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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item corresponding to the letter of your choice.
SOCIAL WORK METHODS I (CASEWORK) 100 ITEMS
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Listening to a client saying that: “I just do not know any more how to please my husband.
He expects too much from me especially in putting the house in order, in attending to
him and the children’s day-to-day needs.” Which statement BEST illustrates a well-
formulated paraphrasing of what the client is trying to convey?
A. “You feel that your husband is insensible and uncaring.”
B. “Your husband expects you to give more time and effort as a wife and mother.
C. “Your husband is too unreasonable in his expectations of you.”
D. “You are overwhelmed by your husband’s unreasonable expectations and
demands.”

2. Roda is a high school graduate and a solo parent; she hopes to find a better paying job
but she lacks qualifications and does not have anybody to entrust her daughter with
while she is at work. In using the problem-solving approach, what should be the MOST
appropriate focus of work with Roda?
A. Assure Roda that the social worker will help her look for a job and temporary
placement for her child while she is at work
B. Find and make accessible to Roda opportunities and resources necessary to
help her find a job and address her other concerns
C. Help her reflect on her past experiences and identify the reasons for her inability to
take care of her child and find a better paying job
D. Refer Roda to a counselor to help her thresh-out her problems and concerns with her
estranged husband and her being a solo parent

3. In the assessment of a client who have experienced a traumatizing event, understanding

the concept of stress is very important. The following are the components of stress:
I. The stress factor
II. Value threatened
III. Person’s property loss
IV. Person’s reactions
A. III, II, I
B. I, III, IV
C. IV, II, I
D. II, IV, III

4. What perspective BEST defines family social work in working with any part of the family
system on client’s membership in the family whereby the family or some parts of the
family is the target of change?
A. Social functioning
B. Structural-functionalism
C. Resiliency
D. Ecosystem perspective

5. A woman victim of fire who was living alone came to the center to seek shelter. She lost
all her personal belongings. She had not eaten for a day and had no extra clothing. She
appeared weak and unkempt. What intervention approach is MOST appropriate in
responding to the client’s request for assistance?
A. Task-centered
B. Resource-provision
C. Solution-focused
D. Crisis intervention

6. During assessment, it is the client’s capability to do something for himself, to make

proper responses to the help given by the worker that will determine whether he will
overcome his/her difficulty. What type of capacity is reflected when a person is able to
relate, when he is able to communicate with others his positive feelings, attitudes and

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thinking, and when he perceives and reacts to realistic situations with consideration for
others.
A. Motivation
B. Physical capacity
C. Social Intelligence Capacity
D. Emotional Capacity

7. Selectively attending to specific topics is a challenging task for beginning practitioners.

To avoid skipping vital areas of content and feelings, which of following behaviors are in
line with the premise?
A. Rapidly shifting focus from topic to another
B. Maintaining focus and keeping on topic
C. Selecting topics for exploration
D. Exploring topics in depth

8. Clara, 10 years old, was rescued from her stepfather who abused her physically. The
social worker immediately brought the child to a hospital for treatment of her bruises and
reported the abuse to the police who filed an Information against the stepfather. Clara
was placed in an institution for abused children for her safety and security while her
stepfather is at-large. In this case, what PRIMARY role the social worker did perform in
all her intervention activities?
A. Enabler
B. Counselor
C. Broker
D. Case manager

9. In data-gathering activities of the worker, the following are valid sources of information:
I. Interviews with the client himself
II. Interviews with those significantly involved in his situation
III. Records and documents
IV. Test and examinations
A. I, II and III
B. I, II and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. I, II, III and IV

10. Identify the unique characteristic of social work counseling as distinguished from other
disciplines that use it as part of their professional practice.
A. Clients decide solely whether they need counseling and determine the direction and
content of counseling work to be done for them.
B. Clients necessarily need social services and free to decide whether or not to include
their social environment in the counseling work.
C. Clients are often compelled by societal and legal demands or driven to ask help due
to poverty and some other types of disadvantage.
D. All clients need counseling service which is part of Social Work interventions to
address their personal and social needs.

11. What statement BEST illustrates your generalist competency in Alejandro, who has been
an in-and-out of a drop-in center for street children?
A. Application of borrowed psychological theories to better understand his childhood
traumatic experiences
B. Proficiency in the use of psychological measurements to determine Alejandro’s
capacities and motivation to change his behavior
C. Ability to work with formal structures such as your agency and other formal
organizations that can be tapped for Alejandro’s placement
D. Adeptness in addressing both private and social issues affecting Alejandro’s social
functioning

12. Case recording must reflect the application of the principle of parsimony in data
collection. Which of these must guide the social worker in recording their intake interview
with the client?

