General Exam- LMSW

General Exam- LMSW If your records are subpoenaed, you should: A. No release the records under any circumstances B. Refuse to release the records C. Assert priviledge and try to obtain client consent D. Provide the ...

General Exam- LMSW If your records are subpoenaed, you should: A. No release the records under any circumstances B. Refuse to release the records C. Assert priviledge and try to obtain client consent D. Provide the information, unless the client is considered mentally unstable - ✔✔C. Assert prviledge and try ot obtain client consent Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable? A. Gender B. Females C. Present income D. Age - ✔✔D. Age. Both height and age are examples of continuous variables. Gender is a discrete variable and there are only two accepted options: Male and Female. As a supervisor, it is important to realize that different social workers may have different theoretical backgrounds. For example, one social worker may employ a "psychoanalytic" approach, while another may use a "cognitive" approach. In dealing with these possible differences, the supervisor should: A. Get all social workers, which you supervise, to follow an established guideline to practice, regardless of their varying practice approaches. B. Only supervise social workers that practice in a manner similar to the supervisors. C. This issue is not relevant to the practice of social work. D. Assume that, regardless of their orientation, all social workers will do their best to maintain professionalism. - ✔✔A. Get all social workers, which you supervise, to follow an established guideline to practice, regardless of their varying practice approaches. P., a five year old child is told that he will. Need an operation that involves inserting a catheter into the child's groin.. The procedure was explained to him. P. States that he is not afraid of the operation but is worried about the catheratization. From a psychodynamic point of view, his anxiety stems from: A. Fear of mutilation B. Fear of parental separation C. Fear of pain D. Fear of annihilation - ✔✔A. Fear of mutilation Fear of mutilation is probably the best choose here. This child is afraid that he will be harmed by the procedure and focuses on the concrete aspects of it. The most common psychological cause of sexual dysfunction's are generally related to: A. Fear and anxiety B. Depression C. Impotence D. Ignorance - ✔✔A. Fear and anxiety. Clearly the most common psychological cause of sexual dysfunction is fear and anxiety. According to the NASW Ethical Code, which of the following is true with regard to confidentiality? A. Because they are easily misinterpreted, client's should not have access to their social work records. B. Social workers should never share confidences revealed by client's without their verbal consent. C. Social workers should obtain informed consent from client before tape recording a therapy session. D. NASW does not discuss ethics - ✔✔C. Social workers should obtain informed consent from client before tape recording a therapy session. A social worker has been contacted to evaluate a five- year- old boy. His teacher claims that he is bullying the other children and often makes menacing or sexual gestures toward the other children. The social worker is most likely to suspect: A. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder B. Sexual abuse C. Parental neglect D. Conduct disorder - ✔✔B. Sexual abuse The type of behavior is very unusual for such a young child and warrants investigation. A social worker is seeing a family in therapy. The parents of a 16 year- old male are concerned that the son is dating an older female. The female he is dating is 19. years old and the parent's suspect they are sexually involved. The parents want to know if they can report the girlfriend for child abuse, since their son is a minor. The social worker should advise the parents that: A. The social worker has no choice and is mandated to report the situation. B. The son clearly needs further individual therapy. C. The situation does not necessarily indicate a situation that is reportable. D. Tell the parents to report the girlfriend immediatley. - ✔✔C. The situation does not necessarily indicate a situation that is reportable.