LCSW Online Practice Questions and Answers

Cassandra works as a clinical social worker for Child Protective Services. A new family she has been helping has a parent that is starting to raise red flags. The mother is the sole caretaker for the children but is demonstrating some peculiar behaviors. She has not kept consecutive doctor's appointments, has difficulty utilizing public transportation and fails to follow through with basic directions. This parent is always accompanied by another adult when she leaves the home on an errand. When Cassandra starts questioning the mother on her background, it is discovered that she attended special education classes and did not graduate from high school. These factors should arouse concern in what area?

A. Child neglect

B. Child abuse

C. Intellectual limitations

D. Financial distress

A clinical social worker is helping Whitney cope with anxiety. The client seems reluctant and reserved, admits she is paranoid about people, and prefers to stay home. She came to get help at the insistence of her husband, whom she said told her that he was tired of her not doing anything around the house and insisted she get help. On further investigation the social worker learns that the real reason Whitney never goes anywhere is because she says her husband has not given her permission to do so until the house is spotless. The social worker should suspect what issue might be the problem in Whitney's life?

A. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

B. Poor Self-esteem

C. Domestic Violence

D. Paranoid Personality Disorder

A five-year-old child has been recentlydiagnosed with ADHD after demonstrating shortfalls in at least two important areas. Deficits can be observed at home, in the classroom, and in group actMties. Which of the following would not be a symptom of ADHD?

A. Difficulty focusing

B. Memory loss

C. Boredom

D. Defiance

Person-centered therapy places most of the responsibilityfor treatment on the client. Professionals take a back seat and perform in a nondirective role. Therapy takes place in a supportive environment with a comfortable client/social worker relationship. What are the two goals of person-centered therapy?

A. Increased self-esteem and openness to experience

B. Increased self-determination and internal control

C. Improvement in aggressive tendencies and control

D. Improvement in attitude and external forces

Behavior therapy involves obtaining information from clients pertaining to behaviors that reduce the quality of life or cause stress. Training usually occurs in the form of environmental modifications, relaxation, and desensitization. Clinical social workers can utilize this practice for other psychological conditions such as what?

A. ADHD

B. Depression

C. Obsessive compulsive disorder

D. All of the above

Emily is a nine year old with cerebral palsy. Her movements are slow and often cannot be controlled. This mainly affects EmiIy's hands, arms, feet, and legs. Her muscle tone tends to change day to day, even affecting the chiId's tongue and face. What form of cerebral palsy is Emily demonstrating?

A. Athetoid

B. Spastic

C. Ataxic

D. Mixed

John walks past a fellow clinical social worker's desk and overhears parts of a conversation. The colleague is making demeaning comments about another professional to someone on the other end of a phone line. Later, during lunch, John asks his colleague about the conversation. The colleague states he was talking with a client. What ethical standard has been violated by the fellow social worker?

A. Respect

B. Consultation

C. Privacy and confidentiality

D. Competence

Covert conditioning, or guided imagery, relies on a person's capacity to utilize imagery and is often a component of self-help methods. Psychologists have researched the ability of an indMduaI's mind to generate these pictures as a solution to improve typical situation reactions. Guided imagery is an example of which basic principle?

A. Positive reinforcement

B. Stimuli

C. Behavior modification

D. Ancillary conditioning

The Madisons are meeting with their clinical social worker, who is helping them with daily functioning. Theyare called into one room and shown a flow chart describing the processes the family unconsciously follows. There are distinguishing hierarchies and alliances within. What type of therapy is the social worker utilizing?

A. Relational therapy

B. Dysfunctional therapy

C. Interactive therapy

D. Structural family therapy

Logan has sought the help of a clinical social worker for his generalized anxiety disorder. The professional determines that oognitive behavioral therapy will help the client successfully overcome the problem. Logan demonstrates maladaptive interactions among physiological response systems in the form of avoidance and slowed decision-making. What is the foundation of cognitive behavioral therapy based upon?

A. Self-monitoring

B. Physician's assessment

C. Group therapy

D. Perceptions of the world