Social Work Ethics & Professional Standards

Question 1

According to the NASW Code of Ethics, what is the primary responsibility of social workers?

Accepted Answer

Promoting the well-being of clients

Answer

The NASW Code of Ethics establishes that social workers' primary obligation is to the well-being of their clients.

Question 2

Informed consent in social work requires that clients be provided with:

Accepted Answer

Information about services, risks, rights, and alternatives before agreeing to treatment

Answer

Informed consent requires clients to receive relevant information about services, potential risks, their rights, and alternatives so they can make voluntary, knowledgeable decisions.

Question 3

Confidentiality in social work practice must be broken when:

Accepted Answer

There is a duty to warn of serious, imminent threat to a third party

Answer

Based on the Tarasoff duty-to-warn principle, confidentiality must be breached when a client poses a serious, credible, imminent threat to an identifiable third party.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a dual relationship in social work?

Accepted Answer

Providing therapy to a current business partner

Answer

A dual relationship occurs when a social worker has a professional relationship with a client simultaneously with another type of relationship, such as business or personal.

Question 5

The principle of self-determination in social work means:

Accepted Answer

Clients have the right to make their own choices and decisions

Answer

Self-determination is a fundamental social work value that upholds each client's right to make their own decisions about their lives.

Social Work Practice Test

Social Work Practice Test

Social Work Ethics & Professional Standards