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25 2. A social worker at a clinic completes an assessment with a male client who has a history of anger and violence The SUCSHLICpaits Ural e Ueiieves that Nis wite nis having an attair and he intends to harm her upon her return from a trip. at is the MOST appropriate action for the social worker to take- a@P N ssess the client’s reality testing B- Suggest that the client make an appointment for mari @ C- Inform the client that such a threat must be reported D- Discuss with the client the reason for his suspicions erapy 3. A social worker seeks consultation on a difficult problem a client is experiencing. The social worker feels he needs expert advice on this complex issue. For the initial session the social worker should A- Bring the client’s entire file for the consultant to review B- Answer all questions as fully as possible that the coss=tant has regarding client C- Bring tape recordings of the sessions with the clien Q D- Disclose the least amount of information necessary 4. A social worker in private practice sees a couple with marital problems. There is no question of violence and or any serious emergency. The clients agree to pay fees weekly. When the clients do not pay after several weeks, the worker reminds them of the payment agreements and discusses their balance. They promise to pay. After not receiving payments, the social worker wishes to terminate. The worker A- Cannot terminate the couple’s treatment as long as they need help B- Can continue treatment, but remind them of their responsibilities Q - Can notify the couple of the reasons and terminate the relationship D- Should discontinue collection attempts 5. A supervisor in an agency learns that the agency’s personnel officer has been refusing job applications to gay and bian applicants. Consequently, these candidates are never considered for employment, though qualified. What ethical ciples from the code of ethics should guide the supervisor’s actions A- A supervisor is not responsible for every action of an agency B- The supervisor should resign from the agency because of their unethical behavior Q - The supervisor should take aggressive professional action to end the discrimination D- The supervisor should explore his own values and act accordingly 6. A client is brought to a mental health clinic by her family. At 10 am, the intake worker informs the supervisor the client is actively suicidal. The supervisor asks the worker to take the client to the psychiatric emergency unit immediately for evaluation and report back afterwards. The worker makes an appointment for the following morning but does not inform the supervisor and the supervisor does not follow up. That night the client commits suicide. The agency is sued for malpractice by the client’s family. Which statement of liability is MOST true A. The worker is responsible B. The supervisor is responsible C. The worker and the supervisor share responsibility Q D. The worker, the supervisor, and the agency share responsibility - # 'Yrl A4, 1'9'6‘1-‘«///( 7. A major problem with managed care ( HMO) mental health services for chronically ill patients is that A. HMO’s are flexible with number of sessions Q B. HMO’s can provide excellent case management, but poor clinical services C D . Clients needing longer term supportive services are rarely able to receive them in managed care . Payment for services is slow and inadequate