressed client, the social worker should be primarily?
• The husband's view that Mrs. Taylor is seen as a mother symbol and blames her for his problems is an example of which psychoanalytic phenomenon?
• A middle-aged Native American man in a long-term care facility is misdiagnosed with dementia by staff who are not Native American. To assess the situation adequately, the social worker should
• In-kind assistance is best described as:
• When a housing planner faces two groups contesting a project, as first step, the worker should:
• In the social work relationship, the social worker should be careful not to act on
• A social worker is consistently late, fails to finish work on time, and completes forms carelessly. Though aware of the situation for some time, the supervisor does not confront the issue. Finally, the supervisor raises the worker's performance issues at a supervisory conference. The supervisee feels relieved and begins to discuss personal and family problems that have interfered with work. To move the discussion along relevant lines, the supervisor might interject:
• The Social Service Committee of the hospital board oversees the social service department. The director wants to use this opportunity to increase the board's understanding of the benefits to the hospital of a strong department. This might be achieved by presenting cases:
• When a client plans to live independently away from family, the social worker should primarily focus on what?
• A social worker is shortly leaving an agency and must terminate many cases. How long prior to exiting should the social worker tell clients she is leaving the agency?
• The mean is best described as being
• John, a 20-year-old with a history of cocaine addiction, is planning to move to a new apartment, transfer schools, and find a better job. What is the social worker's best immediate response?
• Psychoeducational groups are best described as groups that primarily provide
• An organizational chart typically shows all of the following except which?
• When a client requests a worker who is similar in age and experience, which statement best reflects appropriate assessment?
• The Moynihan Report’s description of Black youth is best characterized by which phrase?
• In working with a group of young adults, one member is a scapegoat. A major concern for the worker is that scapegoating
• The importance of a Code of Ethics is to
• What has stimulated the preference for brief treatment and cognitive-behavioral models in contemporary group treatment?
• When determining which programs will be reduced or eliminated, which factor is most influential in making a rational decision?
• A variable is defined as:
• What factor most commonly complicates defining success criteria for social service programs?
• Long-term adolescent-onset substance use is associated with which social functioning outcome?
• Darlene is 16 years old. She has developed few positive strategies for self-expression when she feels angry or depressed. At those times, she gets into fights at school or shoplifts. A client who is unable to tolerate frustration and has a tendency to discharge tension by action is said to
• Which statement best describes an element of informed consent?
• In working with a married couple where the husband’s drinking is questioned as excessive, what approach should the social worker take?
• What topics did Mrs. Taylor read to Mr. Taylor from the psychology book?
• Which approach is most effective for reducing immigrant clients' reluctance to seek help due to shame and loss of face?
• Which statement best reflects how bureaucracy supports professional development through specialization?
• Effectiveness in social services is difficult for managers to define because which statement is true?
• An elementary school teacher places a disruptive child away from all activities for a predetermined, though short period. This is an example of which strategy?
• In responding to a delusional, homeless client who refuses hospitalization, which approach aligns with safety considerations and client engagement?
• A 14-year-old girl with diabetes reports experimenting with drugs at parties and cannot name the substances. What is the social worker's best option?
• An elderly person reporting difficulty remembering names and solving complex problems may be considered for which DSM-5 diagnosis?
• Which of the following is a disadvantage of group supervision?
• In community organization practice, collaboration to achieve a strategy is most appropriate when there is:
• What initial strategy is most effective to re-engage a drifting group of teenage mothers?
• What is a key difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
• In behavioral treatment, the use of relaxation methods in the presence of anxiety-producing stimuli would be characteristic of which desensitization?
• The definition of enuresis is
• The mean's primary limitation is that it
• In what year did public responsibility for shaping social policy first become tacitly recognized?
• The 1974 law authorizing the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI) provides:
• An emphasis on in depth knowledge of ethnic, racial and social groups to prepare social workers for culturally competent social work practice is associated with which perspective?
• In structural family therapy, what is the initial step in intervention?
• In initial adolescent group meetings, which factor is NOT a focal point?
• Colors have personal meaning for someone; for example blue indicates jealousy and red indicates anger. The person is likely suffering from
• In assisting a young man seeking independence from his family, the social worker should
• When a client does not follow through on weekly tasks in a treatment plan, which response is most appropriate?
• Working with lesbian groups is somewhat unique in that it often requires workers to focus on
• According to recent animal research, the most addictive substance is
• A school social worker meets with an adolescent who has been cutting classes; the best approach is
• Adam Smith criticized the English Poor Laws for which reason?
• When a group identifies scheduling issues affecting participation, the appropriate action is to
• Which factor contributes to a group-think mentality within a policy-making committee?
• Hartmann's concept is most closely associated with which of the following in early development?
• A grief reaction in childhood following loss or separation from a dependent caregiver is best described as which condition?
• In preparing a discharge plan, the following option is most appropriate for a four-year-old boy with limited home support:
• Mrs. Ross is interviewed by a medical social worker after her 15-month-old baby was hospitalized in a diabetic coma. The social worker might
• In a neighborhood with little organized effort but a clear consensus on school problems, which model is most appropriate?
• According to Adlerian theory, alcoholism is attributed to which of the following?
• Under the institutional concept, welfare services should be seen as what in modern society?
• The treatment approach that separates ego states into child, adult, and parent is used in which therapy?
• A supervisor in a large children's agency suspects that a social worker is abusing alcohol. One morning the worker arrives at the office intoxicated. The supervisor would first:
• In a study examining whether greater racial homogeneity within a group is associated with higher group cohesion, the dependent variable is best indicated by which of the following?
• Which defense mechanism is described as the ego displacing instinctual aims to conform with social values?
• An organized group of low-income neighborhood residents aims to protest municipal priorities and demand better services, including street cleaning, garbage collection, improved street lighting, and better school facilities. The implicit goal of the organization is most likely to:
• A young social worker is assigned an intake with Bill Watson, an elderly client. He seems friendly and she uses his first name when talking with him. The worker notices the client seems reluctant and hesitant when responding to her questions. He withdraws further as the interview progresses. Finally, he calmly tells the worker that he would prefer a worker who is similar in age and experience and that he finds her disrespectful and overly familiar. How should the worker assess this situation?
• The process of termination does not involve working through the client's feelings of
• What is the ethical action when a colleague shows signs of a worsening alcohol problem in a professional setting?
• A group that someone identifies with and uses as a significant source of personal values and goals is known as a
• Recovery from an acute psychotic episode would be more likely if symptoms occurred?
• Parents of children with ADHD benefit most from parent training groups because these groups provide what primary advantage?
• A major problem with managed care (HMO) mental health services for chronically ill patients is that:
• In group supervision, role-playing is best understood as:
• The worker would likely choose which approach to facilitate community involvement in a changing neighborhood?
• In an experimental study, the primary purpose of the control group is to isolate the effect of which factor?
• In the past decade, the number of children placed in foster homes has:
• An ethnically homogeneous adolescent activity group in a middle-class neighborhood center adds Adel, a Muslim boy from Pakistan. The most effective initial strategy is to
• In a situation where one member's pretentious remarks provoke another to threaten violence, the most appropriate action is to:
• In an experiment, the control group is defined as which of the following?
• A standing committee on strategic future planning is usually not used to do which of the following?
• In the beginning stage, one pattern may include...
• A form of ventilation used to bring repressed material into consciousness is called
• In a supervision setting, when addressing group hostility, which approach helps the worker discuss concerns more openly?
• Ethical action when a client fails to pay after six weeks:
• If a client responds with exceptionally positive results in a brief period, this most likely indicates the client is
• Which criterion best demonstrates whether a social service program is meeting its stated outcomes?
• As Haitian immigrants move into a neighborhood, the agency approach should:
• The worker's main role will be that of:
• The level of measurement that provides the least valid information is which of the following?
• A normative framework in an agency usually refers to which element?
• When a group member's behavior triggers group reactions, which approach is most constructive?
• Which statement best distinguishes Tourette's disorder from chronic motor tic disorder?
• Which statement best describes a problem with the 'model minority' notion applied to Asian-Americans?
• Efficiency in a social service agency is best defined by:
• Who developed the concept of the conflict-free sphere in ego psychology?
• What is the difference between ethics and values?
• Which topic is primarily associated with Jean Piaget?
• The 1965 report describing Black youth as trapped in a 'tangle of pathology,' crime, and school and work failure is known as which of the following?
• Many residents of a low-income community believe that police abuses are a serious problem. They also believe that the city government lacks sensitivity to their community's economic and social problems. A new police brutality allegation has led a local citizen's planning board to employ a social worker to help them develop strategies to address police policy, and to change local government's priorities. The worker's first objective would be to:
• A school principal orders a search of lockers after observing students smoking marijuana. Which statement best reflects the legality of the action?
