Ethical & Professional Standards in Career Counseling Flashcards

A client asks to friend their career counselor on a personal social media account. The best response is:

Answer: Decline and maintain separate professional and personal online presences

Counselors keep personal and professional virtual relationships separate.

Which is a legitimate exception to confidentiality in career counseling?

Answer: The client discloses intent to seriously harm an identifiable person

Confidentiality may be breached to protect clients or others from serious and foreseeable harm.

When should a career counselor terminate a counseling relationship?

Answer: When the client is no longer benefiting or no longer needs services

Termination is appropriate when clients no longer need help or benefit, with referrals offered if needed.

In supervision, a career counseling supervisor must ensure that supervisees:

Answer: Inform clients of their supervisee status and supervision arrangements

Clients have a right to know their counselor is a supervisee and that cases are supervised.

A career counselor conducting research with clients must ensure that participation is:

Answer: Voluntary, with informed consent and freedom to withdraw

Research participants must give informed consent and may withdraw without penalty.

Which statement about career counseling records is most accurate?

Answer: Records should be kept secure and maintained per applicable laws and policies

Counselors maintain records securely and for timeframes required by law and policy.

A counselor offers a free resume review via email. Which practice best protects client privacy?

Answer: Using secure, encrypted communication and informing clients of risks

Counselors use secure technology and inform clients about confidentiality limits of electronic communication.