NASW Code of Ethics
Service, Social Justice, Inherent Dignity and Worth of the Individual, Importance of Human Relationships, Integrity, and Competence are known as what?
What are the social work core values?
You have concerns about a medical condition with a family member with whom you are working so you ask someone with expertise about the condition.
What is consultation?
When working with a family whose child is acting out, who is the client?
What is the family (or family system)
When a family works with a helping professional they can expect that what they share will be kept private - with a few exceptions.
What is confidentiality?
Recognizing the Problem
What is the first step in confronting a potential ethical dilemma?
Or
What is the first step in ethical decision-making
Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner
What is integrity?
A family asked you to provide therapy to them even thought you are not a therapist. You explain that it would be wrong for you to do this. In other words it would be ________________.
What is unethical?
When the worker has a question regarding a family on their case-load they talk to their boss about it during their weekly meeting? This is called ________
What is supervision?
Sometimes we must break confidentiality or give personal information to an insurance company. When we begin working with a family we must tell them the reasons we would be required to do those things. They sign a paper stating they understand.
What is informed consent?
This problem has no clear solution and you must weigh several competing social work values to make a decision.
What is an ethical dilemma?
Social workers pursue social change, particularly with and on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups of people.
What is social justice
All helping professionals should provide services only in the areas in which they are knowledgeable.
What is knowledge and/or competence?
Workers should be aware of how their _____values, can influence their thoughts and perceptions of the families with whom they work.
What are personal values?
Helping professionals must contact the proper agencies if they suspect child abuse, child neglect, incest, elder abuse or if the client says that they have a plan to harm themselves or others.
What is a mandated reporter?
When making ethical decisions one will often need to consider the problems, the people, the role of the helper, the agency involvement, and possibly other things that can influence the situation.
What is investigating the variables involved?
Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity
What is inherent dignity and worth of the individual?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is: Set aside our personal values and recognize that the professional value of client self-determination takes precedence.
You meet a new client family for the first time and discover that this family has two moms. Your personal values make this uncomfortable for you. Your job is to
What is set aside personal values because the professional values take precedence?
If a helping professional determines that there is clear and imminent danger to someone a client vows to harm, the helping professional has a duty to warn and protect the intended victim by informing the responsible authorities.
What is Tarasoff?
You made a list of the variables involved in the ethical dilemma but want to talk through them with someone else.
What is seeking feedback
We work to strengthen relationships in order to promote, restore and enhance the well-being of individuals, families, groups and communities.
What is the importance of human relationships?
We refer clients to someone if their concern is outside of our area of expertise. We do not refer someone for this reason.
What is referring someone whose values/morals/beliefs are different from our own.
Before we rush to judge a family whose background is different from ours, we must learn about their customs, practices, and family dynamics.
What is cultural competence
Your pastor calls you about a family in the church and tells you that the family told him/her that you work with them. You pastor states that she/he is concerned that the dad might be drinking and have anger problems. The pastor then asks if that is an area where she/he can be "praying" for the family. You respond that you cannot confirm or deny the identity of any clients with whom you work.
What is confidentiality?
You have made a list of the variables, you sought feedback about the variables, and have identified the ethical values that are in conflict. You are now in the process of determining next steps before you make a decision.
What is evaluating the dilemma?