Deck 9: Challenging Practice Conditions

Question 1

A personal boundary refers to the behavior that is appropriate given the role a person has in the relationship.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Social workers are encouraged to have dual relationships with clients.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Cultural differences between the worker and client can also create transference reactions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Practitioners who work with children must have a solid understanding of child development and be knowledgeable about the physical, cognitive, and psychological milestones for each stage of maturation.

Question 5

Which are inappropriate boundaries between worker and client?

A)Worker and client go out for coffee after a session.
B)Worker tells the client about his personal life and problems.
C)Worker has outside business relations with the client.
D)Worker declines the request to be a family member's social worker.

Question 6

Which of the following are examples of client transference reactions:

A)A client expresses gratitude toward a worker for the worker's services.
B)A client whose father died when he was young idolizes his male social worker and creates opportunities for him to demonstrate care and concern for him.
C)A client who was emotionally abused by his mother behaves cautiously with his social worker because he expects her to manipulate him.
D)A client presents only positive information to his social worker out of a reaction to his mother who was very critical of him as a child.

Question 7

Which of the following are examples of countertransference reactions:

A)The worker develops romantic feelings for a client because he resembles his deceased fiancée.
B)Out of an unmet need to feel worthy, the worker elevates her importance in the client's life and engages in behaviors that encourage the client to be dependent on the worker.
C)The worker consults with her supervisor about the client's issues.
D)A worker who is in an unhealthy personal relationship feels angry with a client who chooses to remain in an abusive relationship.

Question 8

What are some advantages to working with clients in their homes?

A)The effectiveness of home-based services is enhanced because of the ability to easily involve the client's social support system and because clients can easily adapt newly formed skills to the reality of their personal environment.
B)Direct involvement in the client's environment often leads social workers to become neighborhood and community advocates for mezzo and macro changes that will benefit their clients.
C)Clients are less likely to miss appointments when not constricted to the worker's schedule or the need to procure transportation.
D)Workers are at a lower safety risk when visiting clients in their homes.

Question 9

What are some potential negative consequences if workers allow for the boundaries in the helping relationship to become blurred?

Question 10

What are the sources from where social workers can gather information when conducting assessment with children?