Deck 5: Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice

Question 1

A value can BEST be defined as:

A) a society's system of beliefs, principles, and traditions that guide behaviors and practices
B) a system of moral principles and perceptions about right versus wrong
C) customs considered desirable by a culture
D) the National Association of Social Worker's Code of Ethics

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The BEST definition of ethics is:

A) a society's system of beliefs, principles, and traditions that guide behaviors and practices
B) the National Association of Social Worker's Code of Ethics
C) customs considered desirable by a culture
D) a system of moral principles and perceptions about right versus wrong

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Value conflicts occur when:

A) the social worker's value system comes in conflict with the duties of the employer
B) the social worker doesn't understand an ethical standard
C) the social worker must choose between two conflicting ethical standards
D) the social worker's values clash with a client, agency, coworker, or society

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Catholic Social Services has established an explicit policy which states that under no circumstances are professional staff permitted to address or refer clients for an abortion. A non-Catholic and pro-choice social worker is hired at Catholic Social Services. On the first day of employment, the social worker is assigned to a client who appears to want to consider an abortion. Which of the following BEST describes this situation?

A) ethical situation
B) value conflict
C) religious conflict
D) policy conflict

Question 5

Value clarification is the process of exploring

A) a client's intent to commit crimes against society
B) society's discriminative values that are systematically directed to all populations of risk
C) one's own values and comparing them to others
D) the subconscious motives of a client whose culture is quite different from the social worker

Question 6

By definition, a code of ethics is:

A) a document established over time on the basis of case law and the outcomes of various malpractice lawsuits
B) a document that provides specific guidelines for appropriate and expected professional behavior
C) one's own value system
D) an internal process hidden deep within the subconscious of every human being

Question 7

A key to establishing a trusting relationship is for the social worker to respect the client's

A) confidentiality
B) defense mechanisms
C) parents and family
D) all of the above

Question 8

What is included as a part of informed consent?

A) the client or his or her guardian must give written permission
B) the client must know what specific information is going to be shared and the reasons for sharing
C) the client must know a time limit for when the information can be shared
D) all of the above

Question 9

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (better known as HIPAA) is designed to:

A) detect child abuse
B) oversee the proper usage of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
C) protect the rights of consumers of health related services
D) monitor the use of health care

Question 10

Boundaries are difficult to delineate in social work practice because:

A) when clients share private information, the relationship appears personal and intimate
B) jurisdictional regulations always conflict with social work values and ethics
C) the boundaries have no concrete definitions to identify when they exist
D) there is always a conflict of interest that affects the role of the social worker

Question 11

Which is an acceptable strategy to help decide if self-disclosure is an appropriate technique?

A) knowing the agency's policies on the use of self-disclosure
B) assessing the appropriateness, benefits, and cost of sharing such information
C) consulting with colleagues and supervisors regarding the use of self-disclosure
D) all of the above
E) never; none of the above strategies are appropriate

Question 12

What questions can the social worker ask oneself in the process of clarifying values?

Question 13

Identify three of the six cores values of the social work profession.

Question 14

A social worker MUST breach confidentiality under which two conditions?