comprehensive exam 2024/2025 with 100% correct answers
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Comprehensive ev
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Comprehensive Ev
A social worker is meeting with her client for a first therapy session. What is the first ethical responsibility she is obligated to meet in this session? correct answersInform the client about the limits of confidentiality.
A social worker employed by a community-based organization finds her pr...
A social worker is meeting with her client for a first therapy session. What is the first ethical
responsibility she is obligated to meet in this session? correct answersInform the client about the limits
of confidentiality.
A social worker employed by a community-based organization finds her professional decision-making to
be influenced by elements other than concern about the client. What ethical issue is this social worker
facing? correct answersConflict of interest.
What core value of the social work profession is violated when a client is coerced into consenting to
treatment? correct answersDignity and worth of a person.
During a counseling session at a mental health center, a social worker is told by their client that the client
intends to shoot a specific relative after leaving the session. What professional duties are in conflict in
this situation? correct answersDuty to warn per the Tarasoff decision and confidentiality.
A 16 year old has become a client of an outpatient clinical social worker after surviving a sexual assault
by the sibling of a classmate at her school. The client's parents have signed a release of information
allowing the social worker to communicate directly with school staff. The social worker is contacted by
one of the teachers who is concerned that the client's school work has declined drastically. The teacher
wants to know if something has happened to the client. What should the social worker do in this
situation? correct answersTalk to the client about whether they want any information disclosed and the
possible implications of disclosure.
During a counseling session, a client with a history of relationship problems shares a text she received
from one of your co-workers inviting her to a social event as their date. Your co-worker is part of the
treatment team that regularly reviews client cases (including your client) and evaluates their progress.
The client is seeking your advice about whether to accept the date and attend the event. What should
you do? correct answersReport the situation to your supervisor.
According to the Nuremberg Code, which provides the basis for Institutional Review Boards'
requirements for human subjects research, voluntary consent to participate in research activities is an
imperative. Which of the following statements does not meet the criteria defining voluntary informed
, consent? correct answersThe participant must be compensated either financially or by directly
benefiting from the study.
A social worker experiences a language barrier with a client during the process of obtaining informed
consent. The social worker has a limited ability to speak the client's language. To best ensure that the
client understands the information the social worker is providing, what should the social worker do?
correct answersPause the consent process and arrange for a professional interpreter.
When a social worker has first-hand information of a colleague's impairment due to substance abuse or
mental health difficulties that may be interfering with the effectiveness of their practice, what should the
social worker do first? correct answersIf feasible, discuss concerns with the colleague and assist them in
getting help.
Adele, a social worker employed by a program serving at-risk youth at a local YMCA in an urban
community, lives in an apartment complex within walking distance of her work. An avid reader, she
frequently visits the local library and has joined a monthly reading group. At her most recent visit, the
group welcomed a new member who happens to be the mother of one of the youths in her program. To
determine how to respond to this situation, what should Adele do first? correct answersAssess the
situation for risk of potential harm or exploitation of the client
In working with clients from a racial or ethnic group different from their own, what are social workers
advised to do? correct answersAvoid generalizations.
Kinship bonds and corresponding extended family forms are cultural dimensions that are important to
consider in family practice with diverse families. Which of the following aspects of practice may be most
affected by how these dimensions are defined? correct answersConfidentiality and Defining family
boundaries.
A social worker is conducting an initial assessment with a client. What is the best way for the social
worker to inquire about the client's sexual orientation? correct answersWhat is your sexual orientation?"
Eduardo is a 60 year old Latino man who identifies as gay and is disabled due to a work-related accident.
These aspects of his identity illustrate which of the following terms? correct answersIntersectionality.
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