LMSW Intervention and Treatment Planning 2

Question 1

A client with borderline personality disorder frequently calls the social worker in crisis between sessions. Which intervention framework is most evidence-based for this presentation?

Accepted Answer

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

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Psychodynamic therapy

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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Question 2

When developing a treatment plan for a client experiencing complicated grief, which element distinguishes it from major depressive disorder treatment?

Accepted Answer

Grief-specific interventions focus on meaning-making and continuing bonds

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Psychopharmacology referral should always be made first

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Cognitive restructuring alone is sufficient

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Treatment plans for grief do not require measurable goals

Question 3

A social worker is treating a veteran with PTSD using Prolonged Exposure therapy. The client avoids discussing the traumatic event and requests to switch topics. The best response is to:

Accepted Answer

Gently encourage the client to stay with the distress as part of the treatment protocol

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Immediately honor the request to preserve the therapeutic alliance

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Terminate the session to prevent retraumatization

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Switch to a non-trauma-focused approach permanently

Question 4

A treatment plan goal states: 'Client will feel better about relationships.' This goal is problematic primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Is not measurable or time-bound

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Focuses on relationships rather than individual functioning

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Does not include a medication component

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Requires family involvement

Question 5

Which motivational interviewing technique involves the social worker summarizing the client's ambivalence about change to highlight discrepancy?

Accepted Answer

Double-sided reflection

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Rolling with resistance

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Affirmation

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Open-ended questioning

Question 6

A social worker is planning treatment for a client with co-occurring major depression and alcohol use disorder. Best practice indicates:

Accepted Answer

Address both disorders simultaneously using an integrated treatment approach

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Treat depression first before addressing substance use

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Treat substance use first before addressing depression

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Refer to separate providers for each disorder

Question 7

During a functional behavioral assessment, the social worker identifies that a child's tantrums are consistently followed by being allowed to leave class. This suggests the behavior is maintained by:

Accepted Answer

Negative reinforcement (escape)

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Sensory stimulation

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Attention-seeking

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Positive reinforcement (tangibles)