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A .new .social .worker .begins .to .establish .professional .rapport .with .a .group .of .school .aged
.youths. .After .a .few .weeks, .the .social .worker .discovers .that .their .former .social .worker .still
.sees .the .youths, .gives .them .new .school .supplies, .and .takes .them .out .for .social .events.
.The .new .social .worker .should .FIRST: .- .correct .answer.speak .directly .to .the .former .social
.worker
A .parent .in .great .distress .consults .a .social .worker. .Because .of .having .heard .so .much .in
.the .media .about .sexual .abuse, .the .parent .is .unsure .how .to .respond .to .recently .finding
.her .five-year-old .exploring .the .body .of .another .child. .The .parent .does .not .know .whether
.this .is .deviant .behavior. .The .social .worker .should: .- .correct .answer.reassure .the .parent
.that .this .is .normal .for .children .this .age
A .social .worker .is .the .new .manager .of .a .human .service .organization .that .is
.simultaneously .struggling .with .maintaining .positive .employee .morale, .increasing .client
.services, .and .improving .outcomes. .The .manager .should .FIRST: .- .correct .answer.initiate
.a .staff .recognition .program
What .is .MOST .important .to .remember .about .defense .mechanisms? .- .correct
.answer.Defense .mechanisms .are .unconscious .process.
A .27-year-old .male .with .a .history .of .hospitalizations .for .bipolar .disorder .and .alcohol
.abuse .recently .stopped .taking .his .medication, .became .manic, .and .resumed .drinking. .At
.his .landlord's .request, .the .police .take .him .to .the .hospital .and .arrange .an .involuntary
.admission .to .the .acute .psychiatric .unit. .The .client .has .all .of .the .following .rights .EXCEPT
.the .right .to: .- .correct .answer.leave .the .hospital .regardless .of .his .condition
A .social .worker .assesses .an .elderly .client .for .suicide .risk. .The .BEST .approach .is .to .use
.the .clinical .interview .and .the: .- .correct .answer.Geriatric .Depression .Inventory
A .couple .married .for .30 .years .seeks .help .at .a .crisis .clinic. .The .husband .describes .his
.wife's .emotional .and .erratic .behavior .and .radical .change .in .appearance .and .dress, .which
.is .contrary .to .their .religious .beliefs. .The .wife .talks .openly .and .happily .about .spending
.more .time .outside .the .home .with .her .friends .and .hobbies, .and .her .desire .to .work .for .the
,.first .time. .The .social .worker .should .assess .the .couple .for .evidence .of: .- .correct
.answer.Issues .related .to .family .transition
A .client .is .seen .by .a .social .worker .at .a .family .service .agency .complaining .that .she .has
.been .feeling .depressed. .She .states .that .she .shouldn't .feel .this .way .because .there .are .no
.problems .in .her .life. .She .has .a .husband, .a .good .job, .and .two .healthy .children. .The .social
.worker .should .FIRST: .- .correct .answer.clarify .what .the .client .means .by .depression
A .social .worker .meets .with .an .adolescent .who .frequently .misses .school .and .is .having
.academic .problems. .Psychological .testing .found .the .client .is .above .average .in
.intelligence, .but .with .poor .impulse .control .and .at .high .risk .for .antisocial .behaviors. .The
.social .worker .completes .the .social .history .to: .- .correct .answer.understand .factors .that
.affect .the .client's .behavior
At .a .community .mental .health .agency, .a .new .social .worker .replaces .a .social .worker .who
.resigned .with .short .notice .due .to .a .family .emergency. .Within .a .few .weeks, .the .social
.worker .has .met .with .all .the .clients. .While .in .the .public .waiting .room, .a .social .work
.colleague .hears .the .new .social .worker .say .to .a .client .that .it .was ."unprofessional .and
.harmful" .for .the .prior .social .worker .to .leave .the .agency .so .suddenly. .The .colleague
.should .FIRST: .- .correct .answer.talk .to .the .new .social .worker .about .the .conversation
A .social .worker .conducts .a .support .group .for .adults .who .are .caregivers .for .their .elderly
.parents. .During .one .group .meeting, .a .member .begins .to .describe .how .she .behaves
.toward .her .parent .when .she .becomes .frustrated. .The .social .worker .becomes .concerned
.that .the .behavior .may .constitute .abuse. .The .social .worker .should: .- .correct .answer.meet
.with .the .member .individually .after .the .group .to .review .the .situation
A .14-year-old .girl .comes .to .a .family .service .agency .for .help. .She .is .four .weeks .pregnant,
.unmarried, .and .depressed. .She .lives .with .her .parents .who .are .unaware .of .her
.pregnancy. .Local .law .requires .parental .consent .for .treatment .of .minors .who .live .with .their
.parent(s) .or .legal .guardian. .The .social .worker .should .FIRST: .- .correct .answer.discuss
.the .need .for .parental .involvement .with .the .client
A .25-year-old .woman .seeks .help .at .a .local .mental .health .clinic. .She .complains .of
.nightmares, .agitation, .an .inability .to .concentrate, .and .weight .loss. .During .the
.assessment .phase, .the .social .worker .learns .that .the .client .had .been .recently .raped .and
.mugged. .The .social .worker .should .FIRST .focus .on: .- .correct .answer.potential .for .self-
harm
A .social .worker .in .private .practice .is .temporarily .moving .to .another .city. .Following
.consideration .of .the .risks .and .benefits .that .may .be .experienced .by .each .client, .the .social
.worker .offers .to .continue .the .therapeutic .relationship .with .several .clients .through .email.
