NCE Final Exam - Professional Orientation and Ethics Questions with 2023 Verified Answers. Prepared for

Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure? Psychologists NBCC National Board for Certified Counselors, formed in 1982, awards the NCC generic credential. NCC National Certified Counselor Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development. (Passing the NCE will get a counselor this certification.) ACA American Counseling Association (used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Association [AACD]) CCMHA Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (Must get NCC credential first.) NCSC National Certified School Counselor (Must get NCC credential first.) Scope of practice Counselors should only practice using techniques for which they have been trained. Ethical guidelines First created in 1953 by the American Psychological Association (APA), National Assoc. of Social Workers (NASW) created theirs in 1960, ACA created theirs in 1961. Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by and . ACA and NBCC. Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification bodies, they are not usually state or federally mandated laws. Most ethical dilemmas are related to . Confidentiality Confidentiality implies the counselor will not reveal anything about a client unless he is given specific authorization to do so. (Confidentiality is relative to the situation as far as counselors go [legally].) Most ethical dilemmas are related to . confidentiality ACA indicates counselors have an obligation to protect the confidentiality of the deceased and this should be stated clearly in your _ document given to the client at the beginning of treatment. informed consent Should counselors attend a funeral of a client? Ask self if whether beneficial (same as attending a wedding), and if attending, document date, time, basis for decision. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California 'Duty to Warn' someone in imminent danger. (Case where client threatened in session, later killed her - her family sued, state court denied [Tarasoff I] but appealed and won in Supreme Court [Tarasoff II].) Duty to warn Counselors have a responsibility to warn those who appear in serious and foreseeable harm due to statements made during a session. Defamation revealing information that is damaging to a client's reputation. Beneficence Counselor is working for the good of the client or group. Justice (in a group situation) Counselor treats all members fairly. Nonmaleficence Counselor will do no harm. Libel Defamatory information that is written. Slander Defamatory information that is written but references verbal remarks. State laws govern title usage and practice, however, they do not govern . accreditation (applies to programs, not counselors) - Accreditation is NOT the law, only a process whereby an agency/school meets certain standards and qualifications set forth by an association/organization.