Showing posts with label ksa of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ksa of the day. Show all posts

KSA of the Day: Value Issues

7:50 PM 0
Here's the final KSA of the Day: VALUE ISSUES.  How to prepare?  The NASW Code of Ethics identifies six core values for social workers (links below go to the code):
  1. Service
  2. Social Justice
  3. Dignity and Worth of the Person
  4. Importance of Human Relationships
  5. Integrity
  6. Competence
Reading the entire Frederic Reamer book may be overdoing it, but if that's your thing, let us know how it goes.
That does it for the KSAs.  Find the complete collection using the KSA of the Day tag.  Thanks for studying along with Pass the ASWB Exam and good luck on the test!

KSA of the Day: Confidentiality and Its Limits

1:36 AM 0
Here's the KSA of the Day with the shortest list of bullets: CONFIDENTIALITY AND ITS LIMITS.  Don't be tricked--this material will come up on the exam--more than two bullet-points worth! 

Suggested reading (and rereading): NASW Code of Ethics sections 1.07, Privacy and Confidentiality, and 2.02 Confidentiality with Colleagues. Also, as a bonus, here's NASW's helpful HIPAA Highlights for Social Workers

KSA of the Day: Ethical Issues

10:03 PM 0
Next section of the exam is Professional Ethics and Values--18% of the current exam.  The first KSA of the Day from the section: ETHICAL ISSUES.  You already know where to go for this stuff, right?  The NASW Code of Ethics.  Covers everything on the list below.

Don't feel like reading?  Here's some listening on the topic from the Social Work Podcast.

KSA of the Day: Consultation and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

9:51 PM 0
KSA of the Day: CONSULTATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION. Will you be tested on this? Yes--chances are.  The ASWB naturally wants to assess whether social workers understand the limits of what a social workers can do.  A client presents with a diagnosis that could be accounted for by a medical condition?  Refer to an MD.  A client has a problem you have no experience with?  Seek supervision.  Like that.   Some topics covered and potentially helpful links: Models of peer supervision; Consultation approachesElements of a case presentationClient referral for services