SSW Social Work Practice 5

Question 1

A student from a refugee family is referred for behavioral concerns. The school social worker should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Gather background information through a culturally informed intake including trauma and migration history

Answer

A culturally informed intake that includes trauma and migration history provides essential context for understanding and appropriately addressing the student's behavior.

Question 2

Which practice approach is MOST evidence-based for treating trauma symptoms in school-age children?

Accepted Answer

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Answer

TF-CBT is an extensively researched, manualized treatment recognized as the gold standard for trauma symptoms in children and adolescents.

Question 3

A student repeatedly tests behavioral limits during counseling sessions. Using a strengths-based lens, the school social worker would MOST likely interpret this as:

Accepted Answer

An expression of unmet needs or a test of the therapeutic relationship

Answer

A strengths-based lens reframes challenging behavior as communication about unmet needs or attempts to establish safety and trust in the therapeutic relationship.

Question 4

A school social worker is considering whether to share information about a student with the student's probation officer. Under FERPA, this disclosure:

Accepted Answer

May be permitted under the juvenile justice exception if state law allows

Answer

FERPA includes a juvenile justice exception that allows disclosure to authorized agencies when state law permits and the disclosure serves the student's educational interests.

Question 5

A school social worker uses motivational interviewing with a student who is ambivalent about attending therapy. Which technique would BEST help the student resolve ambivalence?

Accepted Answer

Exploring and reflecting the student's own reasons for change

Answer

Motivational interviewing uses reflective listening and exploring the client's own ambivalence to elicit intrinsic motivation for change rather than imposing external pressure.

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

SSW Social Work Practice 5