ASWB Masters Basic 2

Question 1

A social worker is meeting with a client who discloses that her partner hits her but insists she does not want to leave. What is the social worker's FIRST priority?

Accepted Answer

Assess the client's immediate safety and lethality risk

Answer

Lethality and safety assessment must occur before any other intervention when domestic violence is disclosed.

Question 2

According to systems theory, which term describes the tendency of a system to maintain its current state and resist change?

Accepted Answer

Homeostasis

Answer

Homeostasis refers to a system's drive to maintain balance and stability, often resisting therapeutic change.

Question 3

A client with major depressive disorder tells his social worker he has been stockpiling medications 'just in case.' What type of risk does this MOST represent?

Accepted Answer

Active suicidal ideation with means access

Answer

Stockpiling medications constitutes having a means of suicide, elevating risk to active suicidal ideation with access to lethal means.

Question 4

A social worker uses role-playing during a session to help a client practice assertiveness with her supervisor. This technique is BEST associated with which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Answer

Role-playing and behavioral rehearsal are core CBT techniques used to practice new skills in a safe environment.

Question 5

Under the NASW Code of Ethics, a social worker who becomes aware that a colleague is impaired by substance use should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Confront the colleague and encourage them to seek help

Answer

The NASW Code of Ethics requires social workers to first address colleague impairment directly by encouraging the colleague to seek assistance.

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB Masters Basic 2