LCSW Law & Ethics Practice Test Questions With
Correct Answers
1. |Two |social |workers |are |dating. |They |are |at |dinner |and |they |are |talking |about |their |clients. |
They |discover |that |each |of |them |is |seeing |a |different |member |of |the |same |couple |for |
individual |therapy. |What |should |these |social |workers |do?
Content |Area: |Law: |Confidentiality, |Privilege, |and |Consent
This |question |is |about |the |legal |responsibility |of |social |workers |outside |of |the |therapeutic |
setting |discussing |a |client.
A. |No |action |is |necessary |since |licensed |health |professionals |may |consult |for |purposes |of |
diagnosis |and |treatment |without |a |release.
B. |Stop |the |discussion |and |obtain |releases |so |that |such |discussions |in |the |future |do |not |
breach |confidentiality.
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C. |Stop |the |discussion |and |do |not |talk |about |these |clients |again.
D. |There |are |no |legal |or |ethical |guidelines |requiring |social |workers |in |such |situations |to |do |
anything. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Stop |the |discussion |and |do |not |talk |about |these |clients |
again.
The |rules |of |confidentiality |would |require |the |social |workers |to |stop |the |discussion |and |not |
talk |about |these |clients.
2. |Revocation |of |a |LCSW's |license |after |having |been |found |to |have |engaged |in |sexual |
misconduct |with |a |client |would |occur |after:
,Content |Area: |Ethics: |Professional |Competence |and |Preventing |Harm
This |question |tests |your |knowledge |of |the |penalties |for |social |workers |having |sex |with |a |client.
A. |A |social |worker |filed |a |complaint |with |the |BBS |on |behalf |of |a |client.
B. |The |BBS |found |that |the |therapist |terminated |therapy |in |order |to |pursue |a |sexual |
relationship.
C. |The |social |worker |gives |the |client |the |pamphlet |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex" |
and |discusses |it |with |the |client.
D. |The |BBS |cites |the |offending |social |worker |within |10 |years |of |the |statute |of |limitations. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |The |BBS |found |that |the |therapist |terminated |therapy |in |order |to |
pursue |a |sexual |relationship.
Terminating |therapy |in |order |to |pursue |a |sexual |relationship |with |a |client |is |prohibited.
3. |Your |client, |George, |tells |you |that |his |mother |just |got |remarried. |He |tells |you |that |he |is |
worried |that |the |new |husband's |children |are |going |to |go |after |his |inheritance. |He |tells |you |
that |he |has |very |little |contact |with |the |new |family |and |wants |to |keep |it |that |way. |What |is |your
|legal |obligation?
Content |Area: |Law: |Limits |to |Confidentiality/Mandated |Reporting
This |question |tests |your |knowledge |of |how |to |proceed |when |you |may |need |to |assess |for |or |
report |elder |abuse.
A. |You |must |asses |for |elder |abuse, |considering |"undue |influence" |regarding |the |mother's |
estate.
,B. |You |should |refer |the |client |to |an |attorney |to |determine |if |he |has |a |case. |
C. |Maintain |confidentiality |because |you |do |not |know |the |age |of |the |mother. |
D. |Report |elder |abuse, |considering |"abandonment" |because |he |has |"very |little |contact" |with |
his |mother. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Maintain |confidentiality |because |you |do |not |know |the |
age |of |the |mother.
You |would |maintain |confidentiality |because |you |do |not |know |his |mother's |age |and |you |do |not
|have |"reasonable |suspicion" |of |elder |abuse.
4. |Ki |is |a |26-year-old |Korean |who |immigrated |to |the |U.S. |with |his |father |10 |years |ago. |Ki |wants
|to |be |an |artist |but |his |father |has |saved |his |money |and |demands |that |Ki |goes |to |medical |
school |like |his |grandfather. |Ki |says |he's |depressed |and |he |would |rather |die |than |become |a |
doctor. |He |says |he's |too |stupid |to |pass |the |classes |in |medical |school |anyway. |He |doesn't |know
|how |to |tell |his |father. |The |social |worker |determines |that |Ki |is |not |suicidal. |The |most |
appropriate |ethical |intervention |is |to:
Content |Area: |Ethics: |Therapeutic |Relationship/Services
This |question |tests |your |knowledge |of |the |ethical |obligations |that |pertain |to |cultural |
competence.
