LMSW Practice Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate, Graded A+ Parents continually refuse to communicate with the

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LMSW Practice Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate, Graded A+ Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child who is in a residential treatment facility. The social worker should FIRST: ... - ✔✔-a. respect the parent's need for separation by not contacting them b. request that the child be discharged c. contact the parents about the child's placement d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on three occasions for drinking alcohol at school. Each time, the mother becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl but is convinced by the father to give her another chance. Which of the following BEST characterizes the father's behavior in this situation? - ✔✔-a. triangulation b. enabling c. advocating d. manipulating Common indicators of sexual, physical and emotional abuse include all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔-a. violence against younger children b. sexualized behavior c. isolation d. stuttering The concept of gender roles is BEST defined as: - ✔✔-a. attitudes and behaviors attached to individuals because of their sex b. an individual's sex orientation and/or preference c. biological characteristics that influence an individual's behavior d. interplay of biological and sociocultural influences Which type of interviewing question is MOST likely to generate client defensiveness? - ✔✔-a. open ended b. closed c. leading d. why When interviewing a client whose speech patterns are different from the social worker's, the social worker's PRIMARY consideration should be that: - ✔✔-a. communication patterns vary due to economic conditions b. speech is influenced by culture and experience c. psychosocial conditions will cause variations in speech d. speech is influenced by group taboos and norms and may indicate false beliefs The initial symptoms of schizophrenia MOST often occur between which of the following years of age? - ✔✔-a. 6 to 12 b. 13 to 16 c. 17 to 45 d. 16 to 60 Which of the following approaches would be MOST appropriate to use in evaluating client satisfaction with the social worker's provision of services? - ✔✔-a. using a single system design, evaluate the quality of services b. in the final interview, ask the client about their level of satisfaction c. after submitting process recordings, ask supervisor for feedback d. at termination, ask clients to complete a service evaluation and satisfaction form When conducting an assessment of the risk factors of child abuse for a child of a different ethnic background, a social worker must FIRST: - ✔✔-a. be aware of how personal cultural biases affect the social worker's ability to deal with issues of diversity b. realize that assessment models are not a substitute for clinical judgment or experience c. use a strengths' perspective rather than a deficit model to form a partnership with the child's family d. understand the need for appropriate eye contact, tone of voice and question techniques during the assessment A social worker is receiving a client with long-standing depression. It becomes known that the client has racist beliefs. The social worker should: - ✔✔-a. respectfully confront the client's prejudiced beliefs b. educate the client about the negative effects of racism c. refer the client to another therapist who might have similar belief d. respect the client's beliefs and focus on the presenting problem The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent implementation of intervention is: - ✔✔-a. exploration and summation b. exploration, assessment and planning c. initiation of established rapport d. clarification and analysis When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor notes that the social worker conveys little empathy toward clients who have recently left welfare and holding first jobs. In order to help the social worker develop empathy with her clients, the supervisor should: - ✔✔-a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's perspective b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more empathetic person c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the social worker d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients The purpose of feedback in a social worker interview is to: - ✔✔-a. allow the social worker to confront distortions in the client's thinking b. summarize main points of the interview c. let the client know social worker understands the issue d. give the social worker opportunity to self-disclose for benefit of the client A social worker is leading a women's group with the purpose of improving personal and environmental circumstances. The social worker asks the members to identify the area in which they feel most competent. The social worker is following an intervention strategy BEST described as: - ✔✔-a. reinforcement b. endorsement c. enhancement d. empowerment The BEST example of the educational component of supervision is: - ✔✔-a. monitoring the caseload b. providing in-service training c. utilizing individual and group conferences d. refining knowledge and skills In facilitating a hospital support group for bereaved parents, a social worker can discuss a personal experience of a death of a child to: - ✔✔-a. create empathy with the participants b. receive help from the group c. create a sense of shared experienc [Show More]

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