Exam 2: Social Work Values and Ethics

A(n) _____ is a computerized system by which subscribers are able to communicate to all other subscribers by sending a transmission to one address.

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.

Define human trafficking, and list its three characteristics.

When confronting an ethical dilemma, it's important to use ethical reasoning to determine the right thing to do. According to Strom-Gottfried, what are the six questions that help in making a decision?

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?

What are the issues and concerns faced by military social workers?

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

Explain dual relationships according to Corey, Corey, and Callanan (2015). What is the Code's stand on such relationships?

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.

In the NASW Code of Ethics, supervision and consultation is a subcategory of the ethical standard called social workers' ethical responsibilities to the broader society.

_____ is related to the ethical principle that a social work practitioner should not share information provided by a client or about a client unless that practitioner has the client's explicit permission to do so.

Jan is a social work counselor at a school for children with emotional and behavioral problems. After a particularly difficult day at work, she returns home and discusses the experiences she had that day with her close friend, who is a journalist, over a few drinks. These stories are eventually published in multiple versions in different newspapers and Websites. This is a violation of the principle of:

Sanchez is a consultant at a vocational training agency. Desdemona is one of his clients seeking admission into a technical course. Sanchez knows Desdemona is not very adept at technical subjects. Therefore, he does not give her details about her preferred technical courses. Instead, he recommends that she take up a non-technical course, such as sales and marketing, with an agenda to fill up the vacancies in those courses. Sanchez has exhibited a violation of:

Sexual harassment is a subcategory in the NASW Code of Ethics that is found only under the social workers' ethical responsibility to clients.

The core value of social justice is the provision of help, resources, and benefits so that people can achieve their maximum potential.

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?

State the six aims present in the "Purpose of the NASW Code of Ethics."

Among the six core values of the NASW Code of Ethics, the _____ is described as valuing the dynamic reciprocal interactions between social workers and clients, including how they communicate, think and feel about each other, and behave toward each other.

Explain the reasons why sexual relationships between social workers and clients are forbidden by the NASW Code of Ethics.

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