NCE Exam - Professional Orientation and Ethics questions with complete solutions

Which group has been most instrumental in opposing counselor licensure? correct answer: Psychologists NBCC correct answer: National Board for Certified Counselors, formed in 1982, awards the NCC generic credential. NCC correct answer: National Certified Counselor Good for 5 years with 100 hours of professional development. (Passing the NCE will get a counselor this certification.) ACA correct answer: American Counseling Association (used to be the American Personnel and Guidance Association [AACD]) CCMHA correct answer: Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (Must get NCC credential first.) NCSC correct answer: National Certified School Counselor (Must get NCC credential first.) Scope of practice correct answer: Counselors should only practice using techniques for which they have been trained. Ethical guidelines correct answer: First created in 1953 by the American Psychological Association (APA), National Assoc. of Social Workers (NASW) created theirs in 1960, ACA created theirs in 1961. Ethics always describe standards of conduct imposed by ____ and ______. correct answer: ACA and NBCC. Ethics define standards of behavior set forth by organizations and certification bodies, they are not usually correct answer: state or federally mandated laws. Most ethical dilemmas are related to ______. correct answer: Confidentiality Confidentiality correct answer: implies the counselor will not reveal anything about a client unless he is given specific authorization to do so. (Confidentiality is relative to the situation as far as counselors go [legally].) Most ethical dilemmas are related to _________. correct answer: confidentiality ACA indicates counselors have an obligation to protect the confident