LMSW Diversity and Social Justice 4

Question 1

A social worker assumes a soft-spoken Asian American client has no opinions because they do not volunteer them in group therapy. This reflects:

Accepted Answer

A racial microaggression based on the model minority stereotype

Answer

Projecting stereotypes about Asian passivity onto individual clients constitutes a microaggression that can harm the therapeutic relationship.

Question 2

Which term describes the process by which immigrant communities are encouraged to abandon their cultural identities and adopt the dominant culture?

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Answer

Assimilation involves absorbing into and adopting the dominant culture, often at the cost of original cultural identity, whereas acculturation involves navigating between two cultures.

Question 3

When working with clients who have disabilities, the social model of disability suggests that practitioners should:

Accepted Answer

Address societal barriers and structures that disable people rather than the person's condition

Answer

The social model locates disability in societal barriers—physical, attitudinal, and systemic—rather than in the individual's body or mind.

Question 4

A cisgender social worker is assigned to work with a transgender client. What is the most important initial step?

Accepted Answer

Use the client's stated name and pronouns and follow the client's lead on disclosure

Answer

Respecting a client's self-identified name and pronouns is a fundamental affirmative practice that establishes safety and respect.

Question 5

Historical trauma, as described by Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, refers to:

Accepted Answer

Cumulative trauma across generations resulting from massive group trauma such as genocide or forced relocation

Answer

Historical trauma describes intergenerational psychological wounds transmitted through communities that experienced collective catastrophic losses.

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW Diversity and Social Justice 4