Free Oregon Statutes & Administrative Rules Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1An Oregon program employee helps clients obtain housing and benefits but does not diagnose or treat mental disorders. Which statutory category best fits this work?

   1. A. Clinical social work
   2. B. Baccalaureate social work
   3. C. Psychiatric medicine
   4. D. Independent clinical practice

   Answer: B

   Explanation: ORS 675.510 defines the “practice of baccalaureate social work” as generalist social-work practice that includes information and referral and case management. Resource coordination without diagnosis or treatment fits that category.

   Reference: Oregon Revised Statutes — ORS 675.510, definition of baccalaureate social work

2. 2An Oregon regulated social worker has reasonable cause to believe an Oregon-licensed counselor engaged in conduct contrary to the counselor profession's recognized ethical standards, but no crime is alleged. What does ORS 676.150 require, assuming disclosure is not barred by confidentiality law?

   1. A. Report the conduct to the board responsible for the counselor's license.
   2. B. Report the conduct to the social worker's board as a self-report.
   3. C. Report the conduct to the local law-enforcement agency as a crime.
   4. D. Report the conduct to the counselor's employer as the licensing body.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "prohibited or unprofessional conduct shall report the conduct to the board responsible for the licensee" The reporting duty includes unprofessional conduct and points to the board regulating the other licensee. An employer, the reporter's own board, or law enforcement alone is not the specified recipient.

   Reference: Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 676 — ORS 676.150

3. 3A social worker acting as a public official encounters an adult and has reasonable cause to believe the adult suffered abuse. For the reporting duty in ORS 124.060, what is the minimum age of the allegedly abused person?

   1. A. At least 18 years of age.
   2. B. At least 60 years of age.
   3. C. At least 65 years of age.
   4. D. At least 70 years of age.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "person 65 years of age or older with whom the official comes in contact has suffered abuse" ORS 124.060 uses 65 as the threshold for this older-person reporting duty. Eighteen is the starting age for a different covered-adult scheme, while 60 and 70 are not this statute's minimum.

   Reference: Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 124 — ORS 124.060

4. 4An Oregon LCSW has reasonable cause to believe a child suffered abuse. When should the report be made under ORS 419B.010?

   1. A. Immediately
   2. B. Within 10 working days
   3. C. At the end of treatment
   4. D. Only after interviewing the alleged perpetrator

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ORS 419B.010(1) says the official “shall immediately report or cause a report to be made” upon reasonable cause. The LCSW should not wait for further investigation.

   Reference: Oregon Revised Statutes — ORS 419B.010

5. 5A social worker collects clinical information solely by speaking with a client’s spouse. Does this time count as direct client contact toward Oregon’s LCSW experience requirement?

   1. A. Yes, because any live collateral dialogue is direct contact
   2. B. Yes, because a family member may provide clinical information
   3. C. No, because the interaction is not live contact with the client
   4. D. No, because all direct contact must occur physically in person

   Answer: C

   Explanation: OAR 877-001-0006(7) defines direct contact as clinical-practice hours that are in person, by live video conference, or by telephone “with a client.” Contact only with a spouse is not contact with the client.

   Reference: Oregon Rules Laws Exam — OAR 877-001-0006(7)

6. 6A graduate social-work student has an approved, university-supervised field placement at Clinic A. The clinic asks the student to perform clinical therapy at Clinic B, which is outside the approved placement. What is the limit of the student's Division 5 authorization?

   1. A. It covers clinical work at either clinic while the student remains enrolled.
   2. B. It covers clinical work at Clinic B if the placement supervisor agrees.
   3. C. It covers clinical work at Clinic B after the student completes field instruction.
   4. D. It covers only approved-site intern duties during the approved supervised placement.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: "only applies at the approved field placement site at which a student is placed" OAR 877-005-0101(3) also limits the authorization to intern duties and the approved supervised period. A supervisor's informal permission or continued enrollment does not expand the approved site.

   Reference: Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 877, Division 5 — OAR 877-005-0101(3)

7. 7Which examination combination is required in the Oregon initial LCSW route?

   1. A. ASWB Masters plus the Oregon statutes-and-rules examination
   2. B. ASWB Clinical without the Oregon statutes-and-rules examination
   3. C. ASWB Clinical plus the Oregon statutes-and-rules examination
   4. D. Oregon statutes-and-rules without any ASWB examination

   Answer: C

   Explanation: OAR 877-020-0008(4) states that an applicant “must pass both” the Board’s Oregon statutes-and-rules exam and the ASWB clinical-level exam.

   Reference: Oar Div20 Amendments 2022 — OAR 877-020-0008(4)

8. 8The Oregon Board requests fingerprints for criminal-records checks from an applicant and a current regulated social worker. Both refuse. How does OAR 877-022-0005 distinguish the Board's response?

   1. A. Applicant: incomplete application; current holder: revocation of authorization.
   2. B. Applicant: application denial; current holder: revocation of authorization.
   3. C. Applicant: incomplete application; current holder: suspension of authorization.
   4. D. Applicant: application denial; current holder: suspension of authorization.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "the board will revoke the person’s authorization to practice regulated social work or, in the case of an applicant, will consider the application incomplete." For refusal of the requested check, applicant status means an incomplete application; current authorization means revocation. Denial and suspension are different dispositions, not the outcomes specified for this refusal.

   Reference: Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 877, Division 22 — OAR 877-022-0005(6)(b)

9. 9An LCSW is asked to treat a condition for which the LCSW has no training or qualifications. What is the required response?

   1. A. Provide the service after obtaining a written client waiver
   2. B. Provide the service after reducing the professional fee
   3. C. Decline to attempt service outside the LCSW’s competence
   4. D. Provide the service while arranging consultation after treatment

   Answer: C

   Explanation: OAR 877-030-0070(6) says workers may not provide services “outside their area of competence, training, and qualifications.” Consent, fee changes, or delayed consultation do not cure the limit.

   Reference: Oregon Public Defense Commission Case Manager Practice Principles — Appendix 11, OAR 877-030-0070(6), p. 66

10. 10A former client files a complaint against an Oregon regulated social worker. To let the Board examine records for which the respondent is ethically and legally responsible, what must the former client do under OAR 877-040-0000?

    1. A. Have the respondent sign a waiver giving the Board and its counsel access to records.
    2. B. Sign a waiver giving only the Board's staff access to the respondent's records.
    3. C. Sign a waiver giving the Board and its counsel access to relevant records.
    4. D. Have the employer sign a waiver giving the Board and its counsel access to records.

    Answer: C

    Explanation: "the complainant must sign a waiver of confidentiality granting the board and its counsel access to records" The former client is the complainant, so the client must sign and include access for both the Board and counsel. A respondent or employer signature, or a release limited to staff, does not meet the stated requirement.

    Reference: Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 877, Division 40 — OAR 877-040-0000(6)