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, You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if continuing with your
time you are adjusting to a difficult divorce. You aren't clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible,
and generally are less in-touch with your emotional state.
You should...
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current or past
his former counselor, you are called to perform a forensic client, so you should decline
evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case?
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are Yes, you should be able to attend her wedding without a breach of ethics
asked to attend her wedding. Would it be ethical to do
so?
While involved with a research study, you learn that Yes, you are ultimately responsible
several of your students are using confidential material in
an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of this,
and all of your safeguards for professional practice were
appropriate. Are you, as the principal researcher,
responsible for the student's behavior
When publishing research, it is important to Give credit to other contributors or sources, not plagiarize, and submit material to
only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Ultimately the law may be adhered to over the Code of Ethics
Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and a governing
authority, which takes precedence?
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when A counselor has been retained to review another counselor who is in question;
and when confidentiality rights would be violated
What does multicultural/diversity counseling refer to? Counseling that recognizes diversity and approaches beneficial to specific groups
and an approach that all counselors should ethically be aware of
Most ethical issues are related to Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmental theory covers Erik Erikson
the entire lifespan. Who is he?
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to which Sigmund Freud
psychoanalyst?
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's four stages Formal Operations
Identity Crisis Erik Erikson
Positive Psychology processes that contribute to optimal functioning/ not focusing on abnormalities
Smoking habit to Sigmund Freud Oral Fixation
2026 | Practice Questions,
Answers & Counseling
Certification Review
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales
Included
, You are a counselor with several clients, and at the same Be alert to your mental status, and be able to determine if continuing with your
time you are adjusting to a difficult divorce. You aren't clients poses any threat of being detrimental to the counseling process
sleeping or eating well, find you are highly distractible,
and generally are less in-touch with your emotional state.
You should...
A former client of yours has been arrested for a crime. As It is not considered ethical to perform a forensic evaluation on a current or past
his former counselor, you are called to perform a forensic client, so you should decline
evaluation. What is your responsibility in this case?
You are the supervisor for a new counselor, and are Yes, you should be able to attend her wedding without a breach of ethics
asked to attend her wedding. Would it be ethical to do
so?
While involved with a research study, you learn that Yes, you are ultimately responsible
several of your students are using confidential material in
an unethical manner. You had no prior knowledge of this,
and all of your safeguards for professional practice were
appropriate. Are you, as the principal researcher,
responsible for the student's behavior
When publishing research, it is important to Give credit to other contributors or sources, not plagiarize, and submit material to
only one journal at a time
When a conflict arises between the American Counseling Ultimately the law may be adhered to over the Code of Ethics
Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and a governing
authority, which takes precedence?
An ethics violation should NOT be reported when A counselor has been retained to review another counselor who is in question;
and when confidentiality rights would be violated
What does multicultural/diversity counseling refer to? Counseling that recognizes diversity and approaches beneficial to specific groups
and an approach that all counselors should ethically be aware of
Most ethical issues are related to Confidentiality
Only one psychoanalyst's developmental theory covers Erik Erikson
the entire lifespan. Who is he?
The Id, Ego, Superego are attributed to which Sigmund Freud
psychoanalyst?
What is the fourth stage of Jean Piaget's four stages Formal Operations
Identity Crisis Erik Erikson
Positive Psychology processes that contribute to optimal functioning/ not focusing on abnormalities
Smoking habit to Sigmund Freud Oral Fixation
