Exam 6: Legal and Ethical Issues for School Counselors

Counselors must understand the culture and the prevailing written and unwritten standards of the community, school district, and individual work site and behave sensitively toward the culture and consistently with:

The function of laws on federal, state, and local levels is to ____________________.

__________________ is a legal imperative concerning information provided by the student.

The school counselor's ethical obligation when delivering a comprehensive school counseling program is to ____________________________________________.

Ethics are __________________________________________.

One of the three circumstances that necessitate a school counselor breaching the confidentiality of a student is ________________________.

Parents send their children to school for ________________________, and when school counselors enter into the equation there is the natural tension between parents' right to know what is happening in their child's life and a student's right to privacy.

In writing letters of recommendation for students, it is appropriate for school counselors to ____________________________.

The benchmark that courts use to determine what would be the actions of the reasonably competent professional school counselor is called _________________________________.

A school counselor has a "duty of care" to a student when ___________________.

Explain the steps of the model of ethical decision-making and describe the additional steps that must be incorporated because of the unique nature of counseling in schools. Salient Points to Consider a. examine the facts b. review ethical guidelines c. identify the nature of the problem d. consult or seek supervision e. consider courses of action f. examine consequences g. implement action h. consider: emotional reaction, parental rights, the setting, developmental levels

The privacy of students as minors must be balanced with respecting the rights of _____________.

It is unfair of anyone to expect that the school counselor has the depth of skill for the myriad serious mental health problems and dysfunctions presented by students. School counselors focus on supporting all students to be successful _______________________.

Ethical standards are intended to _________________________________.

The meaning and limits of confidentiality are defined in a ______________.

FERPA allows _______________________________ information to be purged from a child's educational record.

In loco parentis brings a legal responsibility to the school counselor to exercise reasonable care to protect a student from harm.

One of the three conditions allowing for the designation "sole possession records" is _______________________.

Which of the following is NOT a measure that can avoid negligence in school settings?

When the student is a danger to self or others, when the student or parent requests that information be revealed, or when there is a court order and the student does not have privileged communication are three examples of times when the school counselor ________________________.