ASWB Bachelors Basic 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A social worker notices a client appears withdrawn and has unexplained bruises during a home visit. What is the FIRST priority?
- Document observations and report suspected abuse to protective services (Correct answer)
- Confront the client's partner about the bruises
- Refer the client to a medical provider immediately
- Contact the supervisor before taking any action
Correct answer: Document observations and report suspected abuse to protective services
Mandatory reporting of suspected abuse takes priority over other interventions and must be done promptly.
Question 2: Which ethical principle requires a social worker to keep client information confidential?
- Beneficence
- Nonmaleficence
- Privacy and confidentiality (Correct answer)
- Self-determination
Correct answer: Privacy and confidentiality
The NASW Code of Ethics explicitly identifies privacy and confidentiality as a core ethical principle protecting client information.
Question 3: A client who is homeless refuses shelter services, stating they prefer to live outdoors. The social worker should FIRST:
- Override the client's wishes to ensure their safety
- Respect the client's self-determination while exploring their concerns (Correct answer)
- Contact the client's family to intervene
- Document non-compliance and close the case
Correct answer: Respect the client's self-determination while exploring their concerns
Self-determination is a foundational value; the worker should explore barriers while respecting the client's right to choose.
Question 4: In a systems theory framework, the family, school, and peer group represent which level of Bronfenbrenner's ecological model?
- Macrosystem
- Chronosystem
- Mesosystem (Correct answer)
- Exosystem
Correct answer: Mesosystem
The mesosystem refers to the interactions and relationships between the microsystems directly surrounding the individual.
Question 5: A social worker is ending services with a long-term client. Which termination task is MOST important?
- Scheduling a follow-up visit in six months
- Reviewing progress and reinforcing the client's strengths and gains (Correct answer)
- Completing agency paperwork before the final session
- Referring the client to another agency as soon as possible
Correct answer: Reviewing progress and reinforcing the client's strengths and gains
Effective termination consolidates gains and prepares the client for independence by reviewing progress and affirming strengths.
Question 6: Cultural humility in social work practice PRIMARILY involves:
- Becoming an expert in every culture served by the agency
- Maintaining an ongoing, self-reflective stance about one's own cultural biases (Correct answer)
- Applying cultural generalizations to guide client assessment
- Matching clients with workers who share the same cultural background
Correct answer: Maintaining an ongoing, self-reflective stance about one's own cultural biases
Cultural humility emphasizes lifelong learning and critical self-reflection rather than achieving cultural expertise.
Question 7: Which of the following BEST describes the role of a social worker functioning as a broker?
- Providing direct counseling to address trauma
- Advocating for systemic policy change
- Linking clients to community resources and services (Correct answer)
- Mediating disputes between clients and agencies
Correct answer: Linking clients to community resources and services
The broker role involves identifying client needs and connecting them to appropriate community resources and services.
ASWB Bachelors Basic 2
A social worker notices a client appears withdrawn and has unexplained bruises during a home visit.
What is the FIRST priority?