Miscellaneous from Practice Tests

Question 1

Looseness of Association

Answer 1

A disturbance of one’s thinking in which ideas and thought patterns become vague, fragmented, and lack any logical sequence

Question 2

Magical Thinking

Answer 2

When a CT believes one event happens as the result of another, with no plausible link for causation

Question 3

Ideas of Reference

Answer 3

When a CT believes coincidences have personal significance (the idea that everything that happens directly relates to himself/herself)

Question 4

Psychosocial Approach

Answer 4

Looks at an individual’s psychological development in and interaction with their social environment

Question 5

Sustaining Procedures

Answer 5

Anything we do to facilitate the relationship b/w SW and CT. Examples: eye contact, reflective listening, validating, etc

Question 6

Case Work

Answer 6

SW will engage with CT, gather hx/assess, and identify (prioritize) CT needs. Then, rather than engaging in psychotherapy/clinical interventions, the work itself involves identifying resources in the community and getting the CT connected to those resources to meet their identified needs

Question 7

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Answer 7

Light therapy/phototherapy most effective tx (more than meds or cog therapy)
SAD is a mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year (often during the fall/winter months when less daylight occurs)

Question 8

Informed Consent

Answer 8

Consent should only be obtained when the CT is mentally competent to understand what he is agreeing to. Do not give simple version - just ensure able to understand and give informed consent for tx

Question 9

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978

Answer 9

Federal law that governs the removal/out of home placement of American Indian children who are in state’s custody. ICWA placement prioritizes placing children with relatives, members of the child’s tribe, or other American Indian families.

Question 10

Creating New Program Steps

Answer 10

First step if unfamiliar with population: Consult with expert. Then needs assessment is first step otherwise. Focus groups may be part of needs assessment but wouldn’t occur before assessment. After the needs assessment is conducted and the needs are identified, a team or task force could be brought together to develop program

Question 11

Professional ethics on fees and termination

Answer 11

As long as CT not a danger to herself or others, COE states that a SW can terminate with a CT if the CT is no longer able to pay for therapy. Document inability to pay and no longer in crisis. Provide referrals to low/no cost services if choose to terminate

Question 12

Program Evaluation Steps

Answer 12

First identify what the program goals and objectives are. Next look at what tools are used to measure whether or not goals/objectives met. NOT set goals/objectives, develop task force

Question 13

TFCBT

Answer 13

EB tx for children and adolescents used to treat effects of trauma. Has individual component with child as well as work with parents and joint parent-child sessions

Question 14

Beery VMI

Answer 14

Helps assess visual-motor skills in children and adults

Question 15

TOWL-3

Answer 15

Test of Written Language used for diagnosing written expression in children ages 9-11

Question 16

WISC-R

Answer 16

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - intelligence test for children b/w 6-16

Question 17

Administrative Component of Supervision

Answer 17

NASW: Helping supervisees to understand agency policies, demands of their job, and how to successfully function within their specific role

Question 18

Therapy w/survivor and perpetrator of abuse

Answer 18

Most important thing is for the perpetrator to accept responsibility

Question 19

Problem-Solving Process

Answer 19

1. Engage CT and develop rapport
2. Collect info from CT that are relevant to the challenges that lead them to seek services
3. Assess the client’s needs with this info
4. Set goals/create plan for tx. Always. place ct’s needs first, including their preferences in regards to both what challenges to address and how they want to address those challenges. Self-determination is key.
5. Evaluate the progress that has been made toward the goals (including the process, methods, and progress made)
6. Terminate with the CT in a way that supports their continued needs

PLANNING PHASE: Uncovering of ct’s objectives as well as possible solutions to issue at hand

Question 20

Need consent to share ct’s case record when …

Answer 20

SW discusses case with colleague at different agency, when medical insurance co demands copies for billing purposes, when subpoenaed by lawyer; NOT when supervisor asks for copies of case notes during supervision

Question 21

Acute stress disorder vs PTSD

Answer 21

Same sx but ASD if event occurred less than a month ago

Question 22

Concurrent validity

Answer 22

How well a particular test correlates with a previously validated measure

Question 23

Systems approach

Answer 23

Observes and analyzes all of the systems that contribute to a person’s behavior and wellbeing and looks at the ways in which CTs react to their environments

Question 24

Ecomap

Answer 24

A graphical representation that shows all the systems at play in an individual’s life

