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Ethical Codes
Private Practice
Professional Relationships
100
This should be collected at the time of service when insurance is involved.
What is the co-payment?
100
If counselors intend to use collection agencies, they first inform clients of intended actions and offer clients the opportunity to make payment.
What is A.10?
100
A counselor should be vigilant about engaging in friendships with these individuals.
Who are co-workers, supervisors, or employees?
100
This type of professional relationship is when you solicit an opinion or advice from another professional.
What is consulting?
200
The counselor cannot bill insurance for this type of appointment.
What is a missed or cancelled appointment?
200
Counselors only hire competent staff and assign responsibilities compatible with skills and experience of team members.
What is D.1?
200
As a supervisor, you should ensure your employees/supervisees operate within this.
What is scope of practice?
200
This type of professional relationship involves comparing observations informally.
What is conferring?
300
The counselor billed insurance for this type of service when in fact, they should have billed for couple/family counseling.
What is individual counseling?
300
This ethical code does not require counselors to "fall on their swords."
What is H.2?
300
This type of business involves obtaining a federal tax ID number, a business license, worker's comp insurance, unemployment insurance, employee bonds, liability/property damage insurance, and filing a separate income tax form.
What is private practice/sole proprietorship.
300
This type of professional relationship is the most structured form of collaboration. It typically is seen in inpatient settings where various professionals provide services, formalized roles, and responsibilities.
What is teamwork?
400
You must do this if a client loses insurance coverage and can no longer see you as their provider.
What is an appropriate referral?
400
This ethical code requires counselors to be respectful of approaches that differ from their own work and of traditions and practices of other professional groups with which they work.
What is D.1?
400
Counselors should be knowledgable about referral resources so that they can suggest appropriate alternatives to clients.
What is A.11
400
This type of professional relationship involves a set of procedures put in place to ensure that all service providers are working from the same treatment plan and goals and are aware of each other's roles and functions in serving a client.
What is coordination?
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