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NCE EXAM - PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND
ETHICS 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Informed Consent should include: - (answers)a verbal and written review with the
clt addressing:
- the purpose of therapy, goals, techniques, procedures, limitations, potential
risks & benefits of therapy, counselor's qualifications/credentials, relevant
experience, approach to counseling, continuation of services upon
incapacitation/death of counselor, role of technology, info about billing/fees (incl.
nonpayment), and explanation of confidentiality & its limits (abuse/neglect, SI/HI,
and group settings)
Fidelity - (answers)According to ACA, "honoring commitments and keeping
promises, including fulfilling one's responsibilities of trust in professional
relationships"
Veracity - (answers)According to ACA, "dealing truthfully with individuals with
whom counselors come into professional contact"
Justice - (answers)According to ACA, "treating individuals equitably & fostering
fairness and equality"
* means the counselor will treat all members fairly
(usually applied in group situations)
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Beneficence - (answers)According to ACA, "working for the good of the individual
& society by promoting mental health & well-being"
* the counselor is working for the good of the
client/group
Libel - (answers)Written information that can be damaging to a client's reputation
(example of defamation)
Slander - (answers)Verbal remarks which can be damaging to a client's reputation
(example of defamation)
Defamation - (answers)Describes behavior that can damage one's reputation
(libel v. slander)
ex) the communication was untrue, the counselor knew/should've known the
statement was untrue & the communication caused some injury to the clt (re:
clinical notes/verbal consultation -> avoid bias, broad characterizations, avoid
impulsive communication)
Tarasoff v. the Board of Regents of the University of California - (answers)A
professional helper has a "duty to warn" a person of serious and foreseeable
harm to him- or herself or to others.
* ex) HI/SI w plan
ex2) terminally ill clt with plan to end life
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Exceptions to maintaining confidentiality: - (answers)1. Clt is danger to self or
others.
2. Clt requests release of information
3. A court orders a release of information
4. The counselor is engaged in a systematic supervision process.
5. Clerical assistants who process clt info & papers.
6. Legal and clinical consultation situations.
7. Clt raises the issue of the counselor's competence in a malpractice suit.
8. Clt is less than 18 y/o (parent can known upon req)
9. Elderly/child abuse/neglect reported
10. Insurance company/managed care company requests a diagnosis and/or
relevant clinical information
Nonmaleficence - (answers)According to ACA, "avoiding actions that cause harm"
* Means the counselor will do no harm to clt
Autonomy - (answers)According to ACA, "fostering the right to control the
direction of one's life" (counselors aim to promote this during therapeutic
relationship/course)
What does it mean when we say privileged communication is "qualified" -
(answers)When using this term to describe privileged communication, it means
that exceptions may exist:
- child abuse/neglect/exploitation
NCE EXAM - PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND
ETHICS 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR
GRADES.
Informed Consent should include: - (answers)a verbal and written review with the
clt addressing:
- the purpose of therapy, goals, techniques, procedures, limitations, potential
risks & benefits of therapy, counselor's qualifications/credentials, relevant
experience, approach to counseling, continuation of services upon
incapacitation/death of counselor, role of technology, info about billing/fees (incl.
nonpayment), and explanation of confidentiality & its limits (abuse/neglect, SI/HI,
and group settings)
Fidelity - (answers)According to ACA, "honoring commitments and keeping
promises, including fulfilling one's responsibilities of trust in professional
relationships"
Veracity - (answers)According to ACA, "dealing truthfully with individuals with
whom counselors come into professional contact"
Justice - (answers)According to ACA, "treating individuals equitably & fostering
fairness and equality"
* means the counselor will treat all members fairly
(usually applied in group situations)
,2|Page
Beneficence - (answers)According to ACA, "working for the good of the individual
& society by promoting mental health & well-being"
* the counselor is working for the good of the
client/group
Libel - (answers)Written information that can be damaging to a client's reputation
(example of defamation)
Slander - (answers)Verbal remarks which can be damaging to a client's reputation
(example of defamation)
Defamation - (answers)Describes behavior that can damage one's reputation
(libel v. slander)
ex) the communication was untrue, the counselor knew/should've known the
statement was untrue & the communication caused some injury to the clt (re:
clinical notes/verbal consultation -> avoid bias, broad characterizations, avoid
impulsive communication)
Tarasoff v. the Board of Regents of the University of California - (answers)A
professional helper has a "duty to warn" a person of serious and foreseeable
harm to him- or herself or to others.
* ex) HI/SI w plan
ex2) terminally ill clt with plan to end life
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Exceptions to maintaining confidentiality: - (answers)1. Clt is danger to self or
others.
2. Clt requests release of information
3. A court orders a release of information
4. The counselor is engaged in a systematic supervision process.
5. Clerical assistants who process clt info & papers.
6. Legal and clinical consultation situations.
7. Clt raises the issue of the counselor's competence in a malpractice suit.
8. Clt is less than 18 y/o (parent can known upon req)
9. Elderly/child abuse/neglect reported
10. Insurance company/managed care company requests a diagnosis and/or
relevant clinical information
Nonmaleficence - (answers)According to ACA, "avoiding actions that cause harm"
* Means the counselor will do no harm to clt
Autonomy - (answers)According to ACA, "fostering the right to control the
direction of one's life" (counselors aim to promote this during therapeutic
relationship/course)
What does it mean when we say privileged communication is "qualified" -
(answers)When using this term to describe privileged communication, it means
that exceptions may exist:
- child abuse/neglect/exploitation
