Advance Workshop (A) Quiz

A hospital social worker meets with a woman in the emergency room who is covered with bruises inflicted by her spouse but insists on returning home. What is the MOST appropriate intervention?

An 18-year-old client with anxiety stops attending treatment after two sessions. The client’s parents contact the social worker and ask the social worker to call the client to demand the client restart therapy. The social worker does not have a consent form to disclose information. The social worker’s MOST appropriate response would be to:

An 18-year-old client with borderline personality disorder is driven to her third therapy session by her mother. During the session, the client reports feeling angry towards her mother because she was forced to attend therapy on her birthday. At the end of the session, the client’s mother requests to see the social worker’s notes on the session. What should the social worker do?

A social worker in private practice receives a referral to assess a 22-year-old transgender female suffering from depression and gender dysphoria. The social worker has no clinical experience with this population but wants to assist the client. To BEST support this client, the social worker should:

You are completing an initial intake with a father who has been referred to you by their child’s elementary school teacher. During the intake, the client reports having a limited support system and being verbally, mentally, and physically abused by his spouse in the past. The father states he is overwhelmed and needs help. The social worker should FIRST help the father to:

You are working in an outpatient office with a 22-year-old male who has been seeing you for depression for eleven months. The client had previously been hospitalized in an inpatient unit due to suicidal ideations four months prior. During the session, the client reports feeling “full of energy” and feels he no longer needs your services. What should the social worker do NEXT?

Which of the following is NOT a sign of elderly abuse?

A family who has just immigrated to the United States from Afghanistan comes to the Emergency Department for a medical evaluation of their 14-year-old daughter. The daughter reports having headaches and back pain. The parents report feeling concerned about their daughter’s health. In the initial intake, the parents report that they have taken the daughter to a faith healer, but she continues to have symptoms. What would be the BEST course of action for the social worker to take?

You are working with a single mother who has a limited support system. The mother reports that she will not have her child vaccinated against Covid-19 as she believes it is unsafe and will harm her child. Due to the city mandate, the child cannot attend any afterschool programs until he is vaccinated. What should the social worker do NEXT?

An 18-year-old female was admitted to the emergency room following a suicidal attempt by swallowing a bottle of acetaminophen. During the initial intake, the client discloses that she was sexually abused for ten years by her stepfather. In completing the social history, the social worker should NEXT:

A 27-year-old female police officer meets with a social worker for an intake assessment and states, “I believe I have PTSD.” During the interview, the client also reports difficulties sleeping, poor appetite, headaches, leg pain and, lightheaded. The FIRST action the social worker should take in this situation is:

A social worker in private practice meets with a client for an initial assessment. The client reports having anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation with a plan. What should the social worker do FIRST?

A social worker is leading an independent living group for adolescents that will be aging out of the foster care system in the next year, intending to help them to learn life skills and how to cope with their impending independence. This group has been meeting every week for four months and the social worker notes there is still a great deal of unrealistic thinking and minimal gains in their ability to make independent decisions. To facilitate growth and independence, the social worker should FIRST:

An unmarried social worker in a small community often chooses to turn down invitations to social events. This social worker is aware that a social worker should NEVER:

A woman sees a social worker for help regarding a loss of interest in sexual relations with her husband. During the intake interview, the client further describes leg cramps, wakefulness at night due to worries, palpitations, and a depressed mood. The social worker should FIRST: 

A social worker has been treating an adolescent for one year but has met with the parents only briefly at the time of intake. The social worker has been appointed to a local committee and has learned that the client’s mother is also on the committee. It would be most appropriate for the social worker to FIRST:

A social worker makes home visits to a young mother with her first baby. On the first visit, the 4-month-old baby smiles, laughs, and responds to the worker’s approach. During a visit when the child is 8 months old, the baby turns away when the worker approaches, looks distressed, and begins to cry. The social worker should interpret this change of behaviors as MOST likely due to:

A client frequently arrives late for appointments with her social worker and sometimes fails to call in advance to cancel. When confronted, she minimizes the problem and accuses the social worker of having unreasonable expectations. The social worker’s MOST appropriate response is to:

A second-grade student has repeated absences, an unclean appearance, and occasional bruises. The student has historically maintained average grades and does not present behavior difficulties in the classroom setting. What should the school social worker do FIRST in this situation?

A social worker is a member of the disaster response team in a community where there was a recent tornado. An elementary school was destroyed, and three children were killed. A month later, parents and school officials ask the social worker to evaluate a child whose behavior has become unmanageable in class. The child is having difficulty concentrating and has not completed any assignments in several weeks. What should the social worker do FIRST?

A social worker, employed as part of a crisis response team with an urban police department, is called to respond to an incident in which a man is reported as behaving in a confused and erratic manner, including urinating in a public place. The officer on the scene states that alcohol intoxication is suspected. Upon arriving at the scene, the social worker observes the man removing his shirt and then sitting, slumped over on a park bench. The social worker attempts to speak with the individual. The man mumbles a word that sounds to the social worker like ‘diabetes’ but says little else. In this situation, the social worker’s BEST response would be to:

A client who is often fearful and suspicious has seen a social worker intermittently for two years, and they have a strong relationship. The focus of the interventions has been to promote client independence and personal decision-making. The client has an opportunity to move into a group home that offers better social support than the current living arrangement. The client is worried about making a change and is reluctant to even discuss the new housing option. The social worker asks the client to tour the home and see what it is like before rejecting it. Because he trusts the social worker, the client agrees. This is an example of: