Deck 3: Social Work Values and Ethics

Question 1

The NASW Code of Ethics is composed of all the following primary facets except:

A) Mission
B) Preamble
C) Ethical Standards
D) Bylaws

Answer 1

D

Question 2

_____ is the ethical principle that workers should not share information provided by a client or about a client unless that worker has the client's explicit permission to do so.

A) Privacy
B) Confidentiality
C) Compliance
D) Self determination

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A key concern for military social workers is the basic ethical concept of _____ on the part of individual soldiers.

A) Self-determination
B) Service
C) Social justice
D) Informed consent

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to the NASW Code of Ethics, client _____ is the condition of being free from unauthorized observation or intrusion.

A) Privacy
B) Confidentiality
C) Compliance
D) Self Determination

Question 5

The NASW Code of Ethics includes all of the following core values except:

A) Social justice
B) Ethical dilemmas
C) Integrity
D) Importance of human relationships

Question 6

Applied to social work, client self-determination means that practitioners are responsible for each of the following except:

A) Informing clients about available resources
B) Helping clients define and articulate their alternatives
C) Assisting clients in evaluating the consequences of options
D) Advising clients as to what option is the best for them

Question 7

According to the NASW Code of Ethics, which of the following is considered a social worker's ethical responsibility to colleagues:

A) Informed consent
B) Interdisciplinary collaboration
C) Integrity of the profession
D) Public participation

Question 8

Murphy, a foster care worker, intensely dislikes her co-worker Sheldon, a worker in the same unit. She feels he is lazy, knows little, and fails to take his job seriously. Murphy takes every opportunity to criticize Sheldon behind his back to other workers. This is a violation of the NASW Code of Ethics' ethical responsibility to:

A) Clients
B) The social work profession
C) The broader society
D) Colleagues

Question 9

A(n) _____ is a computerized system by which subscribers are able to communicate to all other subscribers by sending a transmission to one address.

A) Grouptalk
B) Address book
C) Chatroom
D) Listserv

Question 10

____ is described in the core values of the NASW Code of Ethics as holding in high esteem and appreciating individual value.

A) Social justice
B) Importance of human relationships
C) Dignity and worth of the person

Question 11

"Maintaining trustworthiness and sound adherence to moral ideals" describes the _____ value of the NASW Code of Ethics.

A) Integrity
B) Social justice
C) Service
D) Competence

Question 12

All of the following are considered ethical standards of the NASW Code of Ethics except:

A) Social workers' ethical responsibility to clients
B) Social workers' ethical responsibility to colleagues
C) Social workers' ethical responsibility to the broader society
D) Social workers' ethical responsibility to educational programs

Question 13

In the text, Internet ethics is called:

A) Netethics
B) Interethics
C) Netiquette
D) Nethics

Question 14

_____ refers to the condition that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits regardless of their backgrounds and membership in diverse groups.

A) Social justice
B) Importance of human relationships
C) Dignity and worth of the person
D) Economic justice

Question 15

_____ is described in the core values of the NASW Code of Ethics as valuing the dynamic reciprocal interactions between social workers and clients, including how they communicate, think and feel about each other, and behave toward each other.

A) Social justice
B) Importance of human relationships
C) Dignity and worth of the person

Question 16

"Providing help, resources, and benefits so people can achieve their maximum potential" is the definition of the NASW Code of Ethics' core value of:

A) Social justice
B) Integrity
C) Service
D) Importance of human relations

Question 17

Social workers' ethical responsibilities to the broader society include:

A) Client records
B) Billing
C) Social and political action
D) Disputes involving colleagues

Question 18

Sanchez is a job coach for a county social services department. Desdemona is one of Sanchez's clients. His job is to evaluate people's strengths, skills, and interests and link them with appropriate employment. Desdemona emphasizes how she would like to be a sales clerk. She is generally gregarious and outgoing. Sanchez knows Desdemona never graduated from high school. He can't believe that Desdemona would be able to make any money as a sales clerk and he thinks that she would be better able to handle a clerical job such as a secretary. He thinks that she will fail as a sales clerk and doesn't want to see that. Therefore, he decides not to inform Desdemona about available sales clerk positions. Rather, he steers Desdemona to think about becoming a secretary. Sanchez has exhibited a violation of:

