This practice exam focuses on assessment techniques, treatment planning, and intervention selection. These questions will test your ability to gather client information effectively, formulate accurate clinical impressions, and develop appropriate intervention strategies. This content area represents approximately 24% of the ASWB Masters exam.
LMSW Practice Exam 2 Questions
LMSW Exam 2: Assessment & Treatment Planning
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A social worker is conducting an assessment with a client who reports feeling sad, hopeless, and worthless for the past month following job loss. The client denies suicidal ideation but reports difficulty sleeping and concentrating. Which assessment tool would be most appropriate to administer next?
Q2
A social worker is assessing a client who states, “Sometimes I feel like everyone would be better off if I wasn’t around.” Which follow-up question would be MOST important to ask next?
Q3
During a biopsychosocial assessment of an older adult client, which area would be MOST important to assess initially?
Q4
A social worker is developing a treatment plan with a client experiencing anxiety. Which of the following goals would be MOST appropriately written?
Q5
A social worker is conducting an initial assessment with a family following a child protective services referral. The MOST appropriate approach would be to:
Q6
A social worker is conducting a strengths-based assessment with a client experiencing homelessness. Which question would be MOST aligned with this approach?
Q7
A social worker is assessing a 16-year-old with reported behavioral problems at school. Obtaining collateral information from which source would be MOST beneficial?
Q8
A client reports persistent worry about multiple life circumstances, difficulty controlling these worries, restlessness, irritability, and muscle tension for the past year. These symptoms are MOST consistent with:
Q9
A social worker is assessing a client from a cultural background that emphasizes family cohesion and collective decision-making. Which approach would be MOST culturally sensitive?
Q10
A social worker wants to assess the severity of a client’s alcohol use. Which standardized tool would be MOST appropriate?
Q11
A social worker and client are developing treatment goals for anxiety management. Which of the following is written as a SMART goal?
Q12
During a mental status examination, a client demonstrates flight of ideas, pressured speech, and grandiose thinking. These findings would be documented under which component of the mental status exam?
Q13
A social worker is assessing a 5-year-old child. Which approach would be MOST developmentally appropriate?
Q14
A client experiencing depression wants to “feel happy again.” The social worker can best help translate this into an appropriate treatment goal by:
Q15
When documenting an assessment, the social worker should PRIMARILY focus on:
Q16
A social worker is assessing an older adult client for possible depression. Which functional area would be MOST important to evaluate?
Q17
A social worker receives a crisis call from a client who reports feeling overwhelmed following job loss. Which assessment question would have the HIGHEST priority?
Q18
A social worker is collaborating with a client who has experienced multiple traumas. Which approach to treatment planning would be MOST appropriate?
Q19
When assessing a client’s support system, which question would provide the MOST comprehensive information?
Q20
A parent states, “My child is impossible to manage and constantly misbehaves.” The social worker should next:
Q21
A social worker is assessing a recent immigrant who has limited English proficiency. The MOST appropriate action would be to:
Q22
When selecting a standardized assessment tool, which factor is MOST important for the social worker to consider?
Q23
A school social worker is assessing a child with academic difficulties. The MOST appropriate collaborative approach would be to:
Q24
When assessing a client’s substance use, which approach would provide the MOST comprehensive information?
Q25
A client presents with multiple concerns including unemployment, depression, substance use, and housing instability. When developing the treatment plan, the social worker should prioritize:
Q26
Which element is ESSENTIAL to include in a comprehensive treatment plan?
Q27
A client acknowledges their substance use is problematic but states they are not ready to stop completely. According to the Transtheoretical Model, this client is likely in which stage of change?
Q28
When assessing cognitive functioning in an older adult client, which factor is MOST important to consider?
Q29
A social worker suspects a client may be experiencing domestic violence. Which screening approach would be MOST appropriate?
Q30
After implementing a treatment plan, a social worker notices minimal progress toward goals after six weeks. The MOST appropriate next step would be to:
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