ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS PROFESSIONALS
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE BROADER SOCIETY & Social Work Profession
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS
RESPONSIBILITIES IN PRACTICE SETTINGS
100
Service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence are known as what?
What is ethical principles based on social work’s core values
100
Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner. This is the ethical principle and value ______________.
What is Integrity.
100
Advocate Annie manages a booth for her agency at community events. She passes out information to inform community members of social policies, current needs and institutions. She is working with the standard ________________________________.
What is Public Participation
100
Therapist Sam is working with Juvinlie Johnny to identify and clarify his goals while in detention, even though Johnny is driving Sam crazy with his lazy attitude. Sam is respecting Johnny's __________________________.
What is Self­ Determination.
100
Phil has cancelled his supervision for the past 3 weeks because he feels he has the necessary knowledge and skill to work independently. In doing so, Phil is not adhering to the ethical standard to receive _____________ and ______________.
What is Supervision and Consultation
200
Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems. This is the ethical principal and value known as ____________.
What is Service.
200
Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise. This is the ethical principle and value ____________.
What is Competence.
200
Crisis worker Craig turns on the TV and sees in the next state a tornado has destroyed several large metropolitan cities. Craig volunteers to provide appropriate professional services to the greatest extent possible. Craig is fulfilling his ethical obligation to help in ________________________.
What is Public Emergencies
200
Jane, LCSW, attends conferences, trainings, and tells her clients she is unable to do hypnosis because she has not yet learned it well enough. This is an example of __________.
What is Competence.
200
LCSW/Teacher LaTesha is teaching a child development class to social workers at the local college. She give grades arbitrarily without a fair means of evaluation, and presents information outside her areas of knowledge and competence. In doing so, she is breaking the ethical standard of _____________________.
What is Education and Training
300
Social workers challenge social injustice. This is the ethical principal and value known as ______________.
What is social justice.
300
Rick chooses not to practice, condone, facilitate, or collaborate in discussions on limiting others access to quality services based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, religion, immigration status, or mental or physical disability. This would be __________________.
What is discrimination
300
Research Ralph, LCSW monitors and evaluates policies, the implementation of programs, and practice interventions in his private practice. Ralph is adhering to the ethical standard of _______________________________.
What is Evaluation and Research.
300
Master's student Michael is in a staffing meeting where they are assigning cases. Supervisor Susan tells Michael he has been requested specifically. Michael reads the name and realizes it is the husband of his wife's colleague and remembers that this colleague said she wanted him to see a therapist and was asking where you worked. Seeing him would be a __________________.
What is Conflict of Interest
300
Burned-out Brenda saves all her documentation work for the end of the week. Often she puts in 2 hours to write all her assessments, case notes and letters to the courts each week. She often includes inaccurate details as she cannot remember exactly what happened in the session, and misrepresents the services provided. These actions go against the standard of accurate _____________________ in the practice setting.
What is Client Records
400
Social workers respect the inherent dignity and worth of the person. This is the ethical principle and value known as _________.
What is Dignity and Worth of the Person.
400
Dating Daffeny has stayed out until 4 a.m. for the past 2 weeks with her boyfriend Beau. In her session which begin at 8:00 a.m. she struggles to stay awake and alert. Daffeny is allowing her _________________ to interfere with her professional responsibilities.
What is Private Conduct
400
Sally seeks to dispell myths about social workers and informs others about NASW and other governing bodies of the field of Social Work. She is working to maintain the _____________________.
What is Integrity of the Profession
400
Client Clint signs a release of information for his therapist to talk to his Bishop. This follows the standard of _______________.
What is Privacy and Confidentiality.
400
Sharp Sherry discusses with her new client whether consultation with the previous service provider is in the client’s best interest and discuss with potential clients the nature of the clients’ current relationship with other service providers and the implications, including possible benefits or risks, of entering into a relationship with a new service provider. Sherry is being careful to follow the ethical standard of _________________.
What is Client Transfer
500
Social workers recognize the central importance of human relationships. This is the ethical principle and value known as ______________.
What is Importance of Human Relationships
500
________________ is the standard in which Social workers should take responsibility and credit, including authorship credit, only for work they have actually performed and to which they have contributed. Social workers should honestly acknowledge the work of and the contributions made by others.
What is Acknowledging Credit
500
Social workers should promote the general welfare of society, from local to global levels, and the development of people, their communities, and their environments. This standard is known as _________________.
What is Social Welfare
500
Complaining Connie, MSW receives correction from her supervisor for using inaccurate, disrespectful, derogatory language in written and verbal communications to or about clients. Connie violated the ethical standard of ____________________.
What is Derogatory Language
500
Advocate Adam engages in organized action, including the formation of and participation in labor unions, to improve services to clients and working conditions in ways that are guided by the profession’s values, ethical principles, and ethical standards. He is following the ethical standard of ___________________________.
What is Labor­ Management Disputes
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