ASWB Masters Basic 5

Question 1

A social worker practicing from a strengths-based perspective would MOST likely begin an initial assessment by asking:

Accepted Answer

What has worked for you in the past when facing similar challenges?

Answer

Strengths-based practice begins by identifying existing capacities, resilience, and past successes rather than focusing on deficits or pathology.

Question 2

A social worker receives a subpoena for client records related to a custody dispute. The MOST appropriate immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Consult legal counsel and notify the client before releasing any records

Answer

A subpoena requires legal consultation and client notification; it is not automatically equivalent to a court order mandating immediate release.

Question 3

A client describes feeling that she is watching herself from outside her body during stressful situations. This experience BEST describes:

Accepted Answer

Dissociation/depersonalization

Answer

Depersonalization involves feeling detached from one's own body or mental processes, as if observing oneself from outside.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes the primary role of the social worker in a case management model of service delivery?

Accepted Answer

Coordinating and linking clients to needed community resources and services

Answer

Case management centers on coordinating service delivery across systems and linking clients to appropriate resources to address multifaceted needs.

Question 5

A social worker is working with a family where the eldest daughter consistently mediates all parental conflicts and takes care of younger siblings. This role is BEST described as:

Accepted Answer

Parentified child

Answer

A parentified child takes on adult responsibilities within the family, sacrificing their own developmental needs to meet parental or sibling needs.

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB Masters Basic 5