Professional Orientation & Ethical Practice Flashcards
Which group was most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure?
a. Social workers.
b. Psychiatrists.
c. Psychologists.
d. AAMFT members.
c. Psychologists.
In the late 1970s, AACD (known as ACA since 1992) began to focus very heavily on professional credentialing. This led to the formation of the
a. CCMHC.
b. NBCC.
c. CACREP, formed in 1981.
d. APGA, formed in 1952.
b. NBCC.
In 1982, the American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD), now the American Counseling Association (ACA), formed the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain the ________, given via NBCC.
a. NCC, a generic certification for counselors
b. NCC, a specialty mental health certification for counselors
c. NCC, national certification for school counselors
d. MAC, master addictions counselor
a. NCC, a generic certification for counselors
Which choice would most likely violate the counseling ethic or law termed “scope of practice”?
a. A counselor who is using good, accurate empathy with a client, but fails to confront her about her excessive drinking.
b. A licensed counselor who gives the client a DSM diagnostic code for insurance.
c. A counselor who is too active-directive with a client.
d. A counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
d. A counselor who is conducting a strict Freudian psychoanalysis with the client.
Ethical guidelines were first created for the helping professions in 1953 when the American Psychological Association (APA) published their first code of ethics. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) created their code in 1960, and in 1961, the organization that is now ACA adopted ethics for counselors. Ethics always describe
a. laws.
b. universal principles which apply to all helpers.
c. standards of conduct imposed by the ACA and NBCC.
d. all of the above.
c. standards of conduct imposed by the ACA and NBCC.
Most ethical dilemmas are related to
a. confidentiality.
b. testing.
c. diagnosis.
d. research.
a. confidentiality.
The landmark 1969 case, Tarasoff v. the Board of Regents of the University of California illuminated
a. difficulties caused when a counselor has sex with a client.
b. ethical issues in relation to research.
c. the duty to warn a client in imminent danger.
d. the impact of an impaired professional.
c. the duty to warn a client in imminent danger.
In 1969 a student named Prosenjit Poddar at Berkeley was receiving counseling on an outpatient basis. During the course of the treatment he revealed that he was going to kill a woman (Tatiana Tarasoff) when she returned from Brazil. The therapist consulted with other professionals and called the campus police. The therapist wanted Poddar hospitalized. Campus police spoke with Poddar but did not hospitalize him. A letter also was sent to the chief of campus police regarding this dangerous situation. Despite all the actions taken, Poddar did indeed kill Tarasoff, and Ms. Tarasoff’s parents filed suit against the Board of Regents as well as the University employees. The charge was failure to warn an intended victim.
A counselor reveals information that is extremely damaging to a client’s reputation. This counselor could be accused of
a. beneficence.
b. justice.
c. nonmaleficence
d. defamation
d. defamation
State laws can govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern
a. accreditation.
b. counselor licensure.
c. psychologist licensure.
d. involuntary commitment to state psychiatric facilities.
a. accreditation.
An exception to confidentiality, or what is termed as relative confidentiality, could occur when a client is suicidal. Suicidal warning signs include
a. repeatedly joking about killing one’s self.
b. giving away prized possessions after one has been depressed for an extended period of time.
c. a previous suicide attempt and a very detailed suicide plan for the future.
d. all of the above.
d. all of the above.
A statement of disclosure could include all except:
a. A list of the courses the counselor took in graduate school.
b. The counselor’s qualifications, office hours, and billing policies.
c. Emergency procedures and therapy techniques utilized.
d. A statement that confidentiality is desirable, but cannot be guaranteed in a group setting.
a. A list of the courses the counselor took in graduate school.
Privileged communication refers to the fact that anything said to a counselor by a client
a. can be revealed in a court of law if the counselor decides it is beneficial.
b. can be revealed only if a counselor testifies in court.
c. is protected by laws in every state.
d. will not be divulged outside the counseling setting without the client’s permission.
d. will not be divulged outside the counseling setting without the client’s permission.
In regard to state law and privileged communication, counselors must be aware that
a. privileged communication exists in every state in the union for LPCs.
b. laws are unclear and may vary from state to state.
c. there are no laws which govern this issue.
d. state psychology laws are applicable in this respect.
b. laws are unclear and may vary from state to state.
