NCE/CPCE Exam Top-Notch Study Guide, questions coverage with accurate answers, rated A+

NCE/CPCE Exam Top-Notch Study Guide, questions coverage with accurate answers, rated A+ Beneficence - -The counselor is working for the good of the client or the group. Justice - -Usually applied to group situations: the counselor treats all members fairly. Nonmaleficence - -The counselor will do no harm Defamation - -Behavior that can damage one's reputation. Also known as libel if it is written and slander if the defamation refers to verbal remarks. NCC - -A generic certification for counselors. Accredidation - -The process whereby an agency or school (not an individual) meets certain standards and qualifications set forth by an association or accrediting organization. Not governed by state laws. Applies to programs, NOT individual counselors Privileged communication - -information that will not be divulged outside the counseling setting without the client's permission. Anything said to a counselor by a client is the "client's privilege" and - the client is the holder of the privilege. A legal concept that protects clients, not counselors. {is "qualified" means that exceptions may exist.} Tarasoff case - -"Duty to warn" A landmark legal case resulting in clinical psychologists' duty to warn potential victims of dangerous or harmful acts whose identity is revealed by clients during psychological services Exception to written consent regarding client's test or assessment results - -When there is clear and imminent danger or when legally required to do so by a government agency or a court order APA is to psychologist as ACA is to - -Counselor Certification is NOT the same as - -licensing (A counseling license is granted by the state government. A title mastered by living up to certain standards.) Certification comes from - -Organization (not part of the state or federal government) Licensure comes from - -state government impaired professional - -an individual who has undergone professional training but who is no longer able to function in a professional capacity because of illness or substance abuse APGA - -American Personnel and Guidance Association Founded in 1952 changed name to AACD in 1983 (American Association for Counseling and Development) Then name changed to ACA (American Counseling Association) in 1992 release of information - -consent to disclose or transfer records reciprocity - -when one state or organization accepts the license or credentials of another state or organization. CRC - -Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (need at least a master's in rehabilitative counseling, acceptable experience in the field, and passing score on 400 question multiple choice examination) MAC - -Master Addictions Counselor (NBCC credential) A registry - -is always a list of providers. Could be state-specific of national list. Abandonment - -occurs when a counselor stops providing services and does not refer the client to another helper. NCC recertification process - -100 Hours of CEUs acquired every 5 years. Countertransference - -indication of unresolved problems on the part of the helper. Sexual relations with clients - -NBCC - must wait two years after termination, then there must be written documentation that the relationship was not exploitative in nature. ACA - must wait minimum of 5 years after termination. Computer-Managed Counseling (CMC) - -the use of computers to manage and track an office or agency Computer-Assisted Counseling (CAC) - -Controversial software that attempts to counsel clients. (A humanistic counselor's worst nightmare!) Negligence - -When a counselor "neglects" or fails to perform a required behavior Discrimination - -practice of not treating all clients in an equal manner especially due to religious, racial, ethnic, sexual, or cultural prejudice on the part of the therapist. Stereotyping - -When counselor views all persons of a given classification or group in a biased manner Paradoxical Interventions - -a client is told to exaggerate a symptom - contraindicated in cases with homicidal and suicidal clients Minimal disclosure - -if you must break confidentiality, you reveal only what is necessary and when possible inform the client that you are going to disclose confidential information Nosology - -a system of classification or formal diagnosis (using the DSM-IV or ICD). Insurance payments are also called - -third-party payments (third-party payments do not always cover the entire counseling fee) V-codes - -what average person might consider day-to-day problems rather than a psychiatric or psychological difficulty. Ex. Acculturation problem, occupational problem, academic problem. Narcan or Naloxone - -blocks the effect of opiods such as heroin and painkillers such as morphine, codeine, and oxycodine. It can stop or reverse overdoses to save lives. CPT code - -Current Procedural Terminology --Used in addition to the DSM and ICD -- generally required for insurance payments --Specifies the exact nature of the tx being utilized to help your clt ex. psychotherapy, hypnosis, group, etc. --can also specify the length of the service unit ex."psychotherapy over 30 minutes" Caplan's Mental Health Consultation - -Gerald Caplan develped 4 types of mental health consultations: 1. "client-centered": goal is to hep client 2. "consultee-centered": focus is on helping consultee develop improved techniques or skills 3. "consultee-centered administrative consultation": supervisor's intention is to sharpen your administrative skills 4. "program-centered": emphasis on creating, designing, or evaluating the program in question. Wilhelm Wundt - -established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany structuralism concept: his interest was in the "structure" of consciousness. Counseling became popular after the 1931 publication of - -"Workbook in Vocations" by William Proctor, Glidden Ross Benefield, and Gilbert Wrenn Psychodynamic Theories - -view personality with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences RATHER than cognitive factors. Id - -the seat of sex and aggression. Not rational or logical, void of time orientation. Chaotic and concerned only with the boy, not with the outside world.