Question 1

Which of the following is not a major purpose of codes of ethics?

Accepted Answer

A) They educate helpers to the nature of sound ethical practice. 
B) They spell out legal aspects of practice. 
C) They provide a mechanism for professional accountability. 
D) They serve as catalysts for improving practice. 
E) They help protect consumers of helping services. 
A) They educate helpers to the nature of sound ethical practice. 
B) They spell out legal aspects of practice. 
C) They provide a mechanism for professional accountability. 
D) They serve as catalysts for improving practice. 
E) They help protect consumers of helping services. B

Question 2

Which type of helping specialty does not have an affiliation with a professional organization that has a code of ethics?

Accepted Answer

A) Alcohol and drug abuse counseling 
B) Rehabilitation counseling 
C) Social work 
D) Marriage and family therapy 
E) None of the above 
A) Alcohol and drug abuse counseling 
B) Rehabilitation counseling 
C) Social work 
D) Marriage and family therapy 
E) None of the above E

Question 3

Which of the following statements is false as it applies to managed care?

Accepted Answer

A) Managed care appears to be alive and well. 
B) Managed care presents both ethical and legal issues for professional practice. 
C) Practitioners employed by managed care units are exempt from malpractice suits if clients claim that they did not receive the standard of care they required. 
D) Because managed care providers take an active role in treatment planning,client confidentiality is compromiseD. 
E) Under managed care,helpers are expected to participate in prevention programs such as stress management and parent education. 
A) Managed care appears to be alive and well. 
B) Managed care presents both ethical and legal issues for professional practice. 
C) Practitioners employed by managed care units are exempt from malpractice suits if clients claim that they did not receive the standard of care they required. 
D) Because managed care providers take an active role in treatment planning,client confidentiality is compromiseD. 
E) Under managed care,helpers are expected to participate in prevention programs such as stress management and parent education. C

Question 4

In dealing with ethical dilemmas,it is important to realize that:

Accepted Answer

A) there are rarely clear-cut answers to these dilemmas. 
B) most problems are complex and defy simple solutions. 
C) knowledge of ethics codes is not enough. 
D) ethics codes are not dogma,but guidelines. 
E) all of the above 
A) there are rarely clear-cut answers to these dilemmas. 
B) most problems are complex and defy simple solutions. 
C) knowledge of ethics codes is not enough. 
D) ethics codes are not dogma,but guidelines. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

It is a good idea for helpers to obtain legal consultation about the procedures they use in their practice because

Accepted Answer

A) most helpers do not possess detailed legal knowledge. 
B) awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships 
C) protects clients. 
D) awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships shields practitioners from needless lawsuits arising from negligence or ignorance. 
E) all of the abovE. 
A) most helpers do not possess detailed legal knowledge. 
B) awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships 
C) protects clients. 
D) awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships shields practitioners from needless lawsuits arising from negligence or ignorance. 
E) all of the abovE.

Question 6

One of the best precautions against malpractice is personal and professional honesty and openness with clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Asking clients to sign a form at the initial session does not discharge your duty toward informed consent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Under managed care programs,termination of therapy is generally the result of

Accepted Answer

A) company policy. 
B) the client's decision. 
C) the professional judgment of the therapist. 
D) a collaborative process between the therapist and client. 
A) company policy. 
B) the client's decision. 
C) the professional judgment of the therapist. 
D) a collaborative process between the therapist and client.

Question 9

Of the following,which is the first step in making an ethical decision?

Accepted Answer

A) Apply the ethics codes. 
B) Consider possible and probable courses of action. 
C) Identify the problem or dilemma. 
D) Obtain consultation. 
E) Explore the consequences of various decisions. 
A) Apply the ethics codes. 
B) Consider possible and probable courses of action. 
C) Identify the problem or dilemma. 
D) Obtain consultation. 
E) Explore the consequences of various decisions.

Question 10

The following is true concerning ethical issues:

Accepted Answer

A) Making ethical decisions involves issues of right and wrong. 
B) Ethical codes are dogma and can assist you in making the best possible decisions for the benefit of the client. 
C) Ethical standards are the same among agencies and institutions. 
D) The process of making ethical decisions involves acquiring a tolerance for dealing with gray areas and for coping with ambiguity. 
A) Making ethical decisions involves issues of right and wrong. 
B) Ethical codes are dogma and can assist you in making the best possible decisions for the benefit of the client. 
C) Ethical standards are the same among agencies and institutions. 
D) The process of making ethical decisions involves acquiring a tolerance for dealing with gray areas and for coping with ambiguity.

