LMSW LICENSING EXAMTEST BANK2022You need 100 correct out of 150 to pass this exam. 1. A 35 year old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent andthe loss of a job, and has increased consumption of alcohol
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LMSW LICENSING EXAMTEST BANK2022You need 100 correct out of 150 to pass this exam. 1. A 35 year old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent andthe loss of a job, and has increased consumption of alcohol. Whichof thefollowing areas should be assessed FIRST by the social worker?
a. Financial resource availability
b. Potential for suicidal behavior
c. Need for grief counseling
d. Extent of substance abuse
Rationale: FIRST, the social worker would act to determine the client’s safety. Theonly option that addresses the client’s safety is (B). Options A, C, and Dmaybeappropriate later, once the safety of the client has been addressed. 2. The ability to keep personal feelings and needs separate fromworkrelationships BEST represents which social work ethical standard?
a. Professional discretion
b. Responsibility to the profession
c. Professional boundaries
d. Responsibility to colleagues
Rationale: This requires knowledge of the definition of professional boundaries(C). Since the question asks for the BEST response, the secondary responsibilitiesin the other options are not correct. 3. A social worker has been treating a client for two months in an agencysetting and is experiencing intense sexual attraction toward the client. Thesocial worker’s BEST response is to:
a. Consult with an agency supervisor about the case
b. Reveal the attraction to the client
c. Transfer the client to another agency worker
d. Work toward ending the client’s services at
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