NCE Exam - Professional Orientation and Ethics From the Rosenthal study materials and various notes for the National Counselor Exam.

NCE Exam - Professional Orienta on and Ethics From
the Rosenthal study materials and various notes for the
Na onal Counselor Exam.
Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Psychologists



NBCC - CORRECT ANSWERS Na onal Board for Cer fied Counselors, formed in 1982,

awards the NCC generic creden al.



NCC - CORRECT ANSWERS Na onal Cer fied Counselor

Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development.

(Passing the NCE will get a counselor this cer fica on.)



ACA - CORRECT ANSWERS American Counseling Associa on

(used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Associa on [AACD])



CCMHA - CORRECT ANSWERS Cer fied Clinical Mental Health Counselor

(Must get NCC creden al first.)



NCSC - CORRECT ANSWERS Na onal Cer fied School Counselor

(Must get NCC creden al first.)



Scope of prac ce - CORRECT ANSWERS Counselors should only prac ce using techniques for
which they have been trained.

,Ethical guidelines - CORRECT ANSWERS First created in 1953 by the American Psychological
Associa on (APA),

Na onal Assoc. of Social Workers (NASW) created theirs in 1960,

ACA created theirs in 1961.



Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ACA and NBCC.



Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organiza ons and cer fica on bodies, they are
not usually - CORRECT ANSWERS state or federally mandated laws.



Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS Confiden ality



Confiden ality - CORRECT ANSWERS implies the counselor will not reveal anything about a
client unless he is given specific authoriza on to do so.

(Confiden ality is rela ve to the situa on as far as counselors go [legally].)



Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________. - CORRECT ANSWERS confiden ality



ACA indicates counselors have an obliga on to protect the confiden ality of the deceased and
this should be stated clearly in your ______ ______ document given to the client at the
beginning of treatment. - CORRECT ANSWERS informed consent



Should counselors a=end a funeral of a client? - CORRECT ANSWERS Ask self if whether
beneficial (same as a=ending a wedding), and if a=ending, document date, me, basis for
decision.



Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of California - CORRECT ANSWERS 'Duty to Warn'
someone in imminent danger.

, (Case where client threatened in session, later killed her - her family sued, state court denied
[Tarasoff I] but appealed and won in Supreme Court [Tarasoff II].)



Duty to warn - CORRECT ANSWERS Counselors have a responsibility to warn those who
appear in serious and foreseeable harm due to statements made during a session.



Defama on - CORRECT ANSWERS revealing informa on that is damaging to a client's
reputa on.



Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWERS Counselor is working for the good of the client or group.



Jus ce (in a group situa on) - CORRECT ANSWERS Counselor treats all members fairly.



Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWERS Counselor will do no harm.



Libel - CORRECT ANSWERS Defamatory informa on that is wri=en.



Slander - CORRECT ANSWERS Defamatory informa on that is wri=en but references verbal
remarks.



State laws govern tle usage and prac ce, however, they do not govern ______. - CORRECT
ANSWERS accredita on

(applies to programs, not counselors)

- Accredita on is NOT the law, only a process whereby an agency/school meets certain
standards and qualifica ons set forth by an associa on/organiza on.



Programs in Psychology boast accredita on by the APA, while counseling programs are
accredited by ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS CACREP