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A. Social worker may audio record the entire intake interview and make written
transcription of the interview as part of the client’s case file.
B. Entries should be relevant to the needs and problems, including their need for
provision of service.
C. It is alright for the social worker’s personal values to be included in their overall
impression of the client’s problems.
D. All information shared by client must be entire in the client’s case file including those
shared on a personal basis.

13. What statements are CORRECT with respect to sources of social work knowledge as
applied to casework?
I. They are based on researches and studies.
II. They are taken from the social worker’s experiences.
III. They are borrowed from other related disciplines.
IV. They are all derived from other professions.
A. II, III and IV
B. I, II and III
C. I, II and IV
D. I, III and IV

14. In formulating an assessment statement, what are the MOST needed skills to arrive at
an accurate picture of the client, his/her problem and situation?
A. Exploration and asking questions
B. Reflective and analytical
C. Use of silence and notes taking
D. Listening and probing

15. While dealing with an adolescent survivor of physical abuse by her own mother, a social
worker resorted to being overly identified with the client’s difficult family situation as she
reflected on her past experience with her own mother. In the process, the worker found
herself playing parental role with the client. In such instance, which concept is MOST
applicable in understanding the unconscious component of the worker-client
relationship?
A. Transference
B. Projection
C. Displacement
D. Countertransference

16. A single mother sought the assistance of a crisis intervention unit and requested to
submit her 3-year old child for temporary shelter because she has no one to entrust her
child with. She plans to take her child back as soon as she is able to earn a living for the
two of them. In this instance, identify what should not be a focus of the social worker's
assessment and intervention efforts.
A. Opportunities in mother's social environment
B. Agency's capacity to provide service
C. Mother's capacity and motivation
D. Accessibility and availability of social services

17. Which significant information SHOULD be included in the formulation or writing of a

presenting problem?
I. Current problem that caused the client to seek help
II. Perceived felt need of the client
III. Identified root cause of the problem
IV. What client non-verbally states as a problem
A. II and III
B. II and IV
C. I and III
D. I and II

18. Your client is of Teduray origin, a middle-aged woman, a high school graduate, works in
the city as a jeepney “barker”, an all-around helper in the jeepney terminal where she

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lives, and openly pronounces her sexual preference of being a lesbian. She feels that
she is being discriminated and criticized because of her personal situation. What
analytical lens and/ or perspective is MOST appropriate in understanding your client?
A. Class Analysis
B. Bio-psycho-social and Cultural Assessment
C. Intersectionality Assessment
D. Functional Assessment

19. During the earliest practice of casework in the US and England, the main focus of
“friendly visitors” was based on their attitudes, beliefs and views toward the poor and
distressed. What was NOT a prevailing attitude and belief of the “Friendly visitors” then?
A. Deep personal interest was necessary to help the poor change their lives.
B. Government was the cause of dysfunction of the poor.
C. Compassion and sympathy were keys to lift the hope of the poor.
D. Being poor was a sin caused by moral failure.

20. Harry is a teenager, the third of five siblings who are all in school. His parents are both
working and unable to monitor his poor performance in school. Harry does not go along
well with his two elder brothers. He feels his parents take sides and have favoritism. In
this situation, is NOT applicable to the practice of family social work?
A. Major resource for change lies within the family.
B. Harry is identified as the client and target of change in his family.
C. Harry’s family as a whole must be regarded as the unit of attention.
D. Behavior of Harry must be viewed within the context of his family.

21. What is NOT a conceptual definition of a family in family casework?

A. The family may mean to describe any group of people who cares about each other
and defines themselves as a family.
B. Any group of people who may identify themselves as important to each other
C. Family of procreation, an intergenerational family structure and extended families are
the only typologies of family set-up.
D. Recognition that different cultures and groups have different ideas and conceptions
about what family means

22. Which atmosphere or condition does NOT reflect a positive social work interviewing
environment for a sexually-abused child?
A. Non-threatening with least ambiance of authority and formalities
B. Room with lots of toys, books and walls painted with different bright colors
C. Welcoming atmosphere wherein social worker projects her warm smiles and eye
contact
D. Place with few distractions inviting privacy and confidentiality

23. In order that a social case study report becomes a useful tool for assessment, what
types of information MUST be present?
A. Analysis of the social, psychological and emotional functioning of the client
B. Worker’s impressions about the client’ s problem and situation
C. Client’s presenting problem, its causes, sources and effects on client’s functioning as
well as the main reason for seeking help
D. Social data consisting of facts and observation, worker’s analysis of these data and
their implications to those who will work with the client

