Masters MCQ Flashcards
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A social worker begins experiencing romantic feelings toward a client. The MOST appropriate action is to:
Answer: Seek supervision and personal therapy to address the feelings
When countertransference involves romantic feelings, seeking supervision and personal therapy is essential to protect the client and maintain professional boundaries.
In solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), the 'miracle question' is primarily used to:
Answer: Help the client envision life without the presenting problem
The miracle question invites clients to imagine what their life would look like if the problem were suddenly resolved, helping generate concrete goals and exceptions.
A social worker disagrees with a court order mandating reunification of a child with a parent the social worker believes poses ongoing risk. The BEST course of action is to:
Answer: Document concerns thoroughly and consult with a supervisor and legal counsel
Social workers must generally comply with court orders while thoroughly documenting professional concerns and seeking supervisory and legal guidance through proper channels.
A client with Borderline Personality Disorder alternates between idealizing and devaluing the social worker. This behavior pattern is BEST described as:
Answer: Splitting
Splitting is a defense mechanism characteristic of BPD in which people are perceived as entirely good or entirely bad, without integration of both qualities.
Which of the following BEST defines the concept of 'dual relationship' in social work ethics?
Answer: Having both a professional and a personal or business relationship with a client
A dual relationship occurs when a social worker holds more than one role with a client, such as combining a therapeutic relationship with a personal friendship or business relationship.
A school social worker notices that a student's academic performance has declined sharply following her parents' divorce. Using a systems perspective, the MOST appropriate first step is to:
Answer: Assess the impact of the family system change on the student's functioning
A systems perspective requires first understanding how the change in the family system is affecting the student before selecting an intervention.
A client who recently immigrated reports feeling like 'two people'—one at home following traditional practices and one at work adopting American norms. This experience BEST reflects:
Answer: Bicultural identity navigation
Bicultural identity navigation is a normal adaptive process in which immigrants manage and integrate norms from their culture of origin and their new cultural environment.