• In the United Way advisory committee scenario, which member’s behavior involved frequent interruptions with emotional harangues in favor of the traditional allocation process?
• In the context of managed care, which service category is most likely to be difficult for chronically ill clients to access?
• Which type of nonprofit organization is typically described as civic associations, focusing on community programs rather than direct welfare services?
• A 35-year-old woman whose husband died a month ago presents with symptoms consistent with bereavement. The DSM-5 diagnosis would likely be which?
• A client's transference reactions typically involve distorting present perceptions due to transferred inferences from past primary experiences. Which option best captures this description?
• When a neighborhood agency is approached by a citizen group concerned about teen alcohol use, what is the administrator's first step?
• Which scale of measurement allows for a true zero point and meaningful ratios between values?
• In initial treatment with Mrs. Taylor, the first task is to
• Which statement best describes typical head injury trauma groups?
• What practice most effectively develops self-awareness in supervisees?
• A supervisor informs her unit that she wants questionnaires filled out by the end of the week. A line social worker, Pat Macket, suggests everyone complete them. The workers respond by doing so. Mr. Macket is using:
• Why do supervisors most frequently play supervisee's games?
• A head injury rehabilitation group meets three times per week. One patient tells a fellow member that she is now working hard enough in physical therapy. The group's informal norm is that critical or negative sentiments are not to be expressed on Friday. They have found that members are often distraught and cannot deal with such issues over the weekend. With an angry edge, members of the group aggressively correct the member. The social worker should
• In the confrontation scenario, what threat did the community group imply after negotiations failed?
• At the 0.05 significance level, which statement describes the implication?
• In establishing a professional relationship, a social worker must convey
• According to Beck, the treatment modality that seems least used in treating clients diagnosed with schizophrenia is
• To evaluate programs effectively, the most important factor is:
• Most elderly people in the United States live in which setting?
• Supportive therapy would be inappropriate for which condition?
• Separation of voluntary agency's social planning from neighborhood-based community organization was fostered by which development?
• Tension is rising among employees due to workloads and funding constraints. To ease the situation, the Commissioner should first:
• Which professional is typically authorized to prescribe medications?
• In response to a Community Fund finding that minority communities are poorly served, the first step in saving the program would be:
• A young man separates from his wife and returns to his parents; the social worker would first work with
• The technique used by social workers to increase a client's motivation to change is called
• In the mid-19th century, a major reform in mental health focused on which outcome?
• A major difference between Freud, Erikson, and Piaget's theories of development compared to life-span development theory is that life-span theory
• In clinical practice, anxiety is used positively to accomplish what outcome?
• In treating a narcissistic personality disorder, the social worker most frequently becomes:
• In Mahler's theory, which stage precedes the development of object constancy?
• In a client with long-standing major depressive disorder and ongoing depression who is unhappy in their job, the social worker would be most concerned about:
• Which statement best describes the communication needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) differs from AFDC in that it:
• In a group session, a woman in her early twenties reports that her husband has begun to lose interest in his friends. The worker would do what?
• In the initial phase, which task is least aligned with the primary goal?
• Which of the following distinguishes block grants from categorical grants?
• Contingency management in substance abuse treatment is best described as which of the following?
• A task of administrative supervision does not include:
• The belief that the FBI is watching him to influence his thoughts is best described as a
• In immediate interventions with a battered woman who plans to leave, which action aligns with best practice?
• What best characterizes the major difference between social goals and remedial models?
• A social worker might initially suspect what in Bill's behavior?
• Which study design is most appropriate for examining the effect of a therapy on a single client's behavior over time?
• During the past 10 years, the number of children placed in foster homes has:
• The locality development model is most associated with which activity?
• Which of the following is an example of a double-bind communication?
• In schizophrenia treatment with families available, which statement best reflects the contemporary focus?
• What diagnosis is commonly found among Southeast Asian clients, particularly Cambodian refugees?
• In family-focused substance abuse treatment, why is it important to address family dynamics?
• According to Amitai Etzioni, social work is considered a semi-profession primarily because:
• What is the guiding principle for placing individuals in treatment settings to balance safety and recovery?
• A 14-year-old boy stops attending school. The social worker should
• When a client on the verge of release has made threats to harm a potential victim, the most ethical action is to:
• Which symptom is most indicative of a manic episode?
• If a patient suggests the social worker's involvement might reveal patient names to administration, which is an appropriate probing question?
• Breaking the cycle of oppression involves
• In a case where a depressed patient is brought to the emergency department by his wife and mother, the social worker is most likely to:
• An infant born with a small skull, thick neck, and protruding tongue is most consistent with which congenital condition?
• The concept of oral, anal, and phallic personality types are most closely associated with which figure? The anal personality can best be described as which of the following traits?
• A 40-year-old teacher presents with back pain of unknown origin and extensive, unexplained medical history; no organic basis found. The most likely diagnosis is?
• Which factor most undermines engagement in a court-referred CHINS group?
• In crisis intervention, which statement best reflects the rationale for brief interventions?
• An insurer asks a social worker to fax a client record to determine if treatment should be reimbursed. The social worker should:
• Which tactic aligns with Saul Alinsky's confrontational principles?
• Which factor most enhances the effectiveness of group supervision in social work?
• Which of the following conditions is known to have a genetic contribution?
• For clinicians to provide mental health services to clients in a managed care environment, they are required to:
• The members of a discussion group attend regularly, actively participate and exhibit a cooperative working relationship. Discussions are productive and open, and members are able to disagree. The factor most likely operating is
• A nursing home social worker is planning a discussion group. Before the first meeting, what should be done?
• When there is conflict about a member's behavior in a group, which approach best supports the group's goals?
• A probability sample is not represented by a:
• Children raised in families where parents or other adults abuse substances are at higher risk for which of the following outcomes?
• In group work, what is the primary purpose of allowing feelings of discomfort to be expressed?
• In organizational theory, the formal leader is defined as someone who:
• A patient with chronic back pain has forged prescriptions; the social worker's first suspicion is to identify whether the patient is:
• A client complains that if the social worker really cared about him like his mother does, then the social worker would not charge him for treatment. This is an example of a
• In a recreation center group with consensus on planning issues, the best next step is to
• A long-term heroin addict who has returned to live with his parents after years on the street is on methadone and sees a social worker weekly. Which plan is most likely recommended?
• A physician refers a 35-year-old married female to a social worker. The social worker would
• Margot is described as having Histrionic Personality Disorder. After six months, her manager reports criticisms; the worker responds by encouraging reflection on her role. Which rationale is NOT applicable?
• The wife of a Nigerian immigrant tells a community social worker that her husband is part of a group engaged in extensive financial fraud, violence and robbery. On many occasions her husband has physically abused her. She is fearful for her own safety and that of her children, and claims that her husband is indifferent to her pleas to end the criminal activities. Moreover, she knows of his plans to kidnap a child of a local businessman. The social worker's first step in helping the woman is to
• Which option is an example of a behavior-based therapy technique used in substance abuse treatment?
• When would hospital-based detox be preferred over outpatient detox?
• In debates about expanding Medicare and Medicaid patients' use of HMOs, which argument is commonly made?
• Which symptom is least likely in simple, severe depression?
• Two concepts that address the culturally universal and the culturally specific are:
• Which statement best captures the role of a theory in research?
• When a staff member asks to extend services beyond policy, the supervisor should respond by:
• On an unconscious level, according to ego psychology, a client seeks help for motives that differ from those on the conscious level. These unconscious motives include
• In a newly formed group of women concerned about family planning, which approach is recommended in the earliest meetings?
• In a study measuring willingness to spend more or less time commuting, the level of measurement used is
• A 32-year-old man reports dizziness, blurred vision, chest tightness and excessive worry about work with no objective cause. Which disorder best fits?
• Which description best captures how informal norms influence staff behavior in an organization?
• A young man comes to treatment with vague complaints about how he is mistreated at work; diagnostically, he might be considered a
• A social worker is asked to provide treatment for a woman with whom he had an intimate relationship two years ago. Which course is most appropriate?
• When a client claims that dysfunctional or destructive behavior is reasonable, appropriate, and acceptable, this is known as
• In coalition work, the description 'facilitating connections between the community and service providers to improve access' is best described as:
• Unions, protest groups, and the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement are examples of which model of community practice?
• In the context of abused women's groups, the phrase 'tell their own stories' is intended to help participants do what?
• In family therapy, progress is most often measured by changes in:
• One psychological mechanism that tends to obstruct identification and treatment of alcoholism is which?
• For a long-term heroin user who seeks rehabilitation after detox, which combination of services is most likely to support successful recovery?
• A major consequence of licensing and certification of social workers is that it...
• Which term describes analyzing culture from an outsider’s perspective?
• Which action is least likely to improve a staff member's willingness to update and maintain case records voluntarily?
