Exam 10: Organizational and Work Relationships

Organization maintenance and survival demands may result in rules that contradict the primary obligation of social workers to give priority to their clients' interests.

Studies show that after a therapist reports a client for child abuse, the client tends to stay in therapy if which of the following exists?

A social worker must report a colleague to NASW if the worker discovers that the colleague has acted in an unethical manner.

Having sex with a client is acceptable so long as it is consensual.

Explain why a social worker is faced with an ethical dilemma when they discover that the policies of the agency they work for are not ethical.

If an administrator renames "recreation services" to "respite services" because government funding for recreation is dropped, an illusion of compliance is achieved by playing semantics games.Is this ethical behavior?

A supervisor may be charged with direct liability when which of the following occurs?

The goals and objectives of some organizations are not always congruent with the values of the social work profession.To whom should a social worker be committed: the employing agency, the client, or themselves? Provide rationale for your decision.

Research suggests that reporting child abuse interferes with the therapeutic relationship.

Social work administrators have an ethical responsibility to protect clients' rights and to foster an atmosphere in which workers will do the same.

Which two actions were viewed as the most unethical behaviors by both supervisors and supervisees in Worthington, Tan, and Poulin's 2002 study?

Poor supervision consists of the supervisor's:

The NASW Code of Ethics recognizes that social workers' commitment to the organizations that employ them as an ethical obligation.

Explain in detail how you would assess the following situation: Your supervisor is going away for two weeks and asks you to stay at her home to take care of her animals and keep an eye on the house.She offers you $200.00 for your assistance.

Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the concepts of direct liability and vicarious liability.

The book provides six actions a social worker can take upon learning that a colleague has engaged in unethical behaviors.List and discuss four of the six options.

The child welfare agency in your hometown places white children in adoptive homes and minority children in institutions "because there are no adoptive homes for them" (Dolgoff et al, 2011, pg.209).Discuss your feelings related to this discriminatory practice.

Engage the class in a discussion of both the positive and negative experiences they have had with supervisors in their past and present placements.

Discuss with the class what a social worker should do if their ethics and values are in conflict with the ethics and values of a member of their consulting team who is from another profession.

Which of the following are ethical dilemmas faced by social work supervisors?