ASWB Advanced Generalist case studies
ASWB Advanced Generalist · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ASWB Advanced Generalist exam is one of the Social Work Licensing Exams administered by the Association of Social Work Boards, the association of social work regulatory bodies in the United States and Canada. It is a generalist licensing examination offered alongside the Associate, Bachelors, Masters, and Clinical exams, and it is intended for candidates who have been approved for licensure at the advanced generalist level by their state or provincial board. The ASWB Advanced Generalist case studies are 5 cases and about 4,654 words.
1The Discharge Disagreement on a Medical Unit
You are the social worker on a 24-bed inpatient medical unit. L, 71, was admitted 9 days ago after a fall at home; he has moderate dementia, lives alone in a second-floor walk-up, and has no living children.
931 words, about 5 min2Confidentiality in a Small Rural Community
You are the only clinical social worker at a rural community mental health center serving a county of 9,000 people. R, 34, has been in treatment for 4 months for major depressive disorder and has disclosed ongoing intimate partner violence by her partner, D, who is a volunteer firefighter and the brother of the center's front-desk receptionist.
1,039 words, about 5 min3Informed Consent and a Coerced Signature
You work in an outpatient substance use program. A 19-year-old client, T, is referred by a county drug court after a possession charge.
872 words, about 4 min4Supervision, Scope, and a Deteriorating Client
You supervise two LMSWs at a community agency. One supervisee, J, has been licensed for 14 months and carries a caseload of 38.
907 words, about 5 min5Mandated Reporting When the Family Is Your Community
You are a school social worker in a town of 6,000. A 10-year-old student, A, tells you that a classmate's father "hits him with a belt and locks him in the garage." A names the classmate, B, who is 9 and in the same grade.
905 words, about 5 min