Ethical & Professional Standards in Career Counseling Flashcards

A career counselor recommends a job-placement agency in which she holds a financial stake without disclosing it. This is primarily a:

Answer: Conflict of interest

Undisclosed financial interests in referrals create a conflict of interest.

Using copyrