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Ethical relativism assumes that moral laws exist to govern ethical decision-making in virtually any situation.

A) True
B) False

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According to Loewenberg and Dolgoff's Ethical Principles Screen, Least Harm takes precedence over Autonomy.

A) True
B) False

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According to Reamer's Guide to Ethical Decision-making, preventing harm and fulfilling basic needs supersedes withholding your own property.

A) True
B) False

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Regarding personal values, which of the following is true:


A) We all have a right to our personal values
B) Personal values involve what we designate as right and correct
C) Personal values are one of the core values identified in the NASW Code of Ethics
D) Personal values are less of an issue in macro practice than in either micro or mezzo practice

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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recognizes the rights and needs of clients to be free to make their own choices and decisions.


A) Self-aggrandizement
B) Second amendment of the U.S. Constitution
C) Self-determination
D) Individual constancy

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Currently all states mandate a certain number of continuing education hours prior to relicensing social workers.

A) True
B) False

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Principle 7 of Loewenberg and Dolgoff's "Ethical Principles Screen" is:


A) Privacy
B) Quality of life
C) Truthfulness
D) Least harm

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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falls under both the "Social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients" standard as well as the "Social workers' ethical responsibilities as professionals" standard of the NASW Code of Ethics .


A) Competence
B) Supervision and consultation
C) Education and training
D) Sexual harassment

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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"Whistle-stopping" is the act of informing on another or making public an individual's or organization's corrupt, wrong, illegal, inefficient, or hazardous behavior.

A) True
B) False

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The National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics standard of "Social workers' ethical responsibilities in practice settings" includes which of the following subcategories:


A) Performance evaluation
B) Interdisciplinary collaboration
C) Dishonesty, fraud, deception
D) Social and political action

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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According to Reamer, all of the following variables are often considered when trying to make the right distribution of scarce resources except :


A) Equality
B) Need
C) Compensation
D) Least harm

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Principle 4 of Loewenberg and Dolgoff's "Ethical Principles Screen" is:


A) Autonomy
B) Life
C) Least harm
D) Equality

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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According to Reamer's Guide to Ethical Decision-making, if a client tells his social worker that he committed an armed robbery for which another person has been incarcerated, the social worker, according to______principle, should report the confession despite breaking confidentiality with her client.


A) One person's right to self-determination supersedes that same person's right to well-being
B) One person's right to well-being supersedes another person's right to self-determination
C) Rules about basic survival supersede rules governing lesser actions

D) A) and C)
E) A) and B)

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Cultural encapsulation can be avoided in agencies when individualism is presumed to be more appropriate in all settings than a collectivist perspective.

A) True
B) False

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All of the following were cited in the text as recommendations to consider if you are thinking about "blowing the whistle" except :


A) Establish a clearly defined plan of action
B) Do not follow the usual chain of command
C) Know what your rights are
D) Be prepared for the consequences

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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