ASWB LCSW Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Clinical social work services are being provided for a family referred due to child sexual abuse by a
guardian. The perpetrator is currently in jail, but will be released soon due to a lack of evidence. The
children are fearful of his return, and the mother still claims his innocence. An adult daughter contacts the
social worker with reports of her own sexual abuse by the same man many years ago. Her testimony is
consistent with that of the younger children, and the perpetrator is sentenced to more jail time. Why was
this information not a violation of confidentiality?

Madeline is a single parent who works for a very controlling boss. He is demeaning and gives her jobs
that others refuse. Madeline is afraid to speak up for herself due to needing the money to support her
family. When she comes home in the evenings, immediately Madeline begins yelling at her children
because the house is a mess. What behavior is the mother displaying?

A clinical social worker is taking part in an interdisciplinary team meeting. During the course of
determining the well-being of a client, ethical concerns become an issue. One of the team members
openly displays a problem with the client's ethnic background, and this leads to negativity towards
decisions being made. What should the social worker do?

There are more adult children dealing with issues concerning aging parents than ever before. Many
clinical social work professionals specialize in services for senior citizens. They also initiate support
groups for their families and caretakers. There are three main focuses to this practice, two of which
include assessment and coordination. What is the third?

Clinical social workers should accept and respect differences in peoples' experiences and culture -
including those stemming from race, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, age, and socioeconomic status -
is an example of what concept?

Parents may come to a social worker for help in controlling and disciplining their child(ren). An approach
that asserts that the issue rests solely with the child comes from a medical model which emphasizes fixing
what is broken by addressing the symptoms. Social workers come from a more holistic approach called

Abraham Maslow's original hierarchy of needs contains five elements that must be satisfied in order, the
first being the most obvious need for survival. If lower level stages are not achieved, the effects of higher
order needs cannot be met. Maslow's theory remains valid today for understanding personal development
and human motivation. What stage is concerned with personal growth and fulfillment?

Child welfare practice is impacted by changes in laws or regulations and updated practice models. It is the
clinical social worker's dual responsibility to keep current on these topics and be able to explain them to
clientele in a competent manner. Which resources should the social worker use to accomplish this feat?

Clinical social workers often find themselves in dual relationships. The management of transference and
counter transference cannot be ignored. Within the realm of child welfare, administrators play a vital role
in what areas?

A clinical social worker is having difficulty assessing a client's disorder. Symptoms include compulsions,
phobias, anxiety, depression, mood swings, and a sense of detachment from their surroundings. All of
these are fairly common problems, so the social worker looks back into the patient's childhood. There she
finds a history of sexual abuse by a guardian, though the client seems to have limited memory of the
event. This helps the social worker diagnose which disorder?

Cassandra works as a clinical social worker for Child Protective Services. A new family she has been
helping has a parent that is starting to raise red flags. The mother is the sole caretaker for the children but
is demonstrating some peculiar behaviors. She has not kept consecutive doctor's appointments, has
difficulty utilizing public transportation and fails to follow through with basic directions. This parent is
always accompanied by another adult when she leaves the home on an errand. When Cassandra starts
questioning the mother on her background, it is discovered that she attended special education classes
and did not graduate from high school. These factors should arouse concern in what area?