Ethical & Professional Standards in Career Counseling Flashcards

A career counselor receives a subpoena for a client's records. What is the best initial action?

Answer: Consult legal counsel and seek client consent or protective limits

Counselors seek client permission or legal guidance and release only the minimum necessary information.

Which is an accurate guideline about counselor self-advertising?

Answer: Credentials must be represented accurately without implying unearned qualifications

Counselors must accurately represent their credentials and avoid misleading claims.

A counselor is asked by an employer to share results of employees' career assessments. What must happen first?

Answer: Clients must be informed in advance of who will receive results

Clients must know beforehand the purpose of assessment and who will have access to results.

When working with a culturally diverse client, which assessment practice is most ethical?

Answer: Considering norm groups and cultural factors when interpreting results

Counselors consider cultural, linguistic, and norm-group relevance when selecting and interpreting assessments.

A career counselor notices burnout is affecting her judgment with clients. The ethical response is to:

Answer: Seek help and limit or suspend services until it is safe to resume

Counselors monitor for impairment and refrain from providing services when impaired.

Bartering with a career counseling client is ethically acceptable when:

Answer: It is not exploitative, the client requests it, and it is a common community practice

Bartering is permissible only if non-exploitative, client-requested, culturally accepted, and documented.

If a counselor suspects a colleague is practicing unethically, the first recommended step when appropriate is:

Answer: Attempt informal resolution with the colleague

If feasible and not violating confidentiality, counselors first attempt informal resolution.