Key Terms
Refers to the philosophical discipline concerned with human conduct and moral decision making
What is Ethics?
True or False
The Code helps to support the mission of ACA.
True
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act.
What is HIPPA?
A clinician sleeping with their client
A.5.a. Sexual and/or Romantic Relationships Prohibited
Sexual and/or romantic counselor– client interactions or relationships with current clients, their romantic partners, or their family members are prohibited. This prohibition applies to both in- person and electronic interactions or relationships.
fostering the right to control the direction of one’s life
What is Autonomy
An obligation to review in writing and verbally with clients the rights and responsibilities of both counselors and clients.
What is Informed Consent?
This Act requires employers to provide reasonable and appropriate testing accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities covered under the law.
What is the American With Disabilities Act (1990)
A clinician denies service to an individual after their intake because halfway through their session, the client mentions that they identify as homosexual
C.5. Nondiscrimination
Counselors do not condone or engage in discrimination against prospective or current clients, students, employees, su- pervisees, or research participants based on age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race, religion/spirituality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/ partnership status, language preference, socioeconomic status, immigration status, or any basis proscribed by law.
Working for the good of the individual and society by promoting mental health and well-being
What is Beneficence?
True or False.
The Code of Ethics informs clinicians of the proper steps to take if a code is broken
False.
Clients have a right to access their medical records and are entitled to see and copy their records.
clients have a right to request that a restriction be placed on the disclosure of their protected health information for the purposes of treatment, payment, or healthcare operations
mental health professionals are required to provide clients with a clear, written explanation of how protected health information can be used and disclosed
What is the point of HIPPA? What does HIPPA do? etc.
Bernard Bizzie, LMHC, was about to leave for the weekend when he received an emergency call from a client, who claimed to have taken a number of pills in an attempt to kill herself. Bizzie told her to contact her physician and to come in to see him at 9:00 A.M. on Monday morning. He made no other attempt to intervene, reasoning that contacting others on her behalf would breach confidentiality.
The client died later that evening without making any other calls for assistance. What is the ethical dilemma?
What is Intent to harm self?
Confidentiality can be broken, because the client had made an attempt to harm themselves
Avoiding actions that cause harm
What is Nonmaleficence?
Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation Section of the ACA Code of ethics
What is Section E
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
A student and his or her parents have the right to access the student’s educational records, challenge any of the content of the educational record, and restrict access or release of the educational records or any personally identifiable information to third parties
Edgar Fudd, Ph.D., decided to send the third billing notice to a slow to pay client to the fax machine in the client’s office. However, the client was not in the office that day. The bill labeled psychological services rendered with the client’s name and “Third Notice: OVERDUE!!” handwritten with a wide marker sat in the open access mail pickup tray of the busy office all day.
B.1.c. Respect for Confidentiality - Counselors protect the confidential information of prospective and current clients
B.6.b Confidentiality of Records and Documentation - Counselors ensure that records and documentation kept in any medium are secure and that only authorized persons have access to them.
Dealing truthfully with individuals with whom counselors come into professional contact
What is veracity?
Responsible for the appropriate application, scoring interpretation, and use of assessment instruments relevant of the needs of the client, whether they score and inexpert such tests themselves or use technology or other services" (ACA Code of Ethics).
Who are clinicians?
This Act was established to increase the services and access to educational opportunities available to students with disabilities.
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
A clinician gives a client a depression screening questionnaire without explaining what it is for and what the results will provide
E.3. Informed Consent in Assessment
E.3.a. Explanation to Clients
Prior to assessment, counselors explain the nature and purposes of assessment and the specific use of results by potential recipients. The explanation will be given in terms and language that the client (or other legally authorized person on behalf of the client) can understand.