You are called to evaluate a 78-year-old man (per his driver’s license) found wandering by police, who was seen in the emergency department for “altered mental status.” Staff suggest he appears “senile” and is probably in need of placement in a residential care setting. Upon meeting the patient, you screen him using the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). He is indeed confused, disoriented, forgetful, and otherwise cognitively impaired. Medical staff note he has no emergent condition. He is not febrile (no fever) or septic (only slightly elevated white blood cell count), no respiratory distress (breathes easily), and no cardiac compromise (age-expected elevated blood pressure and heart rate, with normal cardiac sounds and ECG tracing). No family can be reached; no information about prescription medication is available. The BEST social work response in this situation is to:

The Association of Social Work Boards Masters Exam, formerly known as the ASWB Intermediate exam, is a licensure examination designed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). The ASWB exams measure skills and knowledge in social work-specific content areas, such as human development and behavior, social and economic justice, and intervention processes.  Each ASWB exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 20 questions used for data collection regarding the effectiveness of the exam. The 10 sections of the ASWB Masters Exam include: Human... Show more

The Association of Social Work Boards Masters Exam, formerly known as the ASWB Intermediate exam, is a licensure examination designed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).

The ASWB exams measure skills and knowledge in social work-specific content areas, such as human development and behavior, social and economic justice, and intervention processes. 

Each ASWB exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 20 questions used for data collection regarding the effectiveness of the exam.

The 10 sections of the ASWB Masters Exam include:

Human Development and Behavior (18%)
Diversity and Social/Economic Justice (7%)
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention Planning (11%)
Direct and Indirect Practice (22%)
Communication (7%)
Professional Relationships (5%)
Professional Values and Ethics (11%)
Supervision, Administration, and Policy (8%)
Practice Evaluation and the Application of Research (2%)
Service Delivery (9%)

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