Question 1

Both the feminist perspective and the postmodern approaches suggest that diagnoses:

Accepted Answer

A)  are an appropriate part of counselling sessions. 
B)  are generally helpful to women clients. 
C)  ignore societal contexts. 
D)  are an essential part of the medical model they follow.

Question 2

In becoming an ethical practitioner, it is important to:

Accepted Answer

A)  learn how to arrive at clear-cut answers for difficult situations. 
B)  identify a specific ethical code as the source of answers to ethical dilemmas. 
C)  exercise careful judgement when it comes to interpreting and applying ethical principles to specific situations. 
D)  avoid making any mistakes in counselling practice.

Question 3

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.

Question 4

Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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.

Question 6

___________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

Question 7

Ethics codes specify avoidance of all dual or multiple relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Multiple relationship issues can be resolved with ethics codes alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the text, positive ethics is an approach taken by practitioners:

Accepted Answer

A)  who do what is expected of them, according to their professional standards. 
B)  who want to do their best for clients rather than simply meet minimum standards to stay out of trouble. 
C)  who strive for the highest level of ethical practice. 
D)  who strictly adhere to lengthy ethics codes, even if this is not in the client's best interest.

Question 10

If you are successful in establishing boundaries in various aspects of your personal life, you have a good foundation for creating sound boundaries with clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Privileged communication applies to:

Accepted Answer

A)  group counselling. 
B)  couples counselling. 
C)  family therapy. 
D)  individual counselling.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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 14

Becoming an ethical practitioner is not a final destination but a journey that will continue throughout your career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A diagnosis provides a working hypothesis that guides the practitioner in understanding the client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Both the feminist perspective and the postmodern approaches suggest that diagnoses:

In becoming an ethical practitioner, it is important to:

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

Confidentiality can be considered an absolute.

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

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

Ethics codes specify avoidance of all dual or multiple relationships.

Multiple relationship issues can be resolved with ethics codes alone.

According to the text, positive ethics is an approach taken by practitioners:

If you are successful in establishing boundaries in various aspects of your personal life, you have a good foundation for creating sound boundaries with clients.

Privileged communication applies to:

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

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.).

Becoming an ethical practitioner is not a final destination but a journey that will continue throughout your career.

A diagnosis provides a working hypothesis that guides the practitioner in understanding the client.