24. Rebecca, 35 years old, is a high school graduate, a housewife and a mother of three
children in their pre-adolescent years. She filed charges against her husband under the
Violence Against Women and their Children Act, for physical abusing her and hitting her
children. Using a feminist-gender lens, what MUST be the focus of your assessment in
helping Rebecca?
A. Past experiences, family background, current role performance as a wife and their
effects in her relationships with the husband
B. Bio-psycho-social social functioning focusing on her capacities and motivation to
perform the roles expected by her husband

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C. Factors that cause deficiencies in her actual role performance based on her
husband’s expectations of her as a wife and mother
D. Rebecca’s well-being by linking her personal predicament, her untold private stories
and struggles in her social context

25. Choose the statement that best describes the concept of “problem” as a component of
the problem-solving approach.
A. A problem refers to the bio-psycho-social causes of client’s social dysfunction.
B. Social work is concerned with problems in client’s intrapsychic disturbances or
psychological imbalances which cause psychosocial dysfunction.
C. A problem refers to client’s unmet desires, a mismatch of needs and wants, and
unsatisfactory role performance.
D. Social Work is concerned with problem in current life situation, a difficulty in person-
to-person relationship or person to task relationship.

26. What is the PRIMARY objective of generalist social work?

A. Utilize selected and specialized range of professional roles
B. Empower clients whether individuals, groups or communities
C. Advocates for changes in the community society
D. Apply planned change based on prescriptive approach to change

27. What are the MAIN bases or premises of the generalist approach to effect systems
change in order to enhance the person’s social functioning?
I. Enhancing the functioning of the human system may be affected by changing the
system itself.
II. Enhancing social functioning may be achieved by modifying person’s interactions
with his/her environment.
III. Effecting change in the functioning of a system is only possible if that system has
the capacity to change itself.
IV. Enhancing social functioning may be achieved by changing all systems outside
the client’s environment.
A. I and II
B. I and IV
C. II and III
D. I and II

28. What assessment tool vividly describes the links across generations, the nature of
emotional bonds, the quality of social relationships and the level of cohesiveness that
exist between individuals composing a family?
A. Family social functioning assessment tool
B. Rapid assessment instrument
C. Genogram
D. Ecomap

29. What is a pitfall in demonstrating a genuine interest with the client and a hindrance in
establishing positive client-worker relationship?
A. Demonstrating empathy, warmth and respect
B. Establishing rapport with the client to build his/her trust
C. Reflecting feelings and employing active listening
D. Giving advises, instructions and directives

30. As a family social worker utilizing the systems approach, which is your MAIN
assessment focus in helping a family understand and later deal with the aggressive
behavior of a teenage boy towards his siblings and parents?
A. Examination of the boy’s family life cycle
B. Examination of the boy’s social functioning in the context of the family unit that
includes is substructures and dynamics
C. Examination of the boy’s psychosocial history that traces the boy’s unresolved
infantile drives and instinct
D. Assessment of the boy’s learned behavior from his role models

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31. You are assigned to handle IP (indigenous people) male patient whose different beliefs,
views and practice about keeping his personal hygiene in cleaning his wounds to
prevent infection run contrary to the hospital’s procedures and standards. As a culturally-
sensitive social worker, choose the activities that best demonstrate your competency in
commencing the engagement phase of the helping relationship with the client.
A. Communicate to him that compliance with hospital rules and procedures is for his
own good, otherwise an untimely discharge from the hospital awaits him.
B. Recommend for his immediate discharge so he will not be able to influence other
patients with his uncooperative attitude and non-compliant behavior.
C. Allow the client to express his opposition to the hospital’s procedures and standards
but insist that he should comply with hospital regulations.
D. Become aware of the client’s cultural roots, understand and affirm his values and
beliefs as well as show respect for his difference.

32. Ecomap uses different kinds of lines as symbols to connect a client to other systems to
identify sources of both weak and strong supports in the client’s nurturing and sustaining
environments. What type of line is used as a symbol to describe a conflicting and
stressful relationship of client with his/her environment?
A. Solid thin
B. Slashed
C. Solid
D. Broken

33. Arlyn, an elderly widow, is in need of financial assistance to defray the cost of medical
procedure for her heart ailment and maintenance medication for her tuberculosis. She
has concerns which complicates her medical condition. As a case manager, what will be
your MAIN focus to be able to respond to Arlyn’s problems?
A. Prioritization on the primacy of client-worker relationship to establish a therapeutic
working alliance with Ingrid
B. Establish a collaborative teamwork with social workers, other disciplinary and
organizations to coordinate service-delivery for Ingrid
C. Consider macro intervention to advocate for program/policy development and create
programs and services that will respond to Ingrid’s medical needs
D. Focus your intervention at the micro level or aspects of Arlyn’s personal
circumstances and deal with her psycho-emotional needs

