The NASW Code of Ethics section on social workers ethical responsibilities to the social work profession includes
the following section(s):
a. Integrity of the profession
b. Evaluation and research
c. Administration
d. a and b only
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, social workers ethical responsibilities as professionals include the following
topic areas:
a. Sexual relationships
b. Billing
c. Dishonesty, fraud, and deception
d. All of the above
Social workers ethical responsibilities in practice settings include the fact that social workers should record
information as accurately and adequately as possible in a timely manner. This is stated under the content heading of:
a. Supervision and consultation
b. Education and training
c. Performance evaluation
d. Client records
The following is (are) true about consultation in terms of social workers ethical responsibilities to colleagues:
a. Social workers should remain well informed about colleagues areas of expertise in order to seek appropriate
consultation
b. In order to protect client confidentiality social workers should disclose only that information about cases that is
absolutely necessary
c. Social workers should avoid bothering colleagues by consulting with them
d. a and b only
The NASW Code of Ethics includes the following topic area(s) regarding ethical responsibilities to colleagues:
a. Impairment of colleagues
b. Incompetence of colleagues
c. Unethical conduct of colleagues
d. All of the above
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, the following is (are) true about social workers ethical responsibilities to
colleagues:
a. Social workers should respect and work cooperatively with colleagues
b. Social workers should hold confidential information conveyed by colleagues about practice situations
c. Social workers should refer clients to other professionals when the others have knowledge and skills necessary
for making effective progress with clients
d. All of the above
The following is (are) true according to the NASW Code of Ethics:
a. Social workers should not engage in any physical contact with clients when there is potential of inflicting
psychological harm on the clients
b. Social workers should take reasonable steps to safeguard the interests and rights of those clients who are
unable to make informed decisions
c. Social workers should not have sex with a client, but is free to do so as soon as the client-worker relationship
has been terminated
d. a and b only
Confidentiality involves which of the following?
a. Workers should not solicit unnecessary information
b. Workers should inform clients about the limitations of confidentiality with respect to agency policy
c. Workers should expend substantial effort safekeeping confidential information
d. All of the above
______ is defined by the NASW Code of Ethics as the understanding of the concept of culture, appreciating the
strengths inherent in all diverse cultures, acquiring a continuously growing knowledge base about clients cultures that
can be applied to practice, being sensitive to and appreciative of cultural differences, and seeking to understand the
nature of oppression and social diversity as they apply to various groups.
a. Social diversity
b. Ethnicity
c. Cultural competence
d. Social justice
The NASW Code of Ethics includes all of the following concepts regarding ethical responsibilities to clients except:
a. Derogatory language
b. Payment for services
c. Social welfare
d. Physical contact