If your records are subpoenaed, you should:
A. No release the records under any circumstances
B. Refuse to release the records
C. Assert priviledge
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D. Provide the information, unless the client is considered mentally unstable
C. Assert prviledge and try ot obtain client consent
Which of the following is an example of a continuous variable?
A. Gender
B. Females
C. Present income
D. Age
D. Age.
Both height and age are examples of continuous variables.
Gender is a discrete variable and there are only two accepted options: Male and Female.
As a supervisor, it is important to realize that different social workers may have different theoretical backgrounds. For example, one social worker may employ a "psychoanalytic" approach, while another may use a "cognitive" approach. In dealing with these possible differences, the supervisor should:
A. Get all social workers, which you supervise, to follow an established guideline to practice, regardless of their varying practice approaches.
B. Only supervise social workers that practice in a manner similar to the supervisors.
C. This issue is not relevant to the practice of social work.
D. Assume that, regardless of their orientation, all social workers will do their best to maintain professionalism.
A. Get all social workers, which you supervise, to follow an established guideline to practice, regardless of their varying practice approaches.
P., a five year old child is told that he will. Need an operation that involves inserting a catheter into the child's groin.. The procedure was explained to him. P. States that he is not afraid of the operation but is worried about the catheratization. From a psychodynamic point of view, his anxiety stems from:
A. Fear of mutilation
B. Fear of parental separation
C. Fear of pain
D. Fear of annihilation
A. Fear of mutilation
Fear of mutilation is probably the best choose here.
This child is afraid that he will be harmed by the procedure and focuses on the concrete aspects of it.
The most common psychological cause of sexual dysfunction's are generally related to:
A. Fear and anxiety
B. Depression
C. Impotence
D. Ignorance
A. Fear and anxiety.
Clearly the most common psychological cause of sexual dysfunction is fear and anxiety.
According to the NASW Ethical Code, which of the following is true with regard to confidentiality?
A. Because they are easily misinterpreted, client's should not have access to their social work records.
B. Social workers should never share confidences revealed by client's without their verbal consent.
C. Social workers should obtain informed consent from client before tape recording a therapy session.
D. NASW does not discuss ethics
C. Social workers should obtain informed consent from client before tape recording a therapy session.
A social worker has been contacted to evaluate a five- year- old boy. His teacher claims that he is bullying the other children and often makes menacing or sexual gestures toward the other children. The social worker is most likely to suspect:
A. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
B. Sexual abuse
C. Parental neglect
D. Conduct disorder
B. Sexual abuse
The type of behavior is very unusual for such a young child and warrants investigation.
A social worker is seeing a family in therapy. The parents of a 16 year- old male are concerned that the son is dating an older female. The female he is dating is 19. years old and the parent's suspect they are sexually involved. The parents want to know if they can report the girlfriend for child abuse, since their son is a minor. The social worker should advise the parents that:
A. The social worker has no choice and is mandated to report the situation.
B. The son clearly needs further individual therapy.
C. The situation does not necessarily indicate a situation that is reportable.
D. Tell the parents to report the girlfriend immediatley.
C. The situation does not necessarily indicate a situation that is reportable.
This is not a clear case of child abuse.
It sounds like both individuals are consenting and there is no indication evidence that anything has occurred that is harmful to the male.
Although there is a legal definition of intoxication, it is important to realize that when individuals are legally intoxicated:
A. Some individuals show no signs of alcohol consumption
B. All individuals show obvious signs of intoxication
C. Some individuals become intoxicated even if they have not yet received the legal limit.
D. Intoxication is not walkway alcohol related.
C. Some individuals become intoxication even if they have not yet received the legal limit.
It is very important to know that metabolism, body size and weight, etc can affect how intoxicated a person gets.
Some can and do become intoxicated even if they have not yet reached the legal limit.
In the first session with a couple, the couple tells you that they are gay and recently one of the par enters has tested HIV positive. During therapy, it becomes clear that the infected partner is having difficulty expression his feelings and appears hostile and angry toward other partner. It is reported that the infected partner is also having difficulty performing everyday tasks. As a social work practitioner, your first step should be to:
A. Refer the couple to a gay therapist
B. Help the infected partner deal with his expected loss of functioning.
C. Help the couple deal with relationship issues, which may arise because of the illness.
D. Consider your own feelings about treating homosexual before proceeding with therapy.
C. Help the couple deal with relationship issues, which. May arise because of the illness.
Although, it is true that social workers must recognize their own feeling and how they feel about treating a gay couple, once in the initial session, the first thing the social worker should do is address the crisis issue at hand, which involves the relationship (communication) issues.
If need be, after helping the couple to recognize and address the issue(s) the referral to another therapist can be made.
Your client is a twenty- three year old woman, who recently divorced and is seeing a social worker in order to assist her in adapting to her new life style. During one session, the woman appears particularly anxious, and states that she is suddenly feeling "out of control". The social worker should first:
A. Call the police
B. Refer for a medical evaluation
C. Consider safety issues of others around her
D. Discuss the women's definition of "out of control"
D. Discuss the women's definition of "out of control"
It is unclear what the client means by "out of control" and she must be first asked to clarify it.
One of the most important considerations for establishing membership in a therapy group is:
A. Diagnoses
B. Cohesion of group members
C. Race
D. Goals of the group
A. Diagnoses
The diagnosis is the most important in establishing membership in a therapy group.
The key word in this question is "establish".
Diagnosis and race are important, yet diagnosis is considered more important than race.
In group therapy there are several stages of group development. The best indicator of the group's stage of development is:
A. The therapist's level of empathy
B. The amount of self- disclosing done by the therapist
C. A presence of counter- transference
D. The cohesion level within the group
D. The cohesion level within the group.
The level of cohesion is an important indicator of over-all group progress.
The other answers relate directly to the therapist (not the group) and the one dealing with counter- transference is clary not the best answer.
When is it acceptable for a social worker to have a sexual relationship with his/ her client?
A. Only after he/ she has terminated therapy
B. Only if there is no coercion by the social worker
C. It is never acceptable
D. Only when there is no coercion on the part of the client
C. It is never acceptable..
It is never acceptable for a social worker to have sex with a previous or a current client.
In crisis intervention, the MOST important factor is:
A. Providing homogeneity in the session
B. Providing support for the client
C. Become a firm leader for the client
D. Understanding pat behavior
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