Question 1

Briefly describe 3 of the rights client's have regarding their files under HIPAA.

Accepted Answer

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), clients (referred to as "patients" in a healthcare context) have several rights regarding their health information and files. Here are three of these rights:

1. **Right to Access**: Clients have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of their protected health information (PHI) that is held by covered entities, such as healthcare providers and health plans. This includes medical records, billing records, and other records used to make decisions about their healthcare. There may be some exceptions, such as psychotherapy notes, or information compiled for legal proceedings.

2. **Right to Amend**: If a client believes that the information in their records is incorrect or incomplete, they have the right to request an amendment to their PHI. The covered entity must respond to this request, and if it denies the amendment, it must provide a reason for the denial. The client can then submit a statement of disagreement that will be attached to their record.

3. **Right to an Accounting of Disclosures**: Clients have the right to request an accounting of certain disclosures of their PHI that have been made by the covered entity. This accounting does not include disclosures made for treatment, payment, healthcare operations, or certain other exceptions. However, it includes disclosures for other purposes that are not exempted by the rule, such as certain types of research, public health activities, or as required by law.

These rights are designed to give clients more control over their personal health information and to ensure that their privacy is protected as required by HIPAA regulations. Covered entities must provide clients with a notice of their privacy rights and make a good faith effort to obtain the client's written acknowledgment of receipt of this notice.

Question 2

Name and describe 2 of the four requirements for agencies under HIPAA that protect a client's information.

Accepted Answer

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), there are several requirements that healthcare agencies must follow to ensure the protection of a client's health information. Two of these requirements are:

1. Privacy Rule Compliance: The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards for the protection of certain health information. Agencies are required to implement safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information (PHI). They must develop and enforce policies and procedures that limit who can access PHI, how it can be used, and who it can be disclosed to. This includes providing patients with notices of their privacy rights and how their information can be used. Agencies must also ensure that any disclosures of PHI are the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose.

2. Security Rule Compliance: The HIPAA Security Rule specifically focuses on electronic protected health information (ePHI) and requires agencies to implement technical, physical, and administrative safeguards to secure ePHI. Technical safeguards involve the use of encryption, access controls, and audit controls to track who accesses ePHI. Physical safeguards include measures to protect electronic systems, equipment, and data from threats, environmental hazards, and unauthorized intrusion. Administrative safeguards require the establishment of security management processes, such as risk analysis and management, workforce training and management, and the development of contingency plans for emergencies or other situations that might compromise ePHI.

These two requirements are part of a broader set of HIPAA rules designed to ensure that individuals' health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide high-quality health care. Failure to comply with HIPAA requirements can result in significant fines and penalties for healthcare agencies.

Question 3

The term confidentiality is best described as an ethical and (fill in the blank)concept.

Accepted Answer

The term confidentiality is best described as an ethical and legal concept.

Question 4

In order for a person to agree to services,he or she must have the capacity to give permission willingly.This patient right is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Comprehension of information 
B)  ​Informed consent 
C)  ​Self-determination 
D)  ​Confidentiality 
A)  ​Comprehension of information 
B)  ​Informed consent 
C)  ​Self-determination 
D)  ​Confidentiality

Question 5

Ethical practices in the social services are in place because:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They prevent a civil suit being brought against the human service worker 
B)  ​They prevent the social human worker from being fired 
C)  ​They prevent the exploitation of the individuals seeking human services 
D)  ​Most professions monitor the behavior of their members 
A)  ​They prevent a civil suit being brought against the human service worker 
B)  ​They prevent the social human worker from being fired 
C)  ​They prevent the exploitation of the individuals seeking human services 
D)  ​Most professions monitor the behavior of their members

Question 6

A social service provider's ethical responsibilities to the individual in his or her care include:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Insisting on his or her solution to the client's problem 
B)  ​Meeting the client's own needs and best interest 
C)  ​Sharing personal concerns about his or her own life that are similar to the client's 
D)  ​Letting the client know of the social service provider's disappointment when the client did not follow the provider's advice 
A)  ​Insisting on his or her solution to the client's problem 
B)  ​Meeting the client's own needs and best interest 
C)  ​Sharing personal concerns about his or her own life that are similar to the client's 
D)  ​Letting the client know of the social service provider's disappointment when the client did not follow the provider's advice

Question 7

When a client is tld about effects,adverse effects,services being offered and any alternatives,this is called what?

Accepted Answer

When a client is informed about the effe

Question 8

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA)Act,for an agency to share a client's private information,it must:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Restrict the patient's identifying information if requested by the patient in writing 
B)  ​Share a person's medical information only orally and never in writing 
C)  ​Never share a patient's private information outside the agency 
D)  ​Never allow a patient to make changes to his or her professional records 
A)  ​Restrict the patient's identifying information if requested by the patient in writing 
B)  ​Share a person's medical information only orally and never in writing 
C)  ​Never share a patient's private information outside the agency 
D)  ​Never allow a patient to make changes to his or her professional records

Question 9

Name one of the situations where it legally fine to break confidentiality.

