COUNSELOR COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Parents who object to their child's participation in counseling:
Answer: May have the right to demand that services be discontinued
●● Dual relationships in school settings:
Answer: Generally, should be avoided
●● Minor clients have:
Answer: An ethical right to privacy and confidentiality, but no legal right
in most states
●● With respect to counseling minor clients who are considering
abortion, counselors should:
Answer: Recognize that these clients may need to process issues of
abuse, loss love, and hope for the future
●● The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics advises counselors to:
Answer: Establish collaborative relationships with parents
, ●● Research has shown that school counselors are unanimous in
believing that:
Answer: Suicidal behavior poses a level of threat that requires breaching
confidentiality
●● As a professional counselor, you are required by law in all states to
report:
Answer: Suspected child abuse or neglect
●● When it comes to determining who has the right to make decisions
regarding a child's life, the law favors:
Answer: Biological parents
●● Because children cannot give their legal consent to participate in
family counseling,
Answer: they should be informed of the process of family counseling
and their consent should be secured even though it is not legally required
●● In the process of explaining Informed Consent in family counseling,
counselors should:
Answer: Describe possible changes in family relationships that could
occur as a result of family counseling
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Parents who object to their child's participation in counseling:
Answer: May have the right to demand that services be discontinued
●● Dual relationships in school settings:
Answer: Generally, should be avoided
●● Minor clients have:
Answer: An ethical right to privacy and confidentiality, but no legal right
in most states
●● With respect to counseling minor clients who are considering
abortion, counselors should:
Answer: Recognize that these clients may need to process issues of
abuse, loss love, and hope for the future
●● The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics advises counselors to:
Answer: Establish collaborative relationships with parents
, ●● Research has shown that school counselors are unanimous in
believing that:
Answer: Suicidal behavior poses a level of threat that requires breaching
confidentiality
●● As a professional counselor, you are required by law in all states to
report:
Answer: Suspected child abuse or neglect
●● When it comes to determining who has the right to make decisions
regarding a child's life, the law favors:
Answer: Biological parents
●● Because children cannot give their legal consent to participate in
family counseling,
Answer: they should be informed of the process of family counseling
and their consent should be secured even though it is not legally required
●● In the process of explaining Informed Consent in family counseling,
counselors should:
Answer: Describe possible changes in family relationships that could
occur as a result of family counseling
