Which of the following occurs due to Ethical Problems in Social Work Practice?
a. Goal setting
b. Role conflict
c. Value dilemmas
d. All of the above
e. B and C
Jenny Jones is a social worker employed by a child protection agency. Her
supervisor has told her to ask for a court order to remove three children from the home of
a client that Jenny has been working with for three months. Jenny doesnt want to do
this. She thinks that the mother is doing better and she wants to leave the children in the
home with continued monitoring. This is an example of:
a. role conflict.
b. value dilemma.
c. insubordination.
d. ethical confusion.
e. a and b
In the role of helper/enabler, the social worker must:
a. Be sure the family is enabled to make their own decisions.
b. Help the families understand and analyze alternatives.
c. Provide access to helping systems that enable the family to make
decisions.
d. All of the above.
Studying ethics and values enables practitioners to determine the one correct
course of action when there are choices.
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Competing loyalties occur when a social worker must chose between two or more relevant contradictory ethical directions.
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Ethical problems ask the question: What is the appropriate action to take for any given situation?
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When faced with competing loyalties, it is crucial for the social worker to
determine priorities.
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The social workers Code of Ethics requires that social workers use any means
necessary to get clients to do what is obviously in their best interest.
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Every social worker fills two professional roles: (1) Helper/enabler and (2) societal control agent.
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Ethical dilemmas occur when the social worker must chose between two or more relevant contradictory directives.
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