Which Court Decision Defined the Obligation of a Social Worker

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which court decision defined the obligation of a social worker to warn a third party if information shared by a client indicates that third party may be in danger?

• A)Monell v.City of New York Department of Social Services
• B)Jaffee v.Redmond
• C)Patrick Kennedy v.State of Louisiana
• D)Tarasoff v.Regents of the University of California

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Definitions:

Simultaneous Deaths

A legal concept usually applied in inheritance law, where two or more people die at the same time or under circumstances where it's not possible to determine the order of deaths, affecting the distribution of their estates.

Trust Claim

A legal claim asserting that property or assets should be held and managed by one party for the benefit of another.

Trustee

An individual or entity given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to manage that property solely for the benefit of the party who has designated the trust.

Estate Planning

The process of arranging the management and disposal of a person's estate during their life and after death.