ASWB Licensing Exam Questions And
Answers.
Social work core values -
\service
social justice
dignity and worth of the person
importance of human relationships
integrity
competence
The NASW Code of Ethics serves six purposes: -
\The Code identifies core values on which social work's mission is based.
The Code summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect the profession's core values
and establishes a set of specific ethical standards that should be used to guide social
work practice.
The Code is designed to help social workers identify relevant considerations when
professional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.
The Code provides ethical standards to which the general public can hold the social
work profession accountable.
The Code socializes practitioners new to the field to social work's mission, values,
ethical principles, and ethical standards.
The Code articulates standards that the social work profession itself can use to assess
whether social workers have engaged in unethical conduct. NASW has formal
procedures to adjudicate ethics complaints filed against its members.* In subscribing to
this Code, social workers are required to cooperate in its implementation, participate in
NASW adjudication proceedings, and abide by any NASW disciplinary rulings or
sanctions based on it.
Social Work Ethical Standards -
\(1) social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients, (2) social workers' ethical
responsibilities to colleagues, (3) social workers' ethical responsibilities in practice
settings, (4) social workers' ethical responsibilities as professionals, (5) social workers'
ethical responsibilities to the social work profession, and (6) social workers' ethical
responsibilities to the broader society.
Closed system -
\Uses up its energy and dies
, Systems theory -
\A system is a whole comprising component parts that work together. Applied to social
work, systems theory views human behavior through larger contexts such as members
of families, communities, and broader society. If one thing changes within the system,
the whole system is affected. Systems tend toward equilibrium and can have closed or
open boundaries.
Differentiation -
\Becoming specialized in structure and function
Entropy -
\Closed, disorganized, stagnant; using up available energy
Equifinality -
\Arriving at the same end from different beginnings
Homeostasis -
\Steady state
Input -
\Obtaining resources from the environment that are necessary to attain the goals of the
system
Negative entropy -
\Exchange of energy and resources between systems that promote growth and
transformation
Open system -
\A system with cross-boundary exchange
Output -
\A product of the system that exports to the environment
Subsystem -
\A major component of a system made up of two or more interdependent components
that interact in order to attain their own purpose and the purpose of the system in which
they are embedded
Suprasystem -
\An entity that is served by a number of component systems organized in interacting
relationships
Throughput -
\Energy that is integrated into the system so it can be used by the system to accomplish
its goals
Answers.
Social work core values -
\service
social justice
dignity and worth of the person
importance of human relationships
integrity
competence
The NASW Code of Ethics serves six purposes: -
\The Code identifies core values on which social work's mission is based.
The Code summarizes broad ethical principles that reflect the profession's core values
and establishes a set of specific ethical standards that should be used to guide social
work practice.
The Code is designed to help social workers identify relevant considerations when
professional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.
The Code provides ethical standards to which the general public can hold the social
work profession accountable.
The Code socializes practitioners new to the field to social work's mission, values,
ethical principles, and ethical standards.
The Code articulates standards that the social work profession itself can use to assess
whether social workers have engaged in unethical conduct. NASW has formal
procedures to adjudicate ethics complaints filed against its members.* In subscribing to
this Code, social workers are required to cooperate in its implementation, participate in
NASW adjudication proceedings, and abide by any NASW disciplinary rulings or
sanctions based on it.
Social Work Ethical Standards -
\(1) social workers' ethical responsibilities to clients, (2) social workers' ethical
responsibilities to colleagues, (3) social workers' ethical responsibilities in practice
settings, (4) social workers' ethical responsibilities as professionals, (5) social workers'
ethical responsibilities to the social work profession, and (6) social workers' ethical
responsibilities to the broader society.
Closed system -
\Uses up its energy and dies
, Systems theory -
\A system is a whole comprising component parts that work together. Applied to social
work, systems theory views human behavior through larger contexts such as members
of families, communities, and broader society. If one thing changes within the system,
the whole system is affected. Systems tend toward equilibrium and can have closed or
open boundaries.
Differentiation -
\Becoming specialized in structure and function
Entropy -
\Closed, disorganized, stagnant; using up available energy
Equifinality -
\Arriving at the same end from different beginnings
Homeostasis -
\Steady state
Input -
\Obtaining resources from the environment that are necessary to attain the goals of the
system
Negative entropy -
\Exchange of energy and resources between systems that promote growth and
transformation
Open system -
\A system with cross-boundary exchange
Output -
\A product of the system that exports to the environment
Subsystem -
\A major component of a system made up of two or more interdependent components
that interact in order to attain their own purpose and the purpose of the system in which
they are embedded
Suprasystem -
\An entity that is served by a number of component systems organized in interacting
relationships
Throughput -
\Energy that is integrated into the system so it can be used by the system to accomplish
its goals