34. A client was disappointed about his unpleasant experience with a previous social
worker, thus appeared suspicious about you as his current social worker. Which
principle is MOST appropriate to allow the client to express his negative feelings without
condemning those feelings, but instead encouraging him to convey his feelings and
thoughts freely for therapeutic purposes?
A. Acceptance
B. Meaningful client-working relationship
C. Purposeful expression of feelings
D. Confidentiality

35. At the core of one’s effective use is self-awareness, that is, the worker’s purposeful
integration of the personal self with the professional self. What is a stumbling block that
hinders the development of self-awareness?
A. Development of self-knowledge, i.e., accomplishments, aspirations and dreams
B. Acceptance of own limitations and weaknesses as well as failures in life
C. Avoidance or hiding own feelings and thoughts during the helping relationship
D. Inventory of self that includes own assets, capacities and strengths

36. A mother placed her two-year-old girl child in a child-caring institution for temporary
shelter but did not visit her for the past six months since placement. Home visit revealed
that the mother works as a commercia sex worker and is ambivalent in taking the child
back because her live-in partner does not know about her child. As a family and child
welfare social worker, and guided by the principle “in the best interest of the child” and
the right of a child to a permanent home, which of these must be the MAIN focus of your
permanency planning for the child?

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A. For the child to live in a foster family on a long-term basis who can provide
experience of actual family belongingness
B. For the child to continue staying in the institution where house parents provide
substitute child care and other parenting responsibilities
C. In view of the child protection framework, enforce the application of the law against
the mother who neglected in providing her child safety and protection
D. For the child to live in a safe family who can offer a sense of belongingness, legal
and lifetime family ties

37. Beatriz, an OFW domestic helper in Hongkong, came home after 3 years to start a small
business with her little savings. She discovered that her husband has been living with
another woman, while her 3 children are left under the care of her mother in-law. Using
the ecosystem perspective, what areas of assessment are critical in understanding
Beatriz’s PIE?
I. Nature of inter-relational transactions between her and social environment
II. Her bio-psycho-social well-being that includes her capacities and motivation
III. Socio-political context of Beatriz’s environment
IV. Problems and their causes in the physical environment of Beatriz
A. I and III
B. II and IV
C. II and III
D. I and II

38. What phase of the helping process is referred to as the process of translating the
content assessment into a statement of goals and identification of means to reach the
goals?
A. Contracting
B. Engagement
C. Goal-setting
D. Planning

39. In dealing with a street child, what is NOT a major case management function of a
generalist social worker?
A. Connect client to available resources such as shelter, education, etc.
B. Conduct therapy together with the psychiatrist focusing on child’s rehabilitation
C. Work directly with the client and his/her immediate environment
D. Advocate for just policies at the agency’s program level for the child’s safety and
protection

40. What skill is MOST important in the assessment phase that when aptly applied will lead
to identification of a client objective and evidence-based case study write-up?
A. Identifying the presenting problem
B. Assuring client on the seriousness of the client-worker relationship
C. Clarifying issues or problems for work
D. Sharing with client your own opinion about the cause of his/her problem

41. Leila, 11 years old, was rescued after an anonymous caller reported that her stepfather
was physically abusing her. As a case manager, what is the MOST appropriate
intervention to protect Leila from her abusive stepfather?
A. Provide counseling and casework treatment approaches to heal her pains and
address her psychological trauma resulting from the abuse
B. Provide counseling to the family especially her mother and convince her to file a
complaint against her husband
C. Provide legal and police assistance, medical treatment, temporary shelter and other
child protection services needed by Leila
D. Submit Leila to a counseling group whose members are into similar circumstances
and allow catharsis and healing to be the focus of group activity

42. The social worker’s client is a battered woman survivor. In applying the empowerment
approach, the social worker deliberately interprets the social worker deliberately

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integrates the principle of social justice in his/her intervention. Which of these

intervention strategies BEST apply the said principle to the client’s situation?
A. Client should be given police protection and ensure her safety by placing her in a
home for battered women.
B. Client should be informed of her limitations in fighting for her rights.
C. Help client to become aware of her rights and use these to access legal services,
resources and support.
D. Client should submit herself to the rule of law.

