During a structured crisis intervention, a social worker has already assessed lethality, established rapport, and helped the client identify the precipitating event. The NEXT most appropriate step is to:

A supervisor reviews a newly written case note that reads: “Client seems manipulative and is not serious about change.” What feedback is MOST appropriate?

A social worker is preparing to refer a client to a specialized mental health agency. Before making the referral, the worker should FIRST:

Clients with disabilities who rely on public benefits frequently report that caseworkers and community members treat them as morally suspect or as burdens on society. This experience is BEST conceptualized as a manifestation of:

Shortly after closing a case, a former client sends a social worker a $75 restaurant gift card with a note saying the social worker “changed everything.” The social worker should:

A social worker is providing services to a refugee family through a nonprofit agency when the agency unexpectedly loses its grant funding and must close within 30 days. The worker is concerned about continuity of care for the family. The action MOST consistent with ethical obligations is to:

A developmental screening referral is submitted for a 4-year-old who uses single words only, does not sustain back-and-forth conversational exchanges, and consistently avoids eye contact. Compared to expected norms for this age, which statement MOST accurately reflects these findings?

A social worker conducting a biopsychosocial assessment with a 70-year-old client notes that the client reports it takes longer to recall names and that she learns new technology more slowly than before. The MOST accurate interpretation of these reports is:

A 17-year-old client is questioning his family’s religious beliefs, trying out different social groups at school, and actively exploring his racial and cultural identity. A BSW conducting a strengths-based assessment would MOST accurately understand this behavior as:

A 15-year-old ordered to attend counseling following a school suspension refuses to speak and stares at the floor throughout the first session. What is the MOST appropriate initial approach?

A school social worker participates on a team with a school psychologist, a special education teacher, and a speech-language therapist to develop a student’s individualized education plan. What is the social worker’s MOST appropriate role on this team?

A social worker is transitioning a case involving a 17-year-old client from a child welfare setting to an adult services agency as the client approaches her 18th birthday. The client has cognitive disabilities that may affect her ability to navigate new systems independently. Which element is MOST critical to include in the transition plan?

A social worker is asked by a funding agency to demonstrate program-wide effectiveness for clients who have highly varied and individualized goals. The social worker selects goal attainment scaling as the measurement approach. Which statement BEST explains the advantage of this choice over relying on a single standardized instrument?

A social worker is conducting a biopsychosocial assessment with an older adult who insists on having an adult child present during the interview. The adult child frequently answers questions on behalf of the parent. What is the best course of action?

A social worker conducts a mental status examination with a client referred following a workplace incident. The client demonstrates intact orientation, normal speech rate and volume, and organized thought process. When asked about the incident, the client states that his coworker was “sent by the government to destroy him.” How should the social worker classify this finding in the mental status examination?