ASWB LCSW Answers

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? 

In MasIow’s hierarchy of needs, the need for love and esteem is referred to as emotional dependency. There are five levels of emotional dependency, all necessary for children to grow into happy indMduals. These levels are safety, esteem, love and belonging and:

Mr. Bentley has been providing clinical social work services to a client forthree weeks based on a referral for self-esteem issues. During the course of assessment, it is discovered there are also drug abuse problems. Since this is not an area of expertise for Mr. Bentley, what should his next step be?

A clinical social worker was observed accepting money from an attorney for a copy of a cIient’s record. The colleague who witnessed the event discussed the matter with the professional, and efforts are being made to resolve the problem. The actions that took place in regards to the cIient’s records fall under what category? 

Cerebral palsy affects an indMduaI’s ability to maintain balance, achieve posture and move about smoothly. Symptoms can change over a person’s lifetime and other disabilities may result, such as poor vision and reading. What is the one factor of cerebral palsy thatdifferentiates it from other disabilities?