• Under PL 94-142, the responsibility for providing an appropriate education for children with disabilities was given primarily to:
• Block grant characteristics re-stated: which statement is accurate?
• Which statement about the post-1920 focus in social work is true?
• What is the initial task of the family social worker?
• A community renewal group has developed hostile patterns at board meetings. The best approach for the worker is to?
• A college student contemplates a leave; the social worker should avoid fixed positions. Which option aligns?
• Which board function is rarely appropriate to perform regularly by the board?
• The residual perspective on social welfare stresses the idea that:
• In a Settlement House group planning a dance, some members oppose attendance by Afro-Americans and Latinos. What is the best course for the social worker?
• The movement toward consumer advocacy and participation of the poor in community organizations originated primarily from which historical movement?
• Which of the following is a non-probability sample?
• Rationalization is the defense mechanism by which emotionally derived behavior is justified by attributing it to which?
• The most proximate health consequence for the infant of maternal drug and alcohol use is often which?
• Which of the following statements is not true of managed care groups?
• In program evaluation, the most important factor is:
• A social worker doing joint or multiple interviewing will focus on
• Which statement best describes latency stage characteristics?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of a contract in group work?
• In a learning framework described as experimental-empathetic, which approach helps the learner grow?
• In supervision, if a supervisee wants to discuss personal problems during a case-focused session, which phrasing best reflects the appropriate response?
• A client with depression and cocaine use also expresses suicidal ideation. What is the best plan for safety and treatment?
• The measure of central tendency that provides the least information is the:
• The largest number of persons receiving public assistance in most states are:
• In a social work setting, a researcher would describe the interchange between the social worker and the client as
• What is the main characteristic of a process group?
• A precipitating stress is best described as
• According to the culture of poverty theory, poverty persists because people have learned and internalized certain behaviors and attitudes.
• Which personality pattern is described as indirect resistance, stubbornness, and procrastination?
• Under confidentiality and informed consent, sharing confidential information with a managed care company requires what form of client authorization?
• Which mood stabilizer is most commonly used to treat bipolar disorder?
• A committee formed to accomplish a single function within a specified period without permanent reference to the formal committee structure is usually called:
• Which sampling yields an equal chance of inclusion in the sample?
• The primary goal of the problem-solving model is to help the client cope effectively with social tasks and relationships. Which of the following best reflects this goal?
• A similarity between Medicare and Medicaid is that both are:
• Executive Order 9066 during World War II led to the relocation of some Americans based on loyalty suspicions. Which group was most affected?
• If a spouse imposes separation to encourage sobriety, what is a socially work appropriate stance?
• Which action best facilitates cross-program coordination in a large agency with multiple service areas?
• In working with mothers who want to develop a cooperative childcare center, the social worker should primarily assume which role?
• Mrs. Taylor's major defense mechanisms are
• Which statement accurately describes anxiety in schizophrenia compared to neurosis?
• When preparing to launch a new community health program for seniors, what action best mobilizes involvement from residents?
• When two groups are contesting a housing project and the worker is planning an initial assessment, the most appropriate step is to:
• Which option best reflects the mid-19th century reform in mental health?
• A tenant association seeks help from a local agency; the assigned worker uses which approach when addressing a landlord with poor service?
• In social work treatment, transference is most accurately reflected by the idea that transference feelings
• As the absolute value of the correlation coefficient r approaches 1, what happens to the strength of the association?
• Which scenario demonstrates a social action tactic using a confrontational or contest method?
• In the described generalized anxiety case, which symptom pattern supports the diagnosis?
• Referent power in organizations is best described as power that stems from:
• In planning for a child separated from the mother, which factor is considered most important?
• In a case where a client lives with husband and two children near her parents; from a structural family systems perspective, the most likely focus would be:
• What is the recommended initial step when forming a tenants association in a building with poor services?
• Which technique is more successful in changing personality in children than in adults?
• In a group supervision seminar, a social worker is brusquely criticized by several members for alleged insensitive treatment of an older client's family. The supervisor would:
• The first wave of Cuban immigration to the United States (1952) was generally characterized as
• Heinz Hartmann's contribution to psychoanalysis is related to which concept?
• An intake worker in an adolescent shelter would first
• In community work, which role is most associated with enabling residents to participate and take initiative in programs?
• In comparing models of social work clinical practice, probably the most significant difference is related to:
• Persons who are substance dependent or abusing are at much higher risk than the general population for:
• Harry, with a long heroin history who wants to reduce dependence, should a social worker first suggest which option?
• How would a social worker first react to a delusional and disorganized 20-year-old homeless woman who refuses to consider hospitalization?
• Prognosis for schizophrenia is not dependent upon
• What is a major feature of selective programs compared to universal programs?
• Mental health policy emphasizes reducing inpatient services, leading to the rise of community-based services. This policy is generally known as:
• For elderly groups, what is an example activity that helps members practice leadership and increase sense of control in groups?
• In the informal organization of a social work agency, one would not expect to find:
• An agency has a stable staff, low turnover at senior levels, and limited possibilities for advancement. To address growing discontent among talented new staff, the director would most likely:
• Dissatisfaction with community surveys is most often related to their
• In the pediatric ward scenario, which action best addresses the older child's need for increased affection and security while a new baby is present?
• A possible negative counter-transference response when the practitioner is of the same ethnic group as the client is a tendency of
• In a marital-discord case, the defense mechanism operating is isolation of affect. Which of the following best describes this mechanism?
• A defining feature of head injury trauma groups regarding membership and formats is that they are
• Don D. Jackson described a pattern of messages that are at different levels but closely related and sharply incongruent. This describes his theory of
• When a social worker is leaving an agency, which timing is least appropriate for notifying clients?
• When treating individuals with serious substance problems, which setting is generally recommended?
• An elderly woman in her late 70s whose husband recently died has had difficulty adjusting to living alone. The social worker arranged for support services and suggested that her children call her more frequently. Which statement is not true of this intervention?
• Kahn and Kamerman proposed that the U.S. should develop a comprehensive approach to children and families similar to Western European nations, which they call:
• In working with a client who has a narcissistic personality disorder, the social worker most frequently does not become
• An established adolescent group uses obscene language and is disruptive; the worker should...
• A major difference between the role of the worker in the remedial model and in the reciprocal model is that
• Credit unions, peer tutoring programs, and locally sponsored nonprofit housing corporations are examples of:
• What is a major problem for a social worker who sees both a mother and her child in weekly sessions?
• The 1952 Cuban immigrant wave in U.S. history is often described as which social class and ethnicity?
• In social work community organization practice, which goal is emphasized to promote inclusion and democratic participation?
• Mildred, an elderly client with confusion and multiple medications, should the social worker explore first:
• From the administrator's point of view, the most important purpose of a formal staff termination or exit interview is that it:
• Case studies are useful for research projects when:
• "The agency's purpose is to improve the social environment for children and their families and to address the conditions associated with child abuse by providing high-quality clinical services to families and children." This is an example of a:
• In an agency, group norms and the informal organizational structure influence behavior in which way?
• Which mood stabilizer is described as used in bipolar disorder?
• Token economies are an application of which behavioral approach?
• Which statement about welfare time limits and planning for clients is consistent with the material?
• An example of a program that reflects a social investment is:
• What method best stimulates loyalty and professional growth among staff in a large agency?
• The expansion in the use of short-term psychotherapeutic strategies is most associated with
• Gang membership does not offer him which of the following?
• A major health issue for drug-addicted clients who inject illegal substances is:
• The highest degree of correlation is shown by which value?
• In Piaget's theory, which stage is associated with the development of object permanence?
• A child being moved from an Open-classroom to a structured classroom is an example of what type of change?
• Which Erikson stage is associated with the balance of taking initiative and feeling guilt?
• A 33-year-old lawyer is convinced his promotion was refused because two senior associates dislike him. He was told he needs further experience, but that the firm would like to consider him for promotion in six months. He tells his social worker that he knows they turned him down because he is too aggressive and that they will deny his promotion again. The worker's best response is:
• In the inpatient unit scenario, the conflict between professional groups is best described as an example of:
• In responding to a client expressing anger about living conditions, which option is NOT an appropriate initial response?
• Which scenario best illustrates informal authority?
• Which statement best describes a professional social work relationship?
• In a senior center group, a client states intent to self-harm toward herself and her husband; the threat appears real. Which action should the worker take?
• Which correlation coefficient value is not possible?
• In a discussion of models of practice, the most fundamental difference often cited is contracting. Which option lists the items as presented?
• A social worker using the reciprocal model would not do what?
• Which response best demonstrates a balanced approach when a client asserts that promotions are blocked due to bias but may be reconsidered?
