Domain 4 CASAC Prep Exam Questions AND Correct Answers
A client says to you, "I am getting to like you very much and
I'd like us to get a lot closer". You should first:
A - terminate the clients treatment and seek supervision
B - openly talk about transference issues
C - reciprocate your true feelings, but only if you are attracted
to him or her
D - refer the client to another professional - ✔✔B - openly talk
about transference issues
A counselor wants to record a counseling session with a client
so that the counselor could listen to the tape, along with her
supervisor, as part of ongoing training. According to ethical
bear practices, the counselor's plans are:
A - ethical
B - unethical
C - ethical, as long as the client granted permission before
hand
D - unethical, unless the supervisor observes the session -
✔✔C - ethical, as long as the client granted permission before
hand
,A key factor for counselors to consider is that in a counseling
relationship, the counselor has differential power. One of the
best safeguards is:
A - to utilize the differential power to motivate the client
B - to realize the importance of the power in client
interventions
C - to be alert to and understand the power relationship
D - to use differential power to get the client to try new
behaviors - ✔✔C - to be alert to and understand the power
relationship
A prerequisite for a counselor to enjoy a successful career in
this field is:
A - appropriate assertiveness
B - awareness of personal needs
C - a sense of responsibility
D - tolerance - ✔✔B - awareness of personal needs
A professional discipline is defined by:
A - a common body of knowledge
B - a code of ethics
C - a concern for their peers
, D - all of the above - ✔✔D - all of the above
A release of information form must include, in addition to the
clients name, address and date of birth, which of the
following?
A - the clients ethical background
B - a signature by a medical doctor
C - the purpose of the release of information
D - the client's Social Security number - ✔✔C - the purpose of
the release of information
A single mother with three young children enters your clinic
and begins to discuss her current drug use. She tells you that
she hasn't been home for several days and left her eight-year-
old in charge. What do you do?
A - contact child protective services to report this incident
B - explain to her the limits of confidentiality regarding drug
use
C - admit her for treatment and arrange childcare services
D - contact law-enforcement to have her arrested for child
abuse and neglect - ✔✔A - contact child protective services to
report this incident
A client says to you, "I am getting to like you very much and
I'd like us to get a lot closer". You should first:
A - terminate the clients treatment and seek supervision
B - openly talk about transference issues
C - reciprocate your true feelings, but only if you are attracted
to him or her
D - refer the client to another professional - ✔✔B - openly talk
about transference issues
A counselor wants to record a counseling session with a client
so that the counselor could listen to the tape, along with her
supervisor, as part of ongoing training. According to ethical
bear practices, the counselor's plans are:
A - ethical
B - unethical
C - ethical, as long as the client granted permission before
hand
D - unethical, unless the supervisor observes the session -
✔✔C - ethical, as long as the client granted permission before
hand
,A key factor for counselors to consider is that in a counseling
relationship, the counselor has differential power. One of the
best safeguards is:
A - to utilize the differential power to motivate the client
B - to realize the importance of the power in client
interventions
C - to be alert to and understand the power relationship
D - to use differential power to get the client to try new
behaviors - ✔✔C - to be alert to and understand the power
relationship
A prerequisite for a counselor to enjoy a successful career in
this field is:
A - appropriate assertiveness
B - awareness of personal needs
C - a sense of responsibility
D - tolerance - ✔✔B - awareness of personal needs
A professional discipline is defined by:
A - a common body of knowledge
B - a code of ethics
C - a concern for their peers
, D - all of the above - ✔✔D - all of the above
A release of information form must include, in addition to the
clients name, address and date of birth, which of the
following?
A - the clients ethical background
B - a signature by a medical doctor
C - the purpose of the release of information
D - the client's Social Security number - ✔✔C - the purpose of
the release of information
A single mother with three young children enters your clinic
and begins to discuss her current drug use. She tells you that
she hasn't been home for several days and left her eight-year-
old in charge. What do you do?
A - contact child protective services to report this incident
B - explain to her the limits of confidentiality regarding drug
use
C - admit her for treatment and arrange childcare services
D - contact law-enforcement to have her arrested for child
abuse and neglect - ✔✔A - contact child protective services to
report this incident
