Law & Ethics Quiz Flashcards
1
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- _____ The NASW Code of Ethics is a set of rules that prescribe all behaviors in complexities of professional work and practice
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False
2
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- _____ Clinicians should take additional steps if necessary to ensure a client’s comprehension of the informed consent contract.
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True
3
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- _____ The Code of Ethics (COE) does not cover research activities of social workers.
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False
4
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- _____ Couples should be informed that both reconciliation and divorce are possible outcomes of therapy
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True
5
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- _____ 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.
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True
6
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- _____ Therapists should terminate services if they wish to pursue a social, financial, sexual relationship with a client.
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False
7
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- _____ The COE requires social workers to make every effort to foster the self-determination of clients.
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True
8
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- _____ When treating a couple, the clinician only needs informed consent from one individual.
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False
9
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- _____ A therapist should document that the therapist obtained informed consent for treatment from the client.
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True
10
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- _____ The COE does not address the issue of fees.
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False
11
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- _____ The therapist has an ethical duty to inform clients of possible outcomes of treatment.
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True
12
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- _____ A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if a client has any thoughts suicide.
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False
13
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- _____ The COE requires respect for clients’ privacy
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True
14
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- _____ The COE does not offer guidelines for disputes among colleagues.
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False
15
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- _____ A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is a reasonable suspicion child abuse.
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True
16
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- _____ A therapist is required to exert privilege if a husband calls and asks for information about his wife’s treatment.
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False
17
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- _____ According to the COE, you should only accept a job that you have the skills to perform.
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True
18
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- _____ If a client has a plan to vandalize someone’s car, the therapist should warn both the victim and the police.
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False
19
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- _____ A therapist can make exceptions to confidentiality rules if the therapist’s clients a involved in a federally funded research project.
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False
20
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- _____ A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is a reasonable suspicion domestic violence.
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False
21
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- _____ A therapist can refuse to treat a client if the client practices a fundamental religion.
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False
22
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- _____ Therapists have an ethical responsibility to take reasonable care in maintaining client confidentiality while using electronic devices
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True
23
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- _____ As a supervisor, you should not have sexual relationships with supervisees.
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True
24
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- _____ If an HIV+ client discloses intent to have unprotected sex with someone, the therapist has a duty to warn that individual.
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False
25
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- _____ If a therapist is in doubt about practice, the COE requires that the therapist seek the advice of supervisors and colleagues.
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True
26
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- _____ The term privilege relates to the release of information in a legal setting
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True
27
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- _____ Clients must give specific consent if the therapist plans to record the session
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True
28
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- _____ Social workers do not need to promote or facilitate research since the primary goal is to help people in need and address social problems.
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False
29
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- _____ If a lawyer subpoenas a client’s records without a release, the therapist should provide the information immediately.
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False
30
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- _____ Privilege is suspended if either the client or the therapist sue each other.
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True
31
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- _____ As a supervisor, it is your ethical duty to make orderly and explicit arrangements regarding relationships with supervisees.
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True
32
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- _____ Social workers who are teachers or field instructors should take steps to ensure that clients understand when services are being provided by a student.
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True
33
Q
- _____ As a therapist, it is unethical to solicit the client(s) of a colleague.
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True
34
Q
- _____ If a therapist receives a subpoena for testimony, the therapist should exert privilege and contact the client.
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False
35
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- _____ The COE requires that social workers report unethical colleagues, but does not specify who to report them to.
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True
36
Q
- _____ A Tarasoff condition only exists if a client makes a serious threat to harm an identifiable victim
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False
37
Q
- _____ As a social worker, it is unethical to accept a job in an agency that is under public sanction from the NASW.
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True
38
Q
- _____ Therapists have an ethical duty to collaborate or refer to improve and protect the health and well being of their clients
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True
39
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- _____ The COE prohibits social workers from criticizing the social work profession.
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False
40
Q
- _____ If a therapist receives a court order for a client’s record and believes the release would be harmful to the client, the therapist should first advocate for no release or limited release of information.
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True
41
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- _____ The COE encourages practitioners to become involved in establishing agency policy.
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True
42
Q
- _____ Therapists should investigate child abuse if they have a reasonable suspicion.
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False
43
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- _____ 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.
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True
44
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- _____ Ethically, students cannot be placed in agencies that are under sanction by the NASW.
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True
45
Q
- _____ When dual or multiple relationships are unavoidable, clients are responsible for setting clear, appropriate boundaries.
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False
46
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- _____ Therapists should avoid initiating treatment when there is a known dual relationship.
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True
47
Q
- _____ Social workers are required to keep current on practice knowledge developments.
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True
48
Q
- _____ 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.
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True
49
Q
- _____ Clients should be informed of their rights regarding services.
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True
50
Q
- _____ The COE does not require the identification of risks because they are unknown.
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False
51
Q
- _____ When clinicians provide services to a couple, a “no-secrets” policy is required.
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True
52
Q
- _____ Clinicians should under no circumstances engage in sexual activities or sexual contact with current clients, whether such contact is consensual or forced.
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True
53
Q
- _____ 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.
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False
54
Q
- _____ As a supervisor, you are responsible for the actions of your supervisee
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True
55
Q
- _____ Social isolation of an elder or dependent adult is a reportable offense.
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True
56
Q
- _____ Client records are the property of the client.
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False
57
Q
- _____ Parents have the right to access their child’s mental health records.
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True
58
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- _____ The COE urges practitioners to adhere to commitments made to employing organizations.
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True
59
Q
- _____ It is acceptable to receive compensation for the referral of professional clients.
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False
60
Q
- _____ Clinicians have an ethical duty to discuss with clients how insurance companies will manage their confidential information.
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True
61
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- _____ The COE indicates that social workers should discuss their policies around the use of technology in the provision of services.
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True
62
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- _____ Since clients have universal access to the internet, employing the use of technology is an acceptable practice for all clients.
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False
63
Q
- _____ According to the COE, clients should provide consent before audio and/or video recordings of sessions are made or viewed with a third party.
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True
64
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- _____ Clients do not need to provide consent when a supervisor or third party is observing the session.
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False
65
Q
- _____ 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.
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True
66
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- _____ Social workers do not need particular knowledge or skills to employ the use of technology in the provision of services.
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False
67
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- _____ 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.
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False
68
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- _____ The COE states that social workers should avoid communicating with clients using technology around personal or non-work-related purposes.
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True
69
Q
- _____ A social worker should avoid accepting “friend” requests from clients on their personal Facebook page to avoid boundary confusion or harm to the client.
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True
70
Q
- _____ Social workers can post personal information on professional websites or other social media sites without taking into consideration its potential effects on clients
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False
71
Q
- _____ 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.
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True
72
Q
- _____ Social workers do not need to obtain informed consent before performing an internet search on a client.
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False
73
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- _____ Social workers do not necessarily need to use formal safeguards when using electronic communication.
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False
74
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- _____ Social workers should NOT, under any circumstances, engage in sexual communication with a client through the use of technology or in person.
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True
75
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- _____ Social workers should avoid unwarranted criticism of colleagues in electronic communication and on social media sites.
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True
