Ethical Principles
This concept, which means do no harm, is related to the idea of counselor competence.
nonmaleficence
Counselors are _______, meaning they are required by law to report incidences of abuse to a child, elderly person, or incompetent person.
mandated reporter. NOTE: remember that counselors are not required to report intimate/ inter partner violence to authorities.
You are a counseling student. You discover that a female student in your cohort is having an intimate relationship with a professor. The student says this is a consensual relationship. This is (ethical/ not ethical) and you should _______
not ethical, report to professor's supervisor. There is a power differential between professor and student, and the relationship is not consensual due to the power difference.
It ethically acceptable and a common practice for counselors to store case notes _______, as long as the records are password protected and the counselor does not share the password.
electronically, via computer, etc.
The idea that counselors should only counsel individuals if they have the knowledge, skills, and diligence to do so is called....
Competence
Counselors who seek to provide a service or benefit society demonstrate the ethical principle of:
Beneficence.
Counselors avoid inappropriate dual relationships with students/ clients by maintaining professional _______ . Ethical dilemmas occur when counselors cross these _______. (same word for both blanks)
Boundaries
A client offers you a gift. To be a culturally competent counselor, you should....
evaluate the meaning the client attaches to the gift before accepting or denying the gift.
Counselors who use social media for personal use should NOT
"friend" their clients/ students
School counselors may interpret _______, but should not be _______ in the schools. (note, same root word for each blank)
Diagnosis
This ethical principle is related to the concept of fairness.
Justice
Counselors have an obligation to protect a victim from foreseeable danger inflicted by their client. This concept is known as:
Duty to Warn
You may attend this event, but note that it is an example of a boundary crossing and be clear with your client about your attendance at the event and what it means.
Counselors rely on the _______ manual to diagnose and submit for insurance reimbursement.
The DSM 5
Counselors may administer and interpret psychological test results if....
They are competent to do so, they have been trained to do so
A counselor informs a client that he/ she is not familiar with the client's beliefs related to their culture, and asks the client to share more about their culture so the counselor can understand the client better. This counselor is exhibiting:
Veracity (and cultural competence!)
Clients/ students under the age of 18 have an ethical right to privacy and confidentiality, but not a _______ right in most states.
Legal.
If a non-custodial parent requests counseling services for their minor child, the counselor should do this:
Consult with the custodial parent and, if the custodial parent disagrees to counseling, ask to see a court order documenting which parent(s) has the right to consent to treatment for their child.
This organization is the nationally recognized accrediting body for counseling programs.
CACREP - Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
A counselor agrees to exhange good/services with a client as a form of payment for counseling services. This is known as _____ and is ______(ethically acceptable/ unethical).
Bartering, ethically acceptable in certain circumstances.
A terminally ill client asks the counselor to discuss end of life options with them. In doing so, the counselor has an ethical obligation to respect the client's:
autonomy
When a counselor determines a client may be a harm to themselves or others, they should first:
Take steps necessary to prevent harm
A counselor works with a family. The counselor bills an insurance company for an individual session, because the insurance company won't reimburse for family sessions. This is an example of:
Insurance fraud/ unethical/ illegal behavior.
Self-disclosure in a counseling session is acceptable if...
The self-disclosure may benefit the client.
Counselors diagnose clients in order to do this.
facilitate effective treatment