LMSW LICENSING EXAM, Questions with answers. 100% Accurate, rated A+
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1) A 35-year-old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent and the loss of a job and has increased consumption of alcohol. Which of the following areas should be assessed FIRST by the social worker?
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LMSW LICENSING EXAM, Questions
with answers. 100% Accurate, rated A+
1) A 35-year-old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent and the loss of a job and has
increased consumption of alcohol. Which of the following 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 - ✔✔-B. Potential for suicidal behavior
Rationale: FIRST, the social worker would act to determine the client's safety. The only option that
addresses the client's safety is (Key B.) Options a, C, & D may be appropriate later, once the safety of the
client has been addressed.
2) The ability to keep personal feelings and needs separate from work relationships BEST represents
which social work ethical standard?
A. Professional discretion
B. Responsibility to the profession
C. Professional Boundaries
D. Responsibility to colleagues - ✔✔-C. Professional Boundaries
Rationale: This requires knowledge of the definition of professional boundaries (key C). Since the
question asks for the BEST response, the secondary responsibilities in the other options are not correct.
3. A social worker has been treating a client for two months in an agency setting and is experiencing
intense sexual attraction toward the client. The social 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 the agency - ✔✔-A. Consult with an agency supervisor
about the case
Rationale: Consulting with a supervisor (key A) is the BEST response because it assists in helping to
understand and address the situation. Options (B) & (D) are clearly unethical. Transferring the client (C)
may be done later, but it is unclear if this action is required at this point and there is not enough
information in the stem to conclude this.
4. In a routine review of case records at a mental health center, a social worker supervisor discovers that
case managers routinely after all Native American/First Nations clients to either Alcoholics Anonymous
or Al-Anon. In discussing this practice with the case managers, the supervisor learns that the referrals
are made without obtaining information about the clients' use or abuse of substances. How can the
supervisor effectively address the practice?
A. Reprimand case managers about providing client services based on stereotyping
B. Educate the staff about services provided by Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon
C. Provide staff training in culturally competent social work practice.
D. Allow no referrals to be made without approval from the supervisor - ✔✔-C. Provide staff training
about culturally competent social work practice.
5. At an intake session, a client requests medication for sleep. Since becoming unemployed, the client
has used alcohol as a sedative. The client is worried about finances and is afraid of being evicted. The
social worker should FIRST:
A. Refer the client for evaluation for sleep medication
B. Refer the client to public assistance
C. Obtain more information about the client's use of alcohol
D. Refer the client to the local unemployment office - ✔✔-C. Obtain more information about the client's
use of alcohol
,Rationale: While options A, B & D may all be appropriate actions for the social worker to take, none
would be the first. As a part of the assessment process, the social worker needs to FIRST further explore
the issue of alcohol use (key C).
6. A client with whom a social worker has worked for several years suddenly dies. The social worker is
very distressed by the death. During supervision, the supervisor encourages expressional and ventilation
of feelings. The supervisor is providing:
A. Education
B. Consultation
C. Therapy
D. Support - ✔✔-D. Support
Rationale: The correct answer is (key D) because ventilation is one of the techniques used in providing
support.
7. A school-age boy is being beaten almost daily by his father, who has a drug and alcohol problem for
which he received no treatment. The boy solves his school conflicts by punching and kicking younger
children. The behavior is BEST described as:
A. Identification with the abuser
B. Hostility toward peers
C. Conduct, disorder, childhood onset
D. Antisocial personality disorder - ✔✔-A. Identification with the abuser
Rationale: This item is a basic recall of cycle of abuse concepts and dynamics. Option (D) is not
reasonable given the information in the stem and is not diagnosed until adulthood. He may be hostile
toward peers (B), but it is because of his identification with the abuser. Option (C) & (D) are not
indicated and do not BEST explain his behavior. (Key A) is the BEST descriptor of what is occurring.
8. Client feedback that indicates a social worker's interpretation is on target is BEST displayed when the
client:
, A. Argues with the social worker
B. Changes the subject
C. Expresses anger at the social worker
D. Discusses related material - ✔✔-D. Discusses related material
Rationale: The effectiveness of a response can be accessed through client reaction. Continuing to stay
on target in the discussion (Key D) indicates a good progression
9) A social worker administrator is responsible for record keeping at a large agency. Which approach is
MOST appropriate for maintaining client records?
A. Maintain all records for seven years following termination
B. Keep records indefinitely to assure their availability
C. Seek permission from clients for destruction of their records
D. Store records for the number of years required by law - ✔✔-D. Store records for the number of years
required by law
Rationale: Social workers are required to follow the laws of the jurisdictions in which they practice. Such
statutes vary in their requirements. Hence, the only option that is correct is to maintain files for the
length of time required by law (key D). Options A, B & C might not apply in all locations.
10) A school social worker meets with a teenager who is increasingly frustrated and disengaged in
school. The student appears to be bright but unmotivated and does not submit completed homework
assignments. Meetings with the student have not resulted in changes in the teen's behaviors. What
should the social worker do NEXT?
A. Consider an alternative educational program for the student
B. Arrange for individual tutoring sessions for the teen
C. Refer the teen for evaluation by an educational psychologist
D. Create a behavioral self-monitoring plan with a student - ✔✔-C. Refer the teen for evaluation by an
educational psychologist
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