NCE Exam - Professional Orientation
and Ethics Questions and Answers.
Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure? -
Psychologists
NBCC -
National Board for Certified Counselors, formed in 1982,
awards the NCC generic credential.
NCC -
National Certified Counselor
Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development.
(Passing the NCE will get a counselor this certification.)
ACA -
American Counseling Association
(used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Association [AACD])
CCMHA -
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
NCSC -
National Certified School Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
Scope of practice -
Counselors should only practice using techniques for which they have been trained.
Ethical guidelines -
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 ______. -
ACA and NBCC.
Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification bodies,
they are not usually -
state or federally mandated laws.
, Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. -
Confidentiality
Confidentiality -
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 _________. -
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. -
informed consent
Should counselors attend a funeral of a client? -
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 -
'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 -
Counselors have a responsibility to warn those who appear in serious and foreseeable
harm due to statements made during a session.
Defamation -
revealing information that is damaging to a client's reputation.
Beneficence -
Counselor is working for the good of the client or group.
Justice (in a group situation) -
Counselor treats all members fairly.
Nonmaleficence -
Counselor will do no harm.
Libel -
Defamatory information that is written.
Slander -
Defamatory information that is written but references verbal remarks.
and Ethics Questions and Answers.
Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure? -
Psychologists
NBCC -
National Board for Certified Counselors, formed in 1982,
awards the NCC generic credential.
NCC -
National Certified Counselor
Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development.
(Passing the NCE will get a counselor this certification.)
ACA -
American Counseling Association
(used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Association [AACD])
CCMHA -
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
NCSC -
National Certified School Counselor
(Must get NCC credential first.)
Scope of practice -
Counselors should only practice using techniques for which they have been trained.
Ethical guidelines -
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 ______. -
ACA and NBCC.
Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification bodies,
they are not usually -
state or federally mandated laws.
, Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. -
Confidentiality
Confidentiality -
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 _________. -
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. -
informed consent
Should counselors attend a funeral of a client? -
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 -
'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 -
Counselors have a responsibility to warn those who appear in serious and foreseeable
harm due to statements made during a session.
Defamation -
revealing information that is damaging to a client's reputation.
Beneficence -
Counselor is working for the good of the client or group.
Justice (in a group situation) -
Counselor treats all members fairly.
Nonmaleficence -
Counselor will do no harm.
Libel -
Defamatory information that is written.
Slander -
Defamatory information that is written but references verbal remarks.
