ASWB Bachelors MCQ 2

Question 1

A social worker notices a client has unexplained bruises during a home visit. The client is a 9-year-old child. What is the social worker's FIRST priority?

Accepted Answer

Document observations and report to child protective services

Answer

Suspected child abuse mandates immediate reporting to child protective services before taking any other action.

Question 2

Which ethical principle requires social workers to promote the client's right to self-determination even when the social worker disagrees with the client's choice?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Autonomy is the ethical principle that upholds clients' rights to make their own decisions about their lives.

Question 3

A BSW-level social worker is assigned a case involving complex trauma and PTSD treatment. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Consult with a supervisor and refer to a more qualified clinician

Answer

Social workers must practice within their scope of competence and seek supervision or referral when cases exceed that scope.

Question 4

In systems theory, what term describes the tendency of a family system to maintain its current patterns of behavior even under pressure to change?

Accepted Answer

Homeostasis

Answer

Homeostasis describes a system's tendency to maintain stability and resist change to preserve its current functioning.

Question 5

A client tells their social worker, 'I haven't felt like myself since my mother died three months ago.' Which type of grief does this BEST describe?

Accepted Answer

Normal bereavement

Answer

Grief lasting three months following a significant loss with altered self-perception is consistent with normal bereavement, not complicated grief.

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB Bachelors MCQ 2