All Questions Flashcards
At what age is separation anxiety MOST likely to occur?
12 months
A nine month old child is neglected and lacks a secure attachment to a caretaker. What long-term effect should the social worker be MOST concerend about as the child gets old?
PSTD
Social anxiety in middle age
High bllod pressure
Negative social interactions with peers
Negative social interactions with peers
The MOST strongly linked long-term effect of insecure attachemnt is future negative social interactions with peers.
A 13 year old adolescent meets with a social worker because of poor hygiene, sleeping in class, and stealing food from the cafeteria. What should the social worker assess for FIRST?
A conduct disorder
child neglect
substance abuse
adolescent rebellion
Child neglect
A school social worker meets with parents of a child who has recently completed treatment for cancer. The child’s physician is recommending that the child return to school as soon as possible, but the parents believe that more time at home would be beneficial. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A. advocate for the parents to keep the child at home
B. explore the reasons for the parents’ beliefs
C. Obtain the child’s perspective on the situation
D. Refer the parents and child for family therapy
Explore the reasons for the parents’ beliefs
A social worker begins a job at a pyschiatric hospital and is assigned a caseload. One of the clients is a former intimate partner. The social worker and client have not had any contact for several years. What should the social worker do?
Process the issue with the client
Deny the relationship occurred
Transfer the client to a colleage
Request a transfer to a different department
Transfer the client to a colleage
A client who is trying to become pregnant uses cocaine consistently and has questions about the effects on the fetus. The social worker tells the client that cocaine use could harm the fetus. What should the social worker do NEXT?
Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
Refer the case for possible criminal prosecution
Inform the client that the drug use will be reported to child protetive services
Ask the client’s health care provider to drug test the client
Offer substance abuse treatment options to the client
Offering treatment options to the client supports client self-determination and choice.
A social worker is asked to analyze new social welfare policies that will affect the community. What should the social worker do FIRST?
Examine the likely impact of the policies on the community
Research the historical problems that led to the policies
Organize a grassroots coalition to discuss reaction to the policies
Look into legal precedents that could potentially nullify the policies
Research the historical problems that led to the policies
The social worker must FIRST understand the historical background of the policy before moving to the analysis stage.
