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Solutions.
It is an ethical violation to:
A. Discuss your ethical concerns with the service provider in question
B. Report on an impaired colleague to a senior professional
C. Refuse to treat a client just because you have personal problems that may affect that
person
D. Withhold information about an impaired colleague Correct Answer
D. Withhold information about an impaired colleague
A social service provider's ethical responsibilities to the individual in his or her care include:
A. Sharing personal concerns about his or her own life that are similar to the client's
B. Meeting the client's own needs and best interest
C. Letting the client know of the social service provider's disappointment when the client did
not follow the provider's advice
D. Insisting on his or her solution to the client's problem Correct Answer
B. Meeting the client's own needs and best interest
Courts may commit a patient to a care facility without the patient's consent when:
A.The patient has a mental illness
B. The institution provides the patient with the most comprehensive treatment available
C. The patient is a risk to himself or herself but refuses to sign a commitment for appropriate
treatment
D. The courts determine that the mentally ill patient must be punished Correct Answer
C. The patient is a risk to himself or herself but refuses to sign a commitment for appropriate
treatment
A care provider would not break a client's confidentiality when:
A. The client poses a threat to others
B. State law in the particular case does not include a duty to warn
C. The court mandates that the social service provider turns over certain information about
the client
D. Your agency is sued for malpractice Correct Answer
B. State law in the particular case does not include a duty to warn
On a social networking site such as Facebook, a social services provider may discuss a client:
A. Only with people who do not know the patient
B. When the site is a private one and not part of the caring institution or agency
C. Under no circumstances
D. When the patient's identifying information is removed Correct Answer
C. Under no circumstances
, Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act, for an agency to
share a client's private information, it must:
A. Never share a patient's private information outside the agency
B. Restrict the patient's identifying information if requested by the patient in writing
C. Share a person's medical information only orally and never in writing
D. Never allow a patient to make changes to his or her professional records Correct Answer
B. Restrict the patient's identifying information if requested by the patient in writing
Guarding an individual's confidentiality means that the human services provider can/should:
A. Discuss the case only with colleagues for their professional opinion with a patient's verbal
consent
B. Use an openly dated release of information form
C. Talk about the case with others, leaving out the patient's identifying information
D. Discuss the case with others to prevent the person from harming himself or herself Correct
Answer
D. Discuss the case with others to prevent the person from harming himself or herself
In order for a person to agree to services, he or she must have the capacity to give permission
willingly. This patient right is called:
A.Confidentiality
B. Informed consent
C. Comprehension of information
D. Self-determination Correct Answer
B. Informed consent
A social services case manager should avoid a dual relationship with his or her client
because:
A. The case manager may not be available to return a favor to the person who did the case
manager a favor
B. In small communities, the case manager cannot avoid seeing his or her neighbor in
contexts other than the professional one
C. It creates a conflict of interest for the case manager
D. Exchanging favors with a person is inconsequential Correct Answer
C. It creates a conflict of interest for the case manager
Ethical practices in the social services are in place because:
A. They prevent the social human worker from being fired
B. Most professions monitor the behavior of their members
C. They prevent the exploitation of the individuals seeking human services
D. They prevent a civil suit being brought against the human service worker Correct Answer
C. They prevent the exploitation of the individuals seeking human services
When we project our own assumptions about persons from a different culture, we:
A. Are creating the opportunity for clearer communication with them
Solutions.
It is an ethical violation to:
A. Discuss your ethical concerns with the service provider in question
B. Report on an impaired colleague to a senior professional
C. Refuse to treat a client just because you have personal problems that may affect that
person
D. Withhold information about an impaired colleague Correct Answer
D. Withhold information about an impaired colleague
A social service provider's ethical responsibilities to the individual in his or her care include:
A. Sharing personal concerns about his or her own life that are similar to the client's
B. Meeting the client's own needs and best interest
C. Letting the client know of the social service provider's disappointment when the client did
not follow the provider's advice
D. Insisting on his or her solution to the client's problem Correct Answer
B. Meeting the client's own needs and best interest
Courts may commit a patient to a care facility without the patient's consent when:
A.The patient has a mental illness
B. The institution provides the patient with the most comprehensive treatment available
C. The patient is a risk to himself or herself but refuses to sign a commitment for appropriate
treatment
D. The courts determine that the mentally ill patient must be punished Correct Answer
C. The patient is a risk to himself or herself but refuses to sign a commitment for appropriate
treatment
A care provider would not break a client's confidentiality when:
A. The client poses a threat to others
B. State law in the particular case does not include a duty to warn
C. The court mandates that the social service provider turns over certain information about
the client
D. Your agency is sued for malpractice Correct Answer
B. State law in the particular case does not include a duty to warn
On a social networking site such as Facebook, a social services provider may discuss a client:
A. Only with people who do not know the patient
B. When the site is a private one and not part of the caring institution or agency
C. Under no circumstances
D. When the patient's identifying information is removed Correct Answer
C. Under no circumstances
, Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act, for an agency to
share a client's private information, it must:
A. Never share a patient's private information outside the agency
B. Restrict the patient's identifying information if requested by the patient in writing
C. Share a person's medical information only orally and never in writing
D. Never allow a patient to make changes to his or her professional records Correct Answer
B. Restrict the patient's identifying information if requested by the patient in writing
Guarding an individual's confidentiality means that the human services provider can/should:
A. Discuss the case only with colleagues for their professional opinion with a patient's verbal
consent
B. Use an openly dated release of information form
C. Talk about the case with others, leaving out the patient's identifying information
D. Discuss the case with others to prevent the person from harming himself or herself Correct
Answer
D. Discuss the case with others to prevent the person from harming himself or herself
In order for a person to agree to services, he or she must have the capacity to give permission
willingly. This patient right is called:
A.Confidentiality
B. Informed consent
C. Comprehension of information
D. Self-determination Correct Answer
B. Informed consent
A social services case manager should avoid a dual relationship with his or her client
because:
A. The case manager may not be available to return a favor to the person who did the case
manager a favor
B. In small communities, the case manager cannot avoid seeing his or her neighbor in
contexts other than the professional one
C. It creates a conflict of interest for the case manager
D. Exchanging favors with a person is inconsequential Correct Answer
C. It creates a conflict of interest for the case manager
Ethical practices in the social services are in place because:
A. They prevent the social human worker from being fired
B. Most professions monitor the behavior of their members
C. They prevent the exploitation of the individuals seeking human services
D. They prevent a civil suit being brought against the human service worker Correct Answer
C. They prevent the exploitation of the individuals seeking human services
When we project our own assumptions about persons from a different culture, we:
A. Are creating the opportunity for clearer communication with them
