ICTL
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, When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to -
ANSWERS--Inform the patient of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to - ANSWERS--jointly decide,
between patient and counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship
difficulties. She goes on to describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems
to use abortion as a birth control method. You are personally opposed to abortion.
How should your personal beliefs impact the therapeutic relationship? - ANSWERS--
Your personal belief system should not have any bearing on the therapeutic
relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months,
when he presents you with a small gift. What should you do? - ANSWERS--Accept
or decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are
counseling. What do you do? - ANSWERS--Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
damaging personal information and obtain written permission from your client to
share confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? - ANSWERS--
Accept or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to a
difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible,
and generally are less in-touch with your emotional state. You should... -
ANSWERS--Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if continuing
with your clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor, you
are called to perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case? -
ANSWERS--It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current
or past client, so you should decline
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding.
Would it be ethical to do so? - ANSWERS--Yes, you should be able to attend her
wedding without a breach of ethics
Comprehensive
Exam Study Guide
2026: Practice
Questions with
Detailed Answers &
Rationales EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS|
,ACCURATE REAL
EXAM WITH
FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS
|ALREADY A
GRADED|GUARANT
EED PASS|LATEST
UPDATE 2026
, When beginning a counseling relationship, you are ethically required to -
ANSWERS--Inform the patient of the limits of confidentiality
As you begin a counseling relationship, it is important to - ANSWERS--jointly decide,
between patient and counselor, how the counseling process will proceed
A client arrives for counseling with the presenting complaint of relationship
difficulties. She goes on to describe that she has had multiple abortions, and seems
to use abortion as a birth control method. You are personally opposed to abortion.
How should your personal beliefs impact the therapeutic relationship? - ANSWERS--
Your personal belief system should not have any bearing on the therapeutic
relationship
You have been involved in a counseling relationship with a client for six months,
when he presents you with a small gift. What should you do? - ANSWERS--Accept
or decline depending on the circumstances
You are court-ordered to disclose confidential information about a client you are
counseling. What do you do? - ANSWERS--Limit, as much as possible, any possibly
damaging personal information and obtain written permission from your client to
share confidential information
What should you do if your client requests to see his confidential file? - ANSWERS--
Accept or decline depending upon circumstances
You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same time you are adjusting to a
difficult divorce. You aren't sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible,
and generally are less in-touch with your emotional state. You should... -
ANSWERS--Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if continuing
with your clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As his former counselor, you
are called to perform a forensic evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case? -
ANSWERS--It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current
or past client, so you should decline
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are asked to attend her wedding.
Would it be ethical to do so? - ANSWERS--Yes, you should be able to attend her
wedding without a breach of ethics