• He is having trouble adjusting to his wife's death, work responsibilities, and caring for his daughters. These are viewed as the
• The symptom presentation of Amok includes a period of brooding followed by an explosive violent episode. This syndrome may share features of the DSM-5 category of
• To foster growth in the client, the social worker should
• Which statement does not reflect a culturally distinct response to illness or stress?
• The role that a child care worker usually does not fill in residential treatment is a
• Which approach is least effective for introducing unfamiliar nutritious foods to a community?
• Defense mechanisms are usually used by which group?
• A case manager working with clients with Autism Spectrum Disorders, schizophrenia, or mood disorders with psychotic features, focusing on preventing further decompensation, is an example of which type of change?
• The defense mechanism of splitting is most characteristic of which personality disorder?
• A client believes his boss and coworkers are conspiring to steal his ideas; this belief is best described as which of the following?
• Which factor determines eligibility for unemployment insurance?
• Closing mental institutions and decreasing inpatient stays, while increasing community-based care, could not have been implemented without:
• Which statement best describes reliability in measurement?
• A young father of two girls comes to a mental health clinic shortly after the death of his wife. The wife's death is viewed as
• In social work the function of the contract is to
• The concept of negative risk characteristics is most useful in determining...
• In cases where a supervisee struggles to relate to a client who has a similar adoption background, the supervisor should...
• A major principle of the Social Security Program's public assistance programs is that government should provide:
• When Joan expresses fear during a meeting about changes in the community, the worker should probably:
• In which model is the group seen as the primary context and means of treatment?
• For a family with a low-functioning infant, which message is most appropriate to convey?
• Which term describes a concise statement that links observed client behavior to a diagnosis in a file?
• A hypothesis is:
• What should colleagues do when Harry shows signs of an alcohol problem at work?
• In a changing low-income community with friction and new immigrant group, the basic strategy is to:
• Which organization intervened in the Mary Ellen case to remove a child from abusive foster parents?
• Agencies such as welfare councils and councils of social agencies that reflect the use of expert gathering to deal with substantive social problems reflect which model?
• Universal programs carry little or no stigma because they are available to broadly defined populations.
• A group of recovering addicts in a halfway house believes the surrounding community is hostile to them. The feeling is strong and affects group discipline and energy. This is best explained as the effect of
• In a changing low-income community, the most effective initial step to build capacity among residents is to:
• In a study hypothesizing that greater racial homogeneity increases group cohesion, race is
• Which concept describes the client's projection of feelings about significant others onto the social worker, a core idea in social casework?
• In DSM-5, what is the primary criterion distinguishing Acute Stress Disorder from PTSD?
• In a case where a wife fears for her safety and knows of kidnapping plans by her husband, the social worker's prioritized action is to:
• Which term describes a depressive reaction in infancy following separation from the primary caregiver, involving withdrawal and sadness?
• Which statement describes positional power in formal organizations?
• Which best describes the role of the identified patient in family therapy?
• Which core value is most closely associated with a social worker encouraging diversity during intergroup conflict?
• The method of supervisory training and education that has the most value is:
• A woman who was referred to a community mental health agency by the local hospital is tested twice for AIDS. Though test results are negative, she requests another test. The social worker should assess:
• In a session to evaluate the feasibility of treating a couple conjointly, the primary focus of the social worker should be on
• Unconscious attribution of elements from a former relationship to a new relationship is known as what?
• When planning to terminate treatment relationships with groups, what is the initial focus?
• In a group of teenagers with strong peer leadership on a bus, if a dispute cannot be controlled by reasoning, what is the best option for the worker?
• In a social work interview, which candidate is least appropriate to serve as an interpreter?
• Attention deficit disorders are usually treated with which medication?
• Which data collection method yields the most detailed observation of infant behaviors such as sleeping and crying?
• Which practice most directly supports consistent client outcomes in supervision?
• 'Positive regard' in client-centered therapy is best described as
• Which statement best captures the concept of exploring transgenerational themes in family therapy?
• For a newly married couple where the husband has been hospitalized for schizophrenia, the social worker would:
• In the initial phase of treatment, the primary social work task is
• Which public program was the first systematic effort by the federal government to involve community residents in planning and operating neighborhood-based social development and social service programs?
• In this scenario, what school-related pattern is most likely for the teen?
• If a group member consistently criticizes the leader's decisions, the leader should do what?
• Which statement best reflects discharge planning for a patient with persistent somatic complaints and no organic basis, according to the material?
• To diminish a client's resistance the worker would
• A categorical grant is characterized by:
• In a controlled experiment to test the effect of a group therapy program on recidivism, which design is appropriate?
• In a first session, a family therapist is least interested in understanding
• Who bears primary responsibility for following through on decisions concerning the client in typical social work practice?
• A reference group most influences a person’s which of the following?
• Merrywood Community Center detected a drug problem among teens centered on prescription drugs used with alcohol. The best initial strategy is to
• When referring a recent legal Latino immigrant client for public assistance, the referring social worker should
• The treatment approach in which dysfunctional behavior is corrected through the use of learning theory is called what?
• Reliability in measurement is best described as which of the following?
• Which statement best reflects the material's view on stress and performance?
• An example of the use of self in a social work relationship would be
• In managed care groups, workers are encouraged to use methods that encourage and enhance 'wellness.' The goals of managed care are unlikely to
• Which scholars argued that public relief policies contribute to political disorder during economic downturns?
• Cognitive behavioral treatment programs have as their major goal:
• Ambivalent feelings toward leadership occur most frequently during which developmental period?
• Which statement is not a basic assumption of community practice?
• Which statement best describes power based on expertise?
• Which concept demonstrates measurement of what is intended?
• During the initial meetings of an adolescent group at a recreation center, a worker should reasonably expect that there will be a need to focus on which issue?
• Behaviorists are interested primarily in which aspect of psychology?
• Beginning an interview with a client by showing interest and reassurance demonstrates which concept?
• Under TANF, recipients may face what condition if they have another child while on welfare?
• In group treatment for men mandated by the court to attend domestic violence programs, which approach best addresses underlying issues such as intimacy, truth and honesty, self-worth, and abandonment?
• Longitudinal studies are described as which of the following?
• To measure willingness to spend more or less time commuting, which level of measurement is appropriate?
• When a colleague's alcohol problem is suspected, which action is most appropriate initially?
• In family systems theory, the disruption caused by one member's behavior problems can indicate a disturbance to what?
• Which stage is most associated with power struggles and conflict within the group?
• In therapy with a client who is upset by discussing traumatic memories, the clinician should:
• The social action model is most closely linked with which activity?
• Nonprofit organizations such as the Lions Club that are devoted to serving the community or promoting specific community programs are generally called:
• Which study design collects data at a single point in time from different individuals to examine a phenomenon?
• In the case of Mrs. Ruff, which defense mechanism explains expressing anger toward her son?
• The Gault Decision established that juveniles have which of the following rights?
• In the scenario described, addressing systemic pressure to minimize services by referring to Visiting Nurses demonstrates the case management role of
• In a group with members diagnosed as regressed schizophrenics a social worker would primarily focus on the development of
• Grounded theory is best attributed to which set of researchers?
• The change when a child is placed in a more structured classroom due to behavior concerns best fits which category?
• A community agency hires a social worker to coordinate plans with other agencies to address local youth recreation needs. This best reflects which model?
• What is the most appropriate first step for a board facing a community demographic shift in a long-standing agency?
• Which type of hallucination is most commonly reported in schizophrenia?
• The contract in social work primarily serves to
• A school social worker learns that a 10-year-old's mother abuses drugs and is absent. What is the next best action?
• A case manager late with transportation; Social-learning theory suggests the following outcome of lateness
• The small group theory that stresses the importance of interactional processes and the interpretation of situations is known as
• Which term best describes a method that focuses on building community capacity through participation in planning and implementing local projects?
• In therapy with a narcissistic personality disorder, the client often idealizes the therapist to fulfill unmet parental functions. Which concept best describes this dynamic?
• Parnate and Nardil are best described as which type of medication?
• In weekly sessions with both a mother and her child, which issue is a major risk for the social worker?
• In the same scenario, what is the leadership role of Mr. Smith?
• Michael, age 10, lives with a low-income mother who is absent and is abusing drugs, probably injected. How can the worker best help Michael?
• Which statement about Medicare Part A is true?
• An annual budget process provides evidence of:
• The DSM-5 distinguishes Acute Stress Disorder from PTSD primarily by?
• A social worker is treating a man whose wife recently died, leaving him with two very young children, with a demanding job. Which would probably not be part of the treatment approach?
• What is the most characteristic type of formal organization in typical modern society?
• A client ordinarily very rational suddenly shifts topics during an interview. This behavior would most likely suggest that:
• When a social worker meets with mothers seeking a cooperative childcare arrangement, the most appropriate role is?
• Which of the following is least likely a reason to renegotiate a client's treatment contract during termination?