A) Social justice
B) Integrity
C) Self determination
D) Competence

Question 19

Frick and Frack are social work counselors at a group home for adolescent girls with emotional and behavioral problems. They and their significant others occasionally have dinner with a mutual friend, Frazzle, a county social services worker, along with his significant other. The three workers regularly compare "battle stories" about their most difficult cases. Sometimes, after a few cocktails, voices elevate and other diners can overhear. This is a violation of principle of:

A) Self determination
B) Containment
C) Confidentiality
D) Communication

Question 20

Which of the following topics was discussed in the section of the text regarding social workers' ethical obligations to help people at the macro level:

A) Establishing an affirmative action policy
B) Providing counseling for domestic violence
C) Researching the instances of child maltreatment

Question 21

The goal of self-determination is to assist clients in making the best, most informed choices possible.

Question 22

Billing is a subcategory of the NASW Code of Ethics ethical standard called social workers' ethical responsibilities to the broader society.

Question 23

Social workers must use critical thinking to resolve ethical issues.

Question 24

Political and civil rights are often referred to as _____ freedoms.

A) Positive
B) Absolute
C) Negative

Question 25

The Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles was developed by the:

A) Council on Social Work Education
B) National Association of Social Workers
C) International Association of Schools of Social Work
D) United Nations General Assembly

Question 26

_____ is the transfer of people across international boundaries to enslave them in some way, usually involving forced labor or sexual exploitation.

A) Illegal immigration
B) Human trafficking
C) Human harvesting
D) Alien abducting

Question 27

Which of the following is true:

A) Social workers must learn to get rid of all their personal values to be an effective generalist practitioner
B) The principle of self-determination allows the practitioner to bend the client towards the worker's values
C) If a social worker strongly believes that a client's religious beliefs could be a detriment to the client, the worker must respect the client's right to make his own decisions
D) Personal values of social workers should always take precedence over professional values

Question 28

Mackenzie is a school social worker who is just beginning a support group for sixth grade children coping with their parents' recent divorces. Early on in the first session she explains to the children the limits of confidentiality. For example, if they share anything about wanting to hurt someone or themselves, committing a crime, or participating in sexual activity, it's her responsibility to report it. Mackenzie is in compliance with the NASW Code of Ethics.

Question 29

An example of social workers' ethical obligations to help people at the macro level could involve implementing a support group for gays and lesbians in the community.

Question 30

Social justice is the provision of help, resources, and benefits so that people may achieve their maximum potential.

Question 31

Sexual harassment is a subcategory in the NASW Code of Ethics, found only under the social workers' ethical responsibility to clients.

Question 32

Integrity means having the necessary skills and abilities to effectively perform work with clients.

Question 33

The example of the 18th Street Gang members in Los Angeles stressed how a global perspective helps social workers.

Question 34

Confidentiality is the condition of being free from unauthorized observation or intrusion.

Question 35

Networking is the establishment of communication and interpersonal interaction among people for the purposes of providing support, exchanging information, or achieving some designated goal.

Question 36

The NASW Code of Ethics includes the dignity and worth of the person as one of its core values.

Question 37

_____ is the process of global integration in which diverse peoples, economies, cultures, and political processes are increasingly subjected to international influences.

A) Economic infusion
B) Cultural competence
C) Worldview
D) Globalization

Question 38

Elvis is a social worker with a caseload of families, mostly young women, receiving public assistance. Priscilla, one of his clients, has worked quite hard to get through a job-training program and find stable employment. They had "hit it off" since the beginning and respected each other's efforts. One day Priscilla casually asks Elvis if he'd be interested in dinner and a movie the following weekend. If he agrees, he is in compliance with the Code of Ethics.

Question 39

Jorge is a job coach for a county social services department. Daisy, age 19, is one of Jorge's clients. His job involves: evaluating people's strengths, skills, and interests; linking them with appropriate employment; and helping them adjust to their work environments. Daisy emphasizes how she would like to get a clerical job like being a secretary or administrative assistant. Daisy says she's generally shy with people and would like a job where she could work in a more solitary manner. Daisy states she has always been good at typing. Jorge knows that Daisy never graduated from high school. He can't believe that Daisy's typing or writing skills are anywhere near adequate for such a position. Therefore, Jorge decides not to inform Daisy about available clerical alternatives. Rather, he steers Daisy to think about becoming a sales clerk. Jorge is in compliance with the NASW Code of Ethics.

Question 40

Social and political action is a subcategory of the NASW Code of Ethics ethical standard called social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients.

Question 41

The NASW Code of Ethics has six core values. Service is one of them-list the other five.

Question 42

Should women be allowed the freedom of choice regarding abortion? Explain your reasons.

Question 43

Explain the four dimensions of international action that were cited in the text.

Question 44

Define human trafficking and cite examples.

Question 45

A social worker is allowed to impose his or her own values on a client if it will be beneficial to that client.

Question 46

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act grants victims immediate permanent residency in the United States.

Question 47

Cite an example of a violation of the social workers' ethical responsibility to clients.

Question 48

Cite the three areas of rights within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and list examples of each.

Question 49

Should schools provide sex education to children? If so, what should be taught? If not, why not?

Question 50

Should people who are critically ill and in intense pain be able to "pull their own plug"-that is, put themselves to death? Explain your answer.

Question 51

An ongoing task for social workers is to identify their personal values and then be sure they are the same as professional values.

Question 52

What issues and concerns face military social workers?

Question 53

How can you protect client confidentiality in this electronic age?

Question 54

Harry is a county Department of Social Services worker whose clients consist primarily of poor female-headed families receiving public assistance. During one of his meetings with Dora, a single mother of three small children, she happily reveals that she is babysitting for several neighborhood children. She is thrilled with the extra income and is proud to share her news with Harry. Regulations state that people receiving public assistance must report any additional income they make. Clients' benefits are then decreased proportionately. Reporting Dora's extra income would probably destroy Harry's relationship with her. She would probably never trust or share anything with Harry again. Dora would probably stop babysitting because it would no longer get her ahead. She is barely making ends meet as it is with her meager public assistance payments. Dora already is participating in a compulsory job training program, preparing her for other full-time employment. What good would it do to report this scanty income, despite the fact that regulations require such reporting? Dora hopefully will get a full-time job soon, at which time public assistance payments will no longer be an issue. What should Harry do?

Question 55

Create a possible scenario in which you might confront an ethical dilemma that goes beyond your own practice with individuals, families, and groups.

Question 56

Conan is Connie's supervisor at the State Department of Corrections in Clinton. They both belong to the state association of correction workers. This association has conferences each year where state workers are asked to present true cases (changing the names, of course) they have had on their jobs. Each year Connie listens to Conan fabricate stories that he claims are true. She knows Conan never works a complete day, and she knows which cases he is assigned during their staff meetings. She is constantly disgusted with this and finally she stands up during Conan's presentation, and shouts "Conan, you barbarian, you know you are lying. You are disgraceful."
A. According to the NASW Code of Ethics, was Connie in compliance or violation of the ethical standards?
B. Under which ethical standard of the NASW Code of Ethics does this example fall?

Question 57

The United States is the most common destination for victims of human trafficking.

Question 58

Ping is a social worker at a mental health center that provides individual and group counseling for a wide range of problems and issues. One of Ping's clients is Cheyenne, age 14, who is depressed and potentially suicidal. During one of their individual counseling sessions Cheyenne tells Ping that she is sexually active. She states that if she gets pregnant with her current boyfriend, she will surely kill herself. Cheyenne asks Ping to help her get some form of contraception, possibly from Planned Parenthood. Cheyenne indicates her boyfriend refuses to use condoms because he says he doesn't like to feel restricted. Ping knows Cheyenne's parents are very religious and are fervently against premarital sex. They would never consent to Cheyenne using contraception. They would vehemently not allow Ping to interfere in this matter. But, what about Cheyenne's life and well-being? What should Ping do?

Question 59

List four of the six ethical standards in the NASW Code of Ethics.

Question 60

Internationally, social work organizations are increasingly active in combating human rights violations.