Ethics Comps
The best statement about the nature of professional ethics in counseling is that:
a)if counselors study ethical codes and keep current iwth the professional literature, they can be
assured of practicing in an ethical manner
b)In order to practice in an ethical manner, counselors must always be in compliance with federal and
state laws
c)Because there are few absolute, right answers to ethical pracice questions, consultation with
counseling colleagues is very important wihen making ethical decisions
d)Because there are few absolute right answers to ethical practices questions, consultation with
lawyers is very important when making ethical decisions - ✔✔c)Because there are few absolute,
right answers to ethical pracice questions, consultation with counseling colleagues is very important
wihen making ethical decisions
From the perspective of principle ethics, a couselor who is cousleing a client planning a violent act
against another person and who intervenes to notify family members is:
a) sacrificing cleint autonomy in order to prevent harm and to do good
b) sacrificing beneficence in roder to promote fidelity
c) sacrficing fidelity in order to be truthful - ✔✔a) sacrificing cleint autonomy in order to prevent harm
and to do good
While principle ethics asks the question "what should I do?", virtue ethics asks the quesion,
a) What would an ethical counselor do?"
b) what should counselors who ant to follow the law do?
c) who should I be?
d) Who am I? - ✔✔c) who should I be?
Counselors who function according to mandatory ethics
a) belive that employers should require specific behaviors of counselors they hire
b) Belive taht their duty is to comly with the basic "must"and "must not"statements in codes of ethics
and nothing more
c) Believe counselors should determine what is ethical based on the specific situation in which they
find themselves - ✔✔b) Belive taht their duty is to comly with the basic "must"and "must
not"statements in codes of ethics and nothing more
,When attenpting to make an ethical decision, it is recommended that counsleors take all of the
following steps EXCEPT
a) tune into their feelings
b) involve the client in the decision making process
c) consider the moral principles
d) consult with an attorney
e) identify desired outcomes - ✔✔d) consult with an attorney
Once counselors have disclosed their legal questions ot their immediate supervosors and have
received a response either from the supervisor of from an attorney who is advising them as to the
proper course of action
a)it is essential for counselors to seek a second opinion
b) it is essential for counselors to follow legal advise given to them, even if they do not agree with it
c) it is essential for counselors to follow legal advice given to them, but only if they agree with it
d) it is essential for counselors to ask the ACA Ethics Committee for their opinion - ✔✔b) it is
essential for counselors to follow legal advise given to them, even if they do not agree with it
All of the following are situation in which it is necessary to consult with colleagues EXCEPT
A) When counsleors face issues taht require them to excersie judgement
b) When there are no clear right or wrong answers
c) When deciding whether to respond to a subpoema
d) When it is possible taht clinicl decisions will be challenged later
e) When they are not certain whether a client might be suicidal - ✔✔c) When deciding whether to
respond to a subpoema
External forces that can support counselors in their efforts to practice ethically include all of the
following EXCEPT
a)Supervision
b) Intentionality
c) Consultation
d) ethics code
e) continuing education workhops and seminars - ✔✔b) Intentionality
All of the following are steps toward professionalization EXCEP
a) getting state laws passed that regualte the practice fo the profession
, b)changing names to reducd identification with other profession
c)developing a code of ethics
d) requiring members of a profession to possess specialized knowledge and skills
e) offering services that are identical to services offered b othe similar professions - ✔✔e) offering
services that are identical to services offered by other similar professions
Certification is a process
a)for schooling cousnelor exclusively
b)through which official state agencies certify individuals as qualified to hold certain state jobs
c)is always voluntary, while licensure is required
d) that prevents individuals from practicing counseling unless they hold at least a master's degree -
✔✔b)through which official state agencies certify individuals as qualified to hold certain state jobs
Professionalism in counsleing includes all of the following EXCEP
a)being intrinsically motivated to achieve best practices in couensling
b)taking pride in one;s profession
c)holding a doctorat in cousneling or a related area
d)understanding the hisrpty and philosophy of the profession
e)represetning the profession to the public in a positive and vigourous manner - ✔✔c)holding a
doctorat in cousneling or a related area
The most important resource for counselor to use in learning about different racial, cultural or ethnic
group is
a)the client
b) colleagues from the same racital cutlraual group
c)books, professional journals - ✔✔a)the client
Multicultural considerations were not given extensive attention in the ACA until - ✔✔5th version
adopted in 1995
Because race, ethnicity, gender and social class are salient cultural variables for al peopple
a)Ind. members of racial minority groups experience oppression
b)privilege is experience only by White males
c)race is the primary variable that determines whether individuals experience privilege or oppression
d) indiv. simultaneouly experience both privilege and oppression - ✔✔d) indiv. simultaneouly
experience both privilege and oppression
The best statement about the nature of professional ethics in counseling is that:
a)if counselors study ethical codes and keep current iwth the professional literature, they can be
assured of practicing in an ethical manner
b)In order to practice in an ethical manner, counselors must always be in compliance with federal and
state laws
c)Because there are few absolute, right answers to ethical pracice questions, consultation with
counseling colleagues is very important wihen making ethical decisions
d)Because there are few absolute right answers to ethical practices questions, consultation with
lawyers is very important when making ethical decisions - ✔✔c)Because there are few absolute,
right answers to ethical pracice questions, consultation with counseling colleagues is very important
wihen making ethical decisions
From the perspective of principle ethics, a couselor who is cousleing a client planning a violent act
against another person and who intervenes to notify family members is:
a) sacrificing cleint autonomy in order to prevent harm and to do good
b) sacrificing beneficence in roder to promote fidelity
c) sacrficing fidelity in order to be truthful - ✔✔a) sacrificing cleint autonomy in order to prevent harm
and to do good
While principle ethics asks the question "what should I do?", virtue ethics asks the quesion,
a) What would an ethical counselor do?"
