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MSW COMP EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A social worker is meeting with her client for a first therapy session. What is the first ethical responsibility she is obligated to meet in this session? - ....ANSWER ...- Inform the client about the limits of confidentiality. (Confidentiality and its limits should be explained to clients prior to beginning service.) A social worker employed by a community-based organization finds her professional decision-making to be influenced by elements other than concern about the client. What ethical issue is this social worker facing? - ....ANSWER ...-Conflict of interest. (Although a dual relationship might be a conflict of interest, it is not the only type of conflict of interest that might interfere with a social worker's ability to maintain professional behavior.) What core value of the social work profession is violated when a client is coerced into consenting to treatment? - ....ANSWER ...-Dignity and worth of a person. (Social workers promote clients' socially responsible self-determination and right to make their own choices.) During a counseling session at a mental health center, a social worker is told by their client that the client intends to shoot a specific relative after leaving the session. What professional duties are in conflict in this situation? - ....ANSWER ...-Duty to warn per the Tarasoff decision and confidentiality. …FOR DTUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1