True or False
Starting an antidepressant regimen is a protective factor against suicide.
False- While starting an antidepressant regimen is often recommended to ultimately reduce depressive symptoms, research suggests that there may be a correlation between suicidality and antidepressants, particularly at the time of treatment initiation or dose increase. Things like access to mental health treatment, religious beliefs that discourage suicide and sense of connectedness with one's community are all protective factor against suicide.
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
What are the five stages of grief?
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross emphasized that every individual will experience each stage differently, if at all, within the 5 stages.
Explaining to a mother that information cannot be disclosed to them about their 18 year old child you are seeing for therapy.
What is consent?
Paroxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SSRI, commonly prescribed for treatment of...?
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Symptoms of hopelessness, anger, sleep disturbances, and feelings of rage that may or may not impair a social worker's relationships is identified as vicarious trauma.
True.
Vicarious trauma is defined as describing the cumulative effects that occur from repeated exposure to traumatic material.
This is different from burnout, which results from work-related stress and is not used to conceptualize the effects of repeated trauma exposure or empathic engagement.
A client asks for a copy of the social worker’s notes from their last three sessions. What is the BEST way for the social worker to respond?
The social worker should oblige and provide the client with a copy of the notes they have requested, since there is no compelling evidence to suspect that such access would cause harm to the client.
Abilify (Aripiprazole) is a second-generation antipsychotic medication shown to be effective in treating...?
Schizophrenia
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is not an effective treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
False- Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the first-line psychotherapeutic treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A mother reports daily substance use that impairs her ability to meet her infant's basic needs.
Reportable.
The four DBT “core skills” are distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
True- Distress tolerance is most associated with the use of DBT, like when treating clients with BPD.
The NASW Code of Ethics specifically prohibits gift-giving or receipt of gifts by a Social Worker.
False- The NASW Code of Ethics does not specifically address gift-giving. However, the Code of Ethics does advise social workers to “be alert to and avoid conflicts of interest.” In any situation that may present a conflict of interest or potential risk to a client, social workers should consider the context and justification for their decision.
Consider the motivations of the sender as well as the risks and motivations of the social worker potentially refusing or accepting the gift.