.This .suggestion .is .MOST .appropriate .for .clients .who: .- .correct .answer.are .able .to .cope
.with .day-to-day .issues
, A .49-year-old .woman .seeks .therapy .citing .problems .with .her .74-year-old .mother. .She
.reports .that .her .mother .moved .to .a .retirement .community .seven .years .ago .after .the
.death .of .the .client's .father. .The .mother .has .adjusted .well .and .made .many .new .friends.
.Six .months .ago .the .client's .mother .began .dating .a .man .and .they .have .decided .to .live
.together. .Since .this .decision, .the .client .and .her .mother .argue .each .time .they .see .each
.other. .The .client .states .that .her .mother ."is .not .thinking .clearly," .and ."is .betraying .my
.father." .The .client .is .very .upset .to .think .of .her .mother .being .sexually .active. .The .social
.worker .should .FIRST: .- .correct .answer.focus .on .the .client's .feelings .about .her .mother's
.changes .in .behavior
A .social .worker .sees .a .family .for .family .therapy. .During .one .session, .the .youngest .family
.member .tells .the .social .worker, ."I .need .to .share .something .with .you." .Another .family
.member .responds .by .saying, ."Don't .talk .about .it." .The .social .worker .makes .several
.unsuccessful .attempts .to .assist .family .members .in .more .open .discussion. .To .increase
.open .communication, .what .should .the .social .worker .do .NEXT? .- .correct .answer.Use
.circular .questioning .with .all .family .members
A .social .worker .sees .a .60-year-old .man .who .reports .feeling .irritable .and .unhappy .in .his
.35-year .marriage. .The .man .also .describes .loss .of .interest .in .his .longtime .hobbies, .and
.trouble .sleeping. .Six .months .ago .he .had .a .serious .heart .attack .and .is .currently .on
.disability .after .working .all .his .adult .life. .The .social .worker .should .FIRST: .- .correct
.answer.refer .the .client .for .medication .evaluation
A .social .worker .sees .a .new .client .referred .because .of .heavy .alcohol .use. .During .the .initial
.assessment .the .client .questions .the .social .worker's .credentials .and .competence. .What
.should .the .social .worker .do .NEXT? .- .correct .answer.Ask .how .the .client .feels .about
.seeking .help
A .19-year-old .is .brought .to .a .family .service .agency .by .the .parents .who .report .a .history .of
.school .truancy, .deliberate .destruction .of .their .property, .lying, .and .stealing .since .age .14.
.According .to .the .DSM-IV-TR, .which .of .the .following .diagnoses .BEST .describes .the
.client? .- .correct .answer.Antisocial .personality .disorder
A .couple .brings .their .four-year-old .child .to .a .social .worker .concerned .that .the .child .cannot
.yet .recite .the .alphabet. .They .tell .the .social .worker .that .they .know .other .four-year-olds
.who .can .say .the .alphabet .and .they .have .tried .to .teach .it .to .their .child .without .success.
.They .believe .something .may .be .wrong .with .their .child. .The .MOST .likely .explanation .is
.that .the: .- .correct .answer.child .may .not .have .reached .this .level .of .cognitive .development
Parents .bring .a .14-year-old .to .a .social .worker .because .the .adolescent .questions
.authority, .is .late .for .curfew, .and .no .longer .desires .to .attend .church .with .the .family. .The
.adolescent .states .that .the .parents ."treat .me .like .a .baby" .and .that .the .adolescent .wants .to
.go .to .a ."more .upbeat" .church. .The .social .worker .should .explain .to .the .parents .that .the
.adolescent .is .MOST .likely: .- .correct .answer.trying .to .find .a .personal .identity