LCSW Law & Ethics Practice Exam Questions and Answers Graded A

LCSW Law & Ethics Practice Exam Questions and Answers Graded A 1. You are treating a family consisting of Sharon, 33, Mike, 36, Carol, 15, and Billy, 12. You receive a subpoena from a lawyer, regarding a lawsuit over an inheritance, for which another family member is suing your clients. The subpoena requests all records for the purpose of showing that this family is not mentally competent to receive the inheritance. How would you manage this situation? Content Area: Law: Confidentiality, Privilege, and Consent This question looks at your legal responsibility when receiving a subpoena for an entire family, not just an individual client. A. Get a release from the parents since the parents hold the children's privilege. B. Contact the lawyer to assert privilege on behalf of the family. C. Obtain written authorization from the entire family to contact their lawyers and waive/assert privilege as the family sees fit. D. Comply with the subpoena since their mental condition has b C. Obtain written authorization from the entire family to contact their lawyers and waive/assert privilege as the family sees fit. You would be required to obtain written authorizations from the family in order to contact their lawyers who would determine whether to waive or assert privilege. 2. Sidney comes to his session with his 80-year-old mother, who uses a walker following a bad fall, that she reports was caused by a fight with her husband. The mother tells you that the fight was her fault, and she knew that if she kept goading her husband, he would explode. A social worker in this situation must: Content Area: Law: Limits to Confidentiality/Mandated Reporting. This question tests your knowledge of laws regarding elder abuse. A. Call Adult Protective Services and report physical abuse. B. Call law enforcement within 24 hours and follow-up with a written report to local law enforcement, licensing agency, and ombudsman. C. Explore possibilities for alternative living arrangements and address the feelings both she and Sidney are experiencing. D. Report domestic violence since the victim was an elder. A. Call Adult Protective Services and report physical abuse. Social workers are mandated to report physical injury to an elder, inflicted by another person, that occurs by other than accidental means. *3. A 17-year-old girl, Janet, is referred to you by her school counselor. Janet's nose, eyebrow, and tongue are pierced, and her hair is dyed green and yellow. Janet says that recently her twin brother Michael comes into her room at night and tries to "play sleep-over" with her. Janet tells you that a cute boy she met at a rave last week wants her to move in with him. She asks you not to tell her parents that she's seeing you because they're "extremely religious." How would you manage your ethical responsibilities if you were working with the entire family? Content Area: Ethics: Therapeutic Relationship/Services This question test your knowledge of the ethical issues that arise when treating a family unit. A. Clarify for Janet that, as a victim of abuse, she can consent to her own treatment without her parents' permission. B. Clarify for the family how your therapeutic work differs