Preparing for the 2023 California Clinical Social Work Law & Ethics Exam

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Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASWs) in California need to take the state's Licensed Clinical Social Worker Law and Ethics Exam in their first year of registration. This study guide is designed to efficiently prepare you for the California LCSW Law & Ethics Exam.

The 2023 guide integrates updates to state law, and is current to the most recent NASW Code of Ethics. It features a total of 112 practice questions with rationales, including a full-length (75-question) practice test and a separate 25-question mini-mock exam. Of all the practice questions in this text, 20 are new to this edition.

This guide also includes subscale scoring on the mini-mock and mock exams, so you can see your specific areas of strength and weakness, and focus your continued studying accordingly.

This guide is focused squarely on the information you need to know for the test. It includes test-taking tips and strategies and guidance on anxiety management. And the study guide section addresses each and every one of the 128 areas of knowledge the BBS uses when developing the exam itself. The study guide follows the same structure as the exam plan, so you can see which areas are most emphasized on the exam itself.

By using this book, you can go into your exam confident and well-prepared.

You've got this.

Introduction

About the test
Test-taking strategy
Before the test
After the test
2023 key changes in California law

Law: Confidentiality, privilege, and consent

Understanding confidentiality
Understanding privilege
Treatment of minors
Documentation
Telehealth laws

Law: Limits of confidentiality

Exceptions to confidentiality: Child abuse
Exceptions to confidentiality: Elder and dependent adult abuse
Exceptions to confidentiality: Danger to self or others
Other exceptions to confidentiality
Exceptions to privilege

Law: Standards for professional practice

Scope of practice
Sexual relationships
Unprofessional conduct laws
Disclosing fees
Third-party reimbursement
Advertising laws
Payment for referrals

Ethics: Competence and preventing harm

Scope of competence
Self-awareness
Multiple relationships
Sexual relationships

Ethics: Therapeutic relationship

Informed consent
Consultation and collaboration
Working with multiple clients
Managing confidentiality
Managing crises
Best interests of the client
Diversity and non-discrimination
Client autonomy
Advocacy
Third-party reimbursement
Termination and referrals

Ethics: Business practices and policies

Advertising
Documentation
Other professional roles
Technology
Setting and collecting fees
Services paid for by a third party
Gifts
Research ethics
Unethical or incompetent colleagues
Supervision