Bachelors Basic Flashcards
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A client discloses they have a plan to harm their neighbor. The social worker's FIRST obligation is to:
Answer: Warn the potential victim and notify appropriate authorities
The duty to warn (Tarasoff) requires social workers to take reasonable steps to protect identifiable third parties from serious threats.
The concept of 'unconditional positive regard,' central to person-centered therapy, means the worker:
Answer: Accepts the client as a person without conditions or judgment
Carl Rogers defined unconditional positive regard as accepting the client's worth as a person regardless of their behaviors or attitudes.
A social worker using a task-centered approach would MOST likely:
Answer: Identify specific, time-limited tasks the client can complete to address a defined problem
Task-centered practice is a structured, short-term model where client and worker collaboratively identify and complete concrete tasks.
Which federal law primarily governs the confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment records?
Answer: 42 CFR Part 2
42 CFR Part 2 provides stricter confidentiality protections for substance use disorder records than standard HIPAA rules.
An elderly client's daughter asks the social worker to share the client's medical information without the client's consent. The worker should:
Answer: Decline and explain that information requires client consent unless an exception applies
Clients control their own information; without a legal exception or signed release, sharing with family members violates confidentiality.
In the ecological systems framework, the 'goodness of fit' concept refers to:
Answer: The match between an individual's needs and the resources available in their environment
Goodness of fit describes how well the demands and resources of the environment match the individual's needs and capacities.
A social worker is conducting a biopsychosocial assessment. Which dimension is MOST relevant to the 'social' component?
Answer: Family relationships, social support networks, and housing
The social dimension of a biopsychosocial assessment covers interpersonal relationships, community ties, and environmental factors.