MSW FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED PREP
MATERIAL
●● Social Work Values
Answer: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person,
importance of human relationships, integrity, competence
●● Ethical principles associated with each social work value
Answer:
●● Professional values vs Personal values
Answer: Ethical fading, self deception and awareness
●● Practicing ethical standards
Answer: -3 categories of responsibilities
-Key responsibilities of the social worker
-Application of standards to scenarios
●● Social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients
Answer: -Commitment to clients
-Self-determination
,-Informed consent
-Competence
-Cultural competence and social diversity
-Conflicts of interest
-Privacy and confidentiality
-Limitations of client confidentiality
-Duty to warn (Tarasoff)
●● Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues
Answer: -Respect
-Confidentiality
-Sexual relationships and harassment
-Impairment, incompetence, or unethical behavior of colleagues
●● Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities as Professionals
Answer: -Competence
-Discrimination
●● Ethical Responsibility in Research and Program Evaluation
Answer: -Protection of human subjects
-Voluntary participation
-Informed consent
,-Confidentiality
-Protection of vulnerable/at-risk populations, etc.
●● Functions of Documentation
Answer: -Supporting thorough and accurate assessment and treatment
planning
-Providing competent service delivery
-Supporting continuity and coordination of services among settings and
care providers
-Documenting supervisory activities to show contacts/content in case of
challenge, personnel problems, or litigation
-Providing data for program evaluation activities
-Allowing for accountability- information for 3rd party payors,
regulatory bodies, etc.
●● Code of Ethics & Documentation
Answer: -Calls for accurate documentation and protection of privacy of
all involved parties noted in the client record
-Gives clients the right to access own records (if this occurs there is a
duty to protect privacy of others noted in the record)
-Electronic records also have to have safeguards in place to protect
confidentiality and privacy
-Storage of records needs to protect privacy and confidentiality
, -Records need to be kept for at least several years after termination in a
secure, private location.
●● Content of Documentation
Answer: -Be thorough but don't overdo it. Think about what you have to
document to demonstrate activities and facilitate services as well as
protecting and serving all parties involved (assessment and treatment
planning, informed consent, actual contact information (including
cancelled and failed appointments)termination activities, supervisors
should document both supervision actions and consults.)
-Too little vs. too much: document enough information when handling a
crisis to show your assessment, thought process, decision. Don't
document a lot when you are documenting things like a client's fantasy
(this could be used against him/her)
-Document enough to fulfill the function of the note and the job. In a
crisis, document smarter vs. longer.
Personal notes and emails should also be written as if they are public:
they can be subpoenaed.
-Families and couples: may want to have one common file and separate
files in which private sensitive information is kept in case of later
disputes
-Don't air dirty laundry- no comments about being unhappy in work
environment, too few social workers, unhelpful colleagues, etc in client
records- this should be found in administrative documentation only
●● Language and Terminology
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED PREP
MATERIAL
●● Social Work Values
Answer: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person,
importance of human relationships, integrity, competence
●● Ethical principles associated with each social work value
Answer:
●● Professional values vs Personal values
Answer: Ethical fading, self deception and awareness
●● Practicing ethical standards
Answer: -3 categories of responsibilities
-Key responsibilities of the social worker
-Application of standards to scenarios
●● Social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients
Answer: -Commitment to clients
-Self-determination
,-Informed consent
-Competence
-Cultural competence and social diversity
-Conflicts of interest
-Privacy and confidentiality
-Limitations of client confidentiality
-Duty to warn (Tarasoff)
●● Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues
Answer: -Respect
-Confidentiality
-Sexual relationships and harassment
-Impairment, incompetence, or unethical behavior of colleagues
●● Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities as Professionals
Answer: -Competence
-Discrimination
●● Ethical Responsibility in Research and Program Evaluation
Answer: -Protection of human subjects
-Voluntary participation
-Informed consent
,-Confidentiality
-Protection of vulnerable/at-risk populations, etc.
●● Functions of Documentation
Answer: -Supporting thorough and accurate assessment and treatment
planning
-Providing competent service delivery
-Supporting continuity and coordination of services among settings and
care providers
-Documenting supervisory activities to show contacts/content in case of
challenge, personnel problems, or litigation
-Providing data for program evaluation activities
-Allowing for accountability- information for 3rd party payors,
regulatory bodies, etc.
●● Code of Ethics & Documentation
Answer: -Calls for accurate documentation and protection of privacy of
all involved parties noted in the client record
-Gives clients the right to access own records (if this occurs there is a
duty to protect privacy of others noted in the record)
-Electronic records also have to have safeguards in place to protect
confidentiality and privacy
-Storage of records needs to protect privacy and confidentiality
, -Records need to be kept for at least several years after termination in a
secure, private location.
●● Content of Documentation
Answer: -Be thorough but don't overdo it. Think about what you have to
document to demonstrate activities and facilitate services as well as
protecting and serving all parties involved (assessment and treatment
planning, informed consent, actual contact information (including
cancelled and failed appointments)termination activities, supervisors
should document both supervision actions and consults.)
-Too little vs. too much: document enough information when handling a
crisis to show your assessment, thought process, decision. Don't
document a lot when you are documenting things like a client's fantasy
(this could be used against him/her)
-Document enough to fulfill the function of the note and the job. In a
crisis, document smarter vs. longer.
Personal notes and emails should also be written as if they are public:
they can be subpoenaed.
-Families and couples: may want to have one common file and separate
files in which private sensitive information is kept in case of later
disputes
-Don't air dirty laundry- no comments about being unhappy in work
environment, too few social workers, unhelpful colleagues, etc in client
records- this should be found in administrative documentation only
●● Language and Terminology