• When a couple presents with anger, poor reality testing, and disinhibition, the most appropriate initial recommendation is to refer them to a psychiatric clinic for possible medication and long-term therapy. Which option corresponds?
• Which term describes analyzing culture from an insider’s perspective?
• Which member is most aware of latent functions of the committee?
• When developing a contract with clients who have negative feelings about the agency, the worker should:
• Which statement is NOT a characteristic of a Type I error?
• In the social planning model, the role of the social worker is not normally included.
• A means-tested program is one that:
• When a social worker is preparing to tell clients about his departure from the agency, which step is considered the most appropriate first?
• What is the primary purpose of licensing social workers?
• Flexible contracts are used in cancer patient support groups because
• To maximize attendance at a community meeting, the organizers should first:
• Supervisory evaluation often elicits strong negative feelings because the process calls attention to the difference in status between supervisor and supervisee. Which option best explains this effect?
• The concept 'adaptive capacities of the ego' is associated with which theorist?
• Which statement about interval scales is true?
• Before discharge, when a patient has expressed thoughts of ending life, the recommended action is to directly ask about those thoughts.
• For Ira, a highly motivated client who cannot fully stop using, which cognitive-behavioral approach might the social worker use?
• What is the optimum span of control for a supervisor?
• Which technique is used in behavior modification?
• In reacting to the death of parents or siblings, children are more likely than adults to
• When a client directs his aggression against an innocent bystander rather than expressing it directly to the appropriate source, the mechanism involved is called
• Which statement defines a hypothesis?
• A research proposal probably would not include:
• What is a common mistake at the early stage of organizing a community group?
• Which statement best describes Mrs. Taylor's initial attitude toward social work involvement?
• Prior to the Social Security Act, state non-contributory old-age programs typically required which combination?
• The planning board study that concluded rising health problems and recommended a health center and after-school programs is an example of:
• According to the material, separation-individuation was developed by which theorist?
• In a group with regressed schizophrenics, the development of a structure primarily aims to
• When clarifying supervisory authority, which statement best describes the recommended characteristic?
• When considering Native American customs in planning, planners should understand that there are substantial cultural and social differences among Native American groups because there are more than how many tribal groups?
• Which author would consider John's behavior to manifest a problem in the family system?
• Which phenomenon best explains improved service levels after staff were observed, according to the study findings?
• A supervisee is having difficulty relating to, understanding and helping an adult client. Both the client and the social worker were adopted as children after having been abandoned by their families. This factor may be influencing the worker's relationship with the client. The supervisor might:
• In agencies that rely on public contracts and grants, administrators are likely to place a higher priority on what?
• Compared with clients diagnosed as depressed, manic clients tend to be characterized by which of the following?
• Empathy is
• After 1920, the focus of social work was:
• Which TANF characteristic best describes the program compared to its predecessor?
• To improve coordination across program areas in a large agency, which step is most advantageous?
• A family service agency works in a mixed-income suburban community where decision makers are powerful but unresponsive. The group aims to influence local decision making. The most likely strategy is:
• TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) is:
• 'Man on the Street' interviews are an example of which sampling approach?
• In a longitudinal study, which statement best describes the design?
• Which statement about tardive dyskinesia is untrue?
• Which activity is not primary in community development?
• Identify the term not usually associated with a generic five-stage model of group development.
• Which activity best reflects preventive social work principles?
• Jan Piaget is best known for his work in
• In a cross-cultural setting, a social worker should respond to hostility by:
• To engage staff effectively when a policy change is anticipated, which approach is best?
• The immigration experience of South East Asians who entered the United States after 1970 can be characterized as
• Which statement describes schizoaffective disorder?
• The focus that receives the least attention in behavioral group treatment as compared with other models relates to
• 'Positive regard' and 'nonpossessive warmth' as outlined by Rogers refer to an attitude of
• Which criterion is not a measure of a client’s motivation?
• Which of the following is an example of a non-probability sample?
• Block grants are typically funded by which combination of revenue sources?
• When a mental health agency faces a landlord who refuses to rent to African Americans, the best strategy is to:
• In conjoint therapy for long-standing relationship issues, the clinician should avoid focusing on the psychological functioning of one spouse in conjoint therapy.
• The psychotropic medication used to treat depression is
• The most important contraindication for marital therapy is
• A group at a recreation center plans an activity. There appears to be a consensus on each planning issue with no apparent disagreement. The worker in the group should probably
• The primary purpose of Public Law 94-142 is to...
• A social worker in a women’s shelter who is helping a group develop employment and housing alternatives for themselves and others is most likely applying which model?
• A social worker has been seeing a client for six months at weekly sessions. During the last four sessions the client has complained of a severe headache. The social worker should
• In group therapy, which concept is intensified by encouraging I statements and focusing on present experiences?
• A social worker who employs token systems in a mental hospital is using which type of techniques?
• Which member’s behavior demonstrates expressive leadership, characterized by emotional involvement?
• The child's behavior may be explained by which factor?
• Parents in treatment at a community mental health center are seen as enabling a child’s antisocial behavior (stealing) by
• By birth of a first child may create crisis; factors that strongly suggest a crisis include
• The federally supported medical insurance payment program that provides health services for the elderly is:
• From a systems view, problems in a family are most often due to
• A man with serious heroin-related cardiac problems wants detox; which setting is most appropriate?
• In Erikson's theory, which stage concerns forming intimate relationships?
• Hartmann's concept of primary autonomy is linked to which term?
• In a family therapy case involving a depressed mother with ongoing conflict, which intervention is least likely to be the initial focus?
• A long-standing conceptual framework for studying small group dynamics that has resulted in a great deal of research on variables such as competition and cooperation, uniformity, and activity in small groups is known as
• The primary instrumental task of supervision is:
• Self-disclosure activities in group settings are used to promote what outcome?
• The use of methadone to control addictions is known as what?
• A withdrawn child in a residential treatment setting had progressed somewhat with a play therapy approach, but now seems disinterested. The social worker should
• For a rent-control advocacy campaign, the initial recommended step is to conduct a social survey and publicize its findings.
• Which statement best describes permanency planning in child welfare?
• An 11-year-old boys' activity group is noisy and leadership shifts quickly. The most likely explanation is that they are:
• Agencies such as welfare councils and councils of social agencies that frequently use gathering by experts to deal with substantive social problems reflect the:
• A club with a constitution and its meetings follow Robert's Rules of Order has a member with excessive absences. Following the rules, the member should be expelled for excessive absences, but the group wants to overlook them. The worker would
• A patient diagnosed with bipolar affective illness is best treated with which medication?
• In Erikson's psychosocial framework, the phase described by difficulty forming intimate relationships is which stage?
• A community women's group wants to form a self-help group to deal with various problems in the community. Which model is most appropriate?
• In the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, which neurotransmitter change is most associated with positive symptoms?
• What should the social worker do if Elliott plans to drink a full fifth at initiation?
• Which technique is noted for being more successful in changing personality in children than in adults?
• In the discussion of Machismo, which option is identified as the positive cultural value expressed?
• In social work, transference refers to:
• Which scenario demonstrates a social action approach that empowers a marginalized group by organizing services themselves?
• In groups with men who have used violence, which underlying issue is commonly addressed to facilitate change?
• A social system is best described as which?
• In cross-cultural group dynamics, when a White worker is met with hostility in a minority group, how should the worker respond?
• In a randomized trial comparing a drug to a placebo, the placebo serves as the
• A major weakness of group supervision is that:
• An example of a cultural practice that could not be accepted or tolerated by United States law is
• In a malpractice defense context, which statement best reflects confidentiality obligations?
• The dilemma of dual roles for an executive director is best resolved by:
• Around what age does an infant typically begin to show fear of strangers?
• In comparing anxiety in schizophrenia to neurosis, which statement is most accurate?
• Which statement is NOT a primary stated purpose of a Code of Ethics?
• Which measure best indicates the effectiveness of an agency's program?
• An aggressive and angry client on an acute inpatient unit threatens to harm his ex-girlfriend; with release imminent, what should the social worker do?
• In ego psychology, a major feature that distinguishes a person diagnosed as schizophrenic in dealing with separation-individuation is that the person suffering from a schizophrenic disorder has a fear of
• A cocaine-addicted client calls the social worker reporting withdrawal symptoms, no money, panic, and visible distress. What should the social worker do first?
• In family systems theory, complementarity describes which concept?
• Cocaine is a strongly addictive drug that acts as which of the following?
• In forming a staff committee to address multicultural issues, which statement about the committee's authority is essential in the covering memo?
• Focusing on victimization and stigmatization is particularly dysfunctional as a group norm in all of the following groups except
• A prison group of convicted sexual offenders is joined by a new member. The new member denies his guilt, and claims he was wrongly convicted and sentenced. After two meetings he has still not said very much to the group. The social worker should expect
• Which sampling method is a non-random approach used to fill predefined quotas?
