Regarding professional values, how can social workers be accountable to clients when their interventions are made at such a broad level? Use the examples from this chapter as a basis for this discussion.
What will be an ideal response?
Students should refer to the three extended case examples from this chapter (a partnership with the community mental health association, the cobblestone controversy, and Housing First) and consider how the six major social work values can be utilized in the intervention process, as well as some dangers that they might be overlooked.
• Service
• Social justice
• Dignity and worth of the individual
• Human relationships
• Integrity
• Competence
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Practicing beyond the scope of one’s competence is a possible basis for a
malpractice suit.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.When the person coming to see the practitioner is considered a minor:
A) ?the parents usually have a legal right to know what happens during meetings. B) the parents have waived their legal right to know what happens during meetings. C) ?the school has a legal right to know what happens during meetings if the child has a school-related problem. D) ?the parents have a legal right to advise the practitioner how to address the problems faced by the child.
Which of the following statements about the Gottman method couples therapy approach is NOT true?
A) The therapist coaches couples to develop the interaction patterns that distinguish successful marriages from marriages that end in breakup. B) This model is grounded entirely in research results rather than theory. C) Improving communication helps couples stay together. D) Better communication produces short-term gains but does not significantly affect whether or not couples stay together.
Open questions:
a. Often overwhelm clients and should be used sparingly b. Encourage vague, rambling responses from clients c. Encourage a client to discuss problems with you d. Encourage a client to evade problems and talk about peripheral issues