The ASWB Study Guides are designed
to help you prepare for the social work licensure examination that was
developed by ASWB. The study guides include a description of the examination
development process and the administration procedures as well as suggestions
on how to prepare for the examination. There are also sample questions
and answers, with rationales included.
Study Guides are available for
$30 per guide (plus postage and handling) for each of the ASWB examinations:
Clinical, Advanced Generalist, Masters, and Bachelors. All sales are final. ASWB does not issue refunds.
Study guides can
be ordered online by clicking here.
Study guide orders may also be placed using a credit card by calling
the national office at 1-800-225-6880. Orders may also be faxed to the
national office by printing out and faxing the order form to 1-540-829-0562.
Sample
Questions
Bachelors Examination
The primary purpose of a service plan is to:
(A) establish goals
(B) assess the home situation
(C) monitor behavioral changes
(D) evaluate client progress
Masters Examination
A client who has received services for several years in a dialysis unit
appears for a routine visit. The nurse notices a markedly changed affect
and refers the client to the dialysis unit social worker. When seeing
the social worker, the client seems detached, self-absorbed, and tearful.
The social worker should FIRST assess the client's:
(A) life situation and any recent changes
(B) compliance with medical care
(C) concerns about dying
(D) feelings about dialysis
Advanced Generalist Examination
The process of anticipatory socialization is BEST represented by:
(A) expectant mothers attending infant care classes
(B) day care for preschool children
(C) job enrichment programs in industry
(D) divorce mediation counseling
Clinical Examination
A clinical social worker is conducting a first interview with a client
who attempts to dominate the interview from the beginning. Among the
client's complaints are that his telephone is tapped and his neighborhood
is being watched by the police. The social worker can BEST establish
a beginning level of rapport with the client by:
(A) interrupting the client to ask factual questions about his background
(B) asking the client to describe the evidence that he has that his phone
is tapped
(C) asking the client about the ways in which the social worker can be
helpful with these problems
(D) questioning the client about when he first believed that his house
was being watched
Key to Sample Questions:
Bachelors: A
Masters: A
Advanced Generalist: A
Clinical: C
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