NCE Exam - Professional Orientation and Ethics
with COMPLETE SOLUTION
Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure? Correct Answer:
Psychologists
NBCC Correct Answer: National Board for Certified Counselors, formed in 1982,
awards the NCC generic credential.
NCC Correct Answer: National Certified Counselor
Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development.
(Passing the NCE will get a counselor this certification.)
ACA Correct Answer: American Counseling Association
(used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Association [AACD])
CCMHA Correct Answer: Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
NCSC Correct Answer: National Certified School Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
Scope of practice Correct Answer: Counselors should only practice using techniques for which
they have been trained.
Ethical guidelines Correct Answer: First created in 1953 by the American Psychological
Association (APA),
National Assoc. of Social Workers (NASW) created theirs in 1960,
ACA created theirs in 1961.
Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______. Correct Answer:
ACA and NBCC.
Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification bodies, they are
not usually Correct Answer: state or federally mandated laws.
Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. Correct Answer: Confidentiality
Confidentiality Correct Answer: implies the counselor will not reveal anything about a client
unless he is given specific authorization to do so.
(Confidentiality is relative to the situation as far as counselors go [legally].)
Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________. Correct Answer: confidentiality
, ACA indicates counselors have an obligation to protect the confidentiality of the deceased and
this should be stated clearly in your ______ ______ document given to the client at the
beginning of treatment. Correct Answer: informed consent
Should counselors attend a funeral of a client? Correct Answer: Ask self if whether beneficial
(same as attending a wedding), and if attending, document date, time, basis for decision.
Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California Correct Answer: 'Duty to Warn'
someone in imminent danger.
(Case where client threatened in session, later killed her - her family sued, state court denied
[Tarasoff I] but appealed and won in Supreme Court [Tarasoff II].)
Duty to warn Correct Answer: Counselors have a responsibility to warn those who appear in
serious and foreseeable harm due to statements made during a session.
Defamation Correct Answer: revealing information that is damaging to a client's reputation.
Beneficence Correct Answer: Counselor is working for the good of the client or group.
Justice (in a group situation) Correct Answer: Counselor treats all members fairly.
Nonmaleficence Correct Answer: Counselor will do no harm.
Libel Correct Answer: Defamatory information that is written.
Slander Correct Answer: Defamatory information that is written but references verbal remarks.
State laws govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern ______. Correct Answer:
accreditation
(applies to programs, not counselors)
- Accreditation is NOT the law, only a process whereby an agency/school meets certain
standards and qualifications set forth by an association/organization.
Programs in Psychology boast accreditation by the APA, while counseling programs are
accredited by ______. Correct Answer: CACREP
(Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs)
Downside of accreditation Correct Answer: Accreditation organization sets the curriculum to
gain it, not the school.
Exceptions to confidentiality when dealing with suicide include Correct Answer: joking about
killing one's self,
giving away possessions after a depressed period,
previous suicide attempts,
detailed suicide plan
with COMPLETE SOLUTION
Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure? Correct Answer:
Psychologists
NBCC Correct Answer: National Board for Certified Counselors, formed in 1982,
awards the NCC generic credential.
NCC Correct Answer: National Certified Counselor
Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development.
(Passing the NCE will get a counselor this certification.)
ACA Correct Answer: American Counseling Association
(used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Association [AACD])
CCMHA Correct Answer: Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
NCSC Correct Answer: National Certified School Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
Scope of practice Correct Answer: Counselors should only practice using techniques for which
they have been trained.
Ethical guidelines Correct Answer: First created in 1953 by the American Psychological
Association (APA),
National Assoc. of Social Workers (NASW) created theirs in 1960,
ACA created theirs in 1961.
Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______. Correct Answer:
ACA and NBCC.
Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification bodies, they are
not usually Correct Answer: state or federally mandated laws.
Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. Correct Answer: Confidentiality
Confidentiality Correct Answer: implies the counselor will not reveal anything about a client
unless he is given specific authorization to do so.
(Confidentiality is relative to the situation as far as counselors go [legally].)
Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________. Correct Answer: confidentiality
, ACA indicates counselors have an obligation to protect the confidentiality of the deceased and
this should be stated clearly in your ______ ______ document given to the client at the
beginning of treatment. Correct Answer: informed consent
Should counselors attend a funeral of a client? Correct Answer: Ask self if whether beneficial
(same as attending a wedding), and if attending, document date, time, basis for decision.
Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California Correct Answer: 'Duty to Warn'
someone in imminent danger.
(Case where client threatened in session, later killed her - her family sued, state court denied
[Tarasoff I] but appealed and won in Supreme Court [Tarasoff II].)
Duty to warn Correct Answer: Counselors have a responsibility to warn those who appear in
serious and foreseeable harm due to statements made during a session.
Defamation Correct Answer: revealing information that is damaging to a client's reputation.
Beneficence Correct Answer: Counselor is working for the good of the client or group.
Justice (in a group situation) Correct Answer: Counselor treats all members fairly.
Nonmaleficence Correct Answer: Counselor will do no harm.
Libel Correct Answer: Defamatory information that is written.
Slander Correct Answer: Defamatory information that is written but references verbal remarks.
State laws govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern ______. Correct Answer:
accreditation
(applies to programs, not counselors)
- Accreditation is NOT the law, only a process whereby an agency/school meets certain
standards and qualifications set forth by an association/organization.
Programs in Psychology boast accreditation by the APA, while counseling programs are
accredited by ______. Correct Answer: CACREP
(Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs)
Downside of accreditation Correct Answer: Accreditation organization sets the curriculum to
gain it, not the school.
Exceptions to confidentiality when dealing with suicide include Correct Answer: joking about
killing one's self,
giving away possessions after a depressed period,
previous suicide attempts,
detailed suicide plan
