Question 1

Using &#34;creative&#34; therapies such as &#34;re-birthing&#34; or &#34;re-parenting&#34; is ethical despite the&#10;lack of supporting research as long as the client says it's OK.

Accepted Answer

Ethical practice in therapy requires evidence-based methods and informed consent, not just client approval, especially when safety and efficacy are in question.

Question 2

Client confidentiality can never be violated under any circumstances.

Accepted Answer

Client confidentiality can be breached under certain circumstances, such as when there is a legal obligation to report, a risk of harm to the client or others, or with the client's consent.

Question 3

&#34;Informed consent&#34; means that&#8230;&#10;A) the social worker can use any intervention they choose as long as the client&#10;Agrees to it&#10;B) the social worker has informed the client about the nature of the intervention&#10;She has recommended&#10;C) the client has voluntarily agreed to participate in the intervention&#10;D) b and c

Accepted Answer

Informed consent involves both informing the client about the nature of the intervention (B) and ensuring that the client voluntarily agrees to participate (C).

Question 4

Social workers can never challenge court orders for full disclosure of client case notes.

Accepted Answer

Social workers can challenge court orders for full disclosure of client case notes if they believe it violates client confidentiality or ethical guidelines, but the final decision rests with the court.

Question 5

The Tarasoff case is important because it demonstrated&#8230;..&#10;A) the importance of protecting client confidentiality at all costs&#10;B) the practitioner's &#34;duty to warn&#34; possible victims of a client's imminent threat&#10;Of violence&#10;C) breaching ethics by having sexual relations with a client&#10;D) the need for practitioners to protect themselves from violent clients

Accepted Answer

The Tarasoff case established the legal precedent for the "duty to warn," where mental health professionals have a responsibility to warn potential victims if a client poses an imminent threat of violence.

Question 6

Starting a romantic and sexual relationship with a client is considered ethically acceptable as soon as the case is officially terminated.

Accepted Answer

Engaging in a romantic or sexual relationship with a former client is generally considered unethical due to potential power imbalances and the risk of exploiting the client's vulnerability, regardless of the case's termination.

Question 7

The main purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to&#8230;&#10;A) see that clients who breach practice ethics are sanctioned&#10;B) review the license applications for independent social work practitioners&#10;C) design and revise ethical codes of conduct for practitioners&#10;D) review applications of researchers to see that client's rights are protected

Accepted Answer

The main purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to review research proposals to ensure that the rights and welfare of human subjects are protected.

Question 8

Malpractice can be charged when a social worker&#8230;.&#10;A) was shown to have deliberately harmed a client as a result of an intervention&#10;B) the practitioner did not use an evidence-based practice&#10;C) the social worker's intervention deviated from the standard of care&#10;D) a and c

Accepted Answer

Malpractice can be charged when a social worker deliberately harms a client or when their intervention deviates from the standard of care, as both situations can result in harm to the client.

Question 9

The bioethicist Arthur Caplan makes the argument that&#8230;.&#10;A) Involuntary treatment is always unethical&#10;B) Treatment cannot be defined as &#34;involuntary&#34;&#10;C) Aggressive child sex abusers should be placed on a desert island forever&#10;D) Involuntary treatment can help to restore a client's autonomy

Accepted Answer

Arthur Caplan argues that involuntary treatment can sometimes be justified if it helps restore a client's autonomy, as it may enable them to make decisions for themselves in the future.

Question 10

Ethical and liability risks&#8230;.&#10;A) are low-frequency/high risk events that cannot be predicted or reduced&#10;B) are easily resolved by the practitioner through self-disclosure of personal&#10;Feelings&#10;C) can be reduced by careful assessment of client's high risk behaviors&#10;D) a and c

Accepted Answer

Ethical and liability risks can be reduced by careful assessment of a client's high-risk behaviors, allowing practitioners to implement strategies to mitigate these risks.

Deck 3: Essential Ethics in Social Work Practice