Author: Caleb Meyer

A social worker has been seeing a client–who is an accomplished artist–in private practice
for ten months. The client has made excellent progress and is ready to terminate therapy.
During the final session, the client presents the social worker with a picture of his dog,
which she painted from a photograph that he had on his desk. What is the BEST way for
the social worker to handle this situation?

Question: Which of the following topics are not part of a sexual assessment?

Question: A college student has been in counseling for several weeks. She reports having difficulties
falling asleep and nightmares related to the rape of her sister that she witnessed four
months ago on her school campus. She now misses classes and after-school activities. She
says that she feels angry, disconnected from others, and has gaps in memory when she talks
about the rape of her sister. Which of the following diagnoses best describes the client?

Question: Which of the following responses to loss and grief is the most accurate?

Question: A social worker who lives in a large community is a recovering alcoholic and attends
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings near his home. At one of the meetings, a former client
introduces himself as a new member of the AA group. What is the FIRST step that the
social worker should take?

Question: During the assessment process, a social worker must take a social history which contains
several types of client information, including a sexual history. Which of the following is the
BEST way to gather a sexual history?

Question: A social worker has been working with a family who has a 16-year-old son. The son has a
previous history of drug use. During an individual session, the son tells the social worker he
has started using drugs again. In this situation, the social worker’s FIRST responsibility is
to 

Question: A hospital social worker has been assigned to work with a 72-year-old man who is
requesting release from the hospital. The patient tells the social worker his family wants
him to stay in the hospital, despite his desire to leave. What should the social worker do
FIRST?

Question: In a session with a woman suffering from depression, the client recounts, in great detail, a
dream she had in which she bought a gun and took her life. She tells the social worker
specifically how she plans to carry out the dream. The social worker should

Question: An example of the defense mechanism “undoing” is: