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Question 1. Minor clients have:

a. An ethical right to privacy and confidentiality, but no legal right in most states.

b. An ethical and a legal right to privacy and confidentiality in most states.

c. A legal right to determine when parents should become involved in the counseling process.

d. No ethical or legal rights.

e. A legal right to remain in counseling over their parents' objections.

Question 2. In determining whether a child is a danger to self or others, the counselor should do all of the following except:

a. Consult with a colleague.

b. Consider the age and maturity level of the client.

c. Follow the institutional policy on the issue.

d. Assure the client of complete confidentiality.

e. Document any actions taken.

Question 3. Parents who object to their child's participation in counseling:

a. Have no legal rights.

b. Have limited legal rights if there is a statute in the state that addresses the issue.

c. May have the right to demand that services be discontinued.

d. Should be reported for suspected child abuse.

e. Can win a law suit if they sue based on violation of their First Amendment rights.

Question 4. School counselors have a legal obligation to do all of the following except:

a. Obtain written parental permission before counseling students in most circumstances.

b. Report child abuse if it is suspected.

c. Inform parents if the counselor determines the child is at risk for suicide.

d. Inform parents if the counselor determines the child is a danger to others.

e. Secure parents' informed consent before providing unusual counseling services.

Question 5. Many states have laws requiring reports of suspected abuse of all of the following except:

a. Children.

b. Elderly persons.

c. Incompetent persons.

d. Abused spouses or domestic partners.

e. Developmentally disabled persons.

Question 6. When reporting suspected child abuse in good faith, counselors should review their particular state statute to determine all of the following except:

a. Who must make the report.

b. When the report must be made.

c. Counselor liability for defamation of character.

d. Whether past abuse must be reported.

e. Whether a written report is required in addition to an oral report.

Question 7. Dual relationships in school settings:

a. Seldom cause problems.

b. Do not usually create misunderstandings.

c. Help students gain trust and respect for the counselor if the counselor has disciplinary functions in the noncounseling relationship.

d. Generally should be avoided.

e. Rarely occur when dealing with child abuse issues.

Question 8. As a professional counselor, you are required by law in all states to report:

a. A client's threat to commit a burglary.

b. Suspected child abuse or neglect.

c. Unethical behavior of a colleague.

d. Knowledge that a client has tested positive for HIV.

e. All of the above.

Question 9. When it comes to determining who has the right to make decisions regarding a child's life, the law favors:

a. The adult with whom the child is living.

b. Grandparents, if they are raising the child.

c. Biological parents.

d. The child himself or herself.

e. The child's adult sibling.

Question 10. Each of the following groups might be considered to be vulnerable adults who are protected from abuse in some states by statute except:

a. Developmentally disabled adults.

b. Severely mentally ill adults.

c. Elderly adults.

d. Physically disabled adults.

e. Emotionally distressed adults.

Question 11. The ACA code of ethics advises counselors to:

a. Uphold the confidentiality rights of their minor clients even when parents object.

b. Avoid legal liability by including parents in counseling sessions with their children.

c. Avoid legal liability by disclosing to parents any risky behavior of a minor client, such as experimenting with drugs or alcohol.

d. Establish collaborative relationships with parents.

e. Obtain minor clients' legal informed consent for counseling services.

Question 12. When counseling clients who are terminally ill and wish to explore end-of-life decisions, counselors should always do all of the following except:

a. Help the clients clarify their thoughts and feelings about end-of-life choices.

b. Assist the clients to deal with grief and loss issues.

c. Examine their own values and beliefs about death and dying before agreeing to counsel terminally ill clients.

d. Ensure that they have the competencies needed to work with terminally ill clients.

e. Inform the terminally ill client's family that the client is considering various end of life options, and involve the family in the decision-making process.

Question 13. The current ACA code of ethics:

a. Contains few standards specifically related to counseling children.

b. Advises counselors to develop specialty competences before attempting to counsel children.

c. Advises counselors to consider that adolescents are more concerned about privacy than adult clients.

d. Requires counselors to notify parents or guardians when teens disclose they have used marijuana.

e. Advises counselors to report to police any instances of sexting among adolescents.

Question 14. With respect to counseling minor clients who are considering abortion, counselors should:

a. Be aware that most teens avoiding talking to their parents about pregnancy because adolescents need to rebel against parental authority.

b. Be aware that these clients may need to process issues of abuse, loss, love, and hopes for the future.

c. Advocate their own moral position regarding abortion.

d. Exercise care when assisting a minor to obtain an abortion.

e. Immediately refer these clients to medical professionals.

Question 15. Research has shown that school counselors are unanimous in believing that:

a. Confidentiality must be breached when students reveal they are using cocaine.

b. Delicate cutting is such risky behavior that parents must be notified.

c. Even young children are capable of giving informed consent to counseling.

d. Suicidal behavior poses a level of threat that requires breaching confidentiality.

e. They should refer all children with serious depression when possible.

Question 16. Family counselors often view the family system as their client and treat the family as one entity, as opposed to treating individual family members, and our laws:

a. Favor the rights of families as a whole over the rights of individual family members.

b. Support family counselors by also viewing the family system as one entity.

c. Create a fiction that a family is a person under the law.

d. View family members as having separate and distinct rights and responsibilities that are individual in nature.

e. Do not recognize that families exist in our society.

Question 17. If a counselor wants a person other than a biological parent (such as a step-parent or grandparent) to have confidential information regarding a child client, a simple solution is to:

a. Tell the step-parent or grandparent to go to court and get a court order giving them access to the information.

b. Get a signed statement from the step-parent or grandparent that they will not reveal the information to anyone else once if it is given to them.

c. Get a signed statement from the child allowing the counselor to disclose information to the step-parent or grandparent.

d. Get a signed statement from one of the biological parents allowing the counselor to disclose information to the step-parent or grandparent.

e. Ask the step-parent or grandparent to prove the child is living with them and then it is acceptable to give them access to confidential information regarding the child.

Question 18. A family counselor who uses paradoxical directives or interventions could get into trouble because clients who follow their prescriptions for behavior may be:

a. Confused.

b. Harmed.

c. Engaging in illegal activities.

d. Suspicious of the counselor's motives.

e. Distracted.

Question 19. Regarding the law of privileged communication in relation to family and group counseling:

a. Most privilege laws cover all family members and group members who are being counseled at one time.

b. Privilege among group or family members in counseling is the same as it is between the counselor and individual clients.

c. Generally, privilege is waived if there is a third party present during counseling.

d. Privilege never exists during family or group counseling in any state.

e. Privilege always exists during family or group counseling in all states.

Question 20. When married couples divorce:

a. Almost all states allow joint custody and in a few state courts, joint custody is the preferred arrangement; while in some other state courts, joint custody is avoided if possible.

b. All states prefer joint custody.

c. Joint custody is preferred by judges in all state courts except for Montana.

d. Although almost all states allow joint custody, only one state court favors joint custody as the preferred arrangement.

e. Judges in almost all states prefer joint custody.

Question 21. A counselor who is beginning a group:

a. Should require all group members to sign a pledge to keep information from the group confidential.

b. Should explain that nothing is confidential because group members do not have the same obligation as professional counselors to keep information private.

c. Should explain that while the counselor will keep things confidential, there is no guarantee others in the group will do the same.

d. Should guarantee all information in the group will remain private.

e. Should explain that group members who violate the confidentiality of other group members will be reported to the counselor licensure board.

Question 22. Pre-screening of group members:

a. Is a good idea, but is not required by the ACA code of ethics.

b. Is required by the ACA code of ethics.

c. Is recommended, but not required by the ACA code of ethics.

d. Is an ethical practice that all counselors adhere to.

e. Is an ethical standard that is meant to protect counselors from being sued.

Question 23. Because children cannot give their legal consent to participate in family counseling:

a. Parental consent should be obtained in writing from both biological parents.

b. Yhey should not be included in family counseling prior to age 18.

c. It is illegal to include them in a family counseling session unless their parents have consented in writing.

d. A court order should be obtained before including a child in a family counseling situation.

e. They should be informed of the process of family counseling and their consent should be secured even though it is not legally required.

Question 24. When one spouse in a married couple demands that a counselor testify in court as to what occurred in counseling sessions, and the other spouse insists that the counselor not testify, the best course of action is for the counselor:

a. To agree to testify because one spouse is demanding that.

b. To refuse to testify because one spouse is insisting that the counselor not testify.

c. Call the state licensure board for advice.

d. Contact the ACA ethics committee and request an opinion.

e. Consult with an attorney and follow his or her advice.

Question 25. For a counselor to be competent to engage in group work, the counselor:

a. Must be a member of ASGW.

b. Must have the training outlined in the ASGW professional standards for the training of group workers.

c. Must have had a minimum of group work preparation and supervised experience.

d. Must be certified by ASGW.

e. Must have had at least two graduate courses in group work and have completed a 600-hour internship in group counseling.

Question 26. In the process of explaining informed consent in family counseling, counselors should:

a. Describe possible changes in family relationships that could occur as a result of family counseling.

b. Explain that one family member will be designated as the identified patient for insurance reimbursement purposes.

c. Assure family members that any changes made in family functioning as a result of counseling will be acceptable to all family members.

d. Counsel separately, on an individual basis, any family member who expresses reluctance to participate in family counseling.

e. Require each family member to sign a confidentiality pledge and agree not to discuss topics raised in session during the intervals between sessions.

Question 27. Informed consent in group counseling should include:

a. A reassurance that the counselor will not allow any events to occur that might put group members at physical or psychological risk.

b. A clear statement that there is no confidentiality in group settings.

c. An explanation that once the group starts, no one will be allowed to exit the group for the first month.

d. An explanation of ways the group may be congruent and incongruent with individual members' cultural values.

e. An explanation that the members themselves are fully responsible for setting the goals, purpose, and ground rules of the group.

Question 28. When counseling victims of domestic violence, counselors should:

a. Avoid encouraging the victim to leave the relationship until safety can be assured.

b. Report the abuser to the police.

c. Try to persuade the victim to leave the abuser.

d. Remember that the abuser is probably himself or herself a victim of abuse.

e. Never see the members of the couple separately, to avoid deceit.

Question 29. Counselors who intend to conduct family counseling as part of their professional practice should:

a. Complete a degree program in marriage and family counseling rather than in counseling.

b. Disclose their own family of origin issues as part of the informed consent process.

c. Advocate for the preservation of a couple's marriage.

d. Seek separate licensure as marriage and family therapists.

e. Gain specific training in marriage and family counseling, including supervised experience.

Question 30. When a member expresses a desire to drop out of an ongoing group, the counselor should:

a. Persuade the member to stay in the group for the good of the group.

b. Bring the group to a close and start over with members who wish to continue.

c. Encourage the member to discuss the decision with the group.

d. Nnotify the remaining members in writing of that member's decision.

e. Assume that the group is dysfunctional.