Uky Comp Exam Study Guide

A social worker is meeting with her client for a first therapy session. What is the first ethical responsibility she is obligated to meet in this session? a. protect the client's best interests and wishes in goal setting b. inform the client about the limits of confidentiality c. determine the clients values so that these can be used to guide treatment d. review the elements of privileged communication - Answer-b. inform the client about the limits of confidentiality A social worker employed by a community-based organization finds her professional decision-making to be influenced by elements other than concern about the client. What ethical issue is this social worker facing? a. dual relationships b. conflict of interest c. incompetence d. duty to warn - Answer-b. conflict of interest What core value of the social work profession is violated when a client is coerced into consenting to treatment? a. service b. commitment to clients c. dignity and worth of a person d. altruism - Answer-c. dignity and worth of a person During a counseling session at a mental health center, a social worker is told by their client that the client intends to shoot a specific relative after leaving the session. What professional duties are in conflict in this situation? a. duty to warn per the Tarasoff decision and confidentiality b. privileged communication and informed consent c. privileged communication and informed consent d. confidentiality and dignity and worth of the person - Answer-a. duty to warn per the Tarasoff decision and confidentiality A 16-year-old has become a client of an outpatient clinical social worker after surviving a sexual assault by the sibling of a classmate at her school. The client's parents have signed a release of information allowing the social worker to communicate directly with the school staff. The social worker is contacted by one of the teachers who is concerned that the client's school work has declined drastically. The teacher wants to know if something has happened to the client. What should the social worker do in this situation? a. contact a supervisor before disclosing any information b. talk to the client about whether they want any information disclosed and the possible implications of disclosure c. tell the teacher that a traumatic event is affecting the student d. contact the client's parents to determine what information they feel comfortable sharing with the teacher - Answer-b. talk to the client about whether they want any information disclosed and the possible implications of disclosure Adele, a social worker employed by a program serving at-risk youth at a local YMCA in an urban community, lives in an apartment complex within walking distance of her work. As an avid reader, she frequently visits the local library and has joined a monthly reading group. At her most recent visit, the group welcomed a new member who happens to be the mother of one of the youths in her program. To determine how to respond to this situation, what should Adele do first? a. assess the situation for risk of potential harm of exploitation of the client b. quit the reading group even though she enjoys it c. ask the youth's mother to find another reading group since Adele is a long time member and has seniority in the group d. igno