Deck 14: Conclusion

Question 1

One reason that it is important for social workers to be able to apply more than one approach to ethical thinking is that:

A) Social workers should rely on their instincts about the best answer to an ethical issue and then choose an approach to ethical thinking that justifies their instinctual answer
B) Regardless of the nature of the ethical issue, social workers should always follow the law
C) It allows social workers to view ethical issues from different perspectives, including those of clients and supervisors
D) Everyone basically has the same values, morals, and beliefs

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A supervisor directs a social worker to terminate work with a client. The social worker knows termination would be wrong because it would mean abandoning a client in need. The worker also believes her job is at stake if he does not follow the supervisor's directions. Which of the following examples fits best with a virtue ethics approach?

A) Follow the supervisor's directions because the supervisor is the boss
B) Reflect on virtues such as care and moral strength and determine how they apply to the decision about terminating work with the client
C) Call the NASW ethics consultants and do whatever the consultant advises
D) Terminate work with the client to avoid being fired (thus, minimizing harm)

Answer 2

B

Question 3

"Narrative ethics" suggests that we should

A) Weigh options to determine which one leads to the greatest good for our clients
B) Weigh options to determine which one leads to the least harm for our clients
C) Listen, interpret, and respond to the stories of clients or other stakeholders affected by the ethical decision
D) Nurture our moral qualities, including respect, honesty, autonomy, social justice, and beneficence

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When faced with challenging ethical issues, prudent social workers:

A) Make decisions on their own
B) Consult with others for feedback, questioning, reflection, and support
C) Avoid making decisions so that others will have to take the blame if something goes wrong
D) Trust their intuition and go with their first inclination or impulse, rather than thinking or deliberating about the issue

Question 5

"Futurism" refers to:

A) Making choices based on what will promote the greatest good at least 100 years into the future
B) Living for today and not thinking about the future
C) An approach to ethics based on applying universal, natural laws
D) Studying the future by anticipating, analyzing, and preparing for coming changes

Question 6

From an aspirational perspective, "futurist ethics" asks us to consider:

A) "How can we prevent risks that may arise from changes in the way social work will be practiced?"
B) "What changes should be made to the baseline standards in the NASW Code of Ethics to preserve the current integrity of the profession?"
C) "What do we envision for a positive future in social work ethics?"
D) "Should social workers follow legalism, deontology, virtue ethics, or some other approach to ethical deliberation?"

Question 7

The primary purpose of developing an "interprofessional code of ethics" would be to:

A) Guide social workers on how to interact with nurses, attorneys, mental health counselors, and other professionals
B) Provide all practitioners involved in interprofessional practice with guidance on how to manage ethical issues
C) Identify which profession's code of ethics is most important
D) Identify weaknesses in each profession's individual code of ethics

Question 8

"Anti-oppressive" social work practice fits with a social worker's ethical commitment to:

A) Advance social justice
B) Avoid conflicts of interest and dual relationships
C) Avoid fraud and deception
D) Engage in evidence-based research and practice

Question 9

Which of the following examples of international social work practice incorporates the concept of "cultural humility"?

A) A social worker constructs a research questionnaire that asks participants from various countries to identify their ethnicities as European, Asian, or African, with no other options
B) A social worker creates a "one-size-fits-all" substance abuse prevention program to be used in various countries
C) A social worker who provides services through videoconferencing views clients as experts in their own cultures
D) A social worker who had success facilitating a grief group in the United States decides to offer the same group for clients in Thailand and Peru

Question 10

To engage in "ethical practice," social workers need to be able to:

A) Make perfect decisions all the time
B) Avoid all risks, even when faced with ethical dilemmas
C) Make important decisions on one's own, without consulting with others or attending to their interests
D) Identify ethical issues and ask good questions