MSW MSW Master of Social Work Crisis Intervention and Trauma-Informed Practice 3

Question 1

ACE scores (Adverse Childhood Experiences) are used in trauma-informed practice to:

Accepted Answer

Quantify the cumulative burden of childhood trauma and predict health and social outcomes

Answer

ACE scores summarize the number of adverse childhood experiences and are correlated with increased risk of negative physical, mental health, and social outcomes across the lifespan.

Question 2

A social worker using a strengths-based approach with a trauma survivor would MOST focus on:

Accepted Answer

The client's existing capacities, resources, and resilience factors

Answer

A strengths-based approach emphasizes identifying and building on the client's existing strengths, capacities, and resilience rather than focusing primarily on deficits or pathology.

Question 3

Cultural humility in trauma-informed practice requires a social worker to:

Accepted Answer

Maintain an ongoing, self-reflective stance about one's own cultural biases and power dynamics in the helping relationship

Answer

Cultural humility is a lifelong process of self-reflection and openness to learning from clients about their cultural context, rather than claiming fixed cultural expertise.

Question 4

When working with a client who has experienced racial trauma, the social worker should:

Accepted Answer

Validate the client's experiences, acknowledge systemic racism, and explore culturally responsive coping strategies

Answer

Effective trauma-informed care for racial trauma requires validating lived experiences, acknowledging systemic racism as real, and using culturally responsive interventions.

Question 5

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment primarily used for:

Accepted Answer

Processing and reducing the distress associated with traumatic memories

Answer

EMDR is a structured trauma therapy that uses bilateral stimulation to help clients process traumatic memories and reduce associated psychological distress.

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW MSW Master of Social Work Crisis Intervention and Trauma-Informed Practice 3