HSCO 500 - Quiz: History, Skills, Ethical Standards : Score for this quiz: 60 out of 60 (Updated and corrected 2025/26.)

HSCO 500 - Quiz: History, Skills, Ethical Standards Results Score for this quiz: 60 out of 60 Submitted May 25 at 9:30pm This attempt took 13 minutes. The programs were introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. New Deal Work Opportunity Great Society C C C If a minor child discloses during the counseling session that she is being sexually abused by her uncle, the practitioner is legally obligated to share this information with the minor’s parents or legal guardian(s) to ensure the child’s safety. legally obligated to report this information to child protective services to ensure the child’s safety. legally obligated to share this information with the child’s school so that appropriate school-based counseling services can be implemented. not legally obligated to report the information unless the abuse is assessed to be an ongoing threat. Tammy works as a behavioral management aide and carries a credential as a board-certified practitioner. Based on this information, what is most likely to be Tammy’s academic area and highest degree level? Human services; B A or B S Professional counselor; M A or M S Clinical psychologist; PsyD or Ph.D. Social work; M S W In the person-in-environment (P I E) approach, clients are evaluated on which levels? Mezzo and macro levels Micro and macro Macroexosystemic and macrosystem Microsystemic and chronosystemic Social Darwinism posited that human competitiveness for limited resources is necessary in securing the survival of the “fittest” members of society. humans evolved from one-celled organisms. humans evolved from primates. charity worked in concert with natural selection to assist those who were ill- equipped to manage life’s complexities. Many policy experts frame the feudal system as providing insurance against many of the social hazards associated with being poor. a governmentally imposed form of social equality. a system in which serfs could eventually own land by working on it for years. a governmentally imposed form of slavery or servitude. Violations of legally enforced ethical standards can result in professional sanctions, including license suspensions. financial sanctions. criminal penalties. All of the above Having ever-evolving codes of ethics enables a profession to shift its identity as the need arises. remain current with contemporary ethical thinking. avoid having to take a stand on serious ethical issues. slip unintentionally into unethical behavior. When a certain act is being evaluated to determine its ethical nature, Kitchener’s model would have the evaluators ask whether the professional acted with independence, good will, self-determination, and judicial prudence. good intentions, clear intent, best interest, and no intentional harm. autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and fidelity. regard to all parties, clear intent, respect for the profession, good will. When a counselor can understand the beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and experiences from the client’s perspective the counselor is being sympathetic. empathetic. disingenuous. placating. The purpose of the N O H S ethical standards is to provide human service professionals and educators with guidelines to help them manage ethical dilemmas effectively. provide a comprehensive list of rules that all human service professionals must abide by, regardless of their state of residence. provide a connection between all the helping fields, including human services, counseling and social work. protect practitioners from unethical clients. , established by Rev. S. Humphreys Gurteen, is considered one of the forerunners of the modern social services profession and marked one of the first organized efforts within the United States to provide charity to the poor. The New Deal The Red Cross The Charity Organization Society (C O S) The Calvin House Question 13 3 / 3 pts Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the differences between social work and human services? Social work emphasizes social justice, while human services focuses on advocacy. Social work is interdisciplinary, while human services is mono-disciplinary. Social work educational programs tend to be more interdisciplinary in their hiring practices than human services programs, employing instructors from many different fields. Social workers have state licensing requirements to become licensed to practice, whereas there are currently no state licensing requirements for human services graduates. Common arguments for welfare reform include the belief that hardship is often the result of laziness. providing assistance will increase laziness (and thus dependence), hence increasing hardship, not decreasing it. those in need often receive services at the expense of the working population. All of the above With respect to the Tudor Poor Laws, beggars and vagrants who were unable to work were considered , while beggars and vagrants who were able to work were considered . worthy poor; unworthy poor unworthy poor; worthy poor ignoble; noble noble; ignoble The limits of confidentiality refer to occasions when a counselor is legally required to break confidentiality. legal loopholes where counselors can share privileged communication but ethically should not. paraprofessionals who are not required by law to maintain confidentiality of privileged communication. the legality of sharing privileged communication with no identifying information. Generalist counseling services may include which of the following? Providing emotional support Doing intake interviews Facilitating a support group All of the above When human service providers illustrate a commitment to their clients, according to Kitchener, they are illustrating their to the client. fidelity autonomy nonmaleficence justice The term “generalist” in describing a human service professional implies the paraprofessional nature of the human services worker. that human service professionals are not required to have as much education as social workers. that the knowledge base is broad and varied. that human services professionals are highly specialized. When clients pose a danger to themselves or others, a counselor has a right-to-report and a right-to-respond. legal obligation to protect the human services agency. legal obligation to report the risk to the agency providing their liability insurance. duty-to-warn and duty-to-protect. Quiz Score: 60 out of 60