Social Work ch.6

Which is most likely to confront a social worker when she or he is faced with too few resources for too many clients?

ethical dilemma

A key to establishing a trusting relationship is for the social worker to respect the client's

confidentiality

The best definition of ethics is:

a system of moral principles and perceptions about right versus wrong

What is included as a part of informed consent?

all of the above

Which is an acceptable strategy to help decide if self-disclosure is an appropriate technique?

all of the above

Which of the following is a premise upon which Enhanced Ethical Decision-Making Matrix is based?

all of the above

A value can best be defined as:

a society's system of beliefs, principles, and traditions that guide behaviors and practices

By definition, a code of ethics is:

a document that provides specific guidelines for appropriate and expected professional behavior

Which best illustrates an example of an ethical dilemma?

a social worker must choose between at 2 conflicting ethical standards

Value clarification is the process of exploring:

one's own values and comparing them to others

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (better known as HIPAA) is designed to:

protect the rights of consumers of health related services

Proximate values are:

specific, short-term values that relate to policies and rights

A bedridden, but intellectually competent elderly woman is living alone in an apartment in a large city. Because she is not able to leave her bed on her own, she is often forced to lay in her own waste for a couple of days. A BSW social worker insists that the woman be admitted to a nursing home, but the client refuses. What is the major social work value that is the centerpiece of this scenario?

the right to self-determination

Value conflicts occur when:

the social worker's values clash with a client, agency, coworker, or society

Ultimate values are:

those broad-based, societal values that guide a group's long term aims

Instrumental values are:

those values that are directed toward the process of attaining a desirable end through desirable means

The social worker does not attempt to change the client system by imposing her or his values on the client system, but instead strives to:

understand and respect the client values

Having insight into the client's value system can help the social worker to:

understand the client's decision-making processes, choices, and behaviors

Catholic Social Services has established an explicit policy which states that under no circumstances are professional staff permitted to address or refer clients for an abortion. A non-Catholic and pro-choice social worker is hired at Catholic Social Services. On the first day of employment, the social worker is assigned to a client who appears to want to consider an abortion. Which of the following best describes this situation?

value conflict

Boundaries are difficult to delineate in social work practice because:

when clients share private information, the relationship appears personal and intimate