Direct and Indirect practice questions (20)

1 During a marital session, a husband begins to describe his wife's habit of leaving the dishes in the sink after he washes them. He says she has a knack for forgetfulness and hurrying to get things done. The worker's best response is to

Say nothing

Encourage the wife to express her feelings

Interrupt the husband and allow the wife to talk

Change the subject

2. A young woman seeks your help in alleviating stress from her life. She is underweight and was diagnosed with Graves disease several months ago. She states that she is experiencing nervousness in her job and is having a difficult time concentrating. Your first step would be to
A		Have the woman speak with her doctor
B		Speak with the woman's family
C		Work out a behavioral program
D		Have the woman's medicine increased

3. A social worker has been working with a 17-year-old boy, Dave, who has been in foster care for two years. His parents have not made sufficient progress with their treatment goals to regain custody of their son. Dave recently told his social worker that he would like a sex change operation. The social worker does not approve of sex change procedures and believes that Dave is only doing this for attention. What should the social worker do?
A		Refuse to consider Dave’s request, as it is obviously an attention-seeking gesture
B		Petition the court immediately to have Dave declared an emancipated adult
C		Continue to work with Dave until he turns 18 even though the social worker has a value conflict with Dave’s request
D		Seek supervision and/or consultation regarding transferring Dave’s case to another worker Ans d

4. During an interview with a client, she becomes belligerent and threatening for no apparent reason. The social worker should first
A		Share with the client her concern
B		Firmly tell the client to quiet down
C		Call security
D		Ask the client to leave

5. As a social worker in a detoxification facility, you discover that a recently admitted patient has brought in prescription drugs in a lipstick case. Agency policy calls for the patient to start detoxification over from the beginning if drugs are found. However, it is the patient who has informed you of the drugs and states that she has not taken any since being admitted. You should
A		Ignore the drugs and continue treatment
B		Ask the patient to leave
C		Start detox over again since that is the policy
D		Meet with other members of the facility to make a decision

6. During a session with a 36-year-old female client, a social worker becomes angry in response to the woman's tone of voice. Very likely, the social worker is experiencing
A		Empathy
B		Reaction formation
C		Transference
D		Counter-transference

7. In a hospital setting, a social worker working with an elderly man is instructed by a physician to find the man a nursing home, as the doctor believes that the man is unable to care for himself at home. The man does not want to go to a nursing home, and you are aware of some services that might enable the man to continue to live independently. However, the doctor refuses to listen. Your first responsibility is to
A		The hospital's rules
B		Doctor's orders
C		The patient's wishes
D		Your own opinion

8. While presenting a workshop at a conference regarding personality disorders, an attendee speaks with you at the break and describes herself as a borderline previously diagnosed at a psychiatrist's office. She asks you to confirm the diagnosis. The best response is to
A		Explain that you cannot do a diagnosis; if she has concerns, check with her doctor
B		Meet with her after the conference to discuss her concerns
C		Set up an appointment with her
D		Advise her to see another psychiatrist for a second opinion

9. A social worker at a homeless shelter is asked by a mother to take her children to the social worker's home on Christmas Eve so the children will have Christmas in a nice home. The social worker should
A		Take the children home for the night
B		Explain the ethical reasons this can't be done
C		Call the local family service agency for support
D		Spend the night with the family

10. The primary thing for a social worker to know when setting up a behavioral treatment program for a client is
A		What the dysfunctional behavior is
B		The outcome desired
C		The dysfunctional thoughts behind the behavior
D		The triggers behind the behavior

11. A recent incident in a local social service agency in which a social worker was stabbed by a mentally ill client has produced extreme tension and fear in other employees. The supervisor's first step in easing tension would be to
A		Hold a group meeting to discuss fears
B		Place security throughout the building
C		Reassure staff of safety measures
D		Allow staff to take mental health day

12. In tasked-centered therapy, the social worker develops a contract in conjunction with the client through
A		Goal-setting
B		Problem-solving
C		Mutual acceptance
D		Multi-tasking

13. Beck described depression as
A		Anger turned inward
B		Dysfunctional thought patterns
C		A coping mechanism
D		Over-response

14. In working with a client in AA, the social worker needs to appreciate the role of which of the following in intervention?
A		Spirituality
B		Friendship
C		Sponsorship
D		Kinship

15. While discussing a relationship problem in couples counseling, the husband begins to talk about his wife's sexual difficulties. The wife tells him to be quiet. The social worker's response to this situation is best handled by
A		Encouraging the wife to talk
B		Being empathetic to the wife's position
C		Setting an individual session
D		Allowing the conversation to continue uninterrupted

16. As a social worker in a child abuse center, you create a group for abusive parents. During the first session, one of the parents becomes angry and starts to argue with another parent. You should handle this situation by
A		Asking the parent to explain what caused the anger
B		Having the parents work through the disagreement in an appropriate manner
C		Insisting the parent stop arguing
D		Allowing the parent to vent her anger

17  You have been seeing a couple in conjoint therapy for seven months and anticipate that treatment will be ending soon. One day you receive a call from the wife who says she would like to start seeing you in individual therapy. Your best course of action would be to
A		make an appointment with her.
B		make an appointment with her only if it is your practice to see members of couples conjointly and individually.
C		suggest that you discuss this with her during the next conjoint session.
D		tell her that you'd be glad to see her individually once conjoint treatment has been terminated.

18. Following the assessment of a child and a meeting with the child's parents, a school social worker working for a public school district concludes that child abuse has occurred. The social worker should
A		make a report to the school principal and let the principal handle the situation.
B		make a report to the appropriate child protective agency.
C		confront the parents with his suspicions and insist that they seek counseling.
D		do nothing as it is not within the realm of his responsibilities and would represent a breach of confidentiality.

19.  During the first session, an Asian-American client tells his non-Asian social worker that he would prefer to see an Asian therapist. The social worker's best course of action would be to
A		discuss the issue with the client and make a referral if, after the discussion, the client says he still wants to see an Asian therapist.
B		tell the client that she's had experience working with members of minority groups and suggest that they see each other for at least two or three more sessions.
C		realize that the client's preference is a manifestation of resistance and tell him that she thinks it would be best if they saw each other for a few sessions before a referral is made.
D		tell the client that it would be discriminatory, and therefore unethical, for her to make a referral to another therapist on the basis of race alone.

20.  By the third session, a social worker, realizes that a client would benefit most from a type of intervention with which Karen has no previous experience. As an ethical social worker, the social worker should
A		continue seeing the client and use treatment methods with which she is familiar.
B		continue seeing the client but read the literature on the intervention before using it to treat the client
C		refer the client to another therapist whom she knows is experienced with the intervention.
D		advise the client of her limitations and let the client decide whether or not to continue therapy with her.

1.  Ans a
2. Ans. a
3.  Ans d
4. Ans B
5. Ans d 
6. 4. Ans b
7. Ans c

8.  Ans b

9. Ans b

10, . Ans a

11. Ans a

12. Ans c

13. Ans b

14. Ans a

15. Ans  c

16. Ans b

17. Ans d

18. Ans b

19. Ans a

20. Ans c

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