Social Work Clinical Board Exam Prep - Question List

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41. There is threat of a labor strike within the agency James is currently providing clinical social work services through. He knows this action will improve services to clients and working conditions. What should James take into consideration before participating?
  1. Clinical social workers cannot engage in organized action
  2. Course of action depends on the clientele impact
  3. He will not get paid during the strike
  4. Ethical standards prohibit a strike
42. One of the principles clinical social workers adhere to in the promotion of social justice is the advocacy for basic human needs. Professionals pursue change on behalf of individuals to expand opportunity and choice. What group of people should be considered top priority?
  1. Children
  2. Poor and vulnerable individuals
  3. Women
  4. Non-majority ethnic groups
43. John walks past a fellow clinical social worker’s desk and overhears parts of a conversation. The colleague is making demeaning comments about another professional to someone on the other end of a phone line. Later, during lunch, John asks his colleague about the conversation. The colleague states he was talking with a client. What ethical standard has been violated by the fellow social worker?
  1. Respect
  2. Consultation
  3. Privacy and confidentiality
  4. Competence
44. Clinical social workers need to obtain informed consent prior to services provided by telephone, computer, radio or television. Client approval is also necessary prior to:
  1. Third party observations
  2. Audio taping
  3. Videotaping
  4. All of the above
45. Cassandra is a single mother who becomes upset with her clinical social worker when a referral is made for parenting classes. The client feels she is not a bad mother and there is no problem. Cassandra demands to see her records, but the social worker is concerned that some of the information found within may cause emotional harm. How should the professional deal with this problem?
  1. Inform the client to get a court order
  2. Warn the client and then make her a copy
  3. Clients are not allowed to see their records
  4. Read the records together to prevent confusion

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