43. What is the MAIN activity of counseling as a key component of casework and the chief
mode of engaging the client in a helping relationship?
A. Teach client entrepreneurial skills
B. Provide socio-economic assistance
C. Mediate relationship and communication difficulties
D. Refer and link client to available resources in the community

44. What is the MOST appropriate counseling technique in responding to a man who is
emotionally devastated because his wife just died and verbalized that he is hopeless, his
world had fallen apart and would not know how to survive without her?
A. Give him assurance that it will pass away
B. Demonstrate empathic understanding
C. Express your condolences and sympathy
D. Advise him to accept his fate as God’s will

45. The strengths-based approach provides a therapeutic or positive psychological impact

on the enhancement of the client’s well-being which involves building upon one’s assets
and capabilities. In order to achieve this end, what client’s internal asset MUST be the
focus of intervention to build the client’s well-being?
A. Build on the client’s social networks
B. Establish a meaningful client-worker relationship
C. Develop and maintain the client’s hope and create a climate of optimism
D. Develop the client’s decision-making skills

46. A client exclaimed: “My situation is hopelessness and I feel helpless. Though I love my
husband, I cannot bear his verbally abusive behavior and I cannot do anything to
counter him because I am financially dependent on him.” Which statement is NOT an
appropriate social worker empathic response to the client?
A. “Am I hearing you correctly that you feel you cannot bear your husband’s treatment
on you anymore but you could not do anything to defend yourself?
B. “You are now feeling helpless and hopeless because you cannot do anything about
your verbally abusive husband.”
C. “Do you really love your husband? It looks like you feel that you have no choice but
just have to learn to live with him of you just want him to change.”
D. “What I heard you saying is that you are feeling hopeless and helpless because you
cannot bear anymore your husband’s verbally abusive treatment on you. Is that it?”

47. According to the definition of social work as provided in R.A. No. 4373 as amended by
R.A. No. 5175 and R.A. No 10847, what statement directly indicates that counseling is
integral to the practice of the social work profession?
A. Link individual needs to resources in the environment
B. Facilitate and strengthen basic social relationships and the mutual adjustment
between the person and his/her social environment
C. Provide programs and social services to address the needs of the person’s social
environment for his own good
D. Change the social functioning of the person

48. Which is NOT an ethical violation or boundary crossing a social worker may commit
either unconsciously or unwittingly that may have an impact on the effectiveness and
quality of client-worker relationship?
A. Fostering client’s emotional and dependency needs
B. Worker is guided by agency standards and program protocols.

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C. Use of client-worker relationship for personal purpose

D. Worker satisfies his/her own altruistic needs

49. What gender-responsive and contextualized intervention objective is MOST appropriate

for counseling women who feel that they cannot pursue their aspirations for career and
economic advancement because of their gender?
A. Gender bias
B. Gender role analysis
C. Gender-mainstreaming
D. Reproductive health rights

50. When translated into practice, what social work competency is best associated with the
value of respect for the worth and dignity of the person by being sensitive and
responsive to clients of varied cultures, languages, ethnicities, and other diversity factors
such as social strata, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
A. Strength-based
B. Case management
C. Gender sensitivity
D. Cultural competency

SITUTIONAL

Situation 1 - Your client who undergoes a Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT) treatment applies for a job
in a call center located at Quezon City. As a standard procedure, the call center's HR Officer
requested you for information on the health status of your client, who is afflicted by Hansen's
disease.

51. With whom will you ask permission in releasing the requested information considering
that it is highly critical?
A. Supervisor
B. Client
C. Company physician
D. Personnel Officer

52. Should you release the information, what ethical principle will be possibly violated?
A. Participation
B. Confidentiality
C. Acceptance
D. Individualization

53. What are the MOST applicable ethical principles in this instance?
I. Acceptance
II. Confidentiality
III. Self-determination
IV. Controlled emotional involvement
A. I, III and IV
B. II, III and IV
C. I, II and III
D. I, II and IV

54. What is the LEAST applicable ethical principle in this case?

A. Acceptance
B. Controlled emotional involvement
C. Confidentiality
D. Self-determination

55. What would be your reason should you decide to withhold the information?
A. Just do not like to release
B. Hesitant to release the information
C. Afraid that the client might retaliate
D. Establishment can request the applicant for a medical certificate

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Situation 2 - Ronaldo is 17 years old and the youngest child among the brood of three (3). His
father worked overseas but decided to stop when his mother passed away, so he could take
care of them. His two elder brothers are in college, while Ronaldo was unable to finish 3rd year
high school due to peer pressure. Being an out-of-school youth, Ronaldo enjoyed the company
of peers who influenced him badly. His father tried to discipline him but to no avail. As a
consequence, he committed a crime of robbery and was admitted to a youth home for custodial
care and disposition of the case.

