Applying Ethical Standards to Social Media Use with Vulnerable Populations (2 credit hours)

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1: Social media and social networking sites are playing a greater role in various aspects of child welfare practices, including

providing counseling
finding prospective adoptive parents
tracing research participants
all of the above

2: If a domestic violence victim participates in an online social media group for survivors, that interaction could

provide support
offer education and resources
place her at risk for further abuse
all of the above

3: The NASW Code of Ethics was last revised in

2000
2005
2008
2014

4: The NASW Code of Ethics has been critiqued for its inability to

describe what social workers should value and what rules they should abide by
translate the principles and standards into practice

5: Which NASW ethical standard did researchers from the University of Michigan, Washington University, and Eastern Michigan University use to encompass the importance for social workers to obtain real-time data, adopt open source software, and consider cloud computing as a reasonable alternative to issues of remote data storage and security?

1.04 Competence: Social workers should provide services in substantive areas or use intervention techniques or approaches that are new to them only after engaging in appropriate study, training, consultation, and supervision from people who are competent
3.07 Administration: Social work administrators should advocate within and outside their agencies for adequate resources to meet clients' needs
1.02 Self-determination: Social workers respect and promote the right of clients to self-determination and assist clients in their efforts to identify and clarify their goals.
4.01 Competence: Social workers should critically examine and keep current with emerging knowledge relevant to social work.

6: The ASWB Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice (2005)

serves as a guide to social workers incorporating technology into their services
focuses on implementing and enforcing ethical standards

7: The article, Risky Business: Applying Ethical Standards to Social Media Use with Vulnerable Populations, compares Facebook strategies for which of the following case studies?

The Forum for Youth Investment
Aging Out: Voices from those in the Foster Care System
Foster Care to Success
The National Youth in Transition Database

8: Using the NASW Code of Ethics (2008) and the NASW and ASWB Standards for Technology (2005), which of the following was not one of the important ethical dimensions identified by the authors?

informed consent
confidentiality
disclosure
verification of identity
access to records

9: The NASW Code of Ethics standard 1.03 states that social workers should provide services to clients only in the context of a professional relationship based, when appropriate, on

valid informed consent
formal, written consent
consent without risk or limitation
indefinite consent

10: Limiting the ability for users to interact on a state's Facebook page and ensuring that information could not be shared publicly unless approved by the Facebook page administrator is an effort to protect

informed consent
confidentiality
self-determination
competence

11: The importance of online identity verification is included in the

NASW Code of Ethics
NASW and ASWB Standards for Technology
It is included in both the NASW Code of Ethics and the NASW and ASWB Standards for Technology
It is not included in either the NASW Code of Ethics or the NASW and ASWB Standards for Technology

12: Since 2008, the number of Facebook users has grown from 100 million users to over

200 million
400 million
750 million
1 billion

13: Reamer (2013) highlights three sets of ethical risks relevant to using social media tools, particularly in social work practice. Which of the following is not one of the three sets of ethical risks?

ethical mistakes
ethical decisions
ethical misconduct
ethical conflicts

14: For questions 14-24, please refer to the NASW and ASWB Standards for Technology. With the expansion of technology,

internet-mediated direct practice is possible on a global scale
social workers and clients can uncover vast web-based sources for information
support groups can be easily created and moderated
crucial information can be lost or intercepted
information can be unreliable
service providers can misrepresent themselves
all of the above

15: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker attends a training to stay current with emerging technologies.

Standard 1: Ethics and Values
Standard 2: Access
Standard 3: Cultural Competence and Vulnerable Populations
Standard 4: Technical Competencies

16: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker makes sure that she is utilizing current technology and software, including appropriate privacy and security features.

Standard 1: Ethics and Values
Standard 2: Access
Standard 3: Cultural Competence and Vulnerable Populations
Standard 4: Technical Competencies

17: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker follows all ethical standards as outlined by the NASW Code of Ethics and state licensing boards.

Standard 1: Ethics and Values
Standard 2: Access
Standard 3: Cultural Competence and Vulnerable Populations
Standard 4: Technical Competencies

18: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker has the skills and competence to work with people who are culturally different or who may be considered a member of a vulnerable population.

Standard 1: Ethics and Values
Standard 2: Access
Standard 3: Cultural Competence and Vulnerable Populations
Standard 4: Technical Competencies

19: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker provides online services that are legally sound.

Standard 5: Regulatory Competencies
Standard 6: Identification and Verification
Standard 7: Privacy, Confidentiality, Documentation, and Security
Standard 8: Risk Management

20: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker documents all practice activities in a safe, secure file with safeguards for electronic records.

Standard 5: Regulatory Competencies
Standard 6: Identification and Verification
Standard 7: Privacy, Confidentiality, Documentation, and Security
Standard 8: Risk Management

21: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker understands that her practice may be subject to regulation in both the jurisdiction in which the client receives services as well as the jurisdiction in which the social worker provides services.

Standard 5: Regulatory Competencies
Standard 6: Identification and Verification
Standard 7: Privacy, Confidentiality, Documentation, and Security
Standard 8: Risk Management

22: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker provides her full name, credentials, licensure information, office address, phone number, and email address.

Standard 5: Regulatory Competencies
Standard 6: Identification and Verification
Standard 7: Privacy, Confidentiality, Documentation, and Security
Standard 8: Risk Management

23: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. A social worker uses technology to provide tools, opportunities, and information so that clients are able to advocate directly for their own interests.

Standard 9-1: Advocacy and Social Action
Standard 9-2 Community Practice
Standard 9-3: Administrative Practice
Standard 9-4: Clinical Competencies
Standard 9-5: Research
Standard 9-6: Supervision

24: Choose the standard for technology that best matches the following statement. If it is determined that online interventions are appropriate, the social worker should provide the best online assessment and interventions possible.

Standard 9-1: Advocacy and Social Action
Standard 9-2: Community Practice
Standard 9-3: Administrative Practice
Standard 9-4: Clinical Competencies
Standard 9-5: Research
Standard 9-6: Supervision

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