MSW 525 Midterm Exam 100% Solved
Define decision making: - ANSWER It is a process or series of thoughts and activities
that occurs over time and that results in a person or group acting (or not acting) in a
particular manner.
Precedes an ethical decision
Privacy - ANSWER Refers to the inherent right of every person to decide what, if any,
information about them is shared with others.
Confidentiality - ANSWER Refers the professional obligation of the social worker or
other professional (or bureaucrat) not to reveal to anyone information that she has
received from a client without the client's informed consent.
Informed Consent - ANSWER 1. Means that a social worker or another professional will
not intervene in a client's life or release confidential info about him unless that client has
freely consented.
2. Derived from the moral principle of autonomy - all persons have the capacity for
self-government and self-decision making.
Informed Consent must be obtained: - ANSWER 1. Every time a client starts a new
treatment procedure.
2. Every time he starts with every new social worker.
3. Every time confidential data will be released to 3rd party.
If a client is not capable of providing informed consent - ANSWER Then permission
should be sought from an appropriate 3rd party.
3 issues integral to informed consent are: - ANSWER 1. Disclosure of information.
2. Voluntariness.
3. Competency.
A person can be considered sufficiently informed to give consent only: - ANSWER If they
know what will occur during treatment, what the results will be, and what will happen if
consent not given. (Disclosure of Information)
Also, disclosure of info must be done in a clear and understandable manner.
Consent is meaningful only: - ANSWER When it is not coerced, but rather given freely.
(Voluntariness)
Informed consent presupposes that: - ANSWER The person who gives consent is
, competent to do so. (Competence)
Privileged Communication is - ANSWER Legal right granted by law to guarantee that
certain information may be protected in court without the consent of the original party.
1. A legal right granted by legislative statute that guarantees that certain info need not
be revealed in court without the consent of the person who originated the
communication.
2. A rule of evidence that allows one party in a legal proceeding (client) to limit the
admissibility of statements originally communicated in confidence.
3. A legal not ethical concept. Questions require legal consultation.
HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
HIPAA privacy rule protects: - ANSWER All individually identifiable health information
held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associates, in any form or media,
whether electronic, paper, or oral. (aka: protected health information)
Protected health information includes: - ANSWER 1. Demographic data related to
individual's past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition.
2. The provision of health care to the individual.
3. The past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual
that ID's the individual or for which there is a reasonable basis to believe it can be used
to ID the individual.
In order to disclose health information - ANSWER Providers are required to have a
separate written authorization from the client for each non-routine use.
Virtual Boundaries are: - ANSWER 1. The limits social workers place to guide their
social media use - to create intentional online personas and about the effects of social
media use in the intermingling of personal and professional lives
2. Social workers need to be aware of the identities they create and maintain in the
realm of social media because of ethical codes and policies
5 Questions to ask before posting online: - ANSWER 1. What information do you want to
share?
2. Why do you want to share this information?
3. Who needs to see this information?
4. Where do I want to share this information?
5. How does the NASW Code of Ethics or other organizational policies guide sharing this
information?
Define decision making: - ANSWER It is a process or series of thoughts and activities
that occurs over time and that results in a person or group acting (or not acting) in a
particular manner.
Precedes an ethical decision
Privacy - ANSWER Refers to the inherent right of every person to decide what, if any,
information about them is shared with others.
Confidentiality - ANSWER Refers the professional obligation of the social worker or
other professional (or bureaucrat) not to reveal to anyone information that she has
received from a client without the client's informed consent.
Informed Consent - ANSWER 1. Means that a social worker or another professional will
not intervene in a client's life or release confidential info about him unless that client has
freely consented.
2. Derived from the moral principle of autonomy - all persons have the capacity for
self-government and self-decision making.
Informed Consent must be obtained: - ANSWER 1. Every time a client starts a new
treatment procedure.
2. Every time he starts with every new social worker.
3. Every time confidential data will be released to 3rd party.
If a client is not capable of providing informed consent - ANSWER Then permission
should be sought from an appropriate 3rd party.
3 issues integral to informed consent are: - ANSWER 1. Disclosure of information.
2. Voluntariness.
3. Competency.
A person can be considered sufficiently informed to give consent only: - ANSWER If they
know what will occur during treatment, what the results will be, and what will happen if
consent not given. (Disclosure of Information)
Also, disclosure of info must be done in a clear and understandable manner.
Consent is meaningful only: - ANSWER When it is not coerced, but rather given freely.
(Voluntariness)
Informed consent presupposes that: - ANSWER The person who gives consent is
, competent to do so. (Competence)
Privileged Communication is - ANSWER Legal right granted by law to guarantee that
certain information may be protected in court without the consent of the original party.
1. A legal right granted by legislative statute that guarantees that certain info need not
be revealed in court without the consent of the person who originated the
communication.
2. A rule of evidence that allows one party in a legal proceeding (client) to limit the
admissibility of statements originally communicated in confidence.
3. A legal not ethical concept. Questions require legal consultation.
HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
HIPAA privacy rule protects: - ANSWER All individually identifiable health information
held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associates, in any form or media,
whether electronic, paper, or oral. (aka: protected health information)
Protected health information includes: - ANSWER 1. Demographic data related to
individual's past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition.
2. The provision of health care to the individual.
3. The past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual
that ID's the individual or for which there is a reasonable basis to believe it can be used
to ID the individual.
In order to disclose health information - ANSWER Providers are required to have a
separate written authorization from the client for each non-routine use.
Virtual Boundaries are: - ANSWER 1. The limits social workers place to guide their
social media use - to create intentional online personas and about the effects of social
media use in the intermingling of personal and professional lives
2. Social workers need to be aware of the identities they create and maintain in the
realm of social media because of ethical codes and policies
5 Questions to ask before posting online: - ANSWER 1. What information do you want to
share?
2. Why do you want to share this information?
3. Who needs to see this information?
4. Where do I want to share this information?
5. How does the NASW Code of Ethics or other organizational policies guide sharing this
information?