56. Should a diversion proceeding be conducted in Ronaldo’s case, how long will it be
completed?
A. Not later than 45 days after submission of case for diversion
B. R.A. No. 9344 does not stipulate a time limits
C. Within 15 days after submission of case for diversion
D. Not later than 30 days after submission of case for diversion

57. In order to ensure that the identity of the involved party in this case will be protected from
being known, what principle will you apply?
A. Worker's self-awareness
B. Self-determination
C. Confidentiality
D. Participation

58. Which of these laws will properly address the case of Ronaldo as a child-in-conflict with
the law?
A. Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination
B. Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act
C. Youth in Nation-Building Act
D. The Family Code of the Philippines

59. Should you need more information about Ronaldo, who will be the primary source(s) of
data?
A. Ronaldo and his father
B. His siblings
C. Prosecutor
D. Complainant

60. What is the presenting problem in Ronaldo's case?

A. Ronaldo's susceptibility to peers' bad influence
B. His being accused of a crime of robbery
C. His being out-of-school
D. His stubbornness and being away from home

Situation 3 - Amanda is 27 years old, with two children ages 3 and 5. She got married six years
ago. Her husband is a construction worker overseas with a two-year contract. He managed to
visit his family once during a Yuletide season and decided to extend his contract for another
four-year term. Previously, Amanda received regular monthly cash support from her husband,
but during the last six months, she never received any cash and no word from him. She learned
from a distant relative that her husband has returned back to the country and stays with another
woman. She is confused and could not understand the reason for the actions of her husband.

61. Which of these is your initial assessment about Amanda?

A. Loving mother
B. In profound stress
C. Loyal and committed to her marriage
D. A sincere wife

62. What is the presenting problem of Amanda?

A. Tuition fees of her children
B. Financial difficulty
C. Missing husband

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D. Payment for home utilities

63. What is the current support system of Amanda?

A. Neighbor
B. Friend
C. Her children
D. Unclear, need to be explored

64. What will you do to be able to come up with an objective assessment of the situation of
Amanda?
A. Locate the parents of Amanda for an interview
B. Interview her and gather pertinent Information
C. Locate her husband and interview her
D. Interview Amanda’s children

65. What social work intervention can be BEST applied in helping Amanda?
A. Psychiatric Evaluation
B. Casework
C. Group Work
D. Psychological test

Situation 4 - Virginia, 17 years old, was turned-over to a child-caring institution after she was
intercepted in Zamboanga from an illegal recruiter who was bound for Manila. She was lured
to work in a restaurant in Manila.

66. How is the skill in using agency and community resources evident in this case?
A. Using records to help the client review her experiences
B. Making use of specialized services by means of referral
C. Helping the client develop the programs
D. Designing appropriate programs to solve the different problems/ needs of the client

67. As the social worker, how will you help the rescued child to be reintegrated with her
family?
A. Coordinate with the national Department of Social Welfare and Development for
assistance
B. Allow the child to travel by herself back to her family
C. Send the letter to her family and informing them about the rescue of their child
D. Coordinate with the local Social Welfare office where the family resides

68. What is the social worker's role in preparing the rescued, trafficked child for casework?
A. Conduct feedback sessions on the achievement of the goals
B. Prepare the social case study of the client
C. Develop the treatment plan
D. Facilitate communication wherein the client can express her concern

69. Based on the case at hand, what activity is part of the FIRST phase in the helping
process?
A. Prepare the client to implement her goals
B. Discuss goals and interventions
C. Intake interview with the client
D. Client provides feedback

70. As a social worker, how will you start the helping process using social casework?
A. Refer the child for other services
B. Contact the family and return the child
C. Conduct an intake interview
D. Plan for a social casework program

Situation 5 - A 13-year old girl came to the municipal hall and reported that she had escaped
from a night club in a nearby town. There are eight (8) other young girls from her province in the
club. The girls are not allowed to go out of the club and are forced to have sex with customers.

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71. How will the social worker handle this case with the media?
A. Allow the media to take photograph of the girl
B. Not to allow the media to talk directly to the girl for her protection
C. Allow the media to interview the girl
D. Cooperate with the media and provide them vitni Information

72. Who can order the closure of the nightclub after conducting a rescue operation of the
eight other girls?
A. Social Worker
B. Chief of Police
C. Barangay Captain
D. Office of the Mayor

73. Where can the girl stay to ensure her safety?

A. At the Barangay Hall
B. Municipal hall under the supervision of the local government unit
C. At the police station
D. Safe house as identified by the social worker in coordination with the police

74. What intervention can BEST be provided to the girl by the social worker to help her
recover from her unpleasant experience?
A. Leadership training
B. Livelihood opportunities
C. Psycho-social intervention
D. Awareness session on gender

75. What social work principle is BEST applicable in this case to safeguard the identity of the
girl?
A. Individualization
B. Participation
C. Confidentiality
D. Self-determination

Situation 6 - Arvin, 5 years old, was referred by his mother for institutionalization. His mother is
a solo parent and earns a living by doing laundry. She has two other sons, aged 8 and 3 years
old. After a careful evaluation of the case by the social worker, he was accepted at the
Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC).

