Social Work ASWB Masters Exam

Social Work ASWB Masters Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (Newest 2025) 1.) Which of the following is NOT true about motivation to change?

• Motivation fluctuates from one time to another
• Motivation can be increased by working to remove barriers

to change

• Motivation is driven by hope or the belief that life can be

different

• Motivation that is imposed by external forces is more

salient than that which is intrinsic - Correct Answers ✅D.

2.) Evidence-based social work practice can BEST be defined

as:

• Interventions that a social worker has gained training and

experience in delivering

• Treatment that yields the most cost-effective outcomes

according to a cost-benefit analysis

• Decision making based on the conscientious, explicit, and

judicious use of research knowledge, clinical expertise, social work values, and client wishes

• Practice evaluations that adhere to scientific principles -

Correct Answers ✅C 3.) What are the stages of change in sequential order?

• Precontemplation, preparation, contemplation, action,

maintenance, and relapse 1 / 2

Social Work ASWB Masters Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (Newest 2025)

• Preparation, action, precontemplation, contemplation,

maintenance, and relapse

• Preparation, precontemplation, contemplation, action,

maintenance, and relapse

• Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,

maintenance, and relapse - Correct Answers ✅D 4.) Which of the following is NOT an essential step in ethical problem-solving?

• Identifying the ethical standards that may be compromised
• Determining whether there is an ethical dilemma
• Weighing ethical issues in light of social work values and

principles

• Asking a supervisor to monitor practice to identify new

ethical issues or dilemmas - Correct Answers ✅D 5.) A young boy is stopped by a police officer and claims that he is a member of the armed forces, though it is obvious that

he is not. This assertion by the boy is MOST likely a:

• Comorbid thought
• Dissociation
• Folie a deux
• Delusion - Correct Answers ✅D
• / 2