Law & Ethics Quiz Flashcards
(75 cards)
1
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- _____ The NASW Code of Ethics is a set of rules that prescribe all behaviors in complexities of professional work and practice
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False
2
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- _____ Clinicians should take additional steps if necessary to ensure a client’s comprehension of the informed consent contract.
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True
3
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- _____ The Code of Ethics (COE) does not cover research activities of social workers.
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False
4
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- _____ Couples should be informed that both reconciliation and divorce are possible outcomes of therapy
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True
5
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- _____ The NASW COE is relevant to all social workers and social work students, regardless of their professional functions, the settings in which they work, or the populations they serve.
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True
6
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- _____ Therapists should terminate services if they wish to pursue a social, financial, sexual relationship with a client.
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False
7
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- _____ The COE requires social workers to make every effort to foster the self-determination of clients.
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True
8
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- _____ When treating a couple, the clinician only needs informed consent from one individual.
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False
9
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- _____ A therapist should document that the therapist obtained informed consent for treatment from the client.
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True
10
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- _____ The COE does not address the issue of fees.
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False
11
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- _____ The therapist has an ethical duty to inform clients of possible outcomes of treatment.
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True
12
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- _____ A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if a client has any thoughts suicide.
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False
13
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- _____ The COE requires respect for clients’ privacy
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True
14
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- _____ The COE does not offer guidelines for disputes among colleagues.
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False
15
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- _____ A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is a reasonable suspicion child abuse.
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True
16
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- _____ A therapist is required to exert privilege if a husband calls and asks for information about his wife’s treatment.
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False
17
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- _____ According to the COE, you should only accept a job that you have the skills to perform.
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True
18
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- _____ If a client has a plan to vandalize someone’s car, the therapist should warn both the victim and the police.
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False
19
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- _____ A therapist can make exceptions to confidentiality rules if the therapist’s clients a involved in a federally funded research project.
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False
20
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- _____ A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is a reasonable suspicion domestic violence.
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False
21
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- _____ A therapist can refuse to treat a client if the client practices a fundamental religion.
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False
22
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- _____ Therapists have an ethical responsibility to take reasonable care in maintaining client confidentiality while using electronic devices
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True
23
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- _____ As a supervisor, you should not have sexual relationships with supervisees.
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True
24
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- _____ If an HIV+ client discloses intent to have unprotected sex with someone, the therapist has a duty to warn that individual.
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False
25
25. _____ If a therapist is in doubt about practice, the COE requires that the therapist seek the advice of supervisors and colleagues.
True
26
26. _____ The term privilege relates to the release of information in a legal setting
True
27
27. _____ Clients must give specific consent if the therapist plans to record the session
True
28
28. _____ Social workers do not need to promote or facilitate research since the primary goal is to help people in need and address social problems.
False
29
29. _____ If a lawyer subpoenas a client’s records without a release, the therapist should provide the information immediately.
False
30
30. _____ Privilege is suspended if either the client or the therapist sue each other.
True
31
31. _____ As a supervisor, it is your ethical duty to make orderly and explicit arrangements regarding relationships with supervisees.
True
32
32. _____ Social workers who are teachers or field instructors should take steps to ensure that clients understand when services are being provided by a student.
True
33
33. _____ As a therapist, it is unethical to solicit the client(s) of a colleague.
True
34
34. _____ If a therapist receives a subpoena for testimony, the therapist should exert privilege and contact the client.
False
35
35. _____ The COE requires that social workers report unethical colleagues, but does not specify who to report them to.
True
36
36. _____ A Tarasoff condition only exists if a client makes a serious threat to harm an identifiable victim
False
37
37. _____ As a social worker, it is unethical to accept a job in an agency that is under public sanction from the NASW.
True
38
38. _____ Therapists have an ethical duty to collaborate or refer to improve and protect the health and well being of their clients
True
39
39. _____ The COE prohibits social workers from criticizing the social work profession.
False
40
40. _____ If a therapist receives a court order for a client's record and believes the release would be harmful to the client, the therapist should first advocate for no release or limited release of information.
True
41
41. _____ The COE encourages practitioners to become involved in establishing agency policy.
True
42
42. _____ Therapists should investigate child abuse if they have a reasonable suspicion.
False
43
43. _____ Clinicians should not engage in dual or multiple relationships with clients or former clients where there is a risk of potential harm to the client.
True
44
44. _____ Ethically, students cannot be placed in agencies that are under sanction by the NASW.
True
45
45. _____ When dual or multiple relationships are unavoidable, clients are responsible for setting clear, appropriate boundaries.
False
46
46. _____ Therapists should avoid initiating treatment when there is a known dual relationship.
True
47
47. _____ Social workers are required to keep current on practice knowledge developments.
True
48
48. _____ When clinicians provide services to two or more people who have a relationship to each other (e.g., couples, family members), the clinicians should clarify the nature of their professional responsibilities to each individual.
True
49
49. _____ Clients should be informed of their rights regarding services.
True
50
50. _____ The COE does not require the identification of risks because they are unknown.
False
51
51. _____ When clinicians provide services to a couple, a “no-secrets” policy is required.
True
52
52. _____ Clinicians should under no circumstances engage in sexual activities or sexual contact with current clients, whether such contact is consensual or forced.
True
53
53. _____ Clinicians should only provide clinical services to individuals with whom they have had a prior sexual relationship after a reasonable amount of time has passed.
False
54
54. _____ As a supervisor, you are responsible for the actions of your supervisee
True
55
55. _____ Social isolation of an elder or dependent adult is a reportable offense.
True
56
56. _____ Client records are the property of the client.
False
57
57. _____ Parents have the right to access their child’s mental health records.
True
58
58. _____ The COE urges practitioners to adhere to commitments made to employing organizations.
True
59
59. _____ It is acceptable to receive compensation for the referral of professional clients.
False
60
60. _____ Clinicians have an ethical duty to discuss with clients how insurance companies will manage their confidential information.
True
61
61. _____ The COE indicates that social workers should discuss their policies around the use of technology in the provision of services.
True
62
62. _____ Since clients have universal access to the internet, employing the use of technology is an acceptable practice for all clients.
False
63
63. _____ According to the COE, clients should provide consent before audio and/or video recordings of sessions are made or viewed with a third party.
True
64
64. _____ Clients do not need to provide consent when a supervisor or third party is observing the session.
False
65
65. _____ Clinicians may reasonably perform an internet search on a client without consent in order to prevent imminent and foreseeable harm to the client or others.
True
66
66. _____ Social workers do not need particular knowledge or skills to employ the use of technology in the provision of services.
False
67
67. _____ According to research, technology is used consistently across cultural groups, so social workers do not need to take a client’s cultural background into consideration when deciding on the use of technology in treatment.
False
68
68. _____ The COE states that social workers should avoid communicating with clients using technology around personal or non-work-related purposes.
True
69
69. _____ A social worker should avoid accepting “friend” requests from clients on their personal Facebook page to avoid boundary confusion or harm to the client.
True
70
70. _____ Social workers can post personal information on professional websites or other social media sites without taking into consideration its potential effects on clients
False
71
71. _____ When working with couples or families, agreements should be made regarding whether confidential information may be exchanged in person or electronically, among clients or with others outside of sessions.
True
72
72. _____ Social workers do not need to obtain informed consent before performing an internet search on a client.
False
73
73. _____ Social workers do not necessarily need to use formal safeguards when using electronic communication.
False
74
74. _____ Social workers should NOT, under any circumstances, engage in sexual communication with a client through the use of technology or in person.
True
75
75. _____ Social workers should avoid unwarranted criticism of colleagues in electronic communication and on social media sites.
True
