Social Work Masters Exam Prep - Question List

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16.

Lisa is completing her graduate classes in social work. One of the requirements is to observe another professional in the field. Lisa contacts an agency and requests the opportunity to take part in an actual family assessment. What is the professional's responsibility prior to this event?

  1. Give Lisa background information pertaining to the family
  2. Allow Lisa to read through the referral for services
  3. Describe the interview, but not allow Lisa to actually take part
  4. Get written consent from the family
17. Boundaries between the outer world and inner self develop in infancy. While still young, individuals will project feelings of denial stemming from what ego function?
  1. Internal conflict
  2. External conflict
  3. Defensive functioning
  4. Collaborative functioning
18.

Cassandra is a single mother who becomes upset with her social worker when a referral is made for parenting classes. The client feels that she is not a bad mother and that there is not a problem. Cassandra demands to see her records, but the social worker is concerned that some of the information found within may cause emotional harm. How should the professional deal with this problem?

  1. Request the client get a court order
  2. Warn the client and then make her a copy
  3. Clients are not allowed to see their records
  4. Read the records together to prevent confusion
19.
The NASW Code of Ethics is provide score values, broad ethical principles, relevant considerations, ethical standards and guidelines for socialization of new social workers. Which of the following describes a sixth purpose?
  1. Labor laws
  2. Articulating standards
  3. Informed judgment
  4. Discrimination
20. According to research on autism, individuals suffering from this disorder have abnormalities in several areas of the brain. Manifestations vary according to chronological age and developmental level. One third of people with autism have:
  1. Intelligible spoken language
  2. Appropriate peer relations
  3. Normal IQs
  4. Emotional reciprocity

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