665 Leadership and Supervision: Assignment 2
Complete the following assignments from the Barsky textbook. Please be sure to complete only
the questions and sections outlined in the directions. Your answers to the questions should be in
sentence/paragraph format. You do not need to type out the question within your homework
assignment, but the submission needs to demonstrate your comprehensive understanding of the
question and scenario. You can use the 1-5 numbering below to identify which component of the
assignment you are answering. If the question has subsections (i.e. a, b, c, etc.), make sure to
identify those individually and answer/discuss those individually.
Resources are required as you are using knowledge from sources (at least the textbook and
possibly others). Give proper credit to your sources and use APA formatting. Direct quotes are
not allowed in assignments. Your responses should go beyond paraphrasing the textbook. You
will be graded on appropriate grammar, APA formatting, and how clearly and correctly you
answered each component of the question. Your answers must reflect a critical analysis of the
scenario/question and content and be supported by logical and accurate evidence.
When you reference any NASW Code of Ethics, be very specific. Many of the codes have
several subsections. For example, 1.07 Privacy and Confidentiality has 23 different
subsections. Each one of them addresses a different aspect of 1.07. When you are
identifying the applicable code, ensure that you identify the specific subsection that applies.
When you use the code, cite the Code. Make sure you thoroughly read each section.
This assignment is worth a total of 20 points; see the point values, per question, within each
question below. Most questions can be answered within 1-2 well developed paragraphs. Read the
question carefully and ensure you answer all components. It is essential when you answer the
questions that you provide justification/evidence to support your claim.
**Be mindful this is an advanced level graduate course. Your intellectual depth and critical analysis
should be evident in your responses** Although points in this assignment are earned through
answering specific questions, your score may be reduced by as much as 2 points for less than
graduate level writing quality (i.e. spelling and grammar errors) or for not using APA formatting.
1.
On page 132-133 of the Barsky textbook, complete #2a, b, c, d. (A1.3)
Identifying Breaches: For each of the following scenarios, identify which standard from
Part 1 of the NASW Code of Ethics has been violated by the social worker (whose names
begin with “S”). Describe the specific behavior that violates this standard and how the
social worker should have acted in order to comply with the relevant ethical standard.
This question is worth 12 points: 1 point for identifying the correct code and sub code (if
applicable), 1 point for the description of the specific behavior that violates the code and 1
point for discussing how the social worker should have acted for a total of 3 points per
scenario. There are four scenarios.
Example: Shirlyn gets a new job. She tells her supervisor to say good-bye to all her
clients because she has to start the new job tomorrow. Answer: Shirlyn violated
Standards 1.15 and 1.17(b) by abandoning her clients without taking proper care to
ensure continuity of services. Rather than leave right away for her new job, she should
have stayed with her current agency long enough to be able to effect appropriate
terminations and transfers of work with her clients.
a. Selma comes home from work in tears. When Selma’s husband asks her why she
feels so sad, she confides that her client, Clarissa, committed suicide by hanging
herself.
b. Carly sees her worker Shaquille taking copious notes of their session. Carly asks
if she can see what he is writing. Shaquille says, “No, I’m sorry. They’re my
personal notes to help me remember what we’ve discussed.”
c. The Condry family fails to show up for its second appointment in a row. Sammy
writes in his case notes, “This family is irresponsible.”
d. Catarina says she cannot afford to pay Shorty for his social work services. Shorty
says she can help paint his office in lieu of any cash payment. He jokes that if she
does not do a good job painting, he may have to terminate services.
2.
On page 134 of the Barsky textbook, complete #6a. (A1.3)
Preventing Breaches: For each of the following scenarios, identify the ethical breach and
what type of help the worker should have sought in order to prevent the breach from
arising. In order to identify the breach, you have to identify the specific code related to
the scenario, make sure to include subsection(s) if applicable. This question is worth 2
points: 1 point for identifying the ethical breach and specific code and 1 point for identifying
the help the worker should have sought out.
a. Salma’s first client was Conroy, a man with a chronic alcohol problem. During
her initial session, she asked Conroy to sign the agency’s informed consent
contract. Conroy was obviously inebriated to the point of not understanding what
he was signing, but Salma mistakenly thought that she had to have him sign the
contract regardless of his current mental state.
3.
On page 135 of the Barsky textbook, complete #9. (A1.5 and A2.2)
Implicit Bias: Implicit bias refers to unconscious thought processes or automatic thinking
that may lead people to act on stereotypes or generalizations. To raise self-awareness and
avoid imposing biases on clients, select and take one of the implicit bias tests from
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html.
If you select a test that says there is no bias, select another for the activity. We all have
biases and we learn from identifying and acknowledging them. After taking this test,
consider (a) What did you learn about yourself from taking this test; and (b), How could
you ensure that this bias does not impair your ability to work with certain client groups?
It is expected that you complete this with honesty and deep reflection. This question is worth
2 points: a) is worth 1 point and b) is worth 1 point.
4.
On page 186 of the Barsky textbook, complete #14a. NOTE: in addition to the question
in the book; highlight how you would also engage the client(s) from a strength-based
demeanor and attitude using your selected method of discussion. (A1.1)
Matching Issues with Methods of Discussion: Identify which method of discussion fits
best with each of the following ethical issues. Provide reasons, in terms of the purposes,
strategies, strengths, and limitations of each method. This question is worth 4 points: 1
point for the correct method, 0.5 point each for the purpose, strategy, strength and limitation
of the selected method in relation to the scenario, and 1 point for your explanation of how to
use this method with a strengths-based demeanor.
a. A community that is split among socio-economic lines (rich and poor) needs to
determine whether to raise taxes to provide better services for people living in
poverty. The community hires a social worker to design and facilitate a discussion
exploring the ethical implications of raising taxes.