Deck 5: Values and Ethics in Social Work

Question 1

Self-determination ______.

A)means there are no limits placed on decision making
B)provides clients with opportunities to make choices
C)should be encouraged only if there is a good change that the client will make the "right" decision
D)places responsibility for decision making on the social worker

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Describe the core values of the social work profession.

Answer 2

not answered

Question 3

Carrie is beginning her career as a professional social worker.With respect to values, you'd recommend that she ______.

A)strive to be a value neutral professional
B)identify her own values as ideal
C)enhance her self-awareness by continuously reflecting on her values
D)impose her own values on her clients

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Illustrate the value context of social work with examples from a social work practice setting of your choice.

Question 5

Ethics is what we consider ______.

A)ideal
B)preferable
C)right
D)good

Question 6

Evaluate the purposes of professional social work codes of ethics for practitioners, clients, and the general public.

Question 7

To which ethical standard are social workers in the United States held accountable in courts of law?

A)The NASW Code of Ethics
B)The International Code of Ethics
C)The Radical Code of Ethics
D)No particular ethical standard

Question 8

Compare and contrast the ethical principles for social work practice.

Question 9

The principle for action, "Beginning where the client is," best reflects ______.

A)individualization
B)self-determination
C)accountability
D)controlled emotional response

Question 10

Evaluate the ethical issues that might be involved in working with older adults who are frail.

Question 11

Create a chart that highlights potential ethical dilemmas associated with each social work practice principle.

Question 12

Chanda wants to interact with her clients in ways that demonstrate controlled emotional involvement.You recommend that she ______.

A)blame her clients for their circumstances
B)maintain emotional distance so that she can study her clients' situations
C)talk with her clients about the ways they are similar to her
D)respond in ways that demonstrate empathy

Question 13

Analyze how the conservative focus on individual morality influences the development and implementation of social welfare policies.

Question 14

Emphasizing that social work is inherently political and that social workers have a responsibility for social and political action most accurately reflects which of the ethical preferences for empowerment social work?

A)The ethic of care
B)The ethic of justice
C)The ethic of praxis
D)The ethic of politicized practice

Question 15

Differentiate between values and ethics.

Question 16

Provide examples of how the values of human dignity and social justice are reflected in the social work code of ethics.

Question 17

Illustrate how agency values reflect culturally responsive programming for diverse client population groups.

Question 18

Bill Hanley and Russ O'Donohue both are professional social workers who are guided by the NASW Code of Ethics.Since professional actions are grounded in the Code of Ethics, we can expect that given a particular situation ______.

A)their professional decisions will always be very similar
B)their professional decisions may actually be quite different
C)the code is irrelevant to their professional practice
D)the code always dictates a particular response

Question 19

Social ideologies are most likely a part of which facet of the values context of social work?

A)agency values
B)personal values systems of social workers
C)clients' personal values
D)the context of society

Question 20

Values ______.

A)define what exists
B)are a legitimate access to societal resources rights)
C)are the same as needs
D)direct and orient behavior