Licensed Clinical Social Worker Flashcards
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Under the NASW Code of Ethics, what is a social worker's primary ethical obligation?
Answer: Service to clients and promotion of social justice
The NASW Code of Ethics identifies service, social justice, dignity, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence as core values, with service as primary.
A client on a psychiatric unit refuses medication. The treatment team wants to override the refusal. What principle does the social worker most need to advocate for?
Answer: Client autonomy and self-determination
Competent adults have the right to refuse treatment; the social worker's role includes advocating for the client's right to informed consent and self-determination.
Which of the following best describes the biopsychosocial model used in clinical social work assessment?
Answer: An integrated framework examining biological, psychological, and social factors influencing a client's functioning
The biopsychosocial model, foundational to social work assessment, considers the interplay of biological vulnerabilities, psychological factors, and social/environmental context.
A 15-year-old client discloses consensual sexual activity with a 16-year-old peer. What is the social worker's most appropriate response?
Answer: Explore the client's experience, assess for safety, and provide age-appropriate psychoeducation
Most states' age-of-consent laws and statutory rape definitions would not apply to peers of similar age; the appropriate response is assessment and education.
Which stage of Prochaska and DiClemente's Transtheoretical Model describes a client who acknowledges a problem but is not yet committed to change?
Answer: Contemplation
In contemplation, individuals are aware of their problem and ambivalent about changing but have not yet committed to a specific action plan.
A social worker in private practice sees a client who is also a neighbor. After careful consideration, this arrangement is best described as:
Answer: A prohibited dual relationship that should be avoided
NASW ethics and LCSW standards advise against dual relationships that could impair judgment or exploit the client, including neighbor-client situations.
When using Motivational Interviewing, which technique involves reflecting back an amplified version of what the client said to evoke change talk?
Answer: Amplified reflection
An amplified reflection overstates the client's position to prompt them to argue against it, naturally eliciting change talk.