FREE ASWB Clinical Assessment Question and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following does not have to be done in order to get the client's informed consent?

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Requiring that all consent forms are stored in the client's file.

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Ensuring the client understands service alternatives.

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Explaining what services will be provided, including risks and benefits to the client.

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Informing the client of payment expected and consequences for nonpayment of fees.

Question 2

You will be seeing the Shalom family for family therapy. Although Mr. and Mrs. Shalom believe that two of their three children are well-adjusted, Wednesday frequently causes trouble at school and shuns family interaction. Additionally, she has a generally challenging demeanor. Mr. and Mrs. Shalom attribute their marital problems to Wednesday.
Wednesday might be considered the:

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Family scapegoat

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Reason for homeostasis the Shalom family

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Bully

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Reason for the Shalom's trouble

Question 3

Typically, prazosin is prescribed to treat:

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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Major depressive disorder

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Bipolar disorder

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Anorexia nervosa

Question 4

Except for the below, the following comprise the fundamental steps in ethical problem-solving in social work practice:

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Identify ethical standards, as defined by the Advanced Practice Social Worker.

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Determine whether there is an ethical issue or dilemma

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Monitor for new ethical issues or dilemmas.

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Weigh ethical issues in light of key social work values and principles as defined by the Code of Ethics.

Question 5

The LEAST probable diagnostic indicators of "disorganized" schizophrenia are:

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Periods of relatively adequate daily functioning scattered with episodes of severe psychotic thought/behaviors that cause pervasive disruption in areas such as activities of daily living, communication, relations with others, etc

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Unusual language or speech patterns that may include echolalia, use of neologisms and/or tangential speech

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Extreme impairment in the ability to perform/maintain activities of daily living and basic social behavior, which may include inadequate personal hygiene, unusual or climate-inappropriate choices of clothing, inability to prepare meals, inappropriate behavior toward others, or socially unacceptable public behavior

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Situationally incongruent affective displays and/or relative deficits in affective experience and expression, which may be accompanied by bizarre or incongruous verbal behavior

Question 6

You get a demand from a client named Charlie stating that you must provide him access to his records or he will sue you. However, you last saw Charlie two months ago, and during that visit, he was not only incredibly nasty but also spent the majority of it either pacing or standing above you while speaking loudly. You believe that if you gave him access to the records, it may possibly result in serious harm.
Which of the following would be the BEST course of action to pursue to prevent breaking the law?

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Record Charlie's request and the reason why you will not release the record

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Contact your boss and inform her of the situation

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Decline Charlie's request for his records

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Release Charlie's records as he had requested

Question 7

You often take the same bus as a mother who appears to be carrying her child to school while you commute to work every day in a big city. You have seen her act in ways toward the child during the rides that you believe to be abusive (threatening to hit the child if he misbehaves, turning the child's head toward her by pulling his hair, pinching him), and you have also, less frequently, seen her drag the child off the bus by lifting him up by one arm.

Which of the following best describes your position as a required reporter?

Accepted Answer

You are mandated to report your suspicions of abuse in some jurisdictions, even though the report is derived from casual observations outside of your work-related professional role.

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Your role as a mandated reporter would never extend to the situation described. However, your ethical obligation to the profession of social work would indicate that you should approach the woman and offer information/assistance.

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You are not legally liable for making a report under these circumstances, and any decision regarding how to proceed would be a personal one on your part.

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None of the above

Question 8

Clients might employ a variety of self-defense techniques to keep themselves safe during therapy sessions. Which of the following BEST characterizes the "substitution" defense mechanism?

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Replacing an unattainable goal with an attainable goal

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Justifying an unacceptable action in order to make it acceptable

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Taking extreme measures to counterbalance a problem

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Shifting actions from a desired target to a substitute target when there is some reason why the first target is not permitted or not available

Question 9

A client who will take part in clinical treatments is set to have an interview with a social worker. Which service-related form should be used to request the client's permission to carry out these services?

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Informed Consent for Services

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DNR

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Advance Directive

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Consent for Release of Information

Question 10

How long does it take for someone to meet the requirements for insomnia disorder before they have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep?

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Three months

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Two weeks

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Six months

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One year