Values and Ethics- True or False

Social workers do not need particular knowledge or skills to employ the use of technology in the provision of services.

False- Do need

The COE does not address the issue of fees.

False- Does

The COE does not offer guidelines for disputes among colleagues.

False- Does

The COE does not require the identification of risks because they are unknown.

False- Does

The Code of Ethics does not cover research activities of social works.

False- Does cover

The COE prohibits social workers from criticizing the social worker profession.

False- Encourages

Clients do not need to provide consent when a supervisor or third party is observing the session.

False- Need

If a lawyer subpoenas a client's records without a release, and the therapist is unable to contact the client, the therapist should turn over the records.

False- Need release

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- Never provide

Social workers have no obligation to promote or facilitate research since the primary goal is to help people in need and address social problems.

False- Obligation to contribute to knowledge in the field

Therapists should investigate child abuse if they have a reasonable suspicion.

False- Report

Since the clients have universal access to the internet, employing the use of technology is an acceptable practice for all clients.

False- Some

The NASW Code of Ethics is a set of rules that prescribe all behaviors in complexities of professional work and practice.

False- The NASW Code of Ethics is a guide for conduct in situations that have ethical implications.

Therapists should terminate services if they wish to pursue a social, financial, or sexual relationship with a client.

False- Unethical and constitutes a boundary violation

Social workers can post personal information on professional websites or other social media sites without taking into consideration its potential effects on clients.

False- With taking into consideration

When clinicians provide services to a couple, a "no secrets" policy is required.

False- best practice but not required

Client records are the property of the client.

False- clinician

Social workers do not need to obtain informed consent before performing an internet search on a client.

False- only do if imminent

Social workers do not necessarily need to use formal safeguards when using electronic communications

False- should

It is acceptable to receive compensation for the referral of professional clients.

False- unacceptable/ unethical

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-Do need to take

If a client has a plan to vandalize someone's car, the therapist should warn both the victim and the police.

False-Property Damage is not count

If a therapist receives a court order for client records, the therapist should assert privilege and contact the client.

False-Should contact legal counsel

A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if the client is suicidal.

False-necessary to prevent serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm to the client

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

A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is reasonable suspicion of child abuse.

True

A therapist should document that the therapist obtained informed consent for treatment from the client.

True

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

According to the COE, you should only accept a job that you have the skills to perform.

True

As a social worker, it is unethical to accept a job in an agency that public sanction from the NASW

True

As a supervisor, it is your ethical duty to make orderly and explicit arrangements regarding relationships with supervisees.

True

As a supervisor, you are responsible for the actions of your supervisees.

True

As a supervisor, you should not have sexual relationships with supervisees.

True

As a therapist, it is unethical to solicit the clients of a colleague.

True

Clients must give specific consent if the therapist plans to record the session.

True

Clients should be informed of their rights regarding services.

True

Clinicians have an ethical duty to discuss with clients how insurance companies will manage their confidential information.

True

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

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

Clinicians should take additional steps if necessary to insure a client's comprehension of the informed consent contract.

True

Clinicians should under no circumstance engage in sexual activities or sexual contact with current clients, whether such contact is consensual or forced.

True

Couples should be informed that both reconciliation and divorce are possible outcomes of therapy.

True

Ethically, students cannot be placed in agencies that are under sanction by the NASW.

True

If a therapist is in doubt about practice, the COE requires that the therapist seek the advice of supervisors and colleagues.

True

If a therapist receives a court order for client records and believes the release would be harmful to the client, the therapist should first advocate for no release or a limited release of information.

True

Parents have the right to access their child's mental health records.

True

Privilege is suspended if either the client or the therapist sues the other.

True

Social isolation of an elder or dependent adult is a reportable offense.

True

Social workers are required to keep current on practice knowledge developments.

True

Social workers should NOT, under any circumstances, engage in sexual communication with a client through the use of technology or in person.

True

Social workers should avoid unwarranted criticism of colleagues in electronic communication and on social media sites.

True

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

The COE indicates that social workers should discuss their policies around the use of technology in the provision of services.

True

The COE requires practitioners to become involved in establishing agency policy.

True

The COE requires respect for client's privacy.

True

The COE requires social workers to make every effort to foster the self-determination of clients.

True

The COE requires that social workers report unethical colleagues but does not specify who to report them to.

True

The COE states that social workers should avoid communicating with clients using technology around personal or non-work-related purposes.

True

The COE urges practitioners to adhere to commitments made to employing organizations.

True

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.

True

The term privilege relates to the release of information in a legal setting.

True

The therapist has an ethical duty to inform clients of possible outcomes of treatment.

True

Therapists have an ethical duty to collaborate or refer to improve and protect the health and well being of their clients.

True

Therapists have an ethical responsibility to take reasonable care in maintaining client confidentiality while using electronic devices.

True

Therapists should avoid initiating treatment when there is a known dual relationship.

True

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

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

A therapist can make exceptions of confidentiality rules if the therapist's clients are involved in a federally funded research project.

False

A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is a reasonable suspicion of domestic violence.

False

A Tarasoff condition only exists if a client makes a serious threat to harm an identifiable victim.

False- A Tarasoff condition may exist if a family member contacts the therapist with the specific information or if in the social worker's judgement the threat exists.

When treating a couple, the clinician only needs informed consent from one individual.

False- Both

A therapist can refuse to treat a client if the client practices a fundamental religion.

False- Can't refuse on basis of religion

When dual or multiple relationships are unavoidable, clients are responsible for setting clear, appropriate boundaries.

False- Clinician

If an HIV+ client discloses intent to have unprotected sex with someone, the therapist has a legal duty to warn that individual.

False- Confidentiality

A therapist is require to exert privilege if a husband calls and asks for information about his wife's treatment.

False- Confidentiality, privilege is a legal term