Deck 9: Professional Concerns

Question 1

The ethical decision-making model includes all but which of the following steps?

A)identify the problem
B)consult with colleagues or experts
C)examine evidence
D)choose a course of action and act

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The common ground between responsibility and competence is

A)a pledge of confidentiality
B)a professional development plan
C)an ethical decision-making model
D)the commitment to serve the client

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A code of ethics includes all of the following EXCEPT

A)the goals of the profession
B)guidance for professional behavior
C)contributions to a professional identity
D)instructions for all ethical dilemmas

Answer 3

D

Question 4

To think through issues of confidentiality,the beginning human service professional can use all EXCEPT

A)client code of ethics
B)laws of state
C)professional code of ethics
D)agency guidelines

Question 5

What type of communication is a right granted to a group of professionals by state law-making bodies?

A)ethical
B)legal
C)privileged
D)professional

Question 6

What term refers to the client's right to know about helper qualifications,treatment procedures,cost of services, confidentiality and access to records?

A)information strategies
B)knowledge sharing
C)informed consent
D)ethical disclosure

Question 7

Tarasoff vs Regents of the University of California underscores the responsibility of the helping professional to

A)warn the client of danger
B)warn the client of eligibility problems
C)warn others of client's intended harm
D)warn others of client's multiple needs

Question 8

The helper "experiences conflict in determining an appropriate standard of conduct regarding obligations to two or more constituencies" in which of the following situations?

A)ethical dilemmas
B)service dilemmas
C)competency dilemmas
D)professional dilemmas

Question 9

Which of the following are necessary components of moral reasoning?

A)relative thinking and an orientation to moral principle
B)correctional thinking and an orientation to moral principle
C)professional thinking and an orientation to moral principle
D)rational thinking and an orientation to moral principle

Question 10

Professionals have responded to the dilemmas of service provisions by

A)developing codes of ethics
B)writing professional disclosure statements
C)demanding the right of privileged communication
D)introducing an ethical decision-making model

Question 11

The worker's assurance that information the client divulges will remain between the two of them reflects a commitment to

A)friendship
B)confidentiality
C)service
D)competence

Question 12

Statements in codes of ethics about academic training and supervised experience refer to

A)responsibility
B)competence
C)informed consent
D)privileged communication

Question 13

A lack of confidentiality,limited training,and unequal access are ethical concerns about

A)the law
B)diversity
C)technology
D)responsibility

Question 14

The informal sharing of information that occurs in an agency or organizational setting among co-workers or treatment team members and supervisors is referred to as

A)coincidental confidentiality
B)relative confidentiality
C)relaxed confidentiality
D)ethical confidentiality

Question 15

Which of the following assists in the establishment of a professional identity for members of a profession?

A)a behavior standard
B)a code of ethics
C)an identity management
D)a philosophy

Question 16

Which of the following intervenes and overrides professional codes of ethics only when necessary to protect public health,safety,and welfare?

A)law
B)supervisor
C)client
D)philosophy