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  1. A client who is grieving the death of a spouse reports she has been feeling sad for 14 months and cannot return to work. According to the DSM-5, this presentation may meet criteria for:

    Answer: Prolonged Grief Disorder

    Prolonged Grief Disorder (added in DSM-5-TR) describes grief that persists beyond 12 months and significantly impairs functioning.

  2. Which statement best describes the role of psychoeducation in a treatment plan for a client with bipolar disorder?

    Answer: It helps clients recognize early warning signs of mood episodes to prevent relapse

    Psychoeducation teaches clients to identify prodromal symptoms, improving self-monitoring and reducing hospitalizations.

  3. A social worker is treating a veteran with PTSD who avoids driving due to a combat-related IED incident. Which intervention directly targets avoidance behavior?

    Answer: Systematic desensitization or prolonged exposure

    Systematic desensitization and prolonged exposure directly address avoidance by gradually confronting feared stimuli, reducing PTSD symptoms.

  4. When setting treatment goals for a client with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), the social worker should PRIMARILY focus on:

    Answer: Functional recovery, community integration, and quality of life

    Recovery-oriented care for SPMI clients emphasizes functional gains, autonomy, and quality of life rather than symptom elimination alone.

  5. A school social worker develops an intervention plan for a student with ADHD who struggles in the classroom. Which intervention falls within the school social worker's scope?

    Answer: Collaborating with teachers to implement a behavior management plan with structured routines

    School social workers coordinate behavioral and environmental supports, including collaborating with educators on structured classroom strategies.

  6. A client states: 'I don't see the point in making goals — nothing ever works out for me.' This reflects which cognitive distortion?

    Answer: Overgeneralization

    Overgeneralization involves drawing a broad negative conclusion from a single event, such as concluding nothing will ever work based on past failures.

  7. Which approach to treatment planning is MOST consistent with a strengths-based perspective?

    Answer: Collaboratively identifying what is working and building on existing client capacities

    A strengths-based approach centers client resilience, existing resources, and capabilities rather than pathology to drive goal-setting.