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Code of Ethics Terms (49) Flashcards

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Abandonment

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A sudden and unreasoned ending of a counseling relationship that could cause the client harm

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Advocacy

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This helps individuals, groups, and counselors, especially bringing down barriers to growth of a client

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Assent

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A way of showing agreement when the client is not able to give informed consent in the usual way

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Assessment

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Getting information about a client so that an effective plan for treatment can be created

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Bartering

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Accepting items other than money from clients as a payment for services

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Client

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A person seeking services from a professional counselor

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Confidentiality

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The ethical duty of a counselor to protect the personal identity and information of the client

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Consultation

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A professional relationship that involves seeking advice or information

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Counseling

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A professional relationship that helps individuals, families, and groups meet goals in health and mental wellness

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Counselor Educator

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A professional counselor whose main work is to help train other counselors in the field

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Counselor Supervisor

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A professional counselor who oversees the work of another counselor or counselor-in-training

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Culture

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A membership in a certain way of living that centers around beliefs and worldviews. These could be biological, geographical, historical, etc.

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Discrimination

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Prejudice treatment of a person or group based on their grouping

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Distance Counseling

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Counseling services in a form other than face-to-face meetings

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Diversity

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Similarities and differences that happen across cultures

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Documents

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A recording of the work between a counselor and client during the counseling relationship

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Encryption

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A process of encoding information in order to limit access to unauthorized people

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Examinee

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A counseling client who receives any kind of educational, psychological, or career assessment

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Exploitation

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Behaviors that take advantage of someone else for one’s own benefit

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Fee splitting

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The payment or acceptance of fees for client referrals

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Forensic Evaluation

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Forming professional opinions for court, based on professional opinion and appropriate data

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Gatekeeping

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Ongoing assessment of students to determine professional competency for remediation or termination

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Impairment

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A lessened ability to perform a job

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Incapacitation

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An inability to perform a job

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Informed Consent

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The process of giving all the information about what a client could experience during the counseling relationship and making sure the client understands and gives consent for all the implications of treatment

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Instrument

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A tool using set research practices to determine the presence and strength of certain attributes

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Interdisciplinary Teams

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Teams of professionals serving clients who may not fall under the same confidentiality requirements

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Minors

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People under the age of 18

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Multicultural/diversity competence

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A counselor’s awareness and ability to deal with diverse issues and clients in a professional way

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Multicultural/Diversity Counseling

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Counseling that understands and uses the diversity of cultures in the practice of counseling to preserve the dignity and uniqueness of clients from a variety of backgrounds

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Personal Virtual Intelligence

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Getting involved in a personal relationship online, that could possibly violate a counselor’s code of ethics

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Privacy

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The right of a person to keep their personal information to themselves

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Privilege

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legal term that protects the right to privacy of a client during legal proceedings

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Pro Bono Publico

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Giving a portion of professional services without charge

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Professional Virtual Relationship

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Using technology or social media to serve clients who cannot meet in person

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Records

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All information or documents that the counselor keeps about the client

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Records Custodian

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A professional coworker who takes care of client records for a mental healthcare professional

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Records of an Artistic Nature

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Products created by the client as a result of the counseling process

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Self-Growth

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A counselor using a process of reflection to become more effective as professionals

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Serious and Foreseeable

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When a counselor can predict serious or harmful outcomes

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Sexual Harassment

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Verbal or nonverbal actions that are sexual in nature in connection with a workplace that are unwelcome and cause a hostile work or learning environment

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Social Justice

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Equity for all people with the purpose of ending injustice in all institutional settings

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Social Media

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Technology-based communication systems

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Student

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A person in graduate-level counselor courses

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Supervisee

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A counselor or counselor-in-training whose work is being overseen and evaluated by a supervisor

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Supervision

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When a senior member of a mental health staff oversees the work of a junior member of counselor in training to ensure quality of care and professional growth

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Teaching

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Activities undertaken in a formal training environment

48
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Training

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The instruction and practice of skills related to the counseling profession

49
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Virtual Relationship

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A non-face-to-face relationship

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