Exam 5: Social Work Values and Ethical Decision Making

A 25-year-old man who is seeing you for mental health counseling tells you that his psychiatrist has submitted paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles that will restrict his right to drive.He tells you that at his next appointment with the doctor he is going to "show him how it feels to lose independence." He further states, "I'm a very good shot."

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Students' answers will vary.Social workers bear some responsibility to notify potential victims and take action to safeguard people a client might harm.This duty to warn and protect, derived from the same human rights that warrant reporting crimes against humanity, means that helping professionals sometimes take action to protect the lives of others who are or could be in danger.Of course, accurate prediction of future dangerousness is hardly a science.Despite the risk of false positives-concluding that people are dangerous when they actually are not-the safety of others sometimes outweighs the rights of clients to privacy and confidentiality (VandeCreek & Knapp, 2001; Woody, 1997).

_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional social worker fails to apply a standard, acceptable practice when the circumstances warrant such practice.

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Social workers are provided immunity from legal action.

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The principle of _____ suggests that people generally have a fundamental right to liberty, freedom, and self-determination.

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Question 4

In which of the following situations is a social worker subjected to litigation?

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Question 5

The principle of autonomy suggests that clients lose their right of self-determination when they consult a social worker.

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Question 6

Harvey is a licensed social worker.He has been providing service to Sally, his client, for several months during which she has displayed criminal tendencies.During a session with Sally, she admitted that she has planned to harm one of her acquaintances.Harvey reports this to the police and to the targeted person.This scenario illustrates the _____.

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Question 7

According to Reamer's seven-step process for ethical problem solving, the first step is to:

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Question 8

Holding time is a technique associated with attachment-based therapies.

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Question 9

A social worker who withholds information about a child from the child's parents cannot be charged with violation of rights.

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Question 10

In the Ethical Principle Screen proposed by Dolgoff et al., truthfulness and full disclosure is the paramount moral and ethical obligation of social work professionals.

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Question 11

A social worker's obligation to inform government authorities of suspected child abuse or neglect falls under the legal ______.

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Question 12

The principle of least harm suggests that people have a right to equal treatment unless a disparity of power or capacity warrants differential treatment.

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Question 13

The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics specifies which values, principles, and standards are most important and ought to outweigh others in instances when they conflict.

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Question 14

_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional makes a mistake in the application of an acceptable practice.

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The principle of fidelity or "good faith" suggests that clients and others may expect helping professionals to be honest and to keep their commitments.

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Strom-Gottfried found that one of the most common ethical violations committed by social workers involved sexual activity.

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Question 17

Social workers engaged in child welfare work have more risk of being sued than workers in other social work settings.

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Question 18

Malfeasance is a form of malpractice where:

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Question 19

Which of the following should be considered while exploring the means of social work?

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_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional social worker fails to apply a standard, acceptable practice when the circumstances warrant such practice.

Social workers are provided immunity from legal action.

The principle of _____ suggests that people generally have a fundamental right to liberty, freedom, and self-determination.

In which of the following situations is a social worker subjected to litigation?

The principle of autonomy suggests that clients lose their right of self-determination when they consult a social worker.

According to Reamer's seven-step process for ethical problem solving, the first step is to:

Holding time is a technique associated with attachment-based therapies.

A social worker who withholds information about a child from the child's parents cannot be charged with violation of rights.

In the Ethical Principle Screen proposed by Dolgoff et al., truthfulness and full disclosure is the paramount moral and ethical obligation of social work professionals.

A social worker's obligation to inform government authorities of suspected child abuse or neglect falls under the legal ______.

The principle of least harm suggests that people have a right to equal treatment unless a disparity of power or capacity warrants differential treatment.

The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics specifies which values, principles, and standards are most important and ought to outweigh others in instances when they conflict.

_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional makes a mistake in the application of an acceptable practice.

The principle of fidelity or "good faith" suggests that clients and others may expect helping professionals to be honest and to keep their commitments.

Strom-Gottfried found that one of the most common ethical violations committed by social workers involved sexual activity.

Social workers engaged in child welfare work have more risk of being sued than workers in other social work settings.

Malfeasance is a form of malpractice where:

Which of the following should be considered while exploring the means of social work?

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