LSA Case Management & Intervention Techniques 3

Question 1

According to Roberts' Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model, what is the first stage?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a thorough biopsychosocial and lethality assessment

Answer

Roberts' model begins with assessing lethality and immediate safety before other steps.

Question 2

Crisis theory holds that an acute crisis state is typically time-limited, usually resolving within approximately:

Accepted Answer

4 to 6 weeks

Answer

Crisis states are generally self-limiting and resolve, adaptively or maladaptively, within about four to six weeks.

Question 3

A client tells a social worker associate, 'I have been thinking about ending my life and I have pills saved up.' What should the social worker do first?

Accepted Answer

Assess the immediacy of risk and ensure the client's safety

Answer

Disclosure of suicidal ideation with means requires immediate risk assessment and safety intervention.

Question 4

In motivational interviewing, the acronym OARS stands for open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and:

Accepted Answer

Summarizing

Answer

OARS refers to Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries, the core MI skills.

Question 5

A client says, 'I know my drinking is causing problems, but I'm not sure I'm ready to stop.' According to the Transtheoretical Model, the client is in which stage?

Accepted Answer

Contemplation

Answer

Contemplation is marked by awareness of the problem combined with ambivalence about change.

LSA - Licensed Social Worker Associate Certification Practice Test

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LSA Case Management & Intervention Techniques 3