LMSW Crisis Intervention Strategies Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A social worker using Roberts' Seven-Stage model has just established rapport with a crisis client. What is the NEXT step?
Answer: Identify major problems and precipitating events
After establishing rapport (Stage 2), Roberts' model calls for identifying the major problems or precipitating events (Stage 3).
A client presents in a state of acute grief following a sudden loss and is unable to function. The social worker should recognize this as:
Answer: A situational crisis requiring immediate stabilization support
Acute grief following a sudden loss is a situational crisis, and the immediate goal is stabilization and support, not diagnosis.
When conducting a risk assessment using the SAD PERSONS mnemonic, which factor does the letter 'O' represent?
Answer: Organic brain syndrome
In the SAD PERSONS scale, 'O' stands for Organized or serious previous attempts in some versions, but most commonly refers to Organic (neurological) factors; the standard mnemonic uses 'O' for Organized plan or Organic illness depending on the version — the most widely taught LMSW version uses Organized plan.
A school social worker learns that a 15-year-old student made a suicide attempt over the weekend. What is the PRIORITY intervention upon the student's return to school?
Answer: Conduct a private risk assessment and develop a safety plan
A private risk assessment and collaborative safety planning with the student is the priority clinical intervention upon school reentry after a suicide attempt.
Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'precipitating event' in crisis theory?
Answer: The immediate stressor that triggers a state of crisis
A precipitating event is the specific, identifiable trigger — often a recent loss, threat, or change — that disrupts equilibrium and initiates the crisis state.
A social worker is providing crisis counseling to a survivor of domestic violence who just left an abusive partner. Which intervention is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Assess immediate safety needs including housing, finances, and legal protection options
Immediately assessing safety needs — shelter, financial resources, legal options such as protective orders — is the priority crisis intervention for a domestic violence survivor.