SSW Ethical Practice 4

Question 1

A school social worker is asked by an administrator to write a report that exaggerates a student's disability to secure additional funding. The ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Refuse and explain that falsifying records violates professional ethics and law

Answer

Falsifying professional records violates the NASW Code of Ethics, professional integrity standards, and potentially constitutes fraud.

Question 2

Cultural humility in school social work practice is best described as:

Accepted Answer

An ongoing self-reflective process of recognizing one's own cultural biases and limitations

Answer

Cultural humility emphasizes lifelong learning and critical self-reflection about cultural assumptions rather than claiming complete cultural competence.

Question 3

Which of the following situations would most clearly require a school social worker to break confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

A student reveals a specific plan to seriously harm a classmate

Answer

A specific plan to harm an identified person creates a duty to protect that requires breaking confidentiality to warn and protect potential victims.

Question 4

The principle of 'nonmaleficence' obligates school social workers to:

Accepted Answer

Avoid causing harm through actions or inactions

Answer

Nonmaleficence means 'do no harm' and requires practitioners to avoid interventions or actions that could damage client welfare.

Question 5

A school social worker learns during a session that a student's parent has been arrested. The student does not know. What is the most ethically appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Assess the student's safety, explore support needs, and consult with appropriate staff about next steps

Answer

A thorough assessment of student safety and support needs, followed by consultation with appropriate colleagues, guides the appropriate ethical response.

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

(SSW) School Social Worker Practice Test

SSW Ethical Practice 4