LMSW LICENSING EXAM 2022 (EXAM PACK)

LMSW LICENSING EXAM 2022 (EXAM PACK) LMSW LICENSING EXAM 2022 (EXAM PACK) 1) A 35-year-old individual has recently experienced the death of a parent and the loss of a job and has increased consumption of alcohol. Which of the following areas should be assessed FIRST by the social worker? A. Financial resource availability B. Potential for suicidal behavior C. Need for grief counseling D. Extent of substance abuse B. Potential for suicidal behavior Rationale: FIRST, the social worker would act to determine the client's safety. The only option that addresses the client's safety is (Key B.) Options a, C, & D may be appropriate later, once the safety of the client has been addressed. 2) The ability to keep personal feelings and needs separate from work relationships BEST represents which social work ethical standard? A. Professional discretion B. Responsibility to the profession C. Professional Boundaries D. Responsibility to colleagues C. Professional Boundaries Rationale: This requires knowledge of the definition of professional boundaries (key C). Since the question asks for the BEST response, the secondary responsibilities in the other options are not correct. 3. A social worker has been treating a client for two months in an agency setting and is experiencing intense sexual attraction toward the client. The social worker's BEST response is to: 168) a couple and their teenager are referred to a family agency for treatment of problems related to the teen's poor school performance and social difficulties. In the initial family session, while the parents detail their complaints, the teen appears frightened and overwhelmed by what is being said. What is the social worker's MOST appropriate response in this situation? A) Express understanding of the parent's concerns B) Redirect the content away from the teen's behaviors C) Support the courage of the teen's participation in treatment D) Clarify the duration of symptoms with the parents C) Support the courage of the teen's participation in treatment Rationale: Supporting the teen's participation in treatment (Key C) encourages client engagement. Option (B) avoids the issues presented. Both (A) and (D) ignore the teen's participation and support already negative dynamics. 169) According to ego psychology theory, the role of the superego is to: A) Mediate between personal desires and reality B) Regulate a person's sense of right and wrong C) Provide psychic energy in the form of impulses D) Decide what a person would like to do B) Regulate a person's sense of right and wrong Rationale: This is a recall question about the functions of the superego. The regulation of a person's sense of right and wrong (Key B) describes the ethical role of the superego. Although (D) could apply to ethics as well, the superego functions on an unconscious level, deciding right or wrong without reference to what someone prefers to do.