A. |Recognize |the |importance |of |cultural |considerations |and |acknowledge |that |Ki |may |have |to |
follow |his |father's |wishes.
B. |Ask |Ki |to |bring |his |father |in |for |a |family |session |because |of |cultural |values |that |encourage |
respect |for |elders.
, C. |Inform |Ki |that |the |risks |and |benefits |o |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Inform |Ki |that |the |risks |
and |benefits |of |therapy |may |be |that |he |"finds |himself" |but |may |change |some |of |his |family |
values.
Informing |a |client |about |the |risks |and |benefits |of |therapy |which |includes |altering |their |sense |
of |self |and |their |family, |is |an |ethical |obligation.
5. |June |discloses |that |she |had |been |molested |by |a |step-brother |when |she |was |15. |She |is |now |
28 |and |was |divorced |from |her |husband |three |years |ago. |Before |seeing |you, |she |saw |another |
therapist |and |she |has |just |told |you |that |she |had |sex |with |him. |She |wants |therapy |to |focus |on |
the |stormy |relationship |issues |that |led |to |her |divorce, |not |on |past |sexual |molestation |or |
exploitation. |You |would:
Content |Area: |Law: |Legal |Standards |for |Professional |Practice, |tests |your |understanding |of |the |
legal |responsibilities |of |therapists |who |learn |that |a |client |has |had |sex |with |a |previous |
therapist.
A. |Respect |her |wishes |and |continue |to |focus |on |resolving |the |issues |on |which |she |wants |to |
work.
B. |Give |her |the |brochure |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex" |and |discuss |her |options.
C. |Report |the |therapist |to |the |BBS |to |protect |the |other |therapist's |present |and |future |clients.
D. |Work |on |the |sexual |exploitation |in |therapy. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Give |her |the |
brochure |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex" |and |discuss |her |options.
Therapist |sex |with |a |client |is |prohibited. |When |a |client |reveals |that |s/he |has |had |sex |with |a |
former |therapist, |the |treating |mental |health |professional |is |required |to |give |her/him |the |
brochure |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex," |as |well |as |discuss |it |with |them.
Correct Answers
1. |Two |social |workers |are |dating. |They |are |at |dinner |and |they |are |talking |about |their |clients. |
They |discover |that |each |of |them |is |seeing |a |different |member |of |the |same |couple |for |
individual |therapy. |What |should |these |social |workers |do?
Content |Area: |Law: |Confidentiality, |Privilege, |and |Consent
This |question |is |about |the |legal |responsibility |of |social |workers |outside |of |the |therapeutic |
setting |discussing |a |client.
A. |No |action |is |necessary |since |licensed |health |professionals |may |consult |for |purposes |of |
diagnosis |and |treatment |without |a |release.
B. |Stop |the |discussion |and |obtain |releases |so |that |such |discussions |in |the |future |do |not |
breach |confidentiality.
|
C. |Stop |the |discussion |and |do |not |talk |about |these |clients |again.
D. |There |are |no |legal |or |ethical |guidelines |requiring |social |workers |in |such |situations |to |do |
anything. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Stop |the |discussion |and |do |not |talk |about |these |clients |
again.
The |rules |of |confidentiality |would |require |the |social |workers |to |stop |the |discussion |and |not |
talk |about |these |clients.
2. |Revocation |of |a |LCSW's |license |after |having |been |found |to |have |engaged |in |sexual |
misconduct |with |a |client |would |occur |after:
,Content |Area: |Ethics: |Professional |Competence |and |Preventing |Harm
This |question |tests |your |knowledge |of |the |penalties |for |social |workers |having |sex |with |a |client.
A. |A |social |worker |filed |a |complaint |with |the |BBS |on |behalf |of |a |client.
B. |The |BBS |found |that |the |therapist |terminated |therapy |in |order |to |pursue |a |sexual |
relationship.
C. |The |social |worker |gives |the |client |the |pamphlet |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex" |
and |discusses |it |with |the |client.
D. |The |BBS |cites |the |offending |social |worker |within |10 |years |of |the |statute |of |limitations. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |The |BBS |found |that |the |therapist |terminated |therapy |in |order |to |
pursue |a |sexual |relationship.
