LMSW LICENSING EXAM Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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LMSW
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LMSW
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 fo...
LMSW LICENSING EXAM Questions and
Correct Answers the Latest Update
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?
✓ 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
✓ 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:
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