b) what should counselors who ant to follow the law do?
c) who should I be?
d) Who am I? - ✔✔c) who should I be?
Counselors who function according to mandatory ethics
a) belive that employers should require specific behaviors of counselors they hire
b) Belive taht their duty is to comly with the basic "must"and "must not"statements in codes of ethics
and nothing more
c) Believe counselors should determine what is ethical based on the specific situation in which they
find themselves - ✔✔b) Belive taht their duty is to comly with the basic "must"and "must
not"statements in codes of ethics and nothing more
,When attenpting to make an ethical decision, it is recommended that counsleors take all of the
following steps EXCEPT
a) tune into their feelings
b) involve the client in the decision making process
c) consider the moral principles
d) consult with an attorney
e) identify desired outcomes - ✔✔d) consult with an attorney
Once counselors have disclosed their legal questions ot their immediate supervosors and have
received a response either from the supervisor of from an attorney who is advising them as to the
proper course of action
a)it is essential for counselors to seek a second opinion
b) it is essential for counselors to follow legal advise given to them, even if they do not agree with it
c) it is essential for counselors to follow legal advice given to them, but only if they agree with it
d) it is essential for counselors to ask the ACA Ethics Committee for their opinion - ✔✔b) it is
essential for counselors to follow legal advise given to them, even if they do not agree with it
All of the following are situation in which it is necessary to consult with colleagues EXCEPT
A) When counsleors face issues taht require them to excersie judgement
b) When there are no clear right or wrong answers
c) When deciding whether to respond to a subpoema
d) When it is possible taht clinicl decisions will be challenged later
e) When they are not certain whether a client might be suicidal - ✔✔c) When deciding whether to
respond to a subpoema
External forces that can support counselors in their efforts to practice ethically include all of the
following EXCEPT
a)Supervision
b) Intentionality
c) Consultation
d) ethics code
e) continuing education workhops and seminars - ✔✔b) Intentionality
All of the following are steps toward professionalization EXCEP
a) getting state laws passed that regualte the practice fo the profession
, b)changing names to reducd identification with other profession
c)developing a code of ethics
d) requiring members of a profession to possess specialized knowledge and skills
e) offering services that are identical to services offered b othe similar professions - ✔✔e) offering
services that are identical to services offered by other similar professions
Certification is a process
a)for schooling cousnelor exclusively
b)through which official state agencies certify individuals as qualified to hold certain state jobs
c)is always voluntary, while licensure is required
d) that prevents individuals from practicing counseling unless they hold at least a master's degree -
✔✔b)through which official state agencies certify individuals as qualified to hold certain state jobs
Professionalism in counsleing includes all of the following EXCEP
a)being intrinsically motivated to achieve best practices in couensling
b)taking pride in one;s profession
c)holding a doctorat in cousneling or a related area
d)understanding the hisrpty and philosophy of the profession
e)represetning the profession to the public in a positive and vigourous manner - ✔✔c)holding a
doctorat in cousneling or a related area
The most important resource for counselor to use in learning about different racial, cultural or ethnic
group is
a)the client
b) colleagues from the same racital cutlraual group
c)books, professional journals - ✔✔a)the client
Multicultural considerations were not given extensive attention in the ACA until - ✔✔5th version
adopted in 1995
Because race, ethnicity, gender and social class are salient cultural variables for al peopple
a)Ind. members of racial minority groups experience oppression
b)privilege is experience only by White males
c)race is the primary variable that determines whether individuals experience privilege or oppression
d) indiv. simultaneouly experience both privilege and oppression - ✔✔d) indiv. simultaneouly
experience both privilege and oppression
