NCE Practice Test 1: Ethics and Group
Work Questions and Answers.
The NBCC Code of Ethics and ACA Code of Ethics do NOT include a statement
reflecting the principle that -
Counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of the
situation or settings in which services were rendered.
A client who concluded a series of counseling sessions with another counselor has now
come to you for counseling. According to the NBCC Code of Ethics, you should -
Proceed as you would with any new client.
Your employer has a policy that necessitates that you report all instances of child abuse
to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to possibly (the client) being a
child abuser. As a counselor, you should -
Inform the client of the policy and let the client know how to proceed.
A married couple comes to you, as the counselor in a private practice, and tells you that
they are having marital difficulties and have sought counseling for resolving them. In the
course of the initial session with them, one of the spouses reports being a new and
active member of the local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group. You should -
Investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if those
activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the moral
values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients. The caller wants
your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a theological institution for
whom the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You should -
Inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to divulge
whether a person is or has been a client or any information about the client without the
client's permission.
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking employment.
Concurrent with the counseling, and with your knowledge, the client has made
application for employment with several employers. A potential employer calls you and
asks for your opinion as to your client's suitability for the employer's job opening. Under
which of the following conditions are you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics)
to provide the information requested? -
None of the above. Here are the incorrect answers:
1. When it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is given.
Work Questions and Answers.
The NBCC Code of Ethics and ACA Code of Ethics do NOT include a statement
reflecting the principle that -
Counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered regardless of the
situation or settings in which services were rendered.
A client who concluded a series of counseling sessions with another counselor has now
come to you for counseling. According to the NBCC Code of Ethics, you should -
Proceed as you would with any new client.
Your employer has a policy that necessitates that you report all instances of child abuse
to state authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to possibly (the client) being a
child abuser. As a counselor, you should -
Inform the client of the policy and let the client know how to proceed.
A married couple comes to you, as the counselor in a private practice, and tells you that
they are having marital difficulties and have sought counseling for resolving them. In the
course of the initial session with them, one of the spouses reports being a new and
active member of the local Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group. You should -
Investigate the nature of the local AA's activities and continue counseling if those
activities do not include accepted definitions of counseling.
A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the moral
values of a person whom the caller knows was one of your clients. The caller wants
your opinion because the former client is an applicant to a theological institution for
whom the caller is the local applicant evaluator. You should -
Inform the caller that under no circumstances are you ethically permitted to divulge
whether a person is or has been a client or any information about the client without the
client's permission.
You have been providing career counseling to a client who is seeking employment.
Concurrent with the counseling, and with your knowledge, the client has made
application for employment with several employers. A potential employer calls you and
asks for your opinion as to your client's suitability for the employer's job opening. Under
which of the following conditions are you free (i.e., not in violation of professional ethics)
to provide the information requested? -
None of the above. Here are the incorrect answers:
1. When it is clear that the client will not get the job unless the information is given.
