LMSW LMSW Crisis Intervention Strategies Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A client calls a crisis hotline stating they have a loaded gun and plan to use it tonight. What is the FIRST priority for the social worker?

Accepted Answer

Assess the lethality of the plan and access to means

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Provide empathic listening and validate feelings

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Contact the client's next of kin immediately

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Schedule an emergency in-person appointment

Question 2

Which crisis intervention model focuses on restoring the client to at least their pre-crisis level of functioning?

Accepted Answer

Equilibrium Model

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Psychosocial Transition Model

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Roberts' Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model

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Cognitive Model of Crisis

Question 3

A social worker is responding to a community disaster. Which approach is MOST consistent with Psychological First Aid (PFA)?

Accepted Answer

Provide basic needs, safety, and calm support without forcing disclosure

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Conduct formal trauma debriefing sessions within 24 hours

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Administer standardized PTSD screening tools immediately

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Encourage survivors to relive the traumatic event to process it

Question 4

During a mobile crisis response, a client is agitated and pacing. The social worker should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Speak in a calm, low tone and maintain a non-threatening posture

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Request police backup as a precautionary measure

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Present a written safety plan for the client to sign

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Conduct a full mental status examination

Question 5

A client in crisis discloses active suicidal ideation with a specific plan but agrees to go to the emergency room voluntarily. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Least restrictive intervention

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Involuntary hospitalization

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A safety contract

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Imminent danger protocol

Question 6

Which factor is MOST associated with increased lethality in a suicidal crisis?

Accepted Answer

History of previous suicide attempts

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Expressing feelings of sadness

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Recent loss of employment

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Lack of social support