10 Professional Orientation And Ethical
Practice Questions And Answers.
In the late 1970s, AACD ( known as ACA since 1992) began to focus very heavily on
professional credentialing. This led to the formation of the -
\NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors)
1) American Personnel and Guidance Association
2) changed in 1982 to American Association for Counseling and Development AACD
3) now American Counseling Association formed NBCC
CCMHC and CACREP -
\Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Counsel of the Accreditation of Counselor and Related Education Programs
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain _______, given via NBCC. -
\NCC, a generic certification for counselors (National Certified Counselor)
Just cuz you're certified does not mean you can call yourself a licensed counselor. You
can't be a National licensed counselor since they tend to be primarily state specific
Ethics are not laws except when.... -
\Your state sends you ethical guidelines that are your state statutes. Guidelines will be
the law 20 statues use ACA ethical codes and would likely qualify as the law. Not in
Texas.
Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. -
\Confidentiality
According to ACA codes Must be kept even for the dead or those who vomited suicide
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California -
\established counselor's "duty to protect" or "duty to warn" even possible victim.
Replaced "clear and imminent danger" with "serious and foreseeable harm
Break confidentiality if therapist believes clt will harm self or others. Some states require
a report within 24 hours
Implies that a responsible helper will earn an intended victim
Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, justice, defamation, abandonment, and negligence -
\Working for the good of the clt or group
, Do no harm
Treats all group members fairly
Damage clts reputation. Liable if written, slander if verbal. Even if not intended
A counselor stops providing services and does not refer the client to another
A counselor neglects or fails to perform a required behavior
Informed consent aka -
\Statement of disclosure
privileged communication -
\confidential information that has been told to a physician (or attorney) by the patient
unless given permission by clt. Legal term. Clt can choose not to have confidential
information revealed during a legal proceeding (generally in the witness stand). The clt
is the holder of the privilege.
Varies from state to state
Not applicable in cases of cold abuse, neglect, exploitation, suicide or homicide threats,
criminal intentions, clt in need of hospitalization, children or mentally incompetent,
counselors victims of malpractice lawsuit
Texas?
You are a counselor in a state that does not legally support privileged communication.
You refuse to testify in court. In this situation -
\you could be held in contempt of court
Your client would not have the privilege to say no if you are asked to testify
Exceptions or limitations to maintaining confidentiality include -
\a) danger to self or others
b) ROI
C) a court order ROI
D) supervision
E) admin assistants
F) consultations
G) client raises issue of counselor competence in malpractice lawsuit
H) child
I) elderly abuse
I) insurance requests a diagnosis
Practice Questions And Answers.
In the late 1970s, AACD ( known as ACA since 1992) began to focus very heavily on
professional credentialing. This led to the formation of the -
\NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors)
1) American Personnel and Guidance Association
2) changed in 1982 to American Association for Counseling and Development AACD
3) now American Counseling Association formed NBCC
CCMHC and CACREP -
\Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Counsel of the Accreditation of Counselor and Related Education Programs
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain _______, given via NBCC. -
\NCC, a generic certification for counselors (National Certified Counselor)
Just cuz you're certified does not mean you can call yourself a licensed counselor. You
can't be a National licensed counselor since they tend to be primarily state specific
Ethics are not laws except when.... -
\Your state sends you ethical guidelines that are your state statutes. Guidelines will be
the law 20 statues use ACA ethical codes and would likely qualify as the law. Not in
Texas.
Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. -
\Confidentiality
According to ACA codes Must be kept even for the dead or those who vomited suicide
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California -
\established counselor's "duty to protect" or "duty to warn" even possible victim.
Replaced "clear and imminent danger" with "serious and foreseeable harm
Break confidentiality if therapist believes clt will harm self or others. Some states require
a report within 24 hours
Implies that a responsible helper will earn an intended victim
Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, justice, defamation, abandonment, and negligence -
\Working for the good of the clt or group
, Do no harm
Treats all group members fairly
Damage clts reputation. Liable if written, slander if verbal. Even if not intended
A counselor stops providing services and does not refer the client to another
A counselor neglects or fails to perform a required behavior
Informed consent aka -
\Statement of disclosure
privileged communication -
\confidential information that has been told to a physician (or attorney) by the patient
unless given permission by clt. Legal term. Clt can choose not to have confidential
information revealed during a legal proceeding (generally in the witness stand). The clt
is the holder of the privilege.
Varies from state to state
Not applicable in cases of cold abuse, neglect, exploitation, suicide or homicide threats,
criminal intentions, clt in need of hospitalization, children or mentally incompetent,
counselors victims of malpractice lawsuit
Texas?
You are a counselor in a state that does not legally support privileged communication.
You refuse to testify in court. In this situation -
\you could be held in contempt of court
Your client would not have the privilege to say no if you are asked to testify
Exceptions or limitations to maintaining confidentiality include -
\a) danger to self or others
b) ROI
C) a court order ROI
D) supervision
E) admin assistants
F) consultations
G) client raises issue of counselor competence in malpractice lawsuit
H) child
I) elderly abuse
I) insurance requests a diagnosis
