ASWB Practice Question

Ah, Personality Disorders. If you're deep into your social work exam prep you know that this category of disorders is guaranteed to come up on the exam, both in terms of differential diagnosis and in terms of treatment interventions/approaches. Let's take a look at a sample test item:

It's Hot Topics Tuesday and we have another practice question to add to your social work exam study guide. This week we'll be looking into substance abuse. Regardless of what setting you work in or the population that you work with, you will come across clients who are dealing with the ill effects of substance use, abuse or dependence. If you're studying for the social work exam, here's a study guide question to get you started!

This week we have another practice question to help you prepare for your the social work exam. At my last job, I was fortunate to be trained in crisis intervention and treatment, an extremely useful skill in the world of clinical practice. Regardless of where you work or what population you work with, encountering a client in crisis is inevitable. It’s also inevitable on the social work exam – it’s important for licensing bodies and test administrators to ensure that you know the basics of crisis intervention so that you can keep clients safe and help them through this critical juncture. Here’s how it might come up in a test item: