Deck 11: Social Work With Selected Client Groups

Question 1

Which of the following is a reason that clients may not be willing to report domestic violence?

A)They see violence as a way to resolve conflict.
B)They are ashamed.
C)They are worried about what other people will think.
D)All of the above.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Social workers are responsible both ethically and legally when confronted by abuse of elderly persons.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

According to the National Center for Elder Abuse, neglect is the most common type of elder abuse reported.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

With increasing technology comes new ways of conducting therapy.Today, online therapy is an accepted practice in social work.

Question 5

Childless adults with HIV can easily acquire Medicaid to pay for their healthcare.

Question 6

As the AIDS epidemic has become more widespread, the stigma has decreased.

Question 7

Practitioner discrimination rarely affects mental health diagnosis.

Question 8

Over two million people in the US are infected with HIV/AIDS with an estimated sixty thousand new cases annually.

Question 9

According to the National Center for Elder Abuse, for every case of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation or self-neglect reported to the local authorities, five cases go unreported.

Question 10

Approximately two-thirds of all elder abuse perpetrators are

A)Non-related caretakers
B)Family members
C)Nursing home staff
D)Neighbors

Question 11

Homicide by intimate partners is the leading cause of premature death for American women.

Question 12

If a client denies the occurrence of domestic violence early in the client-social worker relationship, then the worker should drop the issue.

Question 13

In 1997, Oregon became the first state to allow physician-assisted suicide.

Question 14

People in higher socioeconomic classes consistently receive more frequent and severe diagnoses than individuals in other class levels.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a form of domestic violence?

A)Economic deprivation
B)Sexual violence
C)Stalking
D)Abandonment
E)Social isolation

Question 16

A culture-bound syndrome is behaviors or symptoms unique to members of a specific culture.

Question 17

Women are more likely to be murdered by intimate partners than by any other assailant.

Question 18

Intimate partner violence is defined as violence between

A)Two adults who are intimate.
B)Two adults who live in the same household.
C)Married heterosexual couples.
D)All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true?

A)People in higher socioeconomic classes consistently receive more frequent and severe diagnoses than individuals in other class levels.
B)Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than Whites to be diagnosed with personality disorders or schizophrenia.
C)African American children are more likely to receive a diagnosis of hyperactivity than White and Asian American children.
D)Racial-ethnic minorities are more likely than Whites to be diagnosed with chronic disorders rather than acute disorders.

Question 20

Exploration of sacred stories and symbols and incorporation of art, dance, and poetry are ways in which spiritual matters can be introduced into social work practice.

Question 21

According to Hodge, which of the following is a principle that can guide social workers in the implementation of spiritual assessments?

A)Respect for client self-determination
B)The practitioner's ability to provide culturally competent services
C)The degree to which the norms of the client's faith tradition relate to service provision
D)The salience of spirituality to the client's life
E)All of the above

Question 22

Discuss with the class the current debate in the mental health profession regarding whether or not a social worker has a duty to warn a partner if a client discloses both that he is HIV positive and that he has not informed his partner.

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a concern about of online therapy?

A)Risks to confidentiality
B)Lack of scientific testing to prove effectiveness
C)Credentialing and cross-state issues
D)Higher costs of service

Question 24

Divide the class into two groups.Have one group debate the merits of physician-assisted suicide, while having the other group point out reasons to be opposed to a physician assisting a client in ending his/her life.

Question 25

Discuss the inconsistency between Standard 1.02 of the Code, which asserts that social workers have a responsibility to limit self-determination when people pose a serious risk to themselves or others, and the NASW Standards for Palliative and End of Life Care.
Class Exercises:

Question 26

Discuss what a social worker should do when managed care will not reimburse unless there is a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis.Is it ethical to misdiagnose in order for the client to receive needed services?

Question 27

Discuss how omitting consideration of spiritual or religious orientations that are important to clients can limit the effectiveness of the social worker's efforts.

Question 28

Discuss how the following issues can be ethically addressed in online sessions: explaining the limits of confidentiality and mandated reporting laws; obtaining informed consent; providing the fee structure; discussing record-keeping, and security measures and termination policies.

Question 29

Have members of the class discuss their thoughts related to being present during an assisted suicide, due to a client's request to have their social worker there.

Question 30

Can therapeutic alliances be developed online? Discuss some of the benefits to online therapy verses face-to-face therapy.
Discussion Topics:

Question 31

List the pros and cons of patient-assisted suicide in regards to the NASW Code of Ethics.

Question 32

What ethical concerns are associated with the three stages of end-of-life decision making?

A)Grief of client, grief of family, and choosing to die
B)Life-Palliative care, death by choice, and grief among survivors
C)Grief of family, palliative care, and grief of client
D)None of the above

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT true?

A)There is a high degree of stigma against those infected with HIV/AIDS.
B)Social workers have a clear ethical and legal requirement to report sexually active, HIV/AIDS positive adults who refuse to inform intimate partners of the diagnosis.
C)In most states, single childless adults do not qualify for Medicaid until they become eligible for SSI.
D)People often go to great lengths to conceal their HIV/AIDS status.

Question 34

Discuss some of the costs to society that domestic violence has (judicial, medical, shelter, etc).

Question 35

NASW feels that client self-determination should apply to all aspects of life and death, and affirms the right of any individual to direct his or her care wishes at the end of life.What are your feelings related to social workers' role in presenting clients with end-of-life options?

Question 36

Which of the following did Hodge identify as a concern that emerges with the use of spiritual assessments?

A)Client self-determination and autonomy
B)Religious countertransference
C)Social workers giving spiritual guidance
D)All of the above

Question 37

Discuss the debate within the social work profession concerning a therapist's duty to warn partners that they may be infected with HIV.

Question 38

Discuss with the class the many forms of domestic violence: who it involves, who the client is, and what the treatment outcomes are.