LMSW LMSW Intervention and Treatment Planning Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A client with major depressive disorder refuses medication and prefers talk therapy. The LMSW's FIRST step in treatment planning is to:

Accepted Answer

Collaborate with the client to identify goals and preferred interventions

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Refer immediately to a psychiatrist

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Document the refusal and proceed with standard protocol

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Consult supervision before engaging the client

Question 2

Which theoretical framework uses the ABC model (Activating event, Beliefs, Consequences) as the basis for intervention?

Accepted Answer

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

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Motivational Interviewing

Question 3

A social worker is treating a veteran with PTSD using Prolonged Exposure therapy. This intervention is best categorized as:

Accepted Answer

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral intervention

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Psychodynamic intervention

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Strengths-based case management

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Motivational enhancement therapy

Question 4

When a treatment plan goal states the client will 'feel better about themselves,' the LMSW should revise this because it:

Accepted Answer

Lacks measurable, observable, and specific criteria

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Is too ambitious for short-term treatment

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Is not billable under most insurance codes

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Focuses on strengths rather than deficits

Question 5

A client in the contemplation stage of change, per the Transtheoretical Model, is BEST supported by which intervention?

Accepted Answer

Exploring ambivalence and the pros/cons of changing

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Providing a concrete action plan with assigned tasks

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Reinforcing maintenance of existing behavior changes

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Setting relapse prevention strategies

Question 6

Which intervention is MOST consistent with a harm reduction approach when working with a client who uses substances?

Accepted Answer

Connecting the client to a needle exchange program

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Requiring abstinence before providing any services

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Discharging the client for continued drug use

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Mandating inpatient detox as a condition of treatment