Question 1

Confidentiality must be breached and information must be reported by practitioners when all of the following take place, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  clients pose a danger to others. 
B)  a child under the age of 16 requests counselling sessions. 
C)  an older adult is being abused. 
D)  the therapist determines that the client needs immediate, involuntary hospitalisation. 
A)  clients pose a danger to others. 
B)  a child under the age of 16 requests counselling sessions. 
C)  an older adult is being abused. 
D)  the therapist determines that the client needs immediate, involuntary hospitalisation. B

Question 2

is a legal concept that protects clients from having their confidential communications revealed in court without their permission.

Accepted Answer

A)  Informed consent 
B)  Privacy 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Privileged communication 
A)  Informed consent 
B)  Privacy 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Privileged communication D

Question 3

A boundary crossing could potentially benefit a client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Clinicians who work in community mental health agencies, private practice and other human service settings are generally expected to assess client problems within the framework of the National Association of Social Workers' Diagnostic and Assessment Protocol Manual (3rd ed.).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Multiple relationship issues can be resolved with ethics codes alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Clients have a right to know about before making highly personal disclosures.

Accepted Answer

A)  their therapist's qualifications and personal information 
B)  the general goals of the therapist during personal counselling 
C)  the approximate length and details of the therapist's personal relationships 
D)  limits of confidentiality 
A)  their therapist's qualifications and personal information 
B)  the general goals of the therapist during personal counselling 
C)  the approximate length and details of the therapist's personal relationships 
D)  limits of confidentiality

Question 7

Which of the following statements is not true about guidelines for ethical practice in counselling and psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most professional organisations provide broad guidelines. 
B)  Therapists ultimately have to discover their own guidelines for reasonable practice. 
C)  Practitioners are free to formulate any ethics they choose. 
D)  Ethical issues should be periodically re-examined throughout your professional life. 
A)  Most professional organisations provide broad guidelines. 
B)  Therapists ultimately have to discover their own guidelines for reasonable practice. 
C)  Practitioners are free to formulate any ethics they choose. 
D)  Ethical issues should be periodically re-examined throughout your professional life.

Question 8

The ethics codes do not specify that dual or multiple relationships:

Accepted Answer

A)  should be avoided or that nonsexual multiple relationships are unethical. 
B)  are clearly grounds for losing your right to practise. 
C)  are helpful if you are counselling your friends or relatives. 
D)  are impossible to avoid. 
A)  should be avoided or that nonsexual multiple relationships are unethical. 
B)  are clearly grounds for losing your right to practise. 
C)  are helpful if you are counselling your friends or relatives. 
D)  are impossible to avoid.

Question 9

Evidence-based practices:

Accepted Answer

A)  are the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. 
B)  are tailored to only focus on the relationship between the client and therapist without addressing specific problems and symptoms. 
C)  tend to focus on therapist created techniques that do not have empirical evidence to support their efficacy. 
D)  are generally not time limited. 
A)  are the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. 
B)  are tailored to only focus on the relationship between the client and therapist without addressing specific problems and symptoms. 
C)  tend to focus on therapist created techniques that do not have empirical evidence to support their efficacy. 
D)  are generally not time limited.

Question 10

Informed consent in counselling can be provided in all of the following forms except:

Accepted Answer

A)  written. 
B)  orally. 
C)  through third party. 
D)  some combination of written and oral form. 
A)  written. 
B)  orally. 
C)  through third party. 
D)  some combination of written and oral form.

Question 11

ethics focuses on doing what is in the best interest of clients.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mandatory 
B)  Minimal 
C)  Positive 
D)  Aspirational 
A)  Mandatory 
B)  Minimal 
C)  Positive 
D)  Aspirational

Question 12

Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

involves the right of clients to be informed about their therapy and to make autonomous decisions relating to it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Informed consent 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Privileged communication 
D)  Breach of confidentiality 
A)  Informed consent 
B)  Confidentiality 
C)  Privileged communication 
D)  Breach of confidentiality

Question 14

Overemphasising cultural differences is always appropriate in a counselling context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During her sessions, Janelle questions whether she is trying to meet her clients' needs or her own needs. Janelle is:

Accepted Answer

A)  being overly analytical. 
B)  actively working toward expanding her self-awareness and learning to recognise her areas of prejudice and vulnerability. 
C)  self-absorbed and insecure. 
D)  behaving unethically since she is preoccupied during her clients' sessions. 
A)  being overly analytical. 
B)  actively working toward expanding her self-awareness and learning to recognise her areas of prejudice and vulnerability. 
C)  self-absorbed and insecure. 
D)  behaving unethically since she is preoccupied during her clients' sessions.

