STUDY QUESTIONS FOR MASTER
LEVEL SOCIAL WORK EXAM II
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If an attorney requests the record of a client and the social worker has received a
verbal okay to release the record from the client the social worker should -
ANSWER-Get the client's consent in writing.
If a woman admits during a counseling session that her husband is abusing her, the
social worker is obligated to do the following; - ANSWER-Assist the woman to
become aware of services available to her in regard to her in and in regard to the
abuse.
A 9-year-old boy tells the social worker during a session that a relative has sexually
abused him. The boy immediately breaks into tears as he fears the social worker will
report it. The first response of the worker should be to: - ANSWER-Calm the child
and ask for further clarification of the abusive situation.
A breach of ethical conduct may exist when a social worker - ANSWER-Exchanges
social work sessions for yard work to be completed by the client.
In developing an advertisement for group therapy sessions, a social worker in private
practice can include all of the following EXCEPT - ANSWER---Recommendations
from former clients
In developing an advertisement for group therapy sessions, a social worker in private
practice can include all of the following - ANSWER---Professional qualifications
--Academic degrees
--Policy on accepting third party payments
If a social service program is evaluated on achieving its objectives and whether
outcomes are due to the program intervention, this is an example of - ANSWER-
Outcome evaluation
A social worker that primarily works in his own practice has been appointed as a
board member in a neighbor community health center that provides counseling
services. All of the following roles are appropriate as a board member - ANSWER---
serving as chairperson of an assigned board committee.
--Reviewing and helping to interpret data about agency utilization.
--Helping to establish job descriptions for agency personnel
A social worker that primarily works in his own practice has been appointed as a
board member in a neighbor community health center that provides counseling
services. All of the following roles are appropriate as a board member EXCEPT -
ANSWER-Serving a referral source for difficult clients within the agency.
, Which of the following budgetary techniques is considered an alternative to cash
accounting, in which each purchase )or other expense) is considered a debt, even
thought he actual monies have not been spent (a bill has not been received)?
Similarly, payments owed are regarded as assets even when payment has not been
received. - ANSWER-Accrual accounting
Which of the following best explains the primary reason why the Hawthorne studies
are considered important to understanding administrative and organizational theory
and behavior? - ANSWER-They stressed the importance of the individuals in
organizations and how individual perceptions can affect organizational output.
If a recipient qualifies for a transfer program, benefits are generally received "in
kind". An example of an "in kind" benefit program is: (a) Food Stamps (b) specific
cash monies paid directly to recipients (c) Medicare (d) Unemployment Insurance -
ANSWER-Food Stamps
A director of a social work agency might use the following problem solving tasks to
address changing agency policy - ANSWER---defining the problem
--receiving input from those familiar with the policy
--evaluating the probable impact of planned changes
A director of a social work agency might use the following problem solving tasks to
address changing agency policy EXCEPT - ANSWER-implementation of the agency
plan
Governmental medical coverage for individuals over age 64 is referred to as -
ANSWER-Medicare
A social worker that works primarily with the elderly refers to a child to another social
worker in her office. In exchange, the referring social worker is given a 10% finder's
fee. This referral process is considered - ANSWER-Unacceptable ethical behaviour
Rationale:
This is considered a Split-fee which is not an acceptable practice procedure.
While working with a 20-year-old client you discover that her uncle sexually abused
her for the last five years. She is concerned he will do it to her nephew as well. As a
social worker you are ethically bound to - ANSWER-do not report current case, only
report this case if you feel a child is currently in danger.
Key words: 20-year-old, ethically bound to
A female social worker has been treating a male client for several weeks when she
realizes that she is attracted to her client. At times she finds herself wondering what
it would be like to be with him outside of the therapy session. She discusses this with
her supervisor. Her supervisor's first course of action should be to - ANSWER-
Explore the situation with the social worker.
Rationale:
Thinking about it is not ethical, acting on your thoughts is.
A clinical social worker wants to hire a bookkeeper to file insurance reimbursement.
