LCSW Treatment Planning and Goal Setting

Question 1

Which of the following is the BEST example of a measurable treatment objective?

Accepted Answer

Client will attend three support group meetings per week for the next eight weeks

Answer

A measurable objective is specific, observable and time-limited. Attending three meetings a week for eight weeks can be counted and checked. The other options are vague goal statements.

Question 2

Which approach to developing treatment goals is MOST consistent with social work values?

Accepted Answer

The social worker and client develop the goals together

Answer

Client self-determination is central to social work. Goals set together with the client increase motivation, ownership and the chance of success.

Question 3

In a treatment plan, how do goals differ from objectives?

Accepted Answer

Goals are broad, long-term outcomes; objectives are specific, measurable steps toward them

Answer

Goals describe the overall desired outcome, such as reduced anxiety. Objectives break that goal into concrete, measurable, time-bound steps.

Question 4

At intake, a client reports passive suicidal ideation, an eviction notice due in 30 days and conflict with a partner. What should the treatment plan prioritize FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Assessing and addressing the client's safety

Answer

Safety comes first. Suicide risk must be assessed and addressed before other goals, in line with a hierarchy-of-needs approach to planning.

Question 5

After eight sessions, a client has made no measurable progress toward treatment goals. What should the social worker do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Review the treatment plan and progress with the client

Answer

When progress stalls, the first step is to review the plan with the client: whether the goals are still relevant, what barriers exist, and whether the interventions fit. Only then should the plan be changed, the client referred, or services ended.

LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Practice Test

LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Practice Test

LCSW Treatment Planning and Goal Setting