LMSW Group Work Theory and Practice

Question 1

According to Tuckman's model of group development, during which stage do members most commonly challenge the leader's authority and compete for status within the group?

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Storming

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Forming

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Norming

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Adjourning

Question 2

A social worker notices that a group member who has been isolated begins to open up after hearing another member describe a very similar experience. Yalom would describe this therapeutic factor as:

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Universality

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Altruism

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Imitative behavior

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Catharsis

Question 3

A psychoeducational group for newly diagnosed diabetic patients is BEST described as which type of group?

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Psychoeducational group

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Therapy group

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Support group

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Task group

Question 4

During the middle phase of a treatment group, a social worker should PRIMARILY focus on:

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Facilitating member-to-member interaction and deepening therapeutic work

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Establishing ground rules and orienting members to the group purpose

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Reviewing member progress and preparing for termination

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Screening members for appropriate level of care

Question 5

A client asks a social worker whether she should join an individual therapy or a group therapy program for social anxiety. Which of the following is the STRONGEST evidence-based argument for recommending group treatment?

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The group setting itself provides in-vivo exposure to feared social situations

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Group therapy is always less expensive and therefore more accessible

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Groups eliminate the need for a trained facilitator

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Individual therapy is contraindicated for anxiety disorders

Question 6

A social worker co-leading a group notices that one member consistently dominates discussions while others become silent. The MOST appropriate intervention at that moment is:

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Redirect to the group by inviting silent members to share their perspectives

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Privately contact the dominant member and ask them to stop talking

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Terminate the dominant member from the group for disruptive behavior

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Ignore the dynamic and allow the group to self-correct without intervention