When counselors state that privileged communication is “qualified,” they actually mean that
a. the counselor must have certification before privileged communication applies.
b. privileged communication applies only to doctoral-level counselors.
c. exceptions may exist.
d. all of the above.
c. exceptions may exist.
You are a counselor in a state that does not legally support privileged communication. You refuse to testify in court. In this situation
a. ACA will back you for doing the ethical thing.
b. NBCC will back you if, and only if, you have attained NCC status.
c. you need not testify if your case was supervised by a licensed psychologist and/or psychiatrist.
d. you could be held in contempt of court.
d. you could be held in contempt of court.
An 11-year-old child comes to your office with a black eye and tells you she can’t remember how she
received it. You have reason to suspect abuse. You should
a. be empathic and discuss her feelings regarding the matter.
b. drop the matter as it could embarrass her.
c. refer her to a medical doctor of your choice.
d. call the child abuse/neglect hotline.
d. call the child abuse/neglect hotline.
During a counseling session a 42-year-old male client threatens suicide. You should
a. keep it a secret as the client is not a minor.
b. call the state child abuse/neglect hotline even though he is an adult.
c. call his wife and mention that a serious problem exists but be very careful not to discuss the issue of
suicide since to do so would violate the client’s confidentiality.
d. contact his wife and advise her of possible suicide precautions.
d. contact his wife and advise her of possible suicide precautions.
A 39-year-old female secretary you are seeing in your assertiveness training group reveals that she is plotting to shoot her husband. Based on the Tarasoff case you should
a. warn the husband.
b. keep it confidential because an assertiveness training group is decidedly not the same as one-to-one
counseling.
c. make a police report in the city in which the husband resides.
d. tell a supervisor, administrator, or board member if one exists, but do not contact her husband.
a. warn the husband.
You pass your exam and now have NCC status. You perform a battery of tests on your client. After you complete the testing you discover your client is in imminent danger. You receive a legal court order to turn over the test scores. You
a. must get a signed release from the client.
b. you must turn over the test records complete with the test scores.
c. turn over the test records without the scores.
d. should recall that according to “aspirational ethics,” your client comes first and so you will do
nothing.
b. you must turn over the test records complete with the test scores.
One impetus for counselor licensing was that
a. Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) wanted to restrict counselors.
b. politicians demanded that counselors be licensed.
c. psychology licensure bodies sought to restrict the practice of counselors so counselors could not
receive third-party payments from insurance and managed care companies.
d. insurance companies pushed strongly for it.
c. psychology licensure bodies sought to restrict the practice of counselors so counselors could not
receive third-party payments from insurance and managed care companies.
A counselor who possesses a graduate degree wishes to become a licensed psychologist. Which statement most accurately depicts the current situation?
a. Any counselor can easily become a psychologist if he or she can pass the EPPP.
b. A counselor can become a licensed psychologist by taking three graduate credit hours in
physiological psychology and then passing the EPPP.
c. In nearly every case, individuals trained in counseling departments would not be allowed to sit for
the EPPP and thus could not become licensed psychologists.
d. A counselor with a doctorate in counseling could be licensed as a counseling psychologist if he or
she has a degree from a recognized department of counseling.
c. In nearly every case, individuals trained in counseling departments would not be allowed to sit for
the EPPP and thus could not become licensed psychologists.
A woman who is in private practice mentions in her phone book advertisement that she is a licensed counseling psychologist. This generally means that
a. she has a doctorate from a counselor education program.
b. she has a graduate degree from a psychology department.
c. she has a degree from a CACREP program.
d. she has a degree in counseling but is trained in projective testing.
b. she has a graduate degree from a psychology department.
One major difference between the psychology versus the counseling movement seems to be that
a. the psychologists are working to eliminate practitioners with less than a doctorate, while the counselors are not.
b. counselors are working to give up tests for licensure.
c. psychology boards are made up primarily of psychiatrists.
d. in most states psychologists do not need to take an exam.
a. the psychologists are working to eliminate practitioners with less than a doctorate, while the counselors are not.
APA is to psychologist as ACA is to
a. APGA.
b. certified clinical mental health counselor.
c. counselor.
d. NCC.
c. counselor.