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LCSW LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
68. A famous rock musician who can pay your top fee is referred
to you by a colleague. You send your colleague a bottle of fine
wine in gratitude. Which of the following statements is TRUE
about this situation? You have:
Content Area: Law: Legal Standards for Professional Practice.
This question tests your knowledge of legal and ethical
standards in dealing with referrals.
A. Expressed your gratitude in an appropriate and professional
manner.
B. Not acted unethically or illegally since you did not solicit the
referral.
C. Not acted unethically or illegally since you did not directly
pay the colleague for the referral.
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D. Acted unethically and illegally. - ANSWER-D. Acted
unethically and illegally.
Although the gift is not substantial in value, social workers are
prohibited by law and ethical standards from accepting or
providing any kind of remuneration for referrals.
*69. Your 16-year-old client has been working on gender issues
since you started treatment when he was 15. He was referred
to you by his high school because he was being bullied for
wearing women's make-up and shoes. Legally, what would be
your first concern?
Content Area: Law: Limits to Confidentiality/Mandated
Reporting. This question tests your knowledge of legal
requirements when treating minors.
A. You would need to get consent from his parents because he
is being abused at school.
B. You would need to assess for child abuse.
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C. You would need him to sign a release to speak with his
school.
D. You would need to assess for possible suicidal ideation. -
ANSWER-B. You would need to assess for child abuse.
Under any circumstances in which the safety of a minor is at
risk, your first legal obligation is to assess for child abuse.
70. A social worker who works from a Humanistic model tells a
few of her clients that she has been sober for 10 years. She
finds that clients feel safer with a social worker who is in
recovery like themselves. What is a LCSW's ethical obligation to
a client if a client wants the social worker to be his sponsor after
one year of sobriety and participation in AA?
Content Area: Ethics: Therapeutic Relationship/Services
This question tests your knowledge of how to ethically manage
a client's request that you participate in a dual relationship.
A. Tell the client it would be a dual relationship to act as a social
worker and sponsor.
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B. Wait at least two years to begin any type of relationship
concurrent with therapy.
C. Agree to be the sponsor only after the client terminates
therapy and if the client initiates the termination.
D. Assess for any counter-transference that would encourage
the social worker to become t - ANSWER-A. Tell the client it
would be a dual relationship to act as a social worker and
sponsor.
Social workers are obligated to tell clients that if a dual
relationship is avoidable, that it must be avoided.
*71. A client comes to your office for an initial visit. During your
intake the client reveals that she left her previous therapist
recently because she became uncomfortable when he invited
her to have dinner with him. Your client asks what she should
do. You would:
Content Area: Law: Legal Standards for Professional Practice.
This question assesses your legal knowledge regarding a
therapist's boundaries with a client and requires that you
LCSW LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
68. A famous rock musician who can pay your top fee is referred
to you by a colleague. You send your colleague a bottle of fine
wine in gratitude. Which of the following statements is TRUE
about this situation? You have:
Content Area: Law: Legal Standards for Professional Practice.
This question tests your knowledge of legal and ethical
standards in dealing with referrals.
A. Expressed your gratitude in an appropriate and professional
manner.
B. Not acted unethically or illegally since you did not solicit the
referral.
C. Not acted unethically or illegally since you did not directly
pay the colleague for the referral.
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D. Acted unethically and illegally. - ANSWER-D. Acted
unethically and illegally.
Although the gift is not substantial in value, social workers are
prohibited by law and ethical standards from accepting or
providing any kind of remuneration for referrals.
*69. Your 16-year-old client has been working on gender issues
since you started treatment when he was 15. He was referred
to you by his high school because he was being bullied for
wearing women's make-up and shoes. Legally, what would be
your first concern?
Content Area: Law: Limits to Confidentiality/Mandated
Reporting. This question tests your knowledge of legal
requirements when treating minors.
A. You would need to get consent from his parents because he
is being abused at school.
B. You would need to assess for child abuse.
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C. You would need him to sign a release to speak with his
school.
D. You would need to assess for possible suicidal ideation. -
ANSWER-B. You would need to assess for child abuse.
Under any circumstances in which the safety of a minor is at
risk, your first legal obligation is to assess for child abuse.
70. A social worker who works from a Humanistic model tells a
few of her clients that she has been sober for 10 years. She
finds that clients feel safer with a social worker who is in
recovery like themselves. What is a LCSW's ethical obligation to
a client if a client wants the social worker to be his sponsor after
one year of sobriety and participation in AA?
Content Area: Ethics: Therapeutic Relationship/Services
This question tests your knowledge of how to ethically manage
a client's request that you participate in a dual relationship.
A. Tell the client it would be a dual relationship to act as a social
worker and sponsor.
, 4|Page
B. Wait at least two years to begin any type of relationship
concurrent with therapy.
C. Agree to be the sponsor only after the client terminates
therapy and if the client initiates the termination.
D. Assess for any counter-transference that would encourage
the social worker to become t - ANSWER-A. Tell the client it
would be a dual relationship to act as a social worker and
sponsor.
Social workers are obligated to tell clients that if a dual
relationship is avoidable, that it must be avoided.
*71. A client comes to your office for an initial visit. During your
intake the client reveals that she left her previous therapist
recently because she became uncomfortable when he invited
her to have dinner with him. Your client asks what she should
do. You would:
Content Area: Law: Legal Standards for Professional Practice.
This question assesses your legal knowledge regarding a
therapist's boundaries with a client and requires that you
