Final Overview and Last-Minute Super-Review Boot Camp Flashcards
T/F: You should obtain a medical diagnosis on clients to rule out physical and organic problems because you never want to treat a problem as a purely psychological (functional) disorder when it’s organic
True
Should you break confidentiality if legal and ethical guidelines stipulate you should do so?
yes
T/F: Confidentiality lives on after the client is deceased.
true
When explaining confidentiality, what are the exceptions you should include?
you’ve been subpoenaed
the client is a danger to themselves or others
there is suspicion of child and/or elder abuse
Should you treat a problem if you haven’t been properly trained for it?
no
Should you use an approach if you haven’t been properly trained?
no
T/F: It’s ok to promise things to clients, such as guaranteeing they will be cured.
false
T/F: It’s ok to be sexually or romantically involved with a current client, their partner, family member, or your own supervisee
false
How many years, according to ACA, do you need to wait before having a sexual or romantic relationship with a former client?
5 years
How many years, according to NBCC, do you need to wait before having a sexual or romantic relationship with a former client?
2 years
What does the “standard of practice or care” concept refer to?
the fact that competent peers would have handled the situation in the same usual or customary manner as you
When should you breech confidentiality?
if a client threatens to hurt themself or someone else
Who should you contact regarding child abuse, elderly abuse, or disabled adult abuse?
population-specific hotlines
What are ways to violate fidelity?
lying
not keeping appointments
breaking confidentiality for no good reason
T/F: You should always ask a client for consent before recording audio or video of them/the session.
True
T/F: You should always secure malpractice/liability insurance.
True
T/F: It’s okay to perform conversion or reparative therapy to convert LGBTQ+ clients
false
If you’re running a group, what should you tell the members regarding confidentiality?
it’s crucial but you cannot guarantee it
T/F: Always diagnose a client when applicable, even if it could harm the client.
false
T/F: You should steer clear of dual/multiple relationships with current or former clients unless the relationship is beneficial to the client (e.g., attending their graduation).
true
If you engage in dual/multiple relationships that is beneficial for a current or former client, what should you do first?
document why you feel it’s good for the client
T/F: If you’re a counselor educator, you must infuse multicultural and diversity materials into all courses and workshops.
true
If a test, inventory, or assessment is not particularly normed in a certain population, you should:
not use it
T/F: It’s ok to use your regular counseling job to recruit clients for your private practice.
false
How long do NCCs need to keep records for?
at least 5 years
T/F: If you’re working with a terminally ill client who wishes to hasten their death, you have a right to break or not break confidentiality after you consult with appropriate professional and legal sources.
true
When devising a counseling plan, you should…
work alongside your client in its development
When working with a treatment team, you must…
inform the client and reveal the composition of the team
T/F: It’s ok to accept gifts, regardless of the price value
false; $20 or less is an appropriate price value according to most experts
Receiving gifts should….
not be a recurrent event and should promote, not endanger, the client’s welfare
T/F: Counselor educators who are book authors are permitted to use their books for classes and workshops.
true
T/F: You don’t need to use encrypted websites or emails when providing technology-assisted services.
false
If you provide technology-assisted services…
give the client the emergency procedures in case technology fails
let the client know what services are covered under insurance
ensure that technological accessibility meets the ADA
T/F: When using treatment modalities or techniques that aren’t proven via empirical evidence, the client doesn’t need to know.
false
you should discuss the possibility of harm with the client
T/F: Counselor supervisors should not counsel their supervisees
true
Counselor supervisors should provide…
an on-call supervisor to assist supervisees in their absence
Can a supervisor legitimately recommend that a supervisee be dismissed from a training program or a professional setting?
yes
Who can legitimately terminate a supervisory relationship?
either a supervisor or supervisee
Avoid _____ and never accept a referral fee for a client
fee-splitting
According to the NBCC, you should not ______
solicit testimonials from current clients
T/F: Self-disclosure is always acceptable and will never be an ethics violation.
false
When did the application of human growth and development theories to the practice of counseling become popular?
1980s
Why did the APGA change its name to American Association for Counseling and Development in 1983?
to help emphasize the developmental aspects of our profession
Development is…
ongoing, systematic, orderly, sequential, and is said to build upon itself
Fetal origins refers to…
what happens to the fetus during gestation
Difference between quantitative and qualitative
quaNitative = Numbers; measured
qualitative = “quality of content”; change in organization or structure
What are critical periods?
aka sensitive periods or “all or nothing” periods where a bx or developmental process can be acquired; or it’s nearly impossible to develop at a later time of life
What are shared experiences/influences?
all family members attended the same family functions, went on identical vacations, etc.
T/F: Young children have more neural connections than adults
true
What are non-shared experiences/influences?
siblings may have different teachers, friends, etc.
Who was G. Stanley Hall?
founder of psychology in the U.S.
first APA president
popularized the study of the child and child guidance
Describe Behaviorism
outlined by John B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Joseph Wolpe, and B. F. Skinner
mind = blank slate
child learns to behave in a certain way
passive theory
mind is fed info
relies on empiricism (John Locke’s view that knowledge is acquired by experience)
all behavior is the result of learning
Erik Erikson’s 8 psychosocial stages are based on?
ego psychology and the epigenetic principle that states that growth is orderly, universal, and systematic