• In working with patients with schizophrenia, the social worker's goals include all of the following except:
• Which value indicates the strongest linear relationship among the options?
• In a small community lacking services, the most probable approach is to:
• The culturally competent practitioner, when confronted by a client of an ethnic, racial or social group unfamiliar to him or her would
• In the functional model of social work, the emphasis is on
• The mother of a newborn baby with spina bifida is anxious about caring for the baby after returning home. The least effective immediate strategy for helping the mother and the family is
• A social worker requests extending services beyond agency policy; the supervisor's most appropriate response is:
• After seven years of marriage, a couple experiences difficulties; the social worker would not seek to
• The initial interview with a 14-year-old with a severe eating disorder should ensure the client is:
• In counseling battered women, the social worker should keep in mind that most battered women
• Which term represents a core value that guides social work practice according to the material?
• Last year, a hospital considered a new community senior center; the worker developing community support might first:
• In a scenario where a client reports a spouse’s violent drinking and the risk to family safety, what should the social worker do first?
• At the first meeting of long-term disabled inpatients at a rehabilitation hospital, when a patient mentions rumors that patients are poorly treated after making complaints and the group falls silent, the worker should first
• In the remedial model, which aspect is emphasized?
• The increase in need for family education and support services for very young mothers since the mid-1970s is primarily attributed to which trend?
• Which option is not one of the four social work models described in this material?
• In Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages, which stage is most closely associated with a child's school performance?
• The Evergreen Counseling Agency has been serving the community for over 50 years with traditional mental health services. The Board and staff are largely white, middle class, and well-established. The continued growth of a very large Latino community has altered the community, but Evergreen has not changed. Client referrals have declined dramatically and the agency's future seems dim. What steps should the board take first to respond to the new situation?
• There is confusion about the responsibilities and authority of child welfare supervisors. In considering greater clarity, the parameters of authority should:
• According to Freud's psychosexual theory, an anal personality is best described as which of the following?
• Culture-bound syndrome is defined as a symptom pattern restricted to a particular ethnic or national group. Which option matches this definition?
• The principle of local responsibility for the poor in public assistance is based on which historical policy?
• Which explanation best accounts for improved staff courtesy and on-time service after staff were observed in a study?
• In preparing prospective foster parents for an infant with prenatal drug exposure, which approach is recommended?
• Which factor is essential for determining, winning approval for, and implementing social policy?
• A major advantage of a bureaucratic organizational structure is its ability to:
• In an adult discussion group, where members are passive and express dissatisfaction indirectly, this behavior is most likely if the worker
• A social worker begins working with a newly formed group of women concerned about the continued availability of family planning and abortion services in their area. Though the members have no great ideological differences, they do have different views and disagree on the overall policies that should be pivotal in planning and providing services. During the earliest meetings the worker would:
• Cocaine-induced physical and emotional symptoms might include which of the following clusters?
• Which interviewing approach described as allowing the client to tell the story in a piecemeal fashion is included among the casework techniques?
• The counter-transference reaction most likely to be induced when working with a passive, depressed client would be
• In recent years, the care of dependent or neglected children and social services has been entrusted to families primarily through:
• Which technique is most characteristic of family therapy to illuminate patterns of interaction?
• In a malpractice scenario, which statement about liability is most true when the worker's supervisor fails to follow a directive, leading to a client's suicide?
• When staff resent the supervisor's use of authority, the supervisor should first consider:
• The conceptual framework emphasizing learning through observation and modeling of others is best described as which theory?
• A family service agency plans to initiate parent groups to teach behavioral techniques. Which strategy is most useful?
• An important characteristic of grounded theory research is that:
• A block grant is federal money which:
• A single man, aged thirty, comes to an outpatient medical clinic for a physical checkup to decide whether he can work. He has a shattered index finger on his left hand because of an injury. The surgeon recommends an operation on the damaged finger and refers him to social services for help in planning for the operation. The social worker's first step in dealing with the patient is
• A theory is used to:
• Which model of community organization is most likely to use conflict strategies?
• In a therapy group, a client discusses a recurring fantasy involving sexual activity with his teenage daughter. He feels guilty about the thought and states he would never act on these fantasies. What is the most appropriate action for the worker?
• The practice of hearing children's cases in the judge's chambers or in a closed court, and the use of probation services for children, was originally recommended by which individuals?
• What distinguishes self-help programs from other approaches?
• Which concept does not derive from systems theory?
• In Freud's psychosexual development, which stage is characterized by an intense preoccupation with absolute rules?
• During which psychosexual stage is the superego most clearly delineated?
• What is essential for workers engaged in outreach to gay men to maintain credibility?
• One commitment that is implicit in the NASW Code of Ethics is that:
• In the scenario with six social workers debating intake limits, the group is described as what type of organization?
• When a school social worker learns of an arranged marriage involving a minor from a family with strong cultural traditions, what is the appropriate action?
• The most serious problem in achieving maximum feasible participation in the Great Society anti-poverty programs was:
• What is an appropriate approach when a client presents with both severe mood symptoms and ongoing substance use?
• Which action is an example of social action designed to influence policies by occupying a facility?
• In formulating a client assessment, which item would not typically be included?
• Which two ethnic groups are least likely to trust and make use of Western health and social services?
• The statement ‘Maximum realization of each individual's potential for development through his lifetime’ upholds a social work:
• In the functional model of social work, which element is least emphasized?
• For role-playing to be beneficial in group supervision, the group must have:
• What term describes a temporary committee formed to accomplish a specific objective within a limited period and without permanent ties to the larger organization?
• To address Joe's behavior and the group's desire to expel him, the worker should
• Using the technique of 'modifying the environment' helps to diminish
• A social worker follows agency policies prioritizing keeping a child at home, even if it conflicts with personal beliefs about the case. This illustrates:
• A client believes the FBI is watching him and influencing his thoughts. This is an example of which symptom?
• A significant characteristic of studies of emotionally disturbed children in residential treatment is that they do not find which of the following?
• The obligation to provide charity was first noted in the:
• A school social worker is asked to assess a child who is disruptive in class and frequently leaves his seat. The worker should first consider that the child may be
• To demonstrate the social service department's value to the hospital board, which type of case is most persuasive?
• Which plan is most appropriate when working with the teen described above after considering multiple systems?
• The treatment of choice for men who use violence against women is
• A client wishes to pay for clinical social work services with her managed care health insurance. According to ethical standards of informed consent, the social worker
• In the first meeting with a group of adults who have never been in a treatment group, which approach is most appropriate for the facilitator?
• Which group model is described as a method in which the worker guides all interactions?
• Psychodrama techniques include concepts and techniques such as
• Addicted individuals have poorer prognosis when they have which comorbidity?
• In prenatal testing, amniocentesis would definitely be prescribed for which scenario?
• The least effective plan to seek compliance with agency rules and regulations is:
• Which statement about statistical significance is accurate?
• In a clinical trial, what term describes a design in which both participants and researchers know the treatment assignments?
• A social worker in a mental health agency is treating a 50-year-old, acutely depressed, married woman. After several weeks of medication prescribed by the psychiatrist and continued therapy, the acute symptoms have subsided. The woman wants to terminate therapy and asks about closing her case. The social worker's most appropriate response is
• Of the following, which statement is clearly not the purpose of an initial interview?
• Empirical research indicates that African-American clients with the same symptom presentation as White clients are diagnosed:
• In groups for chemically dependent individuals, what is the single most important objective for the facilitator?
• In locality development theory, the central aim is to:
• Which sampling method assigns participants to subgroups to ensure representation but is non-random?
• Paying commissions to a social worker who refers a client to a private therapist is:
• Which term describes welfare programs that determine eligibility based on income and assets?
• Which condition is known to have a genetic cause?
• A client's stated purpose is to receive help in adapting to a problematic situation rather than engaging in personal change. The social work approach would focus upon
• When a caller at a crisis hotline expresses intent to commit suicide, the appropriate response is to:
• Which scenario represents a confidentiality exception for a social worker?
• In therapy, a social worker might determine not to significantly intervene in a client's regression when regression enables the client to use feelings and ideas that contribute to the solution of his or her problems.
• In a normal distribution, within two standard deviations of the mean, what percentage?
• When a clinician encounters a client from an unfamiliar cultural background, what is the recommended first step?
• Which option is not identified as a positive cultural value expressed in Machismo?
• Which of the following is considered a curative factor in Yalom's therapeutic groups model that involves members recognizing shared experiences?
• Which member embodies instrumental leadership when keeping the discussion on the main agenda?
• A woman in a support group for foster parents (attended mainly by mothers) rarely speaks. The social worker should
• A social worker discovers a colleague has a long-term drinking problem. On one occasion, alcohol is smelled on the colleague's breath during working hours. What should the social worker do first?
