LMSW Intervention and Treatment Planning Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A social worker is conducting a risk assessment for a client with suicidal ideation. Which factor is MOST associated with elevated suicide risk?
Answer: A previous suicide attempt
A prior suicide attempt is the single strongest predictor of future suicide risk and must be weighted heavily in any risk assessment.
During family therapy, the social worker observes a pattern where one child is blamed for all family problems. This is BEST described as:
Answer: Scapegoating
Scapegoating occurs when one family member is consistently blamed or held responsible for the family system's dysfunction.
A social worker using Narrative Therapy would PRIMARILY help a client by:
Answer: Separating the client's identity from their problem through re-authoring
Narrative Therapy externalizes problems and helps clients re-author their life stories, separating their identity from the problem narrative.
A social worker is treating a client who recently lost a spouse and presents with persistent grief lasting 14 months with significant functional impairment. This is MOST consistent with:
Answer: Prolonged Grief Disorder
Prolonged Grief Disorder (added in DSM-5-TR) involves persistent, impairing grief lasting more than 12 months after the death of a loved one.
Which of the following BEST describes the role of homework assignments in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?
Answer: They reinforce skills practiced in session and promote generalization to real-world situations
CBT homework assignments help clients practice new skills between sessions, reinforcing learning and promoting generalization to daily life.
A social worker discovers mid-treatment that a client's presenting problem of 'depression' is significantly complicated by unresolved trauma. The BEST course of action is to:
Answer: Update the treatment plan to incorporate trauma-informed interventions
Treatment plans must be living documents updated as new clinical information emerges, including when trauma is identified as a contributing factor.
A social worker is facilitating a psychotherapy group for adults with depression. Which stage of group development is characterized by conflict, power struggles, and testing of the leader?
Answer: Storming
The storming stage in Tuckman's model involves conflict and power struggles as group members assert themselves and test boundaries.