Exam 5: Social Work Values and Ethical Decision Making

Taking action to ensure the physical protection of a client who is imminently dangerous to himself is an example of the _____.

In the context of social work, publication of clients' names threatens their privacy.

The National Association of Social Workers (2008) identifies service as one of its core values for social work in the Preamble to its Code of Ethics.

Malpractice involves poor or substandard professional service that results in harm.

As a social worker in the oncology unit of a general hospital, you frequently work with clients who are dying.Ms.Tina is an intelligent, articulate 88-year-old woman who has suffered from intense pain for several months.She has informed you that she has hoarded powerful analgesic medicines and intends to take her own life during the night.She says that she wants to say goodbye to you and to thank you for all your help during this time.However, she asks that you please do not interfere with her plans.

Professional record keeping relates to the duty to respect privacy obligations.

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

According to a seven-level hierarchical Ethical Principles Screen as proposed by Dolgoff et al.(2012), which of the following ethical principles is ranked first?