• For social workers, a major advantage of a bureaucracy is that:
• Which of the following is listed as a contribution of Anna Freud?
• A consequence of social work's shift toward clinical treatment is:
• In this scenario, the supervisor's recommended response is: A twelve-year-old girl experiences menarche at camp; the counselor seeks guidance on how to respond. Which option best reflects an appropriate supervisory action?
• Projection is the psychic mechanism most useful in explaining which condition?
• In supervising paraprofessionals, the most appropriate approach to redefining tasks is to involve whom?
• What is the preferred form of clinical social work therapy for many substance abuse problems?
• According to Haley, for change to occur in a family with a bed-wetting adolescent, the major factor is
• A client is very self-critical. A social worker should not say:
• In the first session with a client who reported betrayal by a previous worker who disclosed to her husband, the social worker should:
• Which of the following is a potential side effect of phenothiazines or haloperidol?
• Initial group formation stages include contracting, group composition and establishing initial group structures and formats. After formation, a second stage is best described as which of the following?
• A field placement director learns that a placement agency has a history of denying promotions to women, with lawsuits and NASW sanctions. The school should:
• In health care facility AIDS support groups, what issue do groups commonly need to address?
• A criterion that is not a measure of a client's motivation is:
• Which item is not typically part of early infant sensory-motor development?
• During the initial hospital evaluation for the same patient, the social worker's most appropriate role is?
• Eligibility for public assistance is determined by:
• A 12-year-old Moslem girl and her family immigrated from Egypt two years ago. The girl reveals to a school social worker that her family is arranging a marriage to a 40-year-old man with a similar cultural and religious background. The marriage will take place within two weeks at a local Mosque. The girl will begin living with her husband immediately after the ceremony. The social worker understands that early arranged marriages are part of the family's tradition and are not considered unusual in Egypt. The social worker's primary obligation is to
• At a university student counseling center, a 19-year-old who uses drugs is restless, talkative, hyper-vigilant, and pale, with little eating and sleeping. The first suspicion is what?
• The chief difference between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is the presence of
• To encourage the client to bring forth material, the worker should:
• A social worker who acts as an enabler facilitating a neighborhood’s problem-solving is most clearly aligned with which practice approach?
• When starting a new group program for sexually abused children, what should supervision focus on?
• In contingency management, what is the primary mechanism used to reinforce abstinence?
• In a study comparing two groups after release, which arrangement aligns with a controlled experiment?
• An annual budget process provides evidence of what governance feature?
• Construct validity refers to the relationship between:
• A client named Mrs. K with 3 months of treatment, showing inferiority and fear of dependence, mood shifts, and somatic complaints; diagnosis?
• In a joint or multi-interview, which practice is least appropriate?
• Latency-age children cannot usually free associate because which of the following statements is true?
• The early result of encouraging residents to analyze and discuss various policy options to help them coalesce is likely to be that the group:
• A key concept in the behavior modification approach when used in marital counseling is
• In the covering memo for a multicultural issues committee, the director must necessarily include which of the following?
• A 12-year-old girl in a school socialization group reveals that her stepfather inappropriately fondles her and tries to continue to intercourse. The girl's revelation upsets the group, but they are supportive and sympathetic. The social worker's best response is to
• Of the following, the drug that is not a depressant is
• Why can the introduction of the first child into a family create a crisis?
• Which term is used to describe a broad, coordinated set of policies affecting children and families in the United States as proposed by scholars like Kahn and Kamerman?
• A large multi-service agency develops a new organizational chart. The most probable appearance of the chart will be:
• In a community worried about teenagers misusing prescription drugs and alcohol, what is the best initial strategy?
• An elderly Chinese woman who is a recent immigrant requires surgery followed by six weeks in a rehabilitation facility. She is unwilling to undergo surgery if she cannot return to her family quickly. The physician fears that the rehabilitation program may not be manageable for the family, and refers the case to the hospital's social service department. The social worker's best strategy for addressing the problem is to
• Barbiturates are never used
• In that committee, who is the indigenous member?
• Which of the following is not a relevant goal for groups of sexual offenders?
• Schizophrenic episodes most frequently first occur during which life period?
• The superego is that part of the psychic apparatus which does not involve which of the following?
• When providing social work assistance to a two-parent family receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, the worker must keep in mind that:
• In groups for children of divorced parents, which behavior best describes striving to preserve private thoughts and distancing themselves from others?
• Final approval of a voluntary social agency's operating budget is the responsibility of the:
• Enuresis is best treated with:
• Which statement best describes the null hypothesis?
• Among psychiatric patients, the most common presenting complaint is which?
• A hospital case manager is responsible for discharge planning for an 83-year-old man after surgery... Had she confronted the systemic problem, it would have illustrated the case management role of
• A normative framework in an agency usually refers to which element?
• Which statement best reflects the risk profile of substance-dependent individuals?
• A municipal social services agency creates a consumer advisory board that has little power and is viewed as window dressing. This illustrates which phenomenon?
• The legal services provided after 1975 by the Federal Legal Services Corporation were for the poor in which type of cases?
• Seventh graders who have participated in a small group program with a school counselor since fourth grade show disinterest in forming relationships outside the group and have rejected additional members. The factor most likely operating is what?
• The two parties' engagement in the bank-community dispute is best described as what?
• Focus group research is best used when:
• A recently widowed mother with three young children is at risk of eviction. The best initial social work procedure is to
• The first major task in developing social action in a suburban community is to:
• Which Eriksonian stage is focused on adolescents developing a sense of personal identity?
• The Settlement Law of 1662 established residence requirements for settlement. Under this provision, which concept became a major determinant of whether a person received assistance?
• Which type of group is least concerned with negative community sentiment due to stigma?
• A worker has difficulty sympathizing with clients dependent on public assistance; the worker was dependent on public assistance for 10 years during adolescence. The supervisor should:
• A client with a personality disorder begins to realize maladaptive behaviors are unacceptable, and subsequently experiences depression, loss of appetite, and trouble sleeping. The social worker would interpret these symptoms as:
• One goal in treating a person diagnosed with a personality disorder is to
• Which feature is least typical of age-related cognitive decline?
• Which term best describes a policy shift that moves services from state agencies to private providers?
• The measurement scale used when a social worker notes a caseload twice as large as a colleague’s reflects which type of scale?
• The roots of consumer advocacy and participation of the poor in community organizations trace primarily to which historical movement?
• A characteristic of block grants is that they tend to...
• In a very depressed patient, what should be the primary focus of the first interview?
• Research showing an association between social class and schizophrenia is an example of which type of study?
• In structural family therapy, the positive fit between Joan and Ed is described as which concept?
• Tofranil and Elavil are examples of which class of antidepressants?
• Origin of obligation to provide charity re-stated: which source?
• A male adolescent presents with marked disintegration of ego functioning, disorganized speech, flat affect, and grandiose delusions; which diagnosis is most consistent?
• Which of the following is not associated with psychodrama?
• In groups for abused women, 'Consciousness raising' may be introduced to:
• To encourage reluctant patients from third world countries to adopt Western health methods, a social worker would first
• What is the appropriate action if a social worker at a casual party learns that a neighbor has abused a child and is not receiving help?
• A phobia about enclosed spaces is called?
• In Piaget's theory, a child aged 2 to 4 is in which stage?
• An important consequence of social work's increased identification with and emphasis on providing clinical treatment over the past 90 years is:
• Operational definition is:
• Which statement best describes the relationship between welfare policy funding and local control in block grant arrangements?
• A 14-year-old depressed adolescent boy in treatment mentions active suicidal thoughts. Which action should guide the worker's actions to protect the client?
• The technique of vicarious reinforcement is identified with
• For a client with major depressive disorder in treatment who continues to experience severe depression, the social worker would be most concerned about:
• Which statement best describes the primary focus of behaviorists?
• Culture-bound syndromes found in the DSM-5 appendices are
• A major emphasis in the professional literature of social work supervision has been:
• A supervisor in a child welfare agency learns that the agency's personnel officer has been diverting job applications from gay and lesbian applicants with tacit approval. What ethical principle should guide the supervisor's actions?
• In outreach to stigmatized populations, what is essential for workers to maintain credibility?
• In structural family therapy, the most effective initial focus is to work with the family's natural subgroupings before addressing the entire system. Which option best describes this approach?
• A director can increase administrative flexibility despite declining board support when which condition occurs?
• In Minuchin's structural family therapy, the recommended focus for an enmeshed mother-daughter relationship is
• What is the most probable reason for the lack of success when applying group methods with CHINS/PINS adolescents?
• Tardive dyskinesia is a potential side effect of which type of medication?
