LMSW LMSW Social Work Ethics and Values Questions and Answers 4

Question 1

An LMSW is treating a child for anxiety when the child discloses that a neighbor, not a family member, physically abuses them. The social worker is required to:

Accepted Answer

Report the suspected abuse to child protective services regardless of who the alleged perpetrator is

Answer

Mandatory reporting laws require reports of suspected child abuse regardless of the alleged perpetrator's relationship to the child.

Question 2

Which NASW Code of Ethics standard addresses the social worker's responsibility to pursue social and political action to achieve social justice?

Accepted Answer

Social and Political Action

Answer

Standard 6.04 Social and Political Action obligates social workers to advocate for policies and legislation that promote social justice.

Question 3

A social worker learns that their agency's policy requires denying services to undocumented immigrants, which the worker believes is unjust. The most appropriate first step is to:

Accepted Answer

Work through internal channels to challenge the policy while complying with it unless it violates the law

Answer

Social workers should first pursue change through legitimate internal channels while maintaining professional obligations, escalating externally if needed.

Question 4

A social worker accepts a small gift (a homemade card and cookies) from a client at the end of a successful treatment. According to ethical guidelines, this is:

Accepted Answer

Generally acceptable if the gift is of nominal value and refusal would be culturally insensitive or harmful to the relationship

Answer

The NASW Code acknowledges that small, culturally meaningful tokens of appreciation may be acceptable when refusal would be clinically harmful, provided the gift has nominal value.

Question 5

The ethical principle of 'least restrictive alternative' is most relevant in which practice scenario?

Accepted Answer

Selecting the least intrusive intervention that still meets the client's needs

Answer

The least restrictive alternative principle requires social workers to choose interventions that minimally limit client freedom while achieving treatment goals.

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Practice Test

LMSW LMSW Social Work Ethics and Values Questions and Answers 4