Which of the following are ethical dilemmas faced by social work supervisors?
A. Renaming services to give the illusion of compliance with the
requirements of the agencys sponsors
B. Whether or not to maintain a program whose services are no longer
needed
C. How to handle misallocation of funds or agency corruption
D. Balancing demands of delivery of services to clients, record keeping and
report writing, supervisory sessions with individual workers, and other
demands on their time and energy.
E. All of the above.
Which of the following is NOT an option after learning that a colleague has
engaged in unethical behavior?
A. Informally approaching the colleague to try to resolve the problematic
behavior
B. Bringing unethical behavior to the attention of ones supervisor
C. Bringing unethical behavior to the attention of the colleagues clients
D. Reporting unethical behavior to the state licensing board
E. Bringing the unethical conduct to the attention of the general public
(whistle-blowing)
A supervisor may be charged with direct liability when which of the following
occurs?
A. Supervisor takes responsibility for mistakes made by a supervisee
B. Supervisor causes harm through acts of omission or commission
C. Supervisor does not follow state board guidelines for providing
supervision
D. All of the above
E. B and C
Which two actions were viewed as the most unethical behaviors by both
supervisors and supervisees in Worthington, Tan, and Poulins 2002 study?
A. Intentionally fabricating information and engaging in sexual relations with
a client
B. Forging a supervisors signature and engaging in sexual relations with a
client
C. Intentionally fabricating information and forging a supervisors signature
D. Engaging in sexual relations with a client and failure to complete
documentation of client records within the required time
E. Failure to complete documentation of client records within the required
time and forging a supervisors signature
Studies show that after a therapist reports a client for child abuse, the client tends
to stay in therapy if which of the following exists?
A. The client was a participant in the informed consent process.
B. There was a strong therapeutic alliance prior to the report.
C. Confidentiality was fully discussed prior to the report.
D. All of the above
E. Most clients discontinue therapy after a child abuse report.
Which of the following is an example of unethical behavior that might arise with
a colleague?
A. Having sexual relations with a colleague
B. Having sexual relations with a client or supervisee
C. Showing up late to a session
D. Sharing confidential information about a client in supervision
Poor supervision consists of the supervisors:
A. Inability to share performance evaluations with workers
B. Poor documentation
C. Lack of weekly supervision
D. All of the above
E. A and C
Vicarious liability is defined as the supervisors being held responsible for the
mistakes of the supervisee during placement or employment.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Social work administrators are accountable to their supervisees for productivity
and for operating within the authorized budget.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Organization maintenance and survival demands may result in rules that
contradict the primary obligation of social workers to give priority to their clients
interests.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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