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Counseling Relationship
Confidentiality
Professional Responsibility
Responsibilities of
Counselor Educators
Distance Counseling, Technology, and
Social Media
Standards and the Law
100
Counselors create, safeguard, and maintain THIS for rendering professional services. Regardless of the medium, counselors include sufficient and timely use of this to facilitate the delivery and continuity of services
What is documentation
100
Counselors recognize that trust is a cornerstone of the counseling relationship. Counselors aspire to earn the trust of clients by creating an ongoing partnership, establishing and upholding appropriate boundaries, and maintaining this. Counselors communicate the parameters of this in a culturally competent manner.
What is confidentiality
100
Counselors practice only within the boundaries of THIS, based on their education, training, supervised experience, state and national professional credentials, and appropriate professional experience.
What is competence.
100
Counselors acknowledge the limitations of maintaining THIS with electronic records and transmissions. They inform clients that individuals might have authorized or unauthorized access to such records or transmissions (e.g., colleagues, supervisors, employees, information technologists).
What is confidentiality.
100
Counselors know and understand THESE and other similar, applicable ones, from professional organizations or certification and licensure bodies of which they are members.
Code of Ethics
200
Friend-ing a student on Facebook is an example of an inappropriate _________-relationship.
What is dual-relationship.
200
___________ is required from parents, for counseling services which go beyond the scope of counseling as an educational service, such as participation in group counseling.
What is informed consent.
200
Counselors take reasonable steps to do this with other counselors, or related professionals, when they have questions regarding their ethical obligations or professional practice.
What is consult.
200
Counselors who engage in the use of distance counseling, technology, and/ or social media to interact with clients take steps to to do THIS at the beginning and throughout the counseling process. This can include, but is not limited to, using code words, numbers, graphics, or other nondescript identifiers.
What is client verification.
200
Lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of THIS responsibility is not a defense against a charge of unethical conduct.
What is an ethical responsibility.
300
The primary obligation of professional school counselors is to _______________.
Who are students.
300
The term used when confidential information is inappropriately disclosed,
What is a breach of confidentiality.
300
Counselors do not condone or engage in in THIS against prospective or current clients, students, employees, supervisees, 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.
What is discrimination.
300
Counselors maintain THESE in accordance with relevant laws and statutes. Counselors inform clients on how these are maintained electronically. This includes, but is not limited to, the type of encryption and security assigned to these, and if/for how long archival storage of these is maintained.
What are electronic records.
300
When counselors are faced with THIS type of dilemma, they use and document, as appropriate, this type of decision- making model that may include, but is not limited to, consultation; consideration of relevant these standards, principles, and laws; generation of potential courses of action; deliberation of risks and benefits; and selection of an objective decision based on the circumstances and welfare of all involved.
What is an ethical decision.
400
Professional school counselors do THIS when they suspect that a student may be in danger to themselves or others.
What is inform parents/guardians and perhaps local authorities (and administrators).
400
The general requirement that counselors keep information confidential does not apply when disclosure is required to protect clients or identified others from THIS.
What is serious and foreseeable harm.
400
Counselors do not use techniques/procedures/modalities when substantial evidence suggests that it could lead to THIS, even if such services are requested.
What is harm.
400
Counselors take precautions to avoid disclosing this through public social media.
What is confidential information.
400
If ethical responsibilities conflict with the law, regulations, and/or other governing legal authority, counselors make known their commitment to THESE and take steps to resolve the conflict. If the conflict cannot be resolved using this approach, counselors, acting in the best interest of the client, may adhere to the requirements of the law, regulations, and/or other governing legal authority.
What is a Code of Ethics.
500
Counselors act to avoid THIS with their clients, trainees, and research participants and to minimize or to remedy unavoidable or unanticipated forms of THIS.
What is harm.
500
Counselors discuss confidential information only in a setting/environment which they are certain is _________.
What is private.
500
Counselors are _______ of approaches that are grounded in theory and/or have an empirical or scientific foundation even if they may differ from one's own theory.
What is respectful.
500
In cases where counselors wish to maintain a professional and personal presence for this, separate professional and personal web pages and profiles are created to clearly distinguish between the two kinds of virtual presence.
What is social media.
500
When uncertain about whether a particular situation or course of action may be in violation of a Code of Ethics, counselors do THIS with other counselors who are knowledgeable about ethics, with colleagues, or with appropriate authorities.
What is consult?