NCE Study Guide -
Professional
Orientation and
Ethical Practice exam
questions fully solved
& updated
ACA Mission Statement - answer To enhance the
quality of life in society by promoting the
development of professional counselors, advancing
the counseling profession, and using the profession
and practice of counseling to promote respect for
human dignity and diversity.
Five Values of the ACA Code of Ethics - answer 1.
To enhance human development for the entire life
span.
2. Embrace diversity and multicultural factors since
clients are unique.
3. Promote social justice.
,4. Safeguard the integrity of the counselor-client
relationship.
5. Practice counseling in an ethical/safe manner.
Six Foundational Principles for Ethical Behavior -
answer 1. Autonomy
2. Maleficence
3. Beneficence
4. Justice
5. Fidelity
6. Veracity
Autonomy - answer Client's right to control his or
her own life.
Maleficence - answer Counselor never uses
strategies/interventions or other behavior that
could cause harm.
Beneficence - answer Counselor practices for the
good of society as well as the client.
,Justice - answer The idea that all clients are
treated fairly and there is equality.
Fidelity - answer The counselor keeps promises.
Veracity - answer The helper is truthful (e.g.
provides an accurate diagnosis.
Tarasoff Warning - answer Duty to warn if
reasonably certain that a client is going to harm
someone, including contagious life-threatening
diseases.
Fee Splitting - answer Unethical if a percentage of
fee is used for office use. However, charging a set
office fee is ethical.
Most instrumental group opposing counselor
licensure. - answer Psychologists
In the late 1970s, AACD (American Association for
Counseling and Development), now known as ACA
since 1992, began focusing heavily on professional
credentialing. This led to the formation of what
, organization? - answer NBCC - National Board for
Certified Counselors
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain
__________, given via NBCC. - answer NCC, a
generic certification for counselors
Although initially created for the helping
professions in 1953 by the APA, the ACA has their
own ethics code. Ethics always describe - answer
Standards of conduct imposed by the ACA and
NBCC
Defamation - answer the action of damaging the
good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
State laws can govern title usage and practice;
however, they do not govern _____________. -
answer Accreditation
Accreditation - answer A process where an agency
or school program (not individual) meets certain
standards and qualifications set forth by an
association or accrediting organization. (I.e. APA
and CACREP)
Professional
Orientation and
Ethical Practice exam
questions fully solved
& updated
ACA Mission Statement - answer To enhance the
quality of life in society by promoting the
development of professional counselors, advancing
the counseling profession, and using the profession
and practice of counseling to promote respect for
human dignity and diversity.
Five Values of the ACA Code of Ethics - answer 1.
To enhance human development for the entire life
span.
2. Embrace diversity and multicultural factors since
clients are unique.
3. Promote social justice.
,4. Safeguard the integrity of the counselor-client
relationship.
5. Practice counseling in an ethical/safe manner.
Six Foundational Principles for Ethical Behavior -
answer 1. Autonomy
2. Maleficence
3. Beneficence
4. Justice
5. Fidelity
6. Veracity
Autonomy - answer Client's right to control his or
her own life.
Maleficence - answer Counselor never uses
strategies/interventions or other behavior that
could cause harm.
Beneficence - answer Counselor practices for the
good of society as well as the client.
,Justice - answer The idea that all clients are
treated fairly and there is equality.
Fidelity - answer The counselor keeps promises.
Veracity - answer The helper is truthful (e.g.
provides an accurate diagnosis.
Tarasoff Warning - answer Duty to warn if
reasonably certain that a client is going to harm
someone, including contagious life-threatening
diseases.
Fee Splitting - answer Unethical if a percentage of
fee is used for office use. However, charging a set
office fee is ethical.
Most instrumental group opposing counselor
licensure. - answer Psychologists
In the late 1970s, AACD (American Association for
Counseling and Development), now known as ACA
since 1992, began focusing heavily on professional
credentialing. This led to the formation of what
, organization? - answer NBCC - National Board for
Certified Counselors
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain
__________, given via NBCC. - answer NCC, a
generic certification for counselors
Although initially created for the helping
professions in 1953 by the APA, the ACA has their
own ethics code. Ethics always describe - answer
Standards of conduct imposed by the ACA and
NBCC
Defamation - answer the action of damaging the
good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
State laws can govern title usage and practice;
however, they do not govern _____________. -
answer Accreditation
Accreditation - answer A process where an agency
or school program (not individual) meets certain
standards and qualifications set forth by an
association or accrediting organization. (I.e. APA
and CACREP)
