HSCO 506 EXAM 3 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY COMPLETE
QUIZZES AND SOLUTIONS 2026|INSTANT
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1. Which document primarily governs ethical decision-making
for professional counselors?
A. State criminal law
B. Institutional policy
C. ACA Code of Ethics
D. Client consent forms
Correct answer: C. The ACA Code of Ethics provides the
foundational ethical standards guiding counselor behavior and
decision-making.
2. The primary purpose of clinical supervision is to:
A. Evaluate counselor personality
B. Protect the supervisor legally
C. Enhance counselor competence and client welfare
D. Replace continuing education
Correct answer: C. Supervision focuses on skill development,
ethical practice, and safeguarding client welfare.
3. Dual relationships are considered unethical because they:
A. Always violate the law
B. Eliminate professional boundaries
C. Increase the risk of exploitation and harm
D. Reduce counselor credibility
,Correct answer: C. Dual relationships may impair objectivity and
increase the likelihood of client harm.
4. Informed consent should be obtained:
A. Only during the first session
B. Whenever treatment goals change
C. Only if required by law
D. After rapport is established
Correct answer: B. Informed consent is an ongoing process,
especially when treatment changes.
5. Confidentiality may be legally breached when:
A. A client discusses past crimes
B. A client threatens serious harm
C. A counselor feels uncomfortable
D. A supervisor requests details
Correct answer: B. Counselors have a duty to warn/protect
when credible threats of harm exist.
6. The Tarasoff ruling established the counselor’s duty to:
A. Maintain absolute confidentiality
B. Warn potential victims
C. Report all client disclosures
D. Terminate violent clients
Correct answer: B. The ruling requires counselors to warn or
protect identifiable victims.
, 7. Cultural competence requires counselors to:
A. Treat all clients identically
B. Ignore cultural differences
C. Develop awareness, knowledge, and skills
D. Specialize in one culture only
Correct answer: C. Cultural competence involves ongoing self-
awareness, learning, and skill development.
8. Which is an example of countertransference?
A. Client projects feelings onto counselor
B. Counselor reacts emotionally due to personal history
C. Supervisor evaluates counselor
D. Client resists treatment
Correct answer: B. Countertransference occurs when counselors
project personal feelings onto clients.
9. A counselor practicing outside their scope of competence is
violating:
A. Client autonomy
B. Professional ethics
C. Confidentiality
D. Informed consent
Correct answer: B. Ethical standards require counselors to work
only within areas of competence.
10. Documentation in counseling primarily serves to:
A. Protect the client only
B. Replace supervision
C. Support continuity of care and legal accountability
QUIZZES AND SOLUTIONS 2026|INSTANT
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1. Which document primarily governs ethical decision-making
for professional counselors?
A. State criminal law
B. Institutional policy
C. ACA Code of Ethics
D. Client consent forms
Correct answer: C. The ACA Code of Ethics provides the
foundational ethical standards guiding counselor behavior and
decision-making.
2. The primary purpose of clinical supervision is to:
A. Evaluate counselor personality
B. Protect the supervisor legally
C. Enhance counselor competence and client welfare
D. Replace continuing education
Correct answer: C. Supervision focuses on skill development,
ethical practice, and safeguarding client welfare.
3. Dual relationships are considered unethical because they:
A. Always violate the law
B. Eliminate professional boundaries
C. Increase the risk of exploitation and harm
D. Reduce counselor credibility
,Correct answer: C. Dual relationships may impair objectivity and
increase the likelihood of client harm.
4. Informed consent should be obtained:
A. Only during the first session
B. Whenever treatment goals change
C. Only if required by law
D. After rapport is established
Correct answer: B. Informed consent is an ongoing process,
especially when treatment changes.
5. Confidentiality may be legally breached when:
A. A client discusses past crimes
B. A client threatens serious harm
C. A counselor feels uncomfortable
D. A supervisor requests details
Correct answer: B. Counselors have a duty to warn/protect
when credible threats of harm exist.
6. The Tarasoff ruling established the counselor’s duty to:
A. Maintain absolute confidentiality
B. Warn potential victims
C. Report all client disclosures
D. Terminate violent clients
Correct answer: B. The ruling requires counselors to warn or
protect identifiable victims.
, 7. Cultural competence requires counselors to:
A. Treat all clients identically
B. Ignore cultural differences
C. Develop awareness, knowledge, and skills
D. Specialize in one culture only
Correct answer: C. Cultural competence involves ongoing self-
awareness, learning, and skill development.
8. Which is an example of countertransference?
A. Client projects feelings onto counselor
B. Counselor reacts emotionally due to personal history
C. Supervisor evaluates counselor
D. Client resists treatment
Correct answer: B. Countertransference occurs when counselors
project personal feelings onto clients.
9. A counselor practicing outside their scope of competence is
violating:
A. Client autonomy
B. Professional ethics
C. Confidentiality
D. Informed consent
Correct answer: B. Ethical standards require counselors to work
only within areas of competence.
10. Documentation in counseling primarily serves to:
A. Protect the client only
B. Replace supervision
C. Support continuity of care and legal accountability
