Chapter 4: Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities

Question 1

What does it mean that counselors have fiduciary relationships with their clients?

Answer 1

The counselor promises to act in the best interests of the client, and the client accepts that trust.

Question 2

Because of laws relating to fiduciaries, counselors what a legal burden to do what?

Answer 2

Counselors have a legal burden to protect the best interests of their clients and to avoid any interactions that benefit the counselor at the client’s expense.

Question 3

Define countertransference

Answer 3

when counselors project their emotions onto a client, and the counselors own needs become entangled in the relationship.

Question 4

Counselors must avoid fostering _________ counseling relationships with clients.

Answer 4

dependent.