Midterm Flashcards
Module One
What are the principles of practice from the OCSWSSW?
Eight Principles
Relationship with Clients
Competence & Integrity
Responsibility to Clients
Records
Confidentiality
Fees
Advertising
Sexual Misconduct
Module One
Describe the competence and integrity principle of practice.
Professional development, boundaries, policies and legislation, advocating, awareness of power, and conflicts of interest.
Module One
Describe the relationship with clients principle of practice.
Client needs, own values and attitudes, client capacity and right to achieve goals, limits and boundaries defined.
Module One
What are two codes of conduct from the OCSWSSW?
Code of Ethics
Maintaining the best interest of the client and maintaining confidentiality in all client interactions.
Module One
How would you model maintaining the best interest of the client in professional practice?
Understanding the needs of the client, recognizing your scope of practice, and focusing on empowerment and strengths with clients.
Module One
How would you model maintaining confidentiality in professional practice?
Discussing confidentiality with clients, seeking supervision if there may need to be a breach of confidentiality, not revealing irrelevant information about the client, removing identifying information if possible when seeking guidance.
Module One
Describe the responsibility to clients principle of practice.
Discuss limits of service, no discrimination, timely responses, and services are delivered responsibly.
Module One
What are the ages of consent for sexual activity in Canada?
12-17
12-13: Can only consent to sexual activity with a person less than two years older.
14-15: Can only consent to sexual activity with a person less than five years older.
16-17: Can consent to sexual activity with a person who is any number of years older.
Module One
What are two situations where you would have to breach confidentiality to report abuse to CAS?
sexual acitivty
If a person under 18 disclosed that they were having a sexual relationship with someone in a position of authority.
If a person who is younger than 16 is having a sexual relationship with someone who is not within the age restrictions.
Module One
What are ethics?
ethics vs laws
Moral compass and guidelines for making appropriate professional decisions.
Increases professional standards.
Accountable in professional association.
Outlined in professional associations e.g. OCSWSSW.
Module One
What are laws?
ethics vs laws
Often based on ethical principles.
Obeying law is part of ethical behaviour.
Violations are accountable in the courts.
Outlined in Criminal Code, Acts etc.
Level 2
What technique/pitfall is this?
“That must have been a very difficult situation to be in.”
Empathy
Level 2
What technique/pitfall is this?
“Don’t you agree that it would be helpful to at least try to quit drinking?”
Leading question
Level 2
What technique/pitfall is this?
“Can you tell me about your last job?”
Closed question
Level 2
What technique/pitfall is this?
“Tell me about the last time you felt happy.”
Directive
Level 2
What technique/pitfall is this?
“What were you thinking about when that happened?”
Open question
Level 2
What technique/pitfall is this?
“It sounds like you were resentful; would that be true?”
Paraphrase
Level 2
Mary is a client seeking counseling with Sally, a graduate of the SSW program at Fanshawe. Mary is struggling with a decision about whether or not she should quit her job because her boss is harassing her. Sally understands the issues that Mary is concerned about because she experienced them herself in a previous job. Sally feels that it would be important to tell Mary exactly how she herself handled the situation so that Mary knows what to do. What trap/pitfall is Sally falling into?
Inappropriate self-disclosure.
Module Two
What are some motivational problems?
Learned helplessness
Burnout
Denial
Involuntary
Ambivalence
Energized but fragile
Module Two
What strategies would best support a client experiencing learned helplessness?
Increase locus of control
Module Two
What strategies would best support a client experiencing denial?
Educational information
Module Two
Cindy is coming to counselling for addictions issues. The counselling was court-ordered however Cindy feels it would be a waste of time. Cindy admits to the counsellor that she has a problem with her substance use but doesn’t feel that counselling is right for her. Cindy describes to the counsellor, some of the things she has done already to reduce her use (e.g., distraction techniques, change in environment). When assessing client readiness for change, what stage is Cindy in?
Action
Module Two
How are we as helping professionals affected by motivation, capacity and opportunity?
Motivation: to work with the client
Capacity: in terms of your knowledge, skills and energy
Opportunity: size of caseload, agency sanctions etc.
Module Two
Precontemplation
What is it?
Believes there is no need for change or no motivation for change.