76. Which is the end-goal with respect to the institutional care of Arvin?
A. Prepare him to enter formal school
B. Place him temporarily in an institution
C. Prepare him for permanent placement
D. Build the family's capability to take care of him

77. What guiding principles should be observed by the social worker in this case?
I. Acceptance
II. Confidentiality
III. Self-determination
IV. Worker's self-awareness
A. I, II and IV
B. II, III and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. I, II and III

78. How can the social worker validate the information provided by the mother?
A. Interview with Arvin
B. Observation with the mother during her interview at the center
C. Use of secondary data
D. Collateral information from relatives and neighbors

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79. What statement is TRUE with respect to the institutionalization of Arvin?

A. Institutionalization is the right intervention for him whose family is economically-
handicapped.
B. Institutionalization for him is the last resort.
C. Community-based service is preferable than institutional care
D. Institutional care for him is better than family care since his family has problems.

80. What must be the reason for accepting Arvin even if he has still a family?
A. His mother is working and unable to take care of him
B. His mother lacks parenting skills to take care of him
C. Arvin's mother is an irresponsible parent
D. Inability of the family to provide for his basic needs

Situation 7 - In a recent study, it is estimated that there are around 240,000 street children living
in major urban cities nationwide. Some 50,000 visible street children spend at least four hours
or more on the streets with limited access to basic services. They are highly vulnerable to
various forms of abuse, exploitation and violence. One main concern of street children families
living on the streets is the conduct of "round-up" or "arrest" contrary to what the government
authority claims as "rescue". In a 2009 study by a non-government organization, "rescue"
operations in Metro Manila cities are carried-out indiscriminately and for reasons other than
child protection. They are undertaken without clear objectives, resulting in ineffective and
irrelevant practice of providing assistance to street children and their families.

81. Which of these is the implication of indiscriminate and involuntary rescue of street
children and their families by the local authorities?
A. Better socio-economic opportunities are provided to the street children and their
families.
B. Street children are secured from the risks of being abused and exploited on the
streets.
C. Human rights are violated if improperly practiced and when physical force is applied
in the process.
D. Physical environment of urban areas is improved to attract local and foreign tourists.

82. What actions can be done to appropriately respond to the prevalence of street children
in major urban centers?
A. Increase local social welfare budget for street dwellers
B. Provide regular food distribution to street children and their families
C. Deputize local barangay police to sustain the conduct of rescue operations
D. Policy and program review to identify gaps and be able to formulate rights-based
interventions

83. Who are the duty-bearers or stakeholders responsible in reaching-out to street children
and their families?
A. Local Social Welfare and development Offices
B. Government agencies, LGUs, NGOs, parents and other organizations with programs
for children including local communities
C. Irresponsible parents who neglected their children
D. Local chief executives and their local councils

84. What factor may compel children to stay on the streets?

A. Play with friends
B. Influence of peers
C. Violence in the home
D. Earn some money

85. Based on the recent Philippine report to the United Nations regarding street children,
what is one of the concluding observations of the US Committee on the rights of the
Child?
A. Street children are a nuisance to a locality and must be apprehended by authorities.
B. Street children are not considered as children-in-conflict with the law

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C. They are liabilities of the community and must be sheltered in government or private
institutions
D. They are considered as children-in-conflict with the law

Situation 8 - Jordan is 9 years old and a native of Iloilo. He grew up from the care of his paternal
uncle who regularly abused him physically whenever he commits a mistake and when his uncle
is drunk. Jordan loves to sing and dance. His uncle feels irritated whenever he sings. One
Saturday afternoon, Jordan was severely beaten by his uncle when the latter got drunk. As a
result, Jordan decided to escape and he went to Cebu City by boat. In Cebu, Jordan lived on
the streets and learned to steal to earn and survive. A local police arrested him for stealing
some cash at the local market. He was turned over to the social welfare office and was later
referred to a shelter for boys for temporary care. Jordan engaged in a fight with his co-ward and
he accidentally hit the eye of the latter.

