SSW Mental Health 3

Question 1

Which approach is MOST consistent with a strengths-based perspective when working with a student who has a mental health diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Identifying and building on the student's existing coping resources

Answer

Strengths-based practice centers on empowering clients by identifying and amplifying their existing capacities and resources.

Question 2

A high school student tells the social worker they feel detached from their body and their surroundings feel unreal after a traumatic event. This is MOST consistent with:

Accepted Answer

Derealization/depersonalization symptoms

Answer

Depersonalization (detachment from self) and derealization (surroundings feeling unreal) are common dissociative responses following trauma.

Question 3

When a school social worker suspects a student may have ADHD, what is the MOST appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment including multiple informants

Answer

ADHD assessment requires information from multiple sources (parents, teachers, student) across settings to establish pervasive symptom patterns.

Question 4

Which protective factor is MOST strongly associated with resilience in youth with mental health challenges?

Accepted Answer

At least one stable, caring relationship with an adult

Answer

Research consistently identifies a stable, supportive relationship with at least one caring adult as the most significant protective factor for youth resilience.

Question 5

A student's IEP team is discussing mental health services. The school social worker's role in this process PRIMARILY involves:

Accepted Answer

Providing clinical services and coordinating community mental health resources

Answer

School social workers contribute clinical services, case coordination, and linkage to community resources within the collaborative IEP team structure.

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

SSW Mental Health 3