Domain IV - Professional and Ethical Responsibilities

Question 1

What four groups are ethical standards intended to protect?

Answer 1

Client, clinician, profession, and community

Question 2

Where are mechanisms for solving ethical concerns found?

Answer 2

Agency policies and procedures, governing regulations, and policies and practices of credentialing bodies

Question 3

What responsibility does a counselor have?

Answer 3

Stay informed about and abide to ethical codes and standards.

Question 4

Who defines the ethical standards and parameters?

Answer 4

The members of a profession

Question 5

What does a code of ethics outline?

Answer 5

Expected behavior for individuals in a profession

Question 6

What do most states require in terms of ethics?

Answer 6

Signing the code of ethics during application or certification process

Question 7

Where may ethics be outlined in some states?

Answer 7

State law

Question 8

What is SSA?

Answer 8

Single State Authority

Question 9

What is negligence?

Answer 9

Failure to uphold one’s contractual duties, resulting in damages

Question 10

What is the most important set of ethics?

Answer 10

Those outlined by law

Question 11

What is a code of ethics?

Answer 11

A set of principles that define our actions