86. Which rights-based actions can be done to decrease the number of children living and
working on the streets?
A. Provide regular food subsidy to these children
B. Invest adequate resources for community-based preventive interventions
C. Build more centers and institutions for these children
D. Increase fund allocation for local social welfare for street dwellers

87. What factor forced Jordan to escape from the care of his uncle?
A. Be independent and to earn cash
B. Attractions of the city life and earnings on the streets
C. Excitement to travel to the city
D. Unpleasant experiences with his uncle

88. As a social worker, how will you handle and interact with Jordan?
A. Discuss how he felt about the incident and reprimand him
B. Coordinate with the local police to discipline Jordan
C. Talk to Jordan and listen to his concerns on how he felt about the incident
D. Scold and remind him of the house rules of the center

89. As a social worker, with whom will you coordinate in designing a program for children
living and working on the streets?
A. Parents who forced their children to beg on the streets
B. Local school board
C. Local politicians in the locality
D. Local government units, parents, children and local communities

90. What statement pertaining to children living and working on the streets is NOT right
based?
A. Children are resilient and easily adapt to their environment in the street.
B. Children staying along major streets must be apprehended by authorities and put to
jail
C. They are highly vulnerable when exposed to the hazards of street life.
D. They are not considered-in-conflict with the law and they deserve priority assistance

Situation 9 – Jessa, 30 years old, is one of the survivors of Typhoon Pablo that badly hit the
southern provinces of the country last December 2012. Unfortunately, Jessa's husband was
declared missing together with her five-year old child as a result of a flash flood that totally
destroyed their house. Jessa and her four (4) other children aged two (2), seven (7), nine (9)
and eleven (11), all girls, are temporarily staying in an evacuation center provided by the
government while waiting for their permanent relocation site which may take another quarter to
complete. At the evacuation center, life is difficult for Jessa and her children. She plans to look
for a job. A friend suggests that she apply as a domestic helper in Hongkong through a local
recruiter who urgently needs applicants for immediate hiring. Jessa feels desperate about their
condition but hopeful and always thinking positively. She hopes to meet and talk to her sister
soon.

91. Which of these specific signs shows that Jessa is resilient?

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A. Every mother like Jessa always feels positive about their capacity to overcome the
challenges of life.
B. She thinks positive and hopeful to meet her sister and be able to talk and share her
fears and anxieties in life
C. Jessa has accepted the fate that happened to her family and she wanted to work to
earn a living
D. Jessa is so depressed and is frequently disoriented on what to do with her children.

92. What is the PRIORITY concern of Jessa?

A. She has no work experience but she wants to get a job immediately.
B. Feel better and be able to apply for a job anywhere
C. Hopeful to meet her sister and share what she feels and plans for her family
D. Solicit cash from friends and relatives to be able to submit her application for
overseas work

93. As a social worker, what will be your role in this instance?

A. Identify the recruiter and request for discount on the travel processing fee of Jessa
B. Assure Jessa that you will identify an alternate center for her children when she
decides to work overseas
C. Assist Jessa to secure her travel documents for overseas work
D. Allow Jessa to ventilate her feelings, listen to her plans and help her locate her older
sister

94. What is the presenting problem of Jessa?

A. Immediate medical treatment of her illness
B. Where to get some financial assistance to apply as domestic helper
C. Educational support for the schooling of her children
D. Feeling of anxiety and apprehension on their current situation

95. How will you facilitate a professional helping relationship with Jessa?
A. Discuss with Jessa what actions are most practical for the benefit of her children
B. Instruct Jessa on what she must do step-by-step for her own benefit and to facilitate
her immediate deployment Overseas
C. Assert and explain to
D. that you are the designated social worker to provide all the necessary support for her
E. Introduce to Jessa the "contract" as part of the helping process

Situation 1 - Among the urgent issues associated with the phenomenon of street children are
the children-in-conflict with the law (CICL). CICL are increasing in number particularly in the
urban centers. Once they commit an offense and are apprehended, some of them are mixed
with adult offenders in jail.

96. Which of these alternative interventions is MOST appropriate for a juvenile delinquent
who committed an offense without resorting to court proceedings?
A. Encouraging an amicable settlement
B. Referral to a rehabilitation center
C. Applying family casework
D. Undergoing a diversion program

97. What special youth-care facility that a 12-15 year old juvenile delinquent who committed
crime against person and property shall be mandatorily placed?
A. Reception and Action Center
B. National Vocational Rehabilitation Center
C. National Manpower and Youth Center
D. Intensive Juvenile Intervention and Support Center

98. What pertains to the enactment of a child-friendly law to protect the rights of CICL?
A. Social mobilization
B. Research work
C. Policy advocacy
D. Program development

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99. What refers to the involvement of various stakeholders in responding to the issues of
CICL?
A. Training and development
B. Awareness-raising
C. Networking and coordination
D. Research activities

100. As a social worker, what is your role in the prevention of Juvenile delinquency?

A. Broker of available community and government facilities

B. Advocates in the prevention of juvenile delinquency
C. Trainer of street children and their families
D. Mediator between the offender and the offended party

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