Terminating |therapy |in |order |to |pursue |a |sexual |relationship |with |a |client |is |prohibited.
3. |Your |client, |George, |tells |you |that |his |mother |just |got |remarried. |He |tells |you |that |he |is |
worried |that |the |new |husband's |children |are |going |to |go |after |his |inheritance. |He |tells |you |
that |he |has |very |little |contact |with |the |new |family |and |wants |to |keep |it |that |way. |What |is |your
|legal |obligation?
Content |Area: |Law: |Limits |to |Confidentiality/Mandated |Reporting
This |question |tests |your |knowledge |of |how |to |proceed |when |you |may |need |to |assess |for |or |
report |elder |abuse.
A. |You |must |asses |for |elder |abuse, |considering |"undue |influence" |regarding |the |mother's |
estate.
,B. |You |should |refer |the |client |to |an |attorney |to |determine |if |he |has |a |case. |
C. |Maintain |confidentiality |because |you |do |not |know |the |age |of |the |mother. |
D. |Report |elder |abuse, |considering |"abandonment" |because |he |has |"very |little |contact" |with |
his |mother. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Maintain |confidentiality |because |you |do |not |know |the |
age |of |the |mother.
You |would |maintain |confidentiality |because |you |do |not |know |his |mother's |age |and |you |do |not
|have |"reasonable |suspicion" |of |elder |abuse.
4. |Ki |is |a |26-year-old |Korean |who |immigrated |to |the |U.S. |with |his |father |10 |years |ago. |Ki |wants
|to |be |an |artist |but |his |father |has |saved |his |money |and |demands |that |Ki |goes |to |medical |
school |like |his |grandfather. |Ki |says |he's |depressed |and |he |would |rather |die |than |become |a |
doctor. |He |says |he's |too |stupid |to |pass |the |classes |in |medical |school |anyway. |He |doesn't |know
|how |to |tell |his |father. |The |social |worker |determines |that |Ki |is |not |suicidal. |The |most |
appropriate |ethical |intervention |is |to:
Content |Area: |Ethics: |Therapeutic |Relationship/Services
This |question |tests |your |knowledge |of |the |ethical |obligations |that |pertain |to |cultural |
competence.
A. |Recognize |the |importance |of |cultural |considerations |and |acknowledge |that |Ki |may |have |to |
follow |his |father's |wishes.
B. |Ask |Ki |to |bring |his |father |in |for |a |family |session |because |of |cultural |values |that |encourage |
respect |for |elders.
, C. |Inform |Ki |that |the |risks |and |benefits |o |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Inform |Ki |that |the |risks |
and |benefits |of |therapy |may |be |that |he |"finds |himself" |but |may |change |some |of |his |family |
values.
Informing |a |client |about |the |risks |and |benefits |of |therapy |which |includes |altering |their |sense |
of |self |and |their |family, |is |an |ethical |obligation.
5. |June |discloses |that |she |had |been |molested |by |a |step-brother |when |she |was |15. |She |is |now |
28 |and |was |divorced |from |her |husband |three |years |ago. |Before |seeing |you, |she |saw |another |
therapist |and |she |has |just |told |you |that |she |had |sex |with |him. |She |wants |therapy |to |focus |on |
the |stormy |relationship |issues |that |led |to |her |divorce, |not |on |past |sexual |molestation |or |
exploitation. |You |would:
Content |Area: |Law: |Legal |Standards |for |Professional |Practice, |tests |your |understanding |of |the |
legal |responsibilities |of |therapists |who |learn |that |a |client |has |had |sex |with |a |previous |
therapist.
A. |Respect |her |wishes |and |continue |to |focus |on |resolving |the |issues |on |which |she |wants |to |
work.
B. |Give |her |the |brochure |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex" |and |discuss |her |options.
C. |Report |the |therapist |to |the |BBS |to |protect |the |other |therapist's |present |and |future |clients.
D. |Work |on |the |sexual |exploitation |in |therapy. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Give |her |the |
brochure |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex" |and |discuss |her |options.
Therapist |sex |with |a |client |is |prohibited. |When |a |client |reveals |that |s/he |has |had |sex |with |a |
former |therapist, |the |treating |mental |health |professional |is |required |to |give |her/him |the |
brochure |"Professional |Therapy |Never |Includes |Sex," |as |well |as |discuss |it |with |them.
