Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior in the Environment
This theory suggests behavior is learned through observation, imitation, and modeling.
What is Social Learning Theory?
This type of assessment gathers biological, psychological, and social data.
What is a biopsychosocial assessment?
This intervention helps clients identify and change distorted thinking patterns.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This principle requires social workers to protect client information.
What is confidentiality?
This term describes treatment methods that have been studied and proven effective for specific populations.
What is evidence-based practice?
This stage of Erikson's psychosocial theory focuses on the conflict of trust vs. mistrust.
What is infancy (birth to 18 months)?
This manual is the standard for diagnosing mental disorders in clinical practice.
What is the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition)?
This type of therapy is especially effective for individuals with borderline personality disorder.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
When a client poses a serious risk of harm to self or others, the social worker may need to break confidentiality under this legal principle.
What is duty to warn or Tarasoff ruling?
A strong study design that includes random assignment and control groups is referred to as this type of trial.
What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
This term describes the process by which individuals from one culture adopt the behaviors and values of another culture.
What is acculturation?
Before beginning treatment, a social worker must obtain this from a client.
What is informed consent?
When a social worker connects a client to resources like housing or food banks, they are engaging in this service.
What is case management?
Social workers must avoid this type of relationship that could impair professional judgment or increase the risk of harm.
What is a dual relationship?
One key strategy when answering FIRST or NEXT questions on the LCSW exam is to eliminate these types of responses.
What are unethical or harmful responses?
According to Maslow, this is the highest level of the hierarchy of needs.
What is self-actualization?
This term refers to identifying and prioritizing a client’s needs and goals for treatment.
What is treatment planning?
This therapy focuses on the here-and-now of the therapeutic relationship and is based on the belief that clients have the capacity for self-healing.
What is person-centered therapy (Rogerian)?
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, social workers should practice within the boundaries of their
What is competence?
This acronym helps social workers remember what to do in ethical decision-making: DEAR.
What is Determine, Evaluate, Act, Reflect?
This ecological systems theorist introduced the idea of microsystems, mesosystems, exosystems, and macrosystems.
Who is Urie Bronfenbrenner?
This cluster of personality disorders is characterized by dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior.
What is Cluster B?
This model is often used in crisis intervention and includes steps like establishing rapport, identifying the problem, and coping.
What is the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention?
This term refers to making ethical decisions in complex cases with multiple standards or competing values.
What is ethical dilemma?
When stuck between two answers on the exam, choose the one that maintains client
What is autonomy?