Question 16

Ethics codes specify avoidance of all dual or multiple relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Mpho, a therapist in a community agency, recently divorced his wife and seems to be angry towards women in general. His colleagues, who have noticed a change in his attitude and behaviour lately, have encouraged him to seek personal counselling to work through his issues. They are:

Accepted Answer

A)  overreacting to his anger and are overstepping the boundaries by suggesting he go to counselling. 
B)  unwise to suggest counselling since he will not benefit from it because he is a therapist and already knows how to deal with his problems. 
C)  acting ethically by recommending counselling for Mpho; as counsellors, they recognise that personal issues that have not been worked through are likely to be projected onto clients. 
D)  being unsupportive colleagues; since they are aware of his situation, they should offer to provide counselling to him and not refer him to a professional outside of the agency. 
A)  overreacting to his anger and are overstepping the boundaries by suggesting he go to counselling. 
B)  unwise to suggest counselling since he will not benefit from it because he is a therapist and already knows how to deal with his problems. 
C)  acting ethically by recommending counselling for Mpho; as counsellors, they recognise that personal issues that have not been worked through are likely to be projected onto clients. 
D)  being unsupportive colleagues; since they are aware of his situation, they should offer to provide counselling to him and not refer him to a professional outside of the agency.

Question 18

The term multiple relationship is more often used than the term dual relationship because of the complexities involved in these relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Contemporary therapy approaches are grounded on a core set of values, which are neither value-neutral nor applicable to all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

It is optional for therapists to inform their clients that they may discuss certain details of the relationship with a supervisor or a colleague.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Confidentiality must be breached and information must be reported by practitioners when all of the following take place, except:

is a legal concept that protects clients from having their confidential communications revealed in court without their permission.

A boundary crossing could potentially benefit a client.

Clinicians who work in community mental health agencies, private practice and other human service settings are generally expected to assess client problems within the framework of the National Association of Social Workers' Diagnostic and Assessment Protocol Manual (3rd ed.).

Multiple relationship issues can be resolved with ethics codes alone.

Clients have a right to know about before making highly personal disclosures.

Which of the following statements is not true about guidelines for ethical practice in counselling and psychotherapy?

The ethics codes do not specify that dual or multiple relationships:

Evidence-based practices:

Informed consent in counselling can be provided in all of the following forms except:

ethics focuses on doing what is in the best interest of clients.

Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.

involves the right of clients to be informed about their therapy and to make autonomous decisions relating to it.

Overemphasising cultural differences is always appropriate in a counselling context.

During her sessions, Janelle questions whether she is trying to meet her clients' needs or her own needs. Janelle is:

Ethics codes specify avoidance of all dual or multiple relationships.

Mpho, a therapist in a community agency, recently divorced his wife and seems to be angry towards women in general. His colleagues, who have noticed a change in his attitude and behaviour lately, have encouraged him to seek personal counselling to work through his issues. They are:

The term multiple relationship is more often used than the term dual relationship because of the complexities involved in these relationships.

Contemporary therapy approaches are grounded on a core set of values, which are neither value-neutral nor applicable to all cultures.

It is optional for therapists to inform their clients that they may discuss certain details of the relationship with a supervisor or a colleague.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

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Exam 3: Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Confidentiality must be breached and information must be reported by practitioners when all of the following take place, except:

is a legal concept that protects clients from having their confidential communications revealed in court without their permission.

A boundary crossing could potentially benefit a client.

Clinicians who work in community mental health agencies, private practice and other human service settings are generally expected to assess client problems within the framework of the National Association of Social Workers' Diagnostic and Assessment Protocol Manual (3rd ed.).

Multiple relationship issues can be resolved with ethics codes alone.

Clients have a right to know about before making highly personal disclosures.

Which of the following statements is not true about guidelines for ethical practice in counselling and psychotherapy?

The ethics codes do not specify that dual or multiple relationships:

Evidence-based practices:

Informed consent in counselling can be provided in all of the following forms except:

ethics focuses on doing what is in the best interest of clients.

Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.

involves the right of clients to be informed about their therapy and to make autonomous decisions relating to it.

Overemphasising cultural differences is always appropriate in a counselling context.

During her sessions, Janelle questions whether she is trying to meet her clients' needs or her own needs. Janelle is:

Ethics codes specify avoidance of all dual or multiple relationships.

Mpho, a therapist in a community agency, recently divorced his wife and seems to be angry towards women in general. His colleagues, who have noticed a change in his attitude and behaviour lately, have encouraged him to seek personal counselling to work through his issues. They are:

The term multiple relationship is more often used than the term dual relationship because of the complexities involved in these relationships.

Contemporary therapy approaches are grounded on a core set of values, which are neither value-neutral nor applicable to all cultures.

It is optional for therapists to inform their clients that they may discuss certain details of the relationship with a supervisor or a colleague.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Postmodern Approaches

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters