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Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

1. When there is a discussion of "theory" as related to judgments of right and wrong the discussion is probably one of:
b. philosophical morality
c. professional eth ics
d. philosophical ethics
e. common morality
f. both band d

2. Which of the following is NOT listed in your text as part of the professional structure which governs ethics for counselors?
a. the courts
b. colleges and universities
c. professional organizations that maintain and enforce a mandatory code of ethics
d. professional regulatory bodies that are enforcers of mandatory codes
e. none of the above

3. The BEST place to find up-to-date information of currently accepted ethical practice in the field is:
a. counseling journals
b. the Internet
c. state I icense boards
d. graduate level textbooks
e. all of the above

4. can be defined as: the extent and limits of activities considered acceptable by individuals licensed or certified in a profession or specialty.
a. Scope of practice
b. Malpractice
c. Accreditation
d. none of the above

5. Which of the following is the accrediting body for professional counseling?

a. AMA
b. AAMFT
c. NASW
d. ACA

e. CACREP

6. The oldest established mental health profession is:
a. psychiatry
b. social work
c. marriage and family therapy
d. psychiatric nursing
e. psychotherapy

7. Which of the following degrees does NOT indicate legitimate doctoral level training to be a I icensed Psychologist?
a. Ph.D.
b. Ed.D.
c. M.D.
d. Psy.D

8. Which professional organization represents marriage and family therapists?

a. ACA
b. AAMFT
c. APA
d. ABPS
e. none of the above

9. Which professional(s) can NOT legitimately, by nature of standard training and practice, perform psychometric assessment?
a. marriage and family therapist
b. counselor
c. psychologist
d. social worker
e. none of the above

10. The ABPP and ABPS credential applies to which field of mental health specialty?
a. Marriage and family therapy
b. Social work
c. Psychiatry
d. Psychiatric nursing
e. none of the above

11. Informed consent generally requires that the counselor should reveal to the client information about:
a. the counselor's credentials or training.
b. alternative treatments.
c. the potential benefits or detriments of treatment.
d. all of the above

12. A counselor's primary responsibility is to the:
a. third party referral source.
b. judge who subpoenas a case file.
c. family of a competent adult client seen in individual counseling.
d. professional setting (employer) where the counselor works.
e. none of the above

13. Which of the following IS FALSE?
a. The primary responsibility of the counselor is to the referral source.
b. Nonprofessional counselor-client relationships should be avoided when possible.
c. Services must be fully described and explained to clients before they consent to treatment.
d. Sexual intimacy with clients is unethical.

14. Professional competence by definition involves:
a. the quality of provided services
b. informed consent
c. confidentiality
d. boundaries of professional activity
e. both a and d

15. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Counselors can ethically practice any specialty in counseling, even without appropriate specialty training, if it is within the scope of practice of their license.
b. Cottone and Tarvydas believe the terms "dual" and "multiple" relationships should be abandoned.
c. Avoiding detrimental relationships with clients relates to the ethical principle of justice more than non maleficence.
d. People who refuse recommended counseling services must be coerced.

16. When a judge orders an ex offender to undergo therapy as part of the ex offender's rehabilitation, this is called:
a. expert order of protection
b. legal privilege
c. professional responsibility
d. compulsory therapy

17. The Supreme Court decision in Jaffee v. Redmond provided what type of assistance to psychotherapists in federal court cases?
a. eliminated their responsibility to testify as expert witnesses
b. upheld their ability to maintain confidential information through assertion of legal privilege
c. eliminated their ability to assert privilege in communication with clients
d. instructed counselors that privilege only exists between attorneys and their clients, not between counselors and their clients

18. Which of the following is an example of special circumstances that counselors may be faced with in relation to confidentiality and privilege?
a. counseling persons with HIVIAIDS
b. family/couples counseling
c. clients in drug/alcohol treatment
d. alloftheabove

19. An exception to confidentiality for psychologists and counselors serving in the military exists and focuses on which area most clearly?
a. responsibi I ity to report generally negative attitudes of officers and en I isted personnel
b. report threats to military installations, weapons and integrity even when threats to specific persons have not been made
c. to report all counseling activities regardless of the content to their superiors on a regular basis
d. none of the above

20. According to Welch (2003), one of the most common types of malpractice liability in treatment services for mental health professionals is:
a. fraudulent billing
b. family treatment and forensic situations
c. dual relationships
d. group counseling

21. According to Arthur and Swanson (1993), clinical records should be written to include which of the following?
a. clear objective statements with behavioral descriptions
b. professional terminology not easily interpreted by legal counsel
c. jargon that does not clearly specify behavioral outcomes
d. little objective information; subjective thoughts of the counselor are of most importance

22. When assessing a client's potential for harm, Beauchamp and Childress recommend the counselor assess primarily which elements?
a. probability of harm
b. magnitude of harm
c. physical vs. psychological nature of harm
d. both a and b are correct

23. Counselor values tend to determine the of counseling.
a. content
b. process
c. level of professionalism
d. lack of progress

24. Client values determine the of counseling.
a. process
b. level of progress
c. content
d. all of the above

25. Objectively applying a system of ethical rules and principles that a counselor may use to determine a right or moral decision about an ethical dilemma would be considered.
a. ethics of caring
b. virtue ethics
c. principle ethics
d. none of the above

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

1. Why is practice in solving mock ethical dilemmas, as well as working to address actual dilemmas under supervision of an educator or experienced clinician important?
a. Because ethical decision making skills are very easily learned.
b. Ethical situations happen infrequently and counselors shouldn't worry so much about them.
c. Ethical decision making skills do not come automatically or easily and require practice,supervision and diligence in learning.
d. Because you will never be able to come up with the "correct" answer.

2. The ethical decision-making model introduced by Cottone is based upon what theoretical model?
a. general psychologically based models
b. post-positivism
c. social constructivism
d. none of the above

3. What does social constructivism mean to ethical decision making?
a. Decisions cannot be viewed as occurring internally (by an individual in isolation).
b. Decisions must be selected by the counselor weighing internal feelings and cognitions.
c. Decisions are best when made by a single individual.
d. Counselors must delibQrah'l ovor a decision for 0 rengtny pence of time.

4. Ethical decision making models often provide a series of steps for making an ethical choice, however they may fail to describe which of the following:
a. the consequences that can occur when an ineffective course of action is taken
b. how the choice in a specific course of action occurs (an exploratory framework for the decision process itself)
c. how values are weighed by the decision maker
d. all of the above are correct

5. In the social constructivism model, the decision to breach an ethical standard or a challenge to a counselor's professional ethics is a decision that is derived from past and present interactions. Which of the following forces come into play in this situation?
a. biological and social forces that affect interactions in one way or the other
b. biological forces
c. social forces

d. psychological determinants

6. According to the social constructivism process in ethical decision making, when consensualizing fails, then parties may engage in reflective interaction to accomplish:
a. an agreement on the decision to be made
b. to determine whether arbitration should be undertaken
c. be able to make the decision on their own
d. to hold firm to their original position

7. Cottone's model of ethical decision making is based on:
a. purely social-relational theory
b. purely relational model
c. ethical principles
d. psychologically-based ethical decision making

8. When colleagues engage in bullying, harassment, or emotional abuse of an individual within the workplace, this would be described as:
a. a normal difference of opinion that occasionally occurs within a workplace
b. a case of mobbing within an organizational culture
c. relational issues that are normal when people work closely with one another
d. individuals who are experiencing conflict due to holding similar values

9. Which of the following characteristics may place a work environment at risk for mobbing?
a. having more staff than is necessary (overstaffing)
b. increased stress in the workplace
c. unethical activities
d. both band c are correct

10. Several states have acknowledged that mental injury can result from excessive stress on the job and this phenomenon has been called:
a. mental health injury
b. overstress syndrome
c. organizational mental injury
d. occupational mental injury

11. Which of the following may happen to a counselor that assumes the role of a "whistleblower"?
a. mobbing
b. mixed support from superiors and administration
c. potential life changing experience and increased stress
d. all of the above

12. At present there are several corporations that are establishing company policies that support an individual's right to be employed in an environment that is free from mobbing.
a. True, this is happening at present.
b. False that is something for the future.
c. False, it would never work.
d. none of the above are correct

13. The way people would characterize a system's general practices and procedures, such as the sense of safety or fear or retribution that a counselor may feel when faced with big or small decisions within this context would be described as?
a. climate
b. ethical climate
c. organizational climate
d. none of the above

14. To provide a service outside of the realm of medical psychotherapy and then bill it as medical psychotherapy is an example of:
a. sliding fee scales
b. fraudulent billing
c. double billing
d. all of the above

15. Pro bono publ ico refers to what?
a. Working as a counselor for the state, or county and serving the general public.
b. Being an expert witness at a criminal trial.
c. A Spanish speaking Counselor or Therapist.
d. none of the above

16. This term describes when a diagnosis is more severe than diagnostically justified to ensure adequate insurance payment for the anticipated treatments.
a. double billing
b. overdiagnosis
C. fraudulent diagnostics
d. embellishment diagnostics
e. none of the above

17. It is standard practice to destroy case records generally years after services have been terminated.
a. 10-12
b. 2-4
c. 5-7
d. none of the above- by law case records are never to be destroyed.

18. Areas of major ethical concern in working with people with HIV include:
a. confidentiality
b. informed consent
c. stigma
d. both a and b are correct

19. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act do which of the following for individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS?
a. protect individuals who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS from undue discrimination
b. do not protect individuals with HIV/AIDS from undue discrimination
c. protect only individuals with HIV from undue discrimination
d. protect only individuals with AIDS from undue discrimination

20. The Tarasoff outcome directs the counselor in which of the following actions when considering the safety of a th ird party?
a. counselors are not responsible for warning third parties they may be in danger
b. counselors have a responsibility for third parties that they know may be in danger
c. cannot breach confidentiality no matter what the situation
d. may breach confidentiality only when suicide is involved

21. If the counselor holds the culturally dominant high level of value regarding traditional work, he or she may not react positively to individuals who wish to work in which area?
a. factory settings
b. in-home as caregivers
c. only part time to pursue avocational interests
d. both band c are correct

22. Which of the following are areas in which rehabilitation counselors monitor their competence?
a. job development, placement and follow-up
b. integration of mental health counseling or diagnostic focus with their usual practices
c. competence in the area of assessment
d. both band c are correct

23. CRCC provides code of ethics enforcement for which of the following?
a. individuals who hold the CRC certification.
b. individual members of ACA and ARCA.
c. individual members of NRA and NRCA.
d. individuals who hold a CCM certification.

24. Major change within the 200112002 CRCC code of ethics had to do with what subject(s)?
a. major emphasis on multicultural considerations
b. new continuing education requirements
c. addition of an entire section on electronic communication
d. established dollar limits for billing of services
e. both a and c

25. The collaborative consortium of key rehabilitation counseling professional organizations formed in 2004 is the:
a. Alliance for Rehabilitation Counseling
b. Rehabilitation Counseling Cooperative
C. National Rehabilitation Association
c. American Rehabilitation Counselors United
d. none of the above

26. What is the NBCC specialty designation for counseling professionals who work primarily with addiction?
a. MACC
b. NBCCA
c. NAADAC
d. none of the above

27. Which is NOT a setting listed in your text in which substance abuse treatment may be delivered?
a. outpatient setting
b. residential
c. hospital
d. all of the above are settings listed

28. How many of the criteria for substance dependence must be present for the diagnosis of alcohol or drug dependence?
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
e. none of the above

29. The ACS identifies content areas that training in clinical supervision must include.
a. 5
b. 9
c. 13
d. 26

30. Related to potential ethical situations, supervisors often have which of the following concerns?
a. most code of professional ethics have limited information regarding supervision
b. the supervisor must constantly examine the ethical issues that impact both the client and the supervisee
c. regulations for cl inical supervisors provided are ambiguous from a legal perspective
d. both a and b are correct

31. Which of the following sources of ethical information has been given the highest rating by certified counselors?
a. ACA ethical code
b. APA Ethics Committee
c. ACA Journal of Counseling and Development
d. all of the above
e. a and conly