CAC Ethics and Professional Standards 2

Question 1

What does 'informed consent' require a counselor to provide to a client before beginning treatment?

Accepted Answer

Information about treatment goals, risks, benefits, alternatives, and confidentiality limits

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A signed agreement that the client will complete treatment

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Medical clearance from a physician

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A list of all rules the client must follow

Question 2

Which ethical principle supports a client's right to make their own treatment decisions, even ones the counselor disagrees with?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

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Beneficence

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Nonmaleficence

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Justice

Question 3

A counselor discovers that a colleague is seeing clients while impaired by alcohol. What is the MOST appropriate first action?

Accepted Answer

Report the colleague to a supervisor or licensing board

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Confront the colleague privately and offer support

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Ignore it if the colleague's clients are not complaining

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Alert the clients of the colleague's impairment

Question 4

What is a 'dual relationship' in the context of addiction counseling ethics?

Accepted Answer

A professional relationship combined with a personal, financial, or social relationship

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Treating both a client and their family member simultaneously

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Using two different therapeutic approaches with one client

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Being supervised by two different clinicians

Question 5

Under federal law (42 CFR Part 2), which is an example of a permissible disclosure WITHOUT client consent?

Accepted Answer

Reporting to medical personnel in a life-threatening emergency

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Sharing records with a client's employer upon request

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Disclosing information to law enforcement investigating a crime

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Sending records to another treatment program

Question 6

Cultural competence in addiction counseling PRIMARILY requires the counselor to:

Accepted Answer

Understand and respect how cultural factors influence a client's substance use and recovery

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Treat all clients identically regardless of cultural background

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Refer all clients from minority groups to same-culture counselors

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Avoid discussing cultural issues to prevent stereotyping