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A woman who is 5 months pregnant speaks with a social worker at an adoption agency to request information. The woman explains that she lives with her sister and that her sister's boyfriend is threatening to force her out of the home. She says she does not feel safe. What should the social wor...

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Social Work MSW Licensing exam
Questions and Answers 2024/2025
A woman who is 5 months pregnant speaks with a social worker at an adoption agency to

request information. The woman explains that she lives with her sister and that her sister's

boyfriend is threatening to force her out of the home. She says she does not feel safe. What

should the social worker do FIRST?

 D. Determine the nature of the danger


A social worker meets with a new client who is diagnosed with depression. The social worker

observes that the client is ambivalent, non-trusting, and passive. What should the social worker

do NEXT?

 A. Focus on directly engaging the client


A social worker provides treatment to clients on the sex offender registry. Some clients are

discouraged when they are fired from their job after their sex offender status becomes

known. What should the social worker do to BEST support clients?


 B. Teach clients how to disclose their background proactively when offered a job


A social worker at a correctional facility is providing a treatment group for substance abusers

who are inmates at the prison. A prison classification committee has selected 12 group

participants of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. During the first 3 weeks of group, the

social worker notices that very few participants seem willing to speak. What statement MOST

LIKELY explains the participants reluctance to talk in the group?

 D. Self Disclosure in group treatment contradicts behavioral expectations of prison
culture



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A CPS social worker meets with a parent who has allegedly been neglectful. The parent talks

about being overwhelmed by the needs of her child. She describes having trouble sleeping

because she needs to stay alert for messages from a favorite talk show host. The parent also

shares beliefs that the child's teacher is against her. What should the social worker do NEXT?


 C. Initiate a mental status examination


After the death of their child, a couple attend a bereavement group led by a social worker.

The group meeting deals almost exclusively with this couple's loss. After the session, other

group members report that this caused them to feel frustrated and uncomfortable. What

should the social worker do NEXT?


 B. Plan to discuss the issue with the group at the next session


A social worker meets with a new client who was recently reunited with the spouse who is an

injured soldier. The client is struggling with assisting the spouse to cope with the injury, but the

spouse responds with irritation. What should the social worker do FIRST?

 B. Talk with the client about the situation


A new social worker is working at a community mental health center with adult sex offenders.

The social worker is assigned to a client who disgusts and repels him. When meeting with the

client, the social worker finds himself unable to be sympathetic or empathic. The social worker

realizes that his intense feelings are not changing. After a month of discussion on this issue in

supervision, there is still no improvement. What action should the social worker take NEXT?


 D. Ask to have the client transferred to another therapist


A social worker meets with a client for a termination session. The client has frequently

expressed gratitude for the social worker's assistance during past sessions. During the session,


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the client presents the social worker with an expensive gift basket. After expressing gratitude,

what should the social worker do NEXT?

 B. Explain why the gift basket cannot be accepted


Your new client is a self-referred woman who is recovering from a schizophrenic breakdown

and mildly depressed. The client tells you that she is finally ready to begin her life and hopes

that you can help her. She says she wants to find a good job, save money to buy a house, and

begin dating regularly so that she can get married and start a family. What would be your

INITIAL step in providing treatment for this client?

 C. Help the client clarify her goals


You are referred a client who is physically disabled and you will serve as her case manager.

What would you do FIRST with this client?

 C. Gather information to identify her needs and concerns


You help a severely hearing-impaired client secure a job interview for a position as a

computer technician at a local company. The client has experience as a computer technician

but has been unemployed for about a year. During the job interview, the company's manager

tells the client that he is concerned about hiring him because no one at the company knows

American Sign Language. The client reports this to you. How would you proceed?

 C. Verify that the client can perform the essential functions of the job he interviewed
for.


During the mental status exam of a new client, you ask the client what factors led him to

decide to quit his job two weeks ago. Apparently, you are interested in evaluating the client's:

 B. Judgement


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The family of an elderly man reports that the man has been experiencing some troubling

symptoms, including cognotive problems. Which of the following, if present, would suggest that

the man has dementia rather than depression?

 A. There has been a progressive decline in his cognitive functioning


What are the common symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)?


 D. Lower-than-average intelligence, facial malformations, growth deficiencies


You are attempting to determine whether a teenage boy has conduct disorder or oppositional

defiant disorder. Which of the following is associated with conduct disorder but not

oppositional defiant disorder?

 A. A pattern of deceit


Which of the following characteristics is shared by both delirium and dementia?

 A. Memory loss


A client reports that she and a famous actor who lives in her city have fallen in love with each

other. She says she sends him many letters and often watches his films to express her love, but

he doesn't respond because he wants to avoid the publicity that would result since he is

married and many years younger than she is. You determine that the client has delusional

disorder. What subtype does the client have?

 C. Erotomanic


Unlike bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder must include which of the following?

 D. A major depressive episode



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