Law & Order: SWU (Social Work Unit)
The primary document that outlines the ethical principles and standards of conduct for social workers:
A. NASW Code of Ethics
B. Florida Administrative Codes
C. Social Work Code of Conduct
What is the NASW Code of Ethics?
The initial step a social worker should take upon meeting a new client for the first time:
A. developing a treatment plan collaboratively with the client B. summarizing progress, reviewing goals, and discussing follow-up options C. building rapport and establishing a therapeutic relationship
What is building rapport and establishing a therapeutic relationship?
TRUE OR FALSE:
A boundary crossing becomes a violation when it causes harm to the client's well-being or the professional relationship.
What is TRUE?
TRUE OR FALSE:
A conflict of interest occurs when a social worker's personal, financial, or professional interests interfere with their ability to effectively perform their duties.
What is TRUE?
Under this federal law in the United States, healthcare professionals are required to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients' health information.
A. Privacy Act
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
C. Confidentiality
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
Social workers are bound by this ethical principle to keep client information private;
A. Commitment to clients
B. Confidentiality
C. Integrity
What is the principle of confidentiality?
After conducting an assessment, the subsequent step a social worker should typically take in the intervention process
A. developing a treatment plan collaboratively with the client B. summarizing progress, reviewing goals, and discussing follow-up options C. building rapport and establishing a therapeutic relationship
What is developing a treatment plan collaboratively with the client?
Social workers must strive to be culturally competent, which involves recognizing and respecting the diversity of clients' backgrounds, including these aspects:
A. Race and ethnicity
B. Religion and culture
C. Socioeconomic status
D. All of the above
What is All of the above?
This theory of human development, proposed by Jean Piaget, describes the progression through four stages from infancy to adolescence focusing on cognitive development.
A. Identity vs. Role Confusion
B. Preconventional level
C. Theory of Cognitive Development
What is Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development?
This assessment tool is frequently used to screen for depression in clinical settings.
A. PHQ-9
B. GAD-7
C. DAST
C.
What is the PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9)?
The term that describes a situation where a social worker holds two or more roles simultaneously with a client, such as therapist and employer
A. Exploitation
B. Conflict of Interest
C. Dual Relationship
What is a dual relationship?
the final step a social worker should take when concluding work with a client
A. developing a treatment plan collaboratively with the client B. summarizing progress, reviewing goals, and discussing follow-up options C. building rapport and establishing a therapeutic relationship
What is termination of services, including summarizing progress, reviewing goals, and discussing follow-up options?
This ethical principle guides social workers to challenge social injustice, advocate for vulnerable populations, and promote equitable access to resources and opportunities
A. Social work values
B. Social Justice
C. Community Organization
What is the principle of social justice?
According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, adolescents are primarily concerned with this conflict.
A. Identity vs. Role Confusion
B. Preconventional level
C. Theory of Cognitive Development
What is Identity vs. Role Confusion?
DSM-5 categorizes this disorder under Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders, characterized by prolonged emotional distress after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event.
A. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
B. Bipolar Affective Disorder
C. Dissociative Disorder
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Social workers must ensure that clients have a clear understanding of the purpose, risks, and benefits of treatment before they provide this:
A. Values B. Informed Consent C. A Release of Information
What is informed consent?
When working with a client experiencing a crisis, what is the optimal approach for the social worker to take?
A. Assessing the level of danger and ensuring the safety of the client and others
B. Providing immediate support and safety measures while assessing the situation and determining appropriate interventions?
C. Exploring protective factors and developing a safety plan if necessary
What is providing immediate support and safety measures while assessing the situation and determining appropriate interventions?
After establishing goals with a client, the next action in the treatment planning process
A. Identifying specific interventions and strategies to achieve those goals
B. Exploring protective factors and developing a safety plan if necessary
C. Diagnose the client
What is identifying specific interventions and strategies to achieve those goals?
This evidence-based treatment is designed primarily for Borderline Personality Disorder and incorporates mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.
A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
C. Motivational Interviewing
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
A clinical social worker's primary ethical responsibility when faced with a client's disclosure of intent to harm themselves or others:
A. Develop a safety plan with the client
B. Take steps to ensure safety while simultaneously holding the client's confidentiality
C. Prioritize safety and adhere to ethical guidelines, which sometimes require breaking confidentiality to prevent imminent harm
What is prioritize safety and adhere to ethical guidelines, which sometimes require breaking confidentiality to prevent imminent harm?
This ethical principle emphasizes the right of clients to make their own decisions about their lives and treatment, even if those decisions are not what the social worker would choose.
A. Informed Consent B. Confidentiality C. Self-determination
What is the principle of self-determination?
The first action a social worker should take when responding to a client in crisis
A. Assessing the level of danger and ensuring the safety of the client and others
B. Providing immediate support and safety measures while assessing the situation and determining appropriate interventions?
C. Exploring protective factors and developing a safety plan if necessary
What is assessing the level of danger and ensuring the safety of the client and others?
The best action for a social worker to take upon identifying potential risk factors for self-harm or harm to others in a client
A. Assessing the level of danger and ensuring the safety of the client and others
B. Providing immediate support and safety measures while assessing the situation and determining appropriate interventions?
C. Exploring protective factors and developing a safety plan if necessary
What is conducting a thorough risk assessment, including exploring protective factors and developing a safety plan if necessary?
This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns to improve mood and behaviors, often used in treating depression and anxiety.
A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
C. Motivational Interviewing
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
The primary diagnosis associated with pervasive patterns of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, often evidenced by deceitfulness, impulsivity, aggressiveness, and lack of remorse:
A. Borderline personality disorder
B. Narcissistic personality disorder
C. Antisocial Personality Disorder
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)?