ASWB Clinical Exam

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SW Values & Principles: Informed Consent	Informed Consent: -Consent is from parent/appropriate third party if clients lack decision making capacity & Assent is from child/client. Both must be obtained. -Use clear & understandable language to explain service purpose, risks, limits due to third-party payers, time frame, and right to refusal or withdrawal
SW Values & Principles: Conflicts of Interest	Social workers should: -Be alert to, and avoid, conflicts of interest that interfere with the exercise of professional discretion and impartial judgment (MM, auto) -Inform clients when a real or potential conflict of interest arises (RH/AK, RH/TJ) -Take reasonable steps to resolve the issue in a manner that makes clients’ interests primary and protects clients’ interests to the greatest extent possible (RH/AK, RH/TJ) Dual or multiple relationships occur when social workers relate to clients in more than one relationship, whether professional, social, or business. Dual or multiple relationships can occur simultaneously or consecutively.
SW Values & Principles: Essential Steps in Ethical Problem Solving	1. Identify ethical standards from the Code of Ethics that are being compromised *Always go to the Code of Ethics FIRST 2. Determine whether there is an ethical issue or dilemma 3. Weigh ethical issues 4. Suggest modifications 5. Implement modifications 6. Monitor for new ethical issues or dilemmas
SW Values & Principles: 5 Distinct Sets of Requirements	1. Constitutional law 2. Statutory law 3. Regulatory law 4. Court-made/common law 5. Executive orders
SW Vs & Ps: Ethical and Legal Issues, 4 Categories	1. Legal and ethical 2. Not legal, not ethical 3. Legal, not ethical 4. Ethical, but not legal
SW Vs & Ps: Confidentiality	-Social workers should protect the confidentiality of clients during legal proceedings to the extent permitted by law -When a court of law or other legally authorized body orders social workers to disclose confidential or privileged information without a client’s consent and such disclosure could cause harm to a client, social workers should request that the court withdraw the order, limit the order as narrowly as possible, or maintain the records under seal, unavailable for public inspection -A subpoena and court order are NOT the same When a SW receives a subpoena, they should respond and claim privilege but not turn over records until a subsequent court order is placed When a SW receives a court order, the SW should try to limit its scope &/or ask that records be sealed
SW Vs & Ps: Values that may inhibit the therapeutic relationship	1. Universalism 2. Dichotomous "either-or" thinking; judgmental thoughts 3. Heightened ability/value on separating, categorizing, numbering, "left-brain" 4. High value on control, constraint, restraint; invalidating subjective experiences of reality 5. Measure of self comes from outside and is only in contrast to others 6. Power is defined as "power over" others, mastery over environment
SW Core Values	1. Service 2. Social Justice 3. Dignity and Worth of the Person 4. Importance of Human Relationships 5. Integrity 6. Competence
Social Role Theory: Important Terms	-Role ambiguity: lack of clarity of role -Role complementarity: the role is carried out in the expected way -Role discomplementarity: the role expectations differ -Role reversal: when 2 or more individuals switch roles -Role conflict: incompatible or conflicting expectations
Ecological Perspective	-Regardless of origin, all problems are systemic and are maintained by an imbalance within and between systems
Systems Theory	Systems theory indicates that biopsychosocial-spiritual-cultural dimensions of a client are interrelated and work together. Thus, when one dimension changes within a system, the whole system or a client’s well-being is affected.
System Theory Terms: Closed system	Uses up its energy and dies
Systems Theory Terms: Entropy	Closed, disorganized, stagnant; using up available energy
Systems Theory Terms: Differentiation	Becoming specialized in structure and function
STTs: Equifinality	Arriving at the same end from different beginnings
STTs: Homeostasis	Steady state
STTs: Input	To attain the goals of the system, it must obtain the resources from environment that are necessary
Negative Entropy	Exchange of energy and resources between systems that promote growth and transformation
Open System	A system with cross boundary exchange
Output	Product of the system that exports to the environment
Subsystem	A major component of a system made up of 2 or more interacting and interdependent components that interact in order to attain their own purpose(s) and the purpose(s) of the system in which they are embedded
Suprasystem	An entity that is served by a number of component systems organized in interacting relationships
Throughput	Energy that is integrated into the system so it can be used by the system to accomplish its goals
The Problem-Solving Model	1. Engaging 2. Assessing 3. Planning 4. Intervening 5. Evaluating 6. Terminating
Learning Theory: 4 Distinct Orientations	1. Behaviorist 2. Cognitive 3. Humanistic 4. Social/situational
Partialization	Assisting a client to break down problems or goals into less overwhelming and more manageable components

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