COKO Professional Practice sample exam Q's (These sample questions are from the COKO Jurisprudence Handbook) And Answers with Rationale Already Graded A+

What sentence best describes the roles of the College and professional associations? i. The College serves the public interest and the professional associations serve the interests of the profession. ii. The College and the professional associations both serve the public interest. iii. The College and the professional associations both serve the interests of the profession. iv. The professional associations direct the operations of the College. - Answer The best answer is i. The College's mandate is to regulate the profession in order to serve and protect the public interest. Answer ii is not the best answer because professional associations are designed to serve the interests of their members. While professional associations care about the public interest and often take actions that assist the public interest, they are under no statutory duty to do so and are accountable only to their members. Answer iii is not the best answer because the College is not permitted to serve the interests of its members under its statute. While it tries to ensure that it regulates its members sensitively and fairly, and consults with its members, the College's mandate is the public interest. Answer iv is not correct. While the College consults with the professional associations and considers seriously their views and respects their expertise, the College is not under the control of any professional association. Ethics Scenario: David, a kinesiologist, is always polite to his patients/clients, in a formal way. He feels good about himself. However, he often says "God" to express surprise. The phrase means nothing to him and no one has ever expressed concerns about it. One of his patients/clients, Paul, has shared that he is very religious. Whenever David says "God" Paul flinches a bit. What should David do? - Answer David notices and asks Paul if the use of the word "God" bothers Paul. Paul says that, actually it does. David makes a point of not saying "God" anymore in front of Paul. After discussing the incident with a colleague, David decides that the ethical thing for him to do is to stop using the word "God" as an expression of surprise whenever he is with a patient/client because David cannot tell in advance who will be offended. This relates to the Code of Ethics that kins must follow.