Accepted Answer

One of the situations where it is legall

Question 10

A care provider would not break a client's confidentiality when:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​State law in the particular case does not include a duty to warn 
B)  ​The client poses a threat to others 
C)  ​The court mandates that the social service provider turns over certain information about the client 
D)  ​Your agency is sued for malpractice 
A)  ​State law in the particular case does not include a duty to warn 
B)  ​The client poses a threat to others 
C)  ​The court mandates that the social service provider turns over certain information about the client 
D)  ​Your agency is sued for malpractice

Question 11

On a social networking site such as Facebook,a social services provider may discuss a client:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​When the patient's identifying information is removed 
B)  ​When the site is a private one and not part of the caring institution or agency 
C)  ​Under no circumstances 
D)  ​Only with people who do not know the patient 
A)  ​When the patient's identifying information is removed 
B)  ​When the site is a private one and not part of the caring institution or agency 
C)  ​Under no circumstances 
D)  ​Only with people who do not know the patient

Question 12

Briefly describe the minimum necessary rule.

Accepted Answer

The minimum necessary rule refers to the

Question 13

A social services case manager should avoid a dual relationship with his or her client because:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The case manager may not be available to return a favor to the person who did the case manager a favor 
B)  ​Exchanging favors with a person is inconsequential 
C)  ​In small communities, the case manager cannot avoid seeing his or her neighbor in contexts other than the professional one 
D)  ​It creates a conflict of interest for the case manager 
A)  ​The case manager may not be available to return a favor to the person who did the case manager a favor 
B)  ​Exchanging favors with a person is inconsequential 
C)  ​In small communities, the case manager cannot avoid seeing his or her neighbor in contexts other than the professional one 
D)  ​It creates a conflict of interest for the case manager

Question 14

It is an ethical violation to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Report on an impaired colleague to a senior professional 
B)  ​Withhold information about an impaired colleague 
C)  ​Refuse to treat a client just because you have personal problems that may affect that person 
D)  ​Discuss your ethical concerns with the service provider in question 
A)  ​Report on an impaired colleague to a senior professional 
B)  ​Withhold information about an impaired colleague 
C)  ​Refuse to treat a client just because you have personal problems that may affect that person 
D)  ​Discuss your ethical concerns with the service provider in question

Question 15

What are the 3 components of Informed Consent?

Accepted Answer

Informed consent is a fundamental ethica

Question 16

Courts may commit a patient to a care facility without the patient's consent when:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The patient has a mental illness 
B)  ​The courts determine that the mentally ill patient must be punished 
C)  ​The institution provides the patient with the most comprehensive treatment available 
D)  ​The patient is a risk to himself or herself but refuses to sign a commitment for appropriate treatment 
A)  ​The patient has a mental illness 
B)  ​The courts determine that the mentally ill patient must be punished 
C)  ​The institution provides the patient with the most comprehensive treatment available 
D)  ​The patient is a risk to himself or herself but refuses to sign a commitment for appropriate treatment

Question 17

Guarding an individual's confidentiality means that the human services provider can/should:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Use an openly dated release of information form 
B)  ​Discuss the case only with colleagues for their professional opinion with a patient's verbal consent 
C)  ​Talk about the case with others, leaving out the patient's identifying information 
D)  ​Discuss the case with others to prevent the person from harming himself or herself 
A)  ​Use an openly dated release of information form 
B)  ​Discuss the case only with colleagues for their professional opinion with a patient's verbal consent 
C)  ​Talk about the case with others, leaving out the patient's identifying information 
D)  ​Discuss the case with others to prevent the person from harming himself or herself

Question 18

Describe briefly the reason Tarasoff v Regents of the University of California is considered so important.

Accepted Answer

Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of

Question 19

Who "owns" the right of privileged communication?

Accepted Answer

The right of privileged communication is

Exam 2: Ethics and Other Professional Responsibilities for Human Service Workers

Briefly describe 3 of the rights client's have regarding their files under HIPAA.

Name and describe 2 of the four requirements for agencies under HIPAA that protect a client's information.

The term confidentiality is best described as an ethical and (fill in the blank)concept.

In order for a person to agree to services,he or she must have the capacity to give permission willingly.This patient right is called:

Ethical practices in the social services are in place because:

A social service provider's ethical responsibilities to the individual in his or her care include:

When a client is tld about effects,adverse effects,services being offered and any alternatives,this is called what?

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA)Act,for an agency to share a client's private information,it must:

Name one of the situations where it legally fine to break confidentiality.

A care provider would not break a client's confidentiality when:

On a social networking site such as Facebook,a social services provider may discuss a client:

Briefly describe the minimum necessary rule.

A social services case manager should avoid a dual relationship with his or her client because:​

It is an ethical violation to:

What are the 3 components of Informed Consent?

Courts may commit a patient to a care facility without the patient's consent when:

Guarding an individual's confidentiality means that the human services provider can/should:

Describe briefly the reason Tarasoff v Regents of the University of California is considered so important.

Who "owns" the right of privileged communication?

Case Management: Definition and Responsibilities

Applying the Ecological Model: A Theoretical Foundation for Human Services

Cultural Competence

Attitudes and Boundaries

Clarifying Who Owns the Problem

Identifying Good Responses and Poor Responses

Listening and Responding

Asking Questions

Bringing up Difficult Issues

Addressing and Disarming Anger

Collaborating With People for Change

Case Management Principles: Optional Review

Documenting Initial Inquiries

The First Interview

Social Histories and Assessment Forms

Using the Dsm

The Mental Status Examination

Receiving and Releasing Information

Developing a Service Plan at the Case Management Unit

Preparing for a Service Planning Conference or Disposition Planning Meeting

Making the Referral and Assembling the Record

Documentation and Recording

Monitoring the Services or Treatment

Developing Goals and Objectives at the Provider Agency

Filters

A social services case manager should avoid a dual relationship with his or her client because: