(CO610) Chapter 1 - Quiz Flashcards
Introduction to Professional Ethics
An example of a potential conflict between legal and ethical standards pertains to breaking the confidentiality of a client who:
a. is in the military and whose disclosures may not be protected in a military setting.
b. confides that they have abused one of their children but promise not to do so again.
c. is a threat to self.
d. is a threat to others.
a. is in the military and whose disclosures may not be protected in a military setting.
Which of the following describe a level of ethical functioning in which the counselor merely acts in compliance with minimal standards?
a. aspirational ethics
b. mandatory ethics
c. basic ethics
d. principles ethics
b. mandatory ethics
James is using his client’s test scores to assess the effectiveness of various methods of counseling. He plans to write a book on his work but does not inform his clients that their test results will be used as the basis of his book. James is violating which of the following moral principles of ethical decision making?
a. autonomy
b. fidelity
c. veracity
d. justice
c. veracity
The first essential step toward ethical decision making is:
a. identifying the nature of the problem.
b. choosing a solution.
c. knowing the applicable laws.
d. developing a solution.
a. identifying the nature of the problem
When a client can no longer pay for services:
a. treatment must be terminated immediately.
b. at least a few sessions should be offered to the client to work through termination issues.
c. the therapist can file for partial unemployment due to lost wages.
d. the therapist must continue to serve the client free of charge so as not to abandon the client.
b. at least a few sessions should be offered to the client to work through termination issues.
In the text, community standards are also referred to as:
a. legalese.
b. aspirational goals.
c. mores.
d. national standards.
c. mores.
Ann has offered her services as a professional counselor free of charge to a local shelter that houses teenagers who have run away from home. What is the correct term for Ann’s services?
a. pro bono
b. pro altruistico
c. fee waiver
d. pro fitero
a. pro bono
The ethics codes of the various professional organizations share which of the following themes?
a. promoting the welfare of counseling agencies
b. identifying settings in which exploitation is acceptable
c. protecting the client’s confidentiality and privacy
d. upholding professional integrity by striving for basic practice
c. protecting the client’s confidentiality and privacy
When it comes to exercising ethical responsibility, ethics codes are:
a. grossly insufficient.
b. necessary and sufficient.
c. unnecessary except in extreme.
d. necessary but not sufficient.
a. grossly insufficient.
Birrell and Bruns (2016) contend that counselors need to open themselves to authentic mutuality so that ethics become conceptualized from the perspective of:
a. relational engagement.
b. broad guidelines.
c. punishment and rewards.
d. community standards.
a. relational engagement
Why do the text authors feel passionate about the study of ethics?
a. It helps to strengthen judgment and decision-making processes.
b. It involves the use of concrete thinking skills.
c. It weakens advocacy for social justice issues.
d. It protects culturally encapsulated standards in the helping professions.
a. It helps to strengthen judgment and decision-making processes.
When practitioners weigh multiple and often competing demands and goals in situations involving ethical dimensions, they must rely on:
a. their coworkers’ opinions.
b. social media for the best course to take.
c. their clinical supervisor’s advice.
d. their professional judgment.
d. their professional judgment
Most professional associations revise their ethics codes every:
a. 1 to 2 years.
b. 5 to 10 years.
c. 20 to 30 years.
d. 35 to 50 years.
b. 5 to 10 years.
Positive ethics focuses on:
a. a remedial approach to dealing with ethical issues.
b. the minimum levels of practice.
c. a practitioner’s level of certainty about an ethical course of action.
d. how therapists can better help clients.
d. how therapists can better help clients.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the professional monitoring of practice?
a. State licensing laws establish the scope of practice of professionals and how these laws will be enforced by licensing boards.
b. The legal and ethical practice of most mental health professionals is regulated in 38 states.
c. All psychotherapy professions are regulated through registration and certification, but not through licensure.
d. Disciplinary proceedings involving violations of standards of professional conduct are no longer conducted by regulating boards.
c. All psychotherapy professions are regulated through registration and certification, but not through licensure.