Question 11

It is best to involve the inclusion of clients as collaborators in those cases where therapists need to make ethical decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Regarding incest and child abuse,

Accepted Answer

A) practitioners have a legal,but not ethical,obligation to report child abuse. 
B) mandatory reporting laws are the same for all states. 
C) helpers are required to make a report only if they are certain that abuse has taken place or is occurring presently. 
D) a report should be filed once a helper has grounds for suspecting abuse. 
E) practitioners should not report a situation if the client is adamantly opposed to doing so. 
A) practitioners have a legal,but not ethical,obligation to report child abuse. 
B) mandatory reporting laws are the same for all states. 
C) helpers are required to make a report only if they are certain that abuse has taken place or is occurring presently. 
D) a report should be filed once a helper has grounds for suspecting abuse. 
E) practitioners should not report a situation if the client is adamantly opposed to doing so.

Question 13

Developing a sense of professional and ethical responsibility is a task never completely finished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Getting a client's informed consent involves a delicate balance between telling him or her too little and overwhelming the client with too much information too soon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

With regard to making ethical decisions,which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Reflection,collaboration,and consultation will set you on the path to a decision. 
B) You should not feel pressured into making a decision until you feel certain of the outcome. 
C) You may not find answers for the complex ethical dilemmas you will face in any single ethical decision-making model. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Reflection,collaboration,and consultation will set you on the path to a decision. 
B) You should not feel pressured into making a decision until you feel certain of the outcome. 
C) You may not find answers for the complex ethical dilemmas you will face in any single ethical decision-making model. 
D) None of the above.

Question 16

Formal ethical principles can never be substituted for an active,deliberative,and creative approach to meeting ethical responsibilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the context of school counseling,protection of confidentiality and privacy is generally not a key concern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Informal peer monitoring

Accepted Answer

A) provides an opportunity for corrective interventions. 
B) may involve confronting a colleague. 
C) is considered a boundary crossing by the professional codes since practitioners are expected to monitor their own,not others' behavior. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b 
A) provides an opportunity for corrective interventions. 
B) may involve confronting a colleague. 
C) is considered a boundary crossing by the professional codes since practitioners are expected to monitor their own,not others' behavior. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b

Question 19

It is considered below the standard of care to fail to keep current records for all a helper's professional contacts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ethical codes are necessary and sufficient for the exercise of ethical responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not a major purpose of codes of ethics?

Which type of helping specialty does not have an affiliation with a professional organization that has a code of ethics?

Which of the following statements is false as it applies to managed care?

In dealing with ethical dilemmas,it is important to realize that:

It is a good idea for helpers to obtain legal consultation about the procedures they use in their practice because

One of the best precautions against malpractice is personal and professional honesty and openness with clients.

Asking clients to sign a form at the initial session does not discharge your duty toward informed consent.

Under managed care programs,termination of therapy is generally the result of

Of the following,which is the first step in making an ethical decision?

The following is true concerning ethical issues:

It is best to involve the inclusion of clients as collaborators in those cases where therapists need to make ethical decisions.

Regarding incest and child abuse,

Developing a sense of professional and ethical responsibility is a task never completely finished.

Getting a client's informed consent involves a delicate balance between telling him or her too little and overwhelming the client with too much information too soon.

With regard to making ethical decisions,which of the following statements is not true?

Formal ethical principles can never be substituted for an active,deliberative,and creative approach to meeting ethical responsibilities.

In the context of school counseling,protection of confidentiality and privacy is generally not a key concern.

Informal peer monitoring

It is considered below the standard of care to fail to keep current records for all a helper's professional contacts.

Ethical codes are necessary and sufficient for the exercise of ethical responsibility.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Knowing Your Values

Helper Know Thyself

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Understanding Diversity

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork Supervision

Stress,Burnout and Self-Care

Working With Groups

Working in the Community

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Exam 8: Ethical Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Which of the following is not a major purpose of codes of ethics?

Which type of helping specialty does not have an affiliation with a professional organization that has a code of ethics?

Which of the following statements is false as it applies to managed care?

In dealing with ethical dilemmas,it is important to realize that:

It is a good idea for helpers to obtain legal consultation about the procedures they use in their practice because

One of the best precautions against malpractice is personal and professional honesty and openness with clients.

Asking clients to sign a form at the initial session does not discharge your duty toward informed consent.

Under managed care programs,termination of therapy is generally the result of

Of the following,which is the first step in making an ethical decision?

The following is true concerning ethical issues:

It is best to involve the inclusion of clients as collaborators in those cases where therapists need to make ethical decisions.

Regarding incest and child abuse,

Developing a sense of professional and ethical responsibility is a task never completely finished.

Getting a client's informed consent involves a delicate balance between telling him or her too little and overwhelming the client with too much information too soon.

With regard to making ethical decisions,which of the following statements is not true?

Formal ethical principles can never be substituted for an active,deliberative,and creative approach to meeting ethical responsibilities.

In the context of school counseling,protection of confidentiality and privacy is generally not a key concern.

Informal peer monitoring

It is considered below the standard of care to fail to keep current records for all a helper's professional contacts.

Ethical codes are necessary and sufficient for the exercise of ethical responsibility.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Knowing Your Values

Helper Know Thyself

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Understanding Diversity

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork Supervision

Stress,Burnout and Self-Care

Working With Groups

Working in the Community

Filters