Question 25

Stages of Group Treatment

Answer 25

1. Forming (preaffiliation) 2. Storming (power and control) 3. Norming (intimacy) 4. Performing (Differentiation) 5. Adjourning (separation)

Question 26

Common Side Effects SSRIs

Answer 26

Dry mouth, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, nervousness, agitation, restlessness

Question 27

Privileged Communication

Answer 27

Legal Concept; a ct's legal right to not have the communication they had with a social worker be disclosed in court without the ct's consent

Question 28

Authoritarian vs Authoritative Parenting

Answer 28

Children raised with authoritative parenting styles are the best adjusted. Both Permissive and Uninvolved children display behavioral problems and generally have lower school performance

Question 29

Approaches with native americans

Answer 29

Avoid being directive; do use active listening and reflective responses, avoid interrupting, allow periods for silence

Question 30

Minority identity development model

Answer 30

Dissonance - includes a period in which the individual moves from feeling shame about their identity to feelings of pride. Conformity - individual prefers the dominant culture and devalues their own background. Resistance - rejects dominant culture and has a sense of appreciation for their own culture; Introversion - moves toward feeling that the dominant culture is not all bad and that there are individual differences

Question 31

Process Evaluation of Program

Answer 31

Was program well managed; was there adequate agency support for the program; what specific interventions were put into place by the program

Question 32

Educational Supervision Tasks

Answer 32

Increase self-awareness, refine knowledge and skills, develop professionally as it pertains to their specific role, deal with ethical issues that arise, as well as learn appropriate techniques around assessment, intervention, and treatment planning

Question 33

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Answer 33

Short-term therapy that helps clients identify and replace self-defeating rigid thought patterns, beliefs, and unhealthy behaviors that interfere with their life goals with healthier thoughts and behaviors that help them achieve their goals. Cognitive reframing, visualizations, self-help tools, homework assignments

Question 34

Client-Centered Therapy Model

Answer 34

Empathize with ct's experience, matching tone and pacing of verbal communication, maintaining positive stance towards ct

Question 35

Assertiveness Therapy

Answer 35

Helps ct exercise their own rights but not deny rights of others; helps ct engage in actions that reflect their own best interest, teaches ct to stand up for oneself without experiencing significant anxiety, helps ct express their feelings comfortably

Question 36

Ecological Perspective

Answer 36

Social, cultural, physiological, economic, and environmental factors that interconnect and impact ct's current problem

Question 37

Emancipated minors

Answer 37

Legally declared adult by judge and can make decisions about their own health and welfare; no longer under care or control of parent/guardian; can apply for public assistance. NOT can choose to drop out of school

Question 38

Summative Evaluations

Answer 38

Occur at the conclusion of a program and make judgments about the efficacy of the program. AKA outcome evaluations

Question 39

Neuroleptics

Answer 39

Used to treat psychosis

Question 40

SOAP Note

Answer 40

Type of progress note. Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

Question 41

DAP Note

Answer 41

Progress note. Data, assessment, plan

Question 42

Collateral Contacts

Answer 42

Individuals who have knowledge of a family's personal situation without having personal involvement themselves.

Question 43

Motivational Interviewing

Answer 43

Non-judgmental and non-confrontational. Tries to increase a ct's awareness of a problem in a warm and empathic therapeutic setting by using open-ended questions, reflective listening, and summary statements

Question 44

Stage of Change Model - Pre-contemplation

Answer 44

Establish rapport and trust, explore events that precipitated tx, commend ct for entering therapy

Question 45

Primary Prevention Program

Answer 45

Create services that target a problem and prevent onset of that problem

Question 46

Strategic Family Therapy

Answer 46

Gives directives, utilize restraining and positioning strategies, model and educate about communication skills. The TH joins the family system and focuses on the process instead of the content

Question 47

Journaling

Answer 47

Helps CT document and remember pertinent info between sessions. Helps with self-reporting

Question 48

Evidenced Based Practice methods to developing tx plan

Answer 48

Use txs that have been successful for others with ct's dx

Question 49

Men vs women with BPD

Answer 49

Men with same disorder generally exhibit different patterns of impulse-related disorders

Question 50

Social Justice

Answer 50

Ensuring that all people who need services can access them. Social policy

Question 51

Feeling invincible

Answer 51

Most closely associated with adolescence