LMSW Social Policy and Advocacy 4

Question 1

A social worker is advocating for a client denied Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. What is the FIRST step in the appeals process?

Accepted Answer

Request reconsideration within 60 days of the denial notice

Answer

The SSI appeals process begins with a request for reconsideration, which must be filed within 60 days of receiving the denial notice.

Question 2

Which federal legislation established the framework for child welfare services and created Title IV-E foster care funding?

Accepted Answer

The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980

Answer

The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 created Title IV-E, establishing federal funding for foster care and adoption assistance.

Question 3

A social worker is conducting a policy analysis on housing instability. Which framework examines how race, gender, and class simultaneously shape an individual's experience of homelessness?

Accepted Answer

Intersectionality framework

Answer

Intersectionality examines how overlapping social identities such as race, gender, and class create compounded disadvantages, including housing instability.

Question 4

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers with how many or more employees are required to provide reasonable accommodations?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

The ADA applies to employers with 15 or more employees, requiring them to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Question 5

A social worker notices that a local ordinance disproportionately targets unhoused individuals. This is BEST described as an example of:

Accepted Answer

Structural discrimination

Answer

Structural discrimination refers to policies or laws that produce unequal outcomes for marginalized groups, even without explicitly discriminatory intent.

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW Social Policy and Advocacy 4