SSW Crisis Intervention 5

Question 1

Which ethical principle is MOST directly at stake when a school social worker must decide whether to break confidentiality during a student crisis?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy versus duty to protect

Answer

The tension between honoring student autonomy/confidentiality and the duty to protect from harm is the central ethical conflict in crisis situations.

Question 2

A school community experiences a sudden traumatic event. When is it appropriate to return to normal school routines after a crisis?

Accepted Answer

Gradually, as structure and routine support healing and resilience

Answer

Returning to structured routine gradually is therapeutic because predictability and normalcy support resilience and recovery.

Question 3

A school social worker notices that a student's crisis behavior escalates every Monday morning. A systems-level analysis would prompt the worker to examine:

Accepted Answer

Weekend family environment and transitions as potential stressors

Answer

A systems lens directs attention to environmental contexts—weekend family dynamics may create the conditions that produce Monday crises.

Question 4

Which intervention is MOST consistent with a strengths-based approach during crisis intervention?

Accepted Answer

Asking the student, 'What has helped you get through hard times before?'

Answer

Asking about past coping successes identifies existing strengths and builds self-efficacy, which is central to strengths-based practice.

Question 5

A school social worker is working with an English Language Learner (ELL) student during a mental health crisis. A culturally responsive practice would include:

Accepted Answer

Using a trained interpreter and acknowledging cultural expressions of distress

Answer

Using a trained interpreter and recognizing that distress is expressed differently across cultures ensures accurate assessment and respectful intervention.

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

SSW Crisis Intervention 5