Exam 2: Social Work Values and Ethics

The Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles was developed by the _____.

Informing clients about available resources and helping them define and articulate their alternatives are part of a social worker's responsibility to clients based on the principle of conflict of interest.

According to Healy (2008), explain the four dimensions of international action.

_____ refers to the condition that in a perfect world, all citizens would have identical rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits, regardless of their backgrounds and membership in diverse groups.

Applied to social work, the principle of client self-determination means th at practitioners are responsible for each of the following except :

Cite the three areas of rights within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and list examples of each.

In the NASW Code of Ethics, the phrase "providing help, resources, and benefits so people can achieve their maximum potential" describes the core value of:

Confidentiality is the condition of being free from unauthorized observation or intrusion.

The NASW Code of Ethics includes the dignity and worth of the person as one of its core values.

Jake is Connie's supervisor at the State Department of Corrections in Clinton. They both belong to the state association of correction workers. This association has conferences each year where state workers are asked to present true cases they have had on their jobs. Each year, Connie listens to Jake fabricate stories that he claims are true. She knows Jake never works a complete day, and she knows which cases he is assigned during their staff meetings. She is constantly disgusted with this and finally stands up during Jake's presentation, and shouts "Jake, you cheat, you know you are lying. You are disgraceful." A. According to the NASW Code of Ethics, was Connie in compliance or violation of the ethical standards? B. Under which ethical standard of the NASW Code of Ethics does this example fall?

Under social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients, _____ is the condition of being free from unauthorized observation or intrusion.

"Maintaining trustworthiness and sound adherence to moral ideals" describes the value of _____ of the NASW Code of Ethics.

In the context of social workers' ethical responsibility to clients, the goal of self-determination involves assisting clients in making the best, most informed choices possible.

Which of the following topics is discussed in the section of the text about social workers' ethical obligations to help people at the macro level?

The United States is the most common destination for victims of human trafficking.

The NASW Code of Ethics emphasizes that social workers should not have sexual relationships with current clients, clients' relatives, or others personally involved with clients.

The example of the 18^th   Street Gang members in Los Angeles stresses how an international perspective helps social workers recognize how artificial it is to see national borders as separations between micro or macro systems.

An example of social workers' ethical obligations to help people at the macro level involves implementing a support group for gay and lesbian people in the community.

Among the six core values of the NASW Code of Ethics, ____ is described as holding in high esteem and appreciating individual value.

Confidentiality means more than not revealing information about clients to others. It also involves not asking for more information than is necessary, as well as informing clients about the limitations of confidentiality within an agency setting.