A social worker employed by a retirement home is approached by a client for help in establishing a recycling program in the facility. The social worker decides to cohost a meeting with the client to discuss the idea with other residents. What is the MOST likely reason for this approach?
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A social worker employed by a retirement home is
approached by a client for help in establishing a
recycling program in the facility. The social worker
decides to cohost a meeting with the client to
discuss the idea with other residents. What is the
MOST likely reason for this approach?
A. Antagonizing administration could be
dangerous.
B. Legitimizing the residents' concerns may be
helpful.
C. Helping residents start new relationships is
important.
D. Sharing leadership is very effective with groups.
- answer D.
At what age is separation anxiety most likely to
occur?
A. 24 months
B. 12 months
C. 3 months - answer B.
,Rationale: Separation anxiety most typically occurs
around 12 months and should gradually decrease
by age 3.
A nine-month old child is neglected and lacks a
secure attachment to a caretaker. What long-term
effect should the social worker be MOST concerned
about as the child gets older?
A. PTSD
B. Social anxiety in middle school
C. High blood pressure
D. negative social interactions with peers - answer
D.
A 13 year old adolescent meets with a social
worker because of poor hygiene, sleeping in class,
and stealing food from the cafeteria. What should
social worker assess for FIRST?
A. conduct disorder
B. child neglect
C. substance abuse
D. adolescent rebellion - answer B.
A school social worker meets with parents of a
child who has recently completed treatment for
cancer. The child's physician is recommending that
,the child return to school as soon as possible, but
the parents believe that more time at home would
be beneficial. What should the social worker do
NEXT?
A. advocate for the parents to keep the child at
home
B. Explore the reason's for the parents' beliefs
C. obtain the child's perspective on the situation
D. Refer the parents and child for family therapy -
answer B.
Rationale: Before taking action, the social worker
should acknowledge and validate the parents'
concerns and explore the events and emotions that
have led to these concerns
A social worker begins a job at a psychiatric
hospital and is assigned a caseload. One of the
clients is a former intimate partner. The social
worker and client have not had any contact for
several years. What should the social worker do?
A. Process the issue with the client
B. Deny the relationship occurred
C. Transfer the client to a colleague
D. Request a transfer to a different department -
answer C.
, A client who is trying to become pregnant uses
cocaine consistently and has questions about the
effects on the fetus. The social worker tells the
client that cocaine could harm the fetus. What
should the social worker due next?
A. Offer substance abuse treatment options to the
client
B. Refer the case for possible criminal prosecution
C. inform the client that the drug use will be
reported to CPS
D. Ask the client's health care provider to drug test
the client - answer A.
A social worker is asked to analyze new social
welfare policies that will affect the community.
What should the social worker do first?
A. examine the likely impact of the policies on the
community
B. Research the historical problems that led to the
policies
C. Organize a grassroots coalition to discuss
reaction to the policies
D. Look into legal precedents that could potentially
nullify the policies - answer B.
Rationale:
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