Human Growth and Development
Findings on social development indicate that mainstreaming children with unique learning needs is best practice. Provide one example that justifies this.
What is Peer friendships are protective factors from later psychological problems and better self-image. Etc., etc....
A social worker employed at a nursing home notices that client with Alzheimer's disease experiences heightened delirium during the evening hours with improvement during the day. This phenomenon is referred to as:
What is sundowning
A client who was briefly admitted to the hospital after a panic attack is being discharged with a prescription for benzodiazepine. Which of the following medications has been recommended?
Prolixin, Lithium, Prozac, Ativan
What is Ativan.
Prolixin is an antipsychotic used to treat hallucinations and delusions.
Lithium is a mood stabilizer for Bipolar Disorder
Prozac is an antidepressant
A social worker recently terminated with a client who made substantial progress in managing her anxiety. The former client has been asked by her church to facilitate a peer support group for others who have experienced similar problems. The former client is nervous about this request and asks the social worker to be a co-facilitator. The social worker feelings that the former client would benefit from this peer interaction. What should the social worker do?
What is encourage participation while declining the request to co-facilitate.
What is one reason for the ongoing need of professional development of social workers?
What is new research provides social workers with information that can impact the use of interventions in practice. Etc., Etc....
A social worker receives a referral for a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder who us having trouble in school. The social worker's goal is to identify appropriate learning opportunities within the school setting that can help address areas of delay. In order to effectively work with this child, what knowledge is most important for the social worker?
What is knowledge of child growth.
What is the main difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II disorders?
The most effective treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal is what?
What is psychopharmacology
In an initial meeting with a client, a social worker determine that the client's reasoning is significantly impaired as they admit to using drugs before the meeting. The social worker wants to obtain the client's consent for treatment and conduct a full assessment. However, the social worker questions the client's ability to understand what she is asking and understand the information provided on the agency's consent form. What should the social worker do?
What is arrange to meet the client at a later time when informed consent can be obtained.
At the end of a session, a client who identifies as lesbian gives the social worker a hug. The social worker, who has a strict policy not to have physical contact with her clients hesitates, which causes the client to accuse her of being homophobic. What should the social worker do?
What is explain the reasons for the rule about not touching clients.
A client reports that she is very upset by her 17-year-old daughter's behavior. She has not been completing her homework and is showing up late for her classes. The client reports that she recently took away her daughter's call phone until her behavior changes. What behavioral technique is the mother using?
What is Negative punishment
What is the MOST critical factor in the selection of an appropriate intervention?
What is presenting problem
A woman seeks the help of a social worker because her son who has Schizophrenia will not take medication. In an effort to help understand the son's behavior, the social worker can inform the woman that individuals with this diagnosis MOST often do not take medication due to what?
What is anosognosia.
Anosognosia is the impaired awareness of illness.
In latin a-absence, nosos-disease, gnosis-knowledge
A mandated client questions the confidentiality of specific documentation that is generated as part of treatment. What should the social worker do?
What is review the court order with the client to determine what documents have to be released.
When a social worker experiences a value conflict with a client, what should the social worker do?
What is acknowledge the impact of this conflict on the problem-solving process.
Magical thinking is a characteristic of which cognitive developmental stage?
What is preoperational
Jean Piaget theorizes four critical stages of cognitive development. Preoperational is approx ages 2-7. Little children have difficulty drawing the distinction between what is real and what is not and will use magical thinking until they learn the properties of physics and reality.
A social worker is counseling a client who suffers from depression and has recently been hospitalized for a suicide attempt. During a therapy session, the social worker notices that the client appears significantly more cheerful than she has in past weeks. The client reports feeling better generally without citing and specific reasons for her improved affect. In this situation, what should the social worker do FIRST?
A social worker whose client engages in heavy alcohol consumption notices that he has confusion, problems with muscle coordination, drowsiness, and memory loss which persist even when he has not been drinking. These symptoms, which are associated with alcoholism, are BEST treated with what?
What is thiamine injections.
A social worker receives a counseling referral for a student who is getting a social work degree at a local university. The social worker teaches a course in the program, but has not had the student in class. In order to handle the situation ethically, what should the social worker do?
What is inform the student that services cannot be provided given the potential for a conflict of interest.
In an initial meeting with a man who has been mandated to receive counseling due to severely beating his young son, a social worker explains the terms outlined in the court order and what can be expected in treatment. The social worker ends by asking the client, "What do you think about what we have talked about so far?" What is the purpose of this question?
What is to convey to the client that treatment is a mutual and reciprocal process.
At what age does object permanence typically develop?
What is 8 months.
Which of the following is NOT an assessment to detect an alcohol or substance use problem?
AUDIT, SCOFF, CAGES, SDS
What is SCOFF
SCOFF is a five question screening tool designed to clarify suspicion of an eating disorder
AUDIT- alcohol use disorders identification test
SDS- severity of dependence scale
A social worker at an inpatient facility is reviewing an intake assessment completed on a 21-year-old who was admitted the previous day due to bizarre behaviors. He was brought to the ED by police who responded to student concerns about him yelling in an agitated voice, even though there was no one nearby. When asked, the client stated he was being monitored by a deadly chip implanted in his brain by evil aliens. His parents report he began exhibiting unusual behaviors 8 months ago that have grown in intensity including stopping attending classes. Based on these symptoms, what medication did the psychiatrist most likely prescribe? Paxil, Lithium, Prozac, or Clozaril
What is Clozaril
Fee splitting is unethical in social work practice why?
What is creates prohibited dual relationships, which are boundary violations.
Fee splitting refers to receiving money for referrals made to other professionals.
When social workers engage in peer supervision, the PRIMARY purpose for learning is what?
What is formative feedback.
Formative feedback allows for the practice of supervisory skills for when they become supervisors in the field. They are able to practice giving and receiving feedback as well as boundary management.