One of the applicants turns out to be a former client. Since therapy was terminated
LEVEL SOCIAL WORK EXAM II
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If an attorney requests the record of a client and the social worker has received a
verbal okay to release the record from the client the social worker should -
ANSWER-Get the client's consent in writing.
If a woman admits during a counseling session that her husband is abusing her, the
social worker is obligated to do the following; - ANSWER-Assist the woman to
become aware of services available to her in regard to her in and in regard to the
abuse.
A 9-year-old boy tells the social worker during a session that a relative has sexually
abused him. The boy immediately breaks into tears as he fears the social worker will
report it. The first response of the worker should be to: - ANSWER-Calm the child
and ask for further clarification of the abusive situation.
A breach of ethical conduct may exist when a social worker - ANSWER-Exchanges
social work sessions for yard work to be completed by the client.
In developing an advertisement for group therapy sessions, a social worker in private
practice can include all of the following EXCEPT - ANSWER---Recommendations
from former clients
In developing an advertisement for group therapy sessions, a social worker in private
practice can include all of the following - ANSWER---Professional qualifications
--Academic degrees
--Policy on accepting third party payments
If a social service program is evaluated on achieving its objectives and whether
outcomes are due to the program intervention, this is an example of - ANSWER-
Outcome evaluation
A social worker that primarily works in his own practice has been appointed as a
board member in a neighbor community health center that provides counseling
services. All of the following roles are appropriate as a board member - ANSWER---
serving as chairperson of an assigned board committee.
--Reviewing and helping to interpret data about agency utilization.
--Helping to establish job descriptions for agency personnel
A social worker that primarily works in his own practice has been appointed as a
board member in a neighbor community health center that provides counseling
services. All of the following roles are appropriate as a board member EXCEPT -
ANSWER-Serving a referral source for difficult clients within the agency.
, Which of the following budgetary techniques is considered an alternative to cash
accounting, in which each purchase )or other expense) is considered a debt, even
thought he actual monies have not been spent (a bill has not been received)?
Similarly, payments owed are regarded as assets even when payment has not been
received. - ANSWER-Accrual accounting
Which of the following best explains the primary reason why the Hawthorne studies
are considered important to understanding administrative and organizational theory
and behavior? - ANSWER-They stressed the importance of the individuals in
organizations and how individual perceptions can affect organizational output.
If a recipient qualifies for a transfer program, benefits are generally received "in
kind". An example of an "in kind" benefit program is: (a) Food Stamps (b) specific
cash monies paid directly to recipients (c) Medicare (d) Unemployment Insurance -
ANSWER-Food Stamps
A director of a social work agency might use the following problem solving tasks to
address changing agency policy - ANSWER---defining the problem
--receiving input from those familiar with the policy
--evaluating the probable impact of planned changes
A director of a social work agency might use the following problem solving tasks to
address changing agency policy EXCEPT - ANSWER-implementation of the agency
plan
Governmental medical coverage for individuals over age 64 is referred to as -
ANSWER-Medicare
A social worker that works primarily with the elderly refers to a child to another social
worker in her office. In exchange, the referring social worker is given a 10% finder's
fee. This referral process is considered - ANSWER-Unacceptable ethical behaviour
Rationale:
This is considered a Split-fee which is not an acceptable practice procedure.
While working with a 20-year-old client you discover that her uncle sexually abused
her for the last five years. She is concerned he will do it to her nephew as well. As a
social worker you are ethically bound to - ANSWER-do not report current case, only
report this case if you feel a child is currently in danger.
Key words: 20-year-old, ethically bound to
A female social worker has been treating a male client for several weeks when she
realizes that she is attracted to her client. At times she finds herself wondering what
it would be like to be with him outside of the therapy session. She discusses this with
her supervisor. Her supervisor's first course of action should be to - ANSWER-
Explore the situation with the social worker.
Rationale:
Thinking about it is not ethical, acting on your thoughts is.
A clinical social worker wants to hire a bookkeeper to file insurance reimbursement.
One of the applicants turns out to be a former client. Since therapy was terminated