• According to systems theory, public assistance, Medicaid, social services, and food stamps are considered which element of the system?
• Among psychiatric patients, the most common presenting complaint is which?
• In working with a narcissistic PD client, the social worker should avoid becoming
• In evaluating a school truancy group that has fulfilled its objectives and shown improved attendance, what should the worker do besides encouraging expression of feelings about the separation?
• If a field placement agency has a history of discrimination toward women and NASW sanctions, what should a social work program do about student placements?
• In social work practice, when clients may be medicated, which statement best describes treatment?
• Which group model focuses on here-and-now experiences?
• Under what board condition can a director increase administrative flexibility even if board support has declined?
• In an intake with a 16-year-old pregnant teenager, the agency's adoption services should be explained by the social worker as part of describing the agency's:
• The adoption and use of Western health and social services by ethnic immigrants can be facilitated most quickly by
• The most commonly observed characteristic of a scapegoat is his or her
• The skills used in group practice tend to shift throughout the period of group development. Those that most closely approximate skills applied during the middle phases include
• A factor that provides the least emotional reward in improving worker satisfaction is:
• For a social worker with an experimental-empathetic learner, which strategy best enhances learning?
• A client in a state of crisis is most likely to display
• In Mahler's developmental theory, which stage is marked by the child perceiving the mother as a separate person?
• The performance of individuals and social work groups would be expected to improve with which level of stress?
• MAO inhibitors are most commonly prescribed for which condition?
• Which theorist is most closely associated with the concepts of oral, anal, and phallic personality types?
• In Mahler's stages, which term describes the stage when the child explores independently away from the caregiver?
• The 1960s federal policy encouraging neighborhood residents to participate in self-directed community organization activities and in program policy is called what?
• If researching norms of the aged at a residential hotel, the most effective method is to:
• If researchers report significance at the 0.01 level, what does this imply about the likelihood the result occurred by chance?
• A developmental process that occurs over time through consistent interaction in which individuals meet each other's needs?
• A client feels persecuted and unappreciated at work and states definitively that he is the most valuable and creative person in the organization. The DSM-5 diagnosis is likely to be
• A social worker has been working with an adolescent activity group for ten sessions. The meetings went well for the first nine sessions. However, the worker senses some resentment from members that she believes reflects her leadership style or that the group's scheduling prevents members from participating in a soccer competition. The worker would do what?
• Case consultation in social work is normally defined as:
• Hartman is associated with which concept that describes a realm of the ego free from internal conflict?
• During the Progressive Era (1890-1918), settlement house social workers emphasized which of the following?
• In the United Way advisory committee scenario, what is the leadership role of Ms. Waring?
• What should the social worker's first step be in addressing the client's mood symptoms related to his partner's illness?
• State government policy to reduce the use of state agencies and replace them with private nonprofit agencies, or profit-making organizations, is called:
• When a group member holds heroic self-perception that conflicts with the group's negative view and cannot hear others, the worker might
• Using a systems perspective, a clinician might argue that John's difficulties
• Which statement aligns with Freud's view that behavior is driven by unconscious processes?
• As the organization's program develops and membership grows, the worker is likely to be concerned about:
• TANF was created in 1996 to replace which program?
• Jan Piaget is well known for his contributions in
• Which action best demonstrates continuity of care in discharge planning?
• A cross-sectional study is best described as which of the following?
• When discussing a battered woman's safety needs, workers should acknowledge that ambivalence and fears are common and valid.
• A social worker who derives informal power from a strong relationship with a respected supervisor demonstrates what kind of power?
• What is the primary purpose of an initial interview question in social work practice?
• Interventions designed to draw out descriptive and explanatory materials are known as which combination?
• Which theory asserts that poverty persists because the poor have learned behaviors and attitudes from their community and family environment?
• Which statement reflects the appropriate use of confidentiality in social services for battered women?
• An epidemiological study of a chemical thought to be involved with cancer development is most likely to prove:
• For a newly formed group program addressing sexual abuse of children, what is an appropriate use of supervision?
• Which board function is considered inappropriate except in rare instances?
• Which option illustrates formal authority in advancing client welfare?
• In supervision, addressing counter-transference is primarily intended to increase the supervisee's what?
• Not a characteristic of an interval scale?
• Which term best describes the symptom where thoughts have little logical relationship to each other in schizophrenia?
• A fifteen-year-old girl is referred to a clinic for depression. She is argumentative with her parents and has behavioral problems in school. The clinic intake worker is most likely to recommend
• To reach undocumented Latino residents, which strategy has the greatest chance of success?
• When considering Myra’s case of long adolescent-onset heroin use and current interpersonal difficulties, what is the likely social functioning issue?
• The differentiation of the mind into unconscious, conscious and preconscious refers to Freud's
• In a private family clinic scenario, the social worker should:
• The remedial model is best described as focusing on which of the following?
• Which middle-to-late phase action is most associated with group development?
• In groups for abused women, which climate best supports sharing personal experiences and confronting realities?
• In the initial phase of treatment, the primary task of a social worker is to
• When planning an intervention for a teen from a family with extensive substance problems, which consideration is most appropriate?
• Which statement best defines the median?
• The most effective method of insuring future funding for an agency is to:
• In reminiscence or age-focused groups, an observable sign of strengthened group cohesion is
• A 55-year-old woman whose husband died 18 months ago seeks help at an agency. She complains of reduced appetite, weight loss, insomnia, frequent thoughts and memories of her late husband, despair, hopelessness, and thoughts of being better off dead. The most likely DSM-5 diagnosis would be
• Which scenario best illustrates double-bind communication?
• In working with a gambler's spouse, the social worker should primarily focus on the wife's own feelings and behavior. Which option reflects this approach?
• Which antidepressant class is associated with sexual dysfunction that can affect adherence?
• If a social worker accepts a caseload outside their area of expertise, which statement best describes professional obligation?
• A group of adolescent girls of Italian descent is planning a Christmas dance as part of their program at a neighborhood center. The neighborhood is changing and the center's programs are attracting a group of newly arrived Latino adolescents who seem to be in competition with the older members. The new members are likely to attend the dance. Some group members fear the event will degenerate into a hostile ethnic confrontation. One girl notes that "It could get ugly." The social worker working with the girls would first
• Probability sampling does not include which of the following characteristics?
• Merle, who uses cocaine recreationally at work, escalates to worrisome levels. The social worker should:
• The group development model that stresses interpersonal empathy in women's groups is which model?
• What is the expected outcome when board patterns of relating are improved and the group focuses on significant community issues?
• Which practice best facilitates a client's self-disclosure by reflecting their perspective?
• In the AIDS testing scenario, the social worker should assess the client's:
• What should the worker know about potential side effects of SSRIs that could account for a client's decision to discontinue?
• Korsakoff's syndrome is often characterized by memory impairment with confabulation.
• An 'ad hoc' committee
• An acrophobic client who cannot tolerate heights is taken to the top of a tall building to treat the fear. This exposure method is called:
• Which case established that juveniles have the right to cross-examine complainants, the right to counsel, and protection against self-incrimination?
• Rationalization is the mechanism through which emotionally derived or irrational behavior is justified and attributed to?
• Why is it important to recognize negative attitudes within a work group?
• A client with excessive phobic fear of high places such as bridges, observation towers, and high rise views is probably suffering from
• In working with a patient with bipolar disorder who shows suicidal thoughts, the best intervention is to:
• Qualitative research is particularly suited to:
• A caseworker promoted to supervisor. The least likely consequence will be:
• What is the basic difference between a social worker and a psychiatrist as described in the material?
• Compared with individual supervision, group supervision is most advantageous because:
• In the social worker's case involving the Smith family, what is the recommended action?
• Which of the following is a community issue where a consensus is not likely to develop?
• A patient with depression shows signs of improvement over several weeks. The social worker's concern about the risk of suicide would most likely:
• Which statement best reflects Anna Freud's view on defenses?
• The essential features of anorexia nervosa do not include
• In working with a group of acting-out adolescent boys, a worker would want to support all of the following except which?
• Which technique is commonly used in behavior modification?
• The DSM-5 diagnosis most compatible with bereavement symptoms one month after the loss of a spouse is which?
• For a narcissistic personality client, balance between:
• The change in social work theory from viewing the individual mainly in the context of environmental forces to perceiving people as products of unconscious or learned responses reflects a shift in orientation from:
• Which treatment goal is least likely in clinical work with pedophiles?
• Contingency management treatment is best described as?
• In establishing a working alliance, which is an appropriate focus?
• A patient who was readmitted to a psychiatric hospital complains to the social worker that his doctors have never understood him. In such a situation, the social worker should
• Sensory-motor skills and behavior of early infant development include which of the following?
• Which finding is characteristic of studies of emotionally disturbed children in residential treatment?
• The tenant association's activities align most closely with which model(s)?