LMSW Crisis Intervention Strategies 3

Question 1

A client in crisis is hyperventilating, shaking, and unable to speak coherently. Which intervention should the social worker implement FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Use grounding techniques such as the 5-4-3-2-1 sensory method

Answer

Grounding techniques help regulate the autonomic nervous system and bring a dysregulated client back to a window of tolerance before any cognitive work.

Question 2

The Roberts' Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model begins with which stage?

Accepted Answer

Assessing lethality and safety needs

Answer

Roberts' model begins with Stage 1: assessing lethality and safety to immediately gauge risk before moving to rapport-building.

Question 3

A domestic violence survivor in crisis minimizes the abuse and defends her partner. This is BEST understood as:

Accepted Answer

A trauma response and possible traumatic bonding that should be explored without judgment

Answer

Minimization and defense of an abuser are common trauma responses associated with traumatic bonding, shame, and fear—not character flaws.

Question 4

When conducting a crisis intervention with a client who is culturally different from the social worker, the MOST important consideration is:

Accepted Answer

Exploring how the client's cultural framework shapes their experience of and response to crisis

Answer

Cultural humility requires exploring the client's own cultural lens on crisis, coping, help-seeking, and meaning before applying any model.

Question 5

A social worker is providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) after a mass casualty event. Which action is INCONSISTENT with PFA principles?

Accepted Answer

Requiring survivors to narrate the traumatic event in detail immediately

Answer

PFA explicitly avoids forcing survivors to recount traumatic details immediately, as premature narrative exposure can increase distress.

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW Crisis Intervention Strategies 3