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NCE (Ethics) Questions & 100% Correct
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aspirational ethics
✓ ~~> describes ideal or optimal practice
mandatory ethics
✓ ~~> a. guidelines that are strictly enforced
b. involve consequences for breaking them
c. standards of practice
Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure?
✓ ~~> Psychologists
NBCC
✓ ~~> National Board for Certified Counselors, created by the ACA to
focus on professional credentialing
APGA
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✓ ~~> American Personal and Guidance Association (formed in 1952),
which later became the AACD and is now the ACA
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain ___, given via the NBCC
✓ ~~> NCC, a generic certification for counselors
Certifications are secured ___ , while licenses are conferred ___
✓ ~~> nationally; by state
scope of practice concept
✓ ~~> suggests that counselors should only practice using techniques for
which they have been trained or with a given population
Professional ethics encompasses 5 dimensions:
✓ ~~> 1. knowledge, skill and judgment for interventions
2. dignity/freedom of client
3. responsibility of power
4. instilling public confidence in profession
5. welfare of client
Ethics define
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✓ ~~> standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification
bodies (ACA, NBCC)
The primary responsibility of the counselor is to ____
✓ ~~> respect the dignity and promote the welfare of clients
Most ethical dilemmas are related to
✓ ~~> confidentiality
Counselors are encouraged to contribute to society by ___
✓ ~~> devoting a portion of their professional activities to little or no
financial return (pro bono)
What are the six ethical principles?
✓ ~~> 1. autonomy
2. nonmaleficence
3. beneficence
4. justice
5. fidelity
6. veracity
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autonomy
✓ ~~> respect for the inherent freedom and dignity of each person to
make choices for themselves
nonmaleficence
✓ ~~> do no harm and avoid preventable risks
beneficence
✓ ~~> work for the good of the client or group
justice
✓ ~~> treat all members fairly and with dignity, and avoid bias
fidelity
✓ ~~> faithfulness to promises made and to the truth, loyalty
veracity
✓ ~~> telling the truth
Competence refers to a person's ___, not their ___.
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NCE (Ethics) Questions & 100% Correct
Answers
aspirational ethics
✓ ~~> describes ideal or optimal practice
mandatory ethics
✓ ~~> a. guidelines that are strictly enforced
b. involve consequences for breaking them
c. standards of practice
Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure?
✓ ~~> Psychologists
NBCC
✓ ~~> National Board for Certified Counselors, created by the ACA to
focus on professional credentialing
APGA
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✓ ~~> American Personal and Guidance Association (formed in 1952),
which later became the AACD and is now the ACA
By passing the NCE, a counselor can attain ___, given via the NBCC
✓ ~~> NCC, a generic certification for counselors
Certifications are secured ___ , while licenses are conferred ___
✓ ~~> nationally; by state
scope of practice concept
✓ ~~> suggests that counselors should only practice using techniques for
which they have been trained or with a given population
Professional ethics encompasses 5 dimensions:
✓ ~~> 1. knowledge, skill and judgment for interventions
2. dignity/freedom of client
3. responsibility of power
4. instilling public confidence in profession
5. welfare of client
Ethics define
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✓ ~~> standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification
bodies (ACA, NBCC)
The primary responsibility of the counselor is to ____
✓ ~~> respect the dignity and promote the welfare of clients
Most ethical dilemmas are related to
✓ ~~> confidentiality
Counselors are encouraged to contribute to society by ___
✓ ~~> devoting a portion of their professional activities to little or no
financial return (pro bono)
What are the six ethical principles?
✓ ~~> 1. autonomy
2. nonmaleficence
3. beneficence
4. justice
5. fidelity
6. veracity
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autonomy
✓ ~~> respect for the inherent freedom and dignity of each person to
make choices for themselves
nonmaleficence
✓ ~~> do no harm and avoid preventable risks
beneficence
✓ ~~> work for the good of the client or group
justice
✓ ~~> treat all members fairly and with dignity, and avoid bias
fidelity
✓ ~~> faithfulness to promises made and to the truth, loyalty
veracity
✓ ~~> telling the truth
Competence refers to a person's ___, not their ___.
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