Interventions
The following is NOT true about motivation to change?
A. Motivation fluctuates from one time to another.
B. Motivation can be increased by working to remove barriers to change.
C. Motivation is driven by hope or the belief that life can be different.
D. Motivation that is imposed by external forces is more salient than that which is intrinsic.
The following is NOT an essential step in ethical problem solving?
A. Identifying the ethical standards that may be compromised
B. Determining whether there is an ethical dilemma
C. Weighing ethical issues in light of social work values and principles
D. Asking a supervisor to monitor practice to identify new ethical issues or dilemmas
During an intake interview, a client reports that she is extremely depressed and has self-destructive thoughts. She has had prior suicide attempts, but tells the social worker not to worry as she won’t “do it again.” The social worker should FIRST:
A. Tell the client that her decision not to harm herself is a good one
B. Explore with the client what is causing her depression
C. Conduct a safety assessment
D. Refer the client to a psychiatrist for a medication evaluation
In group therapy, the group is the major helping agent. Issues should be brought back to the group to address. There is no need for the client to see the social worker for individual therapy. Contacting an employee assistance program would breach confidentiality.
A. Recommend that the client see the social worker individually in addition to the group therapy because she appears to need some additional support
B. Suggest that the client bring this topic up in the group next week to see if others are having similar problems
C. Evaluate whether group therapy is the best treatment modality for the client due to the issue being mentioned to the social worker outside of the group context
D. Determine if there is an employee assistance program in the client’s work setting to assist
An 11-year-old child would like to start helping around the house with chores. She approaches her mother many times, but is told she cannot assist because “she won’t do it right.” During several attempts to do things on her own, she is scolded. According to psychosocial development theory, she may experience doubts in her abilities due to a crisis in which of the following stages?
A. Industry versus inferiority
B. Initiative versus guilt
C. Autonomy versus shame/doubt
D. Generativity versus stagnation
A client with a Social Anxiety Disorder will MOST likely be prescribed which of the following medications to take on an ongoing basis?
A. Zoloft (sertraline)
B. Mellaril (thioridazine)
C. Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
D. Valium (diazepam)
A social worker is interested in seeing the extent to which current clients are satisfied with a new relapse prevention program. The social worker distributes a client satisfaction survey to those in the program. The social worker then collects the surveys and analyzes the results that are presented to a management team in the agency. The social worker is conducting which type of evaluation?
A. Summative
B. Experimental
C. Quasi-experimental
D. Formative
SOAP stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan. In the Assessment portion, a social worker pulls together objective and subjective findings and consolidates them into a short assessment.
A. Action plan
B. Assessment
C. Active treatment
D. Adjustments to services needed
Aphasia is BEST defined as difficulty with:
A. Walking or running
B. Common motor skills such as combing hair, despite normal strength
C. Understanding language or using language to speak or write
D. Recognizing familiar objects
A social worker is facilitating a psychotherapy group for individuals who are in recovery from substance abuse. After group, a client mentions that she has been having problems dealing with job stress without the use of substances. In order to meet this client’s needs, the social worker should:
A. Recommend that the client see the social worker individually in addition to the group therapy because she appears to need some additional support
B. Suggest that the client bring this topic up in the group next week to see if others are having similar problems
C. Evaluate whether group therapy is the best treatment modality for the client due to the issue being mentioned to the social worker outside of the group context
D. Determine if there is an employee assistance program in the client’s work setting to assist
Culture-bound syndromes in the DSM-5 are replaced by all of the following concepts EXCEPT:
A. Cultural syndromes
B. Cultural stratification
C. Cultural idioms of distress
D. Cultural explanations
Culture-bound syndromes in the DSM-5 are replaced by all of the following concepts EXCEPT:
A. Cultural syndromes
B. Cultural stratification
C. Cultural idioms of distress
D. Cultural explanations