Ethics Ch 4.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
It is ethically permissible for counselors to terminate a counseling
relationship for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a. the client does not pay the fees charged
b. it is clear the client is no longer benefitting from counseling
c. agency limits do not allow services to continue
d. insurance benefits for mental health care have been exhausted
e. the client experiences a crisis
A
Because counselors have a fiduciary relationship with their clients,
counselors must
a. ensure their client's finances are being handled properly
b. protect the best interests of their clients and not benefit
inappropriately from the counselor-client relationship
c. ensure that clients do what is best for themselves
d. act as the client's guardian if the client cannot care for himself or
herself
e. make arrangements for clients to be taken care of by family
, Ethics Ch 4.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
members or close friends if their clients can no longer care for
themselves
B
Regarding counselors' personal values, counselors
a. must always avoid disclosing their own personal values to their
clients
b. should avoid discussions of values if their own values conflict with
those of their clients
c. could disclose their values to a client, if it is possible to do so in a
way that conveys to the client that the client's values can be
accepted or rejected without risking the relationship
d. could disclose their values to a client, but only if the counselor
holds the same values as the client
e. should disclose their values to clients so that clients see the
counselor as genuine and authentic
C
2026\2027.
It is ethically permissible for counselors to terminate a counseling
relationship for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a. the client does not pay the fees charged
b. it is clear the client is no longer benefitting from counseling
c. agency limits do not allow services to continue
d. insurance benefits for mental health care have been exhausted
e. the client experiences a crisis
A
Because counselors have a fiduciary relationship with their clients,
counselors must
a. ensure their client's finances are being handled properly
b. protect the best interests of their clients and not benefit
inappropriately from the counselor-client relationship
c. ensure that clients do what is best for themselves
d. act as the client's guardian if the client cannot care for himself or
herself
e. make arrangements for clients to be taken care of by family
, Ethics Ch 4.Final Test Paper
2026\2027.
members or close friends if their clients can no longer care for
themselves
B
Regarding counselors' personal values, counselors
a. must always avoid disclosing their own personal values to their
clients
b. should avoid discussions of values if their own values conflict with
those of their clients
c. could disclose their values to a client, if it is possible to do so in a
way that conveys to the client that the client's values can be
accepted or rejected without risking the relationship
d. could disclose their values to a client, but only if the counselor
holds the same values as the client
e. should disclose their values to clients so that clients see the
counselor as genuine and authentic
C
