You Would Like to Know More About New Clients Before

question 7

Multiple Choice

You would like to know more about new clients before they come into your office for services. You wonder whether it is ethical to conduct an online search before you see them. According to Standard 1.07 of the NASW Code of Ethics regarding client privacy, you should:

• A) Conduct the searches and do not tell the clients that you have done so, so that you do not upset them
• B) Conduct the searches and let them know at the next meeting what you have discovered about them online
• C) Never conduct an online search of a client because it is illegal to do so
• D) Obtain consent from clients PRIOR to conducting an online search, or avoid conducting an online search without their permission

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Definitions:

Practical Model

A practical model is an applied or practical representation designed to solve real-world problems or to make predictions about events in everyday practical contexts.

Sum of Squares for Regression

A measure of the variation explained by the regression line, indicating the goodness of fit of the model.

Sum of Squares for Error

The sum of the squared differences between the observed value and the estimated value in a dataset, reflecting the discrepancy or error within the model used.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, a measure in statistical analysis that quantifies the variation explained by the independent variables in a regression model.