NCMHCE Exam 2025/2026 With 100%
Correct Answers
What are the five moral principles of ethical counseling?
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Autonomy
2. Nonmaleficence
3. Fidelity
4. Beneficence
5. Confidentiality
What is autonomy? CORRECT ANSWERS The client's right to
independent choices and actions.
What are the limits to a client's autonomy? CORRECT
ANSWERS 1. The client is potentially harming themselves or
other people
2. The client's conduct and behavior is violating other people's
rights
3. The client is not capable of making competent decisions
,What is Nonmaleficence? CORRECT ANSWERS A counselor
should not harm or risk harming anyone during or outside
sessions.
What is fidelity? CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to faithfulness
or the agreement to keep promises
What is beneficence? CORRECT ANSWERS Counselors have
the responsibility to promote the welfare of their clients.
What is justice? CORRECT ANSWERS Fairness and equality
When is a counselor obligated to breach confidentiality? (7)
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. You suspect your client of
perpetrating child, partner, or elder abuse or neglect.
2. Your client threatens to harm a specific person
3. You encounter a client with a disease
4. You receive a court order/warrant for your client's files
5. Guardian ad litem is involved
6. Your adult client consents or requests it
7. The parent or legal guardian of a minor requests it
, What are the steps of the decision-making framework of the
ACA Ethics Code? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Identify the
problem
2. Use the ethical code
3. Ask about the nature of the problem
4. Find a course of action
5. Consider the consequences
6. Evaluate the chosen course
7. Implement
What are some of the legal codes in counseling? (5) CORRECT
ANSWERS 1. Credentialing
2. Confidentiality
3. Duty to warn
4. Keeping privileged information
5. Mandatory reporting
What is vicarious traumatization? CORRECT ANSWERS
Refers to a counselor's cognitive and emotional reactions to their
client's distressing narratives (secondary traumatic stress)
What are the five factors that contribute to a counselor's
wellness? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Mindfulness
Correct Answers
What are the five moral principles of ethical counseling?
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Autonomy
2. Nonmaleficence
3. Fidelity
4. Beneficence
5. Confidentiality
What is autonomy? CORRECT ANSWERS The client's right to
independent choices and actions.
What are the limits to a client's autonomy? CORRECT
ANSWERS 1. The client is potentially harming themselves or
other people
2. The client's conduct and behavior is violating other people's
rights
3. The client is not capable of making competent decisions
,What is Nonmaleficence? CORRECT ANSWERS A counselor
should not harm or risk harming anyone during or outside
sessions.
What is fidelity? CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to faithfulness
or the agreement to keep promises
What is beneficence? CORRECT ANSWERS Counselors have
the responsibility to promote the welfare of their clients.
What is justice? CORRECT ANSWERS Fairness and equality
When is a counselor obligated to breach confidentiality? (7)
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. You suspect your client of
perpetrating child, partner, or elder abuse or neglect.
2. Your client threatens to harm a specific person
3. You encounter a client with a disease
4. You receive a court order/warrant for your client's files
5. Guardian ad litem is involved
6. Your adult client consents or requests it
7. The parent or legal guardian of a minor requests it
, What are the steps of the decision-making framework of the
ACA Ethics Code? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Identify the
problem
2. Use the ethical code
3. Ask about the nature of the problem
4. Find a course of action
5. Consider the consequences
6. Evaluate the chosen course
7. Implement
What are some of the legal codes in counseling? (5) CORRECT
ANSWERS 1. Credentialing
2. Confidentiality
3. Duty to warn
4. Keeping privileged information
5. Mandatory reporting
What is vicarious traumatization? CORRECT ANSWERS
Refers to a counselor's cognitive and emotional reactions to their
client's distressing narratives (secondary traumatic stress)
What are the five factors that contribute to a counselor's
wellness? CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Mindfulness
