MSW Comprehensive Test Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
Social Work Competency 1 - ANSWERSDemonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
Social workers make ethical decisions by applying... - ANSWERS1) the standards of the NASW code of
ethics
2) relevant laws and regulations
3) models for ethical decision making
4) ethical conduct of research
5) additional codes of ethics as appropriate to the context
How should social workers manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations? -
ANSWERSUse reflection and self-regulation
How should social workers demonstrate profession demeanor? - ANSWERSbehavior; appearance; and
oral, written, and electronic communication
Why should social workers use technology ethically and appropriately regarding competency 1? -
ANSWERSTo facilitate practice outcomes
How should social workers use supervision and consultation regarding competency 1? - ANSWERSto
guide professional judgment and behavior
What does the Code of Ethics do? - ANSWERS1) Provides guidelines and standards for practice
2) Provides standards to which the public holds social workers accountable
3) Helps to indoctrinate new social workers to the profession
What does the Code of Ethics not do? - ANSWERS1) Provide a decision-making framework
, 2) Value one standard over another
What are the conflicts and limits found within the Code and in its application? - ANSWERS
What are the social work values? - ANSWERS1) Service
2) Social Justice
3) Dignity and Worth of the Person
4) Importance of Human Relationships
5) Integrity
6) Competence
What are the ethical principles associated with service? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with social justice? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with dignity and worth of the person? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with importance of human relationships? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with integrity? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with competence? - ANSWERS
Professional Values vs. Personal Values - ANSWERS
What are some examples of ethical fading? - ANSWERS1) language euphemisms
2) slippery slope of decision making (psychological numbing; induction mechanisms)
3) Errors in perceptual causation
4) Constrained representation of one's self
Answers 2024/2025
Social Work Competency 1 - ANSWERSDemonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
Social workers make ethical decisions by applying... - ANSWERS1) the standards of the NASW code of
ethics
2) relevant laws and regulations
3) models for ethical decision making
4) ethical conduct of research
5) additional codes of ethics as appropriate to the context
How should social workers manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations? -
ANSWERSUse reflection and self-regulation
How should social workers demonstrate profession demeanor? - ANSWERSbehavior; appearance; and
oral, written, and electronic communication
Why should social workers use technology ethically and appropriately regarding competency 1? -
ANSWERSTo facilitate practice outcomes
How should social workers use supervision and consultation regarding competency 1? - ANSWERSto
guide professional judgment and behavior
What does the Code of Ethics do? - ANSWERS1) Provides guidelines and standards for practice
2) Provides standards to which the public holds social workers accountable
3) Helps to indoctrinate new social workers to the profession
What does the Code of Ethics not do? - ANSWERS1) Provide a decision-making framework
, 2) Value one standard over another
What are the conflicts and limits found within the Code and in its application? - ANSWERS
What are the social work values? - ANSWERS1) Service
2) Social Justice
3) Dignity and Worth of the Person
4) Importance of Human Relationships
5) Integrity
6) Competence
What are the ethical principles associated with service? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with social justice? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with dignity and worth of the person? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with importance of human relationships? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with integrity? - ANSWERS
What are the ethical principles associated with competence? - ANSWERS
Professional Values vs. Personal Values - ANSWERS
What are some examples of ethical fading? - ANSWERS1) language euphemisms
2) slippery slope of decision making (psychological numbing; induction mechanisms)
3) Errors in perceptual causation
4) Constrained representation of one's self
