MSW 525 Exam 2 Latest Update
virtual boundary - ANSWER the limits social workers place to guide their social media
use--to create intentional online personas and about the effect of social media use in the
intermingling of personal and professional lives.
professional ethics - ANSWER All persons shall be respected as equal, but priority shall
be given to the interests of the client. Codification of the special obligations that arise
out of the person's voluntary choice to become a professional, such as a social worker
general ethics - ANSWER the obligations that are owed by one person to another
NASW Code of Ethics definition - ANSWER social works primary responsibility is to
promote the well-being of clients
ethics - ANSWER the branch of philosophy that deals with the rightness or wrongness of
human actions
malpractice - ANSWER professional negligence or misconduct: failure to exercise a
degree of care that a similar professional of ordinary prudence would demonstrate
under the same circumstances. Such as incorrect diagnosis and treatment, issues
related to confidentiality, issues related to documentation (clinical, ethical, and legal
accountability) and boundary violations.
decision-making - ANSWER a process or series of thoughts and activities that occurs
over time and that results in a person or group action or not acting in a particular
manner
Ethical Decision Making - ANSWER the process of analyzing and assessing the ethical
dimensions of practice in order to develop ethically appropriate professional behavior
Ethical Rules Screen - ANSWER used as a step in ethical decision making by consulting
the code of ethics for guidance. ERS should always be used first
Ethical Principles Screen - ANSWER an aid in organizing and ranking aspects of ethical
dilemmas when two or more ethical obligations conflict; 9 principles
ethical dilemma - ANSWER choice between two or more relevant but contradictory
ethical directives; when every alternative result is an undesirable outcome for one or
more persons
evidence-based practice - ANSWER evidence to support your method/approach -- lends
credibility to what you are doing
self-determination - ANSWER a person's right to make his or her own decisions
, cause advocacy - ANSWER aimed at confronting an issue of importance to a group
case advocacy - ANSWER aimed at obtaining resources or services for an individual or
group of clients, and promotes the responsiveness of policies to a group of people
whistle-blowing - ANSWER aimed at protecting clients, confronting abusive services or
powers, and improving responsiveness to the public and community. Risk of retribution.
social action - ANSWER advancing a cause, producing results, allowing all to equal
access
cyber activism - ANSWER advocacy through websites, news groups, and e-mail
community organizing activities
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - ANSWER Protects all
individually identifiable health information held or transmitted by a covered entity or its
business associates in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral
racial profiling - ANSWER the act of suspecting or targeting a person of a certain race
on the basis of observed or assumed characteristics or behavior of a racial or ethnic
group, rather than individual suspicion
search and seizure - ANSWER procedure used in many civil and common law legal
systems by which police or other authorities and their agents, who, suspecting that a
crimes has been committed, commence a search of a person's property and confiscate
any relevant evidence, found in connection to the crime
health disparities - ANSWER differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
burden of diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups
civil commitment - ANSWER legally forcing someone with a mental illness to
hospitalization without their consent if the concern for their safety or safety of other is at
risk
5150 - ANSWER refers to the California law code for the temporary, involuntary
psychiatric commitment of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others
due to signs of mental illness
competency to stand trial - ANSWER mental capacity, able to assist in their own
defense, understands proceedings, identify person, place, time
insanity defense - ANSWER defense raised by a criminal defendant stating that because
of mental disease or defect, the defendant should not be held responsible for the crime
committed
discriminatory purpose - ANSWER if a law explicitly treats people of different racial or
ethnic groups differently, there must be an exceedingly good reason and must pass
strict scrutiny
virtual boundary - ANSWER the limits social workers place to guide their social media
use--to create intentional online personas and about the effect of social media use in the
intermingling of personal and professional lives.
professional ethics - ANSWER All persons shall be respected as equal, but priority shall
be given to the interests of the client. Codification of the special obligations that arise
out of the person's voluntary choice to become a professional, such as a social worker
general ethics - ANSWER the obligations that are owed by one person to another
NASW Code of Ethics definition - ANSWER social works primary responsibility is to
promote the well-being of clients
ethics - ANSWER the branch of philosophy that deals with the rightness or wrongness of
human actions
malpractice - ANSWER professional negligence or misconduct: failure to exercise a
degree of care that a similar professional of ordinary prudence would demonstrate
under the same circumstances. Such as incorrect diagnosis and treatment, issues
related to confidentiality, issues related to documentation (clinical, ethical, and legal
accountability) and boundary violations.
decision-making - ANSWER a process or series of thoughts and activities that occurs
over time and that results in a person or group action or not acting in a particular
manner
Ethical Decision Making - ANSWER the process of analyzing and assessing the ethical
dimensions of practice in order to develop ethically appropriate professional behavior
Ethical Rules Screen - ANSWER used as a step in ethical decision making by consulting
the code of ethics for guidance. ERS should always be used first
Ethical Principles Screen - ANSWER an aid in organizing and ranking aspects of ethical
dilemmas when two or more ethical obligations conflict; 9 principles
ethical dilemma - ANSWER choice between two or more relevant but contradictory
ethical directives; when every alternative result is an undesirable outcome for one or
more persons
evidence-based practice - ANSWER evidence to support your method/approach -- lends
credibility to what you are doing
self-determination - ANSWER a person's right to make his or her own decisions
, cause advocacy - ANSWER aimed at confronting an issue of importance to a group
case advocacy - ANSWER aimed at obtaining resources or services for an individual or
group of clients, and promotes the responsiveness of policies to a group of people
whistle-blowing - ANSWER aimed at protecting clients, confronting abusive services or
powers, and improving responsiveness to the public and community. Risk of retribution.
social action - ANSWER advancing a cause, producing results, allowing all to equal
access
cyber activism - ANSWER advocacy through websites, news groups, and e-mail
community organizing activities
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - ANSWER Protects all
individually identifiable health information held or transmitted by a covered entity or its
business associates in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral
racial profiling - ANSWER the act of suspecting or targeting a person of a certain race
on the basis of observed or assumed characteristics or behavior of a racial or ethnic
group, rather than individual suspicion
search and seizure - ANSWER procedure used in many civil and common law legal
systems by which police or other authorities and their agents, who, suspecting that a
crimes has been committed, commence a search of a person's property and confiscate
any relevant evidence, found in connection to the crime
health disparities - ANSWER differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
burden of diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups
civil commitment - ANSWER legally forcing someone with a mental illness to
hospitalization without their consent if the concern for their safety or safety of other is at
risk
5150 - ANSWER refers to the California law code for the temporary, involuntary
psychiatric commitment of individuals who present a danger to themselves or others
due to signs of mental illness
competency to stand trial - ANSWER mental capacity, able to assist in their own
defense, understands proceedings, identify person, place, time
insanity defense - ANSWER defense raised by a criminal defendant stating that because
of mental disease or defect, the defendant should not be held responsible for the crime
committed
discriminatory purpose - ANSWER if a law explicitly treats people of different racial or
ethnic groups differently, there must be an exceedingly good reason and must pass
strict scrutiny
