Question 1

A 25-year-old man who is seeing you for mental health counseling tells you that his psychiatrist has submitted paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles that will restrict his right to drive.He tells you that at his next appointment with the doctor he is going to "show him how it feels to lose independence." He further states, "I'm a very good shot."

Accepted Answer

Students' answers will vary.Social workers bear some responsibility to notify potential victims and take action to safeguard people a client might harm.This duty to warn and protect, derived from the same human rights that warrant reporting crimes against humanity, means that helping professionals sometimes take action to protect the lives of others who are or could be in danger.Of course, accurate prediction of future dangerousness is hardly a science.Despite the risk of false positives-concluding that people are dangerous when they actually are not-the safety of others sometimes outweighs the rights of clients to privacy and confidentiality (VandeCreek & Knapp, 2001; Woody, 1997).

Question 2

_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional social worker fails to apply a standard, acceptable practice when the circumstances warrant such practice.

Accepted Answer

A)  A fundamental attribution error
B)  Malfeasance
C)  Nonfeasance
D)  An ultimate attribution error C

Question 3

Social workers are provided immunity from legal action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The principle of _____ suggests that people generally have a fundamental right to liberty, freedom, and self-determination.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonmaleficence
B)  justice
C)  autonomy
D)  beneficence

Question 5

In which of the following situations is a social worker subjected to litigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the social worker consults or refers to other professionals
B)  When the anticipated outcome of the service provided does not occur
C)  When a client is restrained from leaving the social worker's care while the client is in a state of acute distress
D)  When the social worker warns or protects targeted third parties from clients

Question 6

The principle of autonomy suggests that clients lose their right of self-determination when they consult a social worker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Harvey is a licensed social worker.He has been providing service to Sally, his client, for several months during which she has displayed criminal tendencies.During a session with Sally, she admitted that she has planned to harm one of her acquaintances.Harvey reports this to the police and to the targeted person.This scenario illustrates the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  duty to maintain confidentiality
B)  duty to respect privacy
C)  duty to inform
D)  duty to warn and protect

Question 8

According to Reamer's seven-step process for ethical problem solving, the first step is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  identify the ethical issues, including the social work values and duties that conflict.
B)  monitor, evaluate, and document the decision taken by a social worker.
C)  hypothesize about possible consequences of different decisions.
D)  identify who will benefit and who will be harmed in view of social work's commitment to the most vulnerable.

Question 9

Holding time is a technique associated with attachment-based therapies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A social worker who withholds information about a child from the child's parents cannot be charged with violation of rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the Ethical Principle Screen proposed by Dolgoff et al., truthfulness and full disclosure is the paramount moral and ethical obligation of social work professionals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A social worker's obligation to inform government authorities of suspected child abuse or neglect falls under the legal ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  duty to inform
B)  duty of care
C)  duty to warn or protect
D)  duty to report

Question 13

The principle of least harm suggests that people have a right to equal treatment unless a disparity of power or capacity warrants differential treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics specifies which values, principles, and standards are most important and ought to outweigh others in instances when they conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional makes a mistake in the application of an acceptable practice.

Accepted Answer

A)  An ultimate attribution error
B)  Misfeasance
C)  Nonfeasance
D)  A fundamental attribution error

Question 16

The principle of fidelity or "good faith" suggests that clients and others may expect helping professionals to be honest and to keep their commitments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Strom-Gottfried found that one of the most common ethical violations committed by social workers involved sexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Social workers engaged in child welfare work have more risk of being sued than workers in other social work settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Malfeasance is a form of malpractice where:

Accepted Answer

A)  a professional social worker intentionally engages in a practice known to be harmful.
B)  a professional social worker makes a mistake in the application of an acceptable practice.
C)  a professional social worker fails to apply a standard, acceptable practice when the circumstances warrant such practice.
D)  a professional social worker is negligent or careless.

Question 20

Which of the following should be considered while exploring the means of social work?

Accepted Answer

A)  The additional consequences that could result from accomplishment of the envisioned ends
B)  The direct impact on the targeted people-in-environment
C)  The various "hows" and "ways" you might proceed
D)  The primary and secondary purposes of social work as both a person and a social worker

Exam 5: Social Work Values and Ethical Decision Making

_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional social worker fails to apply a standard, acceptable practice when the circumstances warrant such practice.

Social workers are provided immunity from legal action.

The principle of _____ suggests that people generally have a fundamental right to liberty, freedom, and self-determination.

In which of the following situations is a social worker subjected to litigation?

The principle of autonomy suggests that clients lose their right of self-determination when they consult a social worker.

According to Reamer's seven-step process for ethical problem solving, the first step is to:

Holding time is a technique associated with attachment-based therapies.

A social worker who withholds information about a child from the child's parents cannot be charged with violation of rights.

In the Ethical Principle Screen proposed by Dolgoff et al., truthfulness and full disclosure is the paramount moral and ethical obligation of social work professionals.

A social worker's obligation to inform government authorities of suspected child abuse or neglect falls under the legal ______.

The principle of least harm suggests that people have a right to equal treatment unless a disparity of power or capacity warrants differential treatment.

The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics specifies which values, principles, and standards are most important and ought to outweigh others in instances when they conflict.

_____ is a form of malpractice where a professional makes a mistake in the application of an acceptable practice.

The principle of fidelity or "good faith" suggests that clients and others may expect helping professionals to be honest and to keep their commitments.

Strom-Gottfried found that one of the most common ethical violations committed by social workers involved sexual activity.

Social workers engaged in child welfare work have more risk of being sued than workers in other social work settings.

Malfeasance is a form of malpractice where:

Which of the following should be considered while exploring the means of social work?