MSW Clinical Intervention Strategies 2

Question 1

A client with PTSD is avoiding all reminders of their trauma. Which evidence-based intervention directly targets avoidance as a core mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Answer

Prolonged Exposure Therapy systematically reduces avoidance by having clients confront trauma-related stimuli through in vivo and imaginal exposure.

Question 2

During a session, a client discloses that their partner is monitoring all their phone calls and isolating them from family. What is the social worker's FIRST priority?

Accepted Answer

Assess the client's immediate safety

Answer

Safety assessment is always the first priority when indicators of intimate partner violence are present.

Question 3

Which motivational interviewing technique involves reflecting back an amplified version of the client's ambivalence to elicit change talk?

Accepted Answer

Amplified reflection

Answer

An amplified reflection overstates the client's resistance, often prompting them to argue toward the change side of their ambivalence.

Question 4

A social worker is using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with a client who self-harms. Which DBT skill module specifically addresses tolerating crisis without making situations worse?

Accepted Answer

Distress Tolerance

Answer

Distress Tolerance skills teach clients to survive crises without engaging in harmful behaviors that worsen the situation.

Question 5

In structural family therapy, the term 'enmeshment' refers to which family dynamic?

Accepted Answer

Overly diffuse boundaries with loss of individual autonomy

Answer

Enmeshment describes blurred boundaries where family members are overly involved in each other's lives, limiting individuation.

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW - Master of Social Work Practice Test

MSW Clinical Intervention Strategies 2