LAW AND ETHICS EXAM Questions with

LAW AND ETHICS EXAM Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) purposes of the code of ethics (6) - Correct Answers ✅1.IDs fundamental values upon which your mission as a SW is based

• -summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect SW's core

values, and establishes a set of ethical standards that SWs should use to guide their professional actions.

• Designed to help you ID relevant considerations when

profesional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.

• Provides ethical standards to which general public can hold

the profession accountable

• Socializes new practitioners to SW's mission, values,

ethical principles and standards

• Articulates standards that SW profession can use to assess

whether SWs have engaged in unethical conduct. (used as basis for adjudication in matters of ethics) If a SW has committed an ethical violation, does that mean they have also broken a law? - Correct Answers ✅Not necessarily.Legal processes and administrative procedures are kept separate from peer review process of ethical standards.Determination of legal liability will be a separate matter.guidelines for responding to a colleague's unethical behavior

• Correct Answers ✅-Code of Ethics requires you to

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LAW AND ETHICS EXAM Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) -Can A) attempt to resolve it informally or B) more formally (filing a complaint), based on your own judgment.-Still have to respect confidentiality (e.g. if a clt tells you their former therapist committed an unethical thing, you couldn't break confidentiality to report them. it would be better to encourage clt to report them themselves) Values vs. Ethics - Correct Answers ✅Values--> what a person/group considers desirable Ethics --> organized system/formal set of rules that are explicitly adopted by a group or profession Social Work Values (per code of ethics) (6) - Correct Answers ✅1. Service --> primary goal is to help those in need

• Social Justice --> challenging injustice and bringing about

change

• Dignity and Worth of the Person --> respect inherent

dignity and worth

• Importance of Human Relationships
• Integrity --> trustworthiness
• Competence--> practice w/in areas of competence and

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LAW AND ETHICS EXAM Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) What to do when personal values conflict with professional values? - Correct Answers ✅Must prioritize professional values, follow code of ethics and/or law scope of practice vs scope of competence - Correct Answers ✅scope of practice--> legally defined boundaries of practice of CSW. (legal issue) scope of competence --> limits of what an individual LCSW is qualified to do based on education, training, experience.Can an LCSW administer psychological tests? - Correct Answers ✅Law does not specifically say no, but any LCSW who uses it will have to substantiate that they are competence to do so, AND that they are using tests to treat/assess social adjustment problems. may also use hypnosis if they have the appropriate training and experience.What to do if a needed services falls outside the boundaries of your competence, per Code of Ethics? - Correct Answers ✅Should seek supervision/consultation (if you have the general skill to treat a case, but there is a particular aspect of the case you don't have experience with) OR get referral.(must refer whenever that professional's specialized knowledge/expertise is necessary to fully serve the clt) When is it ok to refer out based on cultural issues? - Correct Answers ✅It is NOT discrimination if clt is from a 3 / 4

LAW AND ETHICS EXAM Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) background that is completely unknown to you or has a worldview that you are unable to understand.How to handle incompetence of a colleague, per Code of Ethics? - Correct Answers ✅a. When you have direct knowledge of a SW colleague's incompetence, you should first consult with that colleague, if feasible

• When you you believe they are incompetence and has not

taken adequate steps to address, you should take appropriate action through employer, agency, NASW, licensing body, and other organizations.legal guidelines of impairment as a therapist (for yourself) - Correct Answers ✅If you appear to be impaired by mental or physical illness, licensing agency may order you to be examined by one or more doctors/surgeons/psychologist. If you fail to comply it may be grounds for suspension/revocation of license ethical standards of impairment as a therapist (for yourself) - Correct Answers ✅-You should not allow your person problems, psychological distress, legal problems, substance abuse, or MH problems to interfere with professional performance/judgment -if this is happening, you should a. immediately seek consultation and b. take appropriate remedial action by getting professional help, adjusting workload (lol), terminating, or taking other necessary steps

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