Masters Practice Flashcards
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A social worker is meeting with a client who discloses they have been stockpiling medications 'just in case.' What is the FIRST action the social worker should take?
Answer: Conduct a suicide risk assessment
Stockpiling medications is a warning sign of suicidal intent, so a thorough risk assessment must be conducted before any other intervention.
Which of the following best describes the 'working phase' of a therapeutic group?
Answer: Members engage in deep self-disclosure and mutual problem-solving
The working phase is characterized by cohesion, trust, and members actively engaging in meaningful self-disclosure and helping one another.
A client in a domestic violence shelter tells a social worker she plans to return to her abusive partner. The social worker disagrees with this decision. What is the most appropriate response?
Answer: Respect the client's autonomy and help her develop a safety plan
Client self-determination is a core social work value; the worker should respect the decision and focus on harm reduction through safety planning.
According to NASW ethical standards, a social worker who becomes aware that a colleague is practicing while impaired by substance use should FIRST:
Answer: Confront the colleague and encourage them to seek help
NASW standards direct social workers to first address the issue with the colleague directly before escalating to formal reporting, when feasible.
A school social worker notices that a 10-year-old student frequently arrives unwashed and without lunch. The child denies problems at home. The social worker should:
Answer: File a report of suspected neglect with child protective services
Observable signs of neglect (poor hygiene, inadequate food) meet the threshold for a mandated report regardless of the child's denial.
Which theoretical framework emphasizes that human problems arise from irrational beliefs and that changing those beliefs leads to emotional and behavioral change?
Answer: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
REBT, developed by Albert Ellis, holds that irrational beliefs (not events themselves) cause emotional disturbance and that disputing them creates change.
A social worker using a strengths-based perspective would MOST likely begin an assessment by:
Answer: Asking the client what has worked for them in the past
The strengths-based approach centers the client's own resources, past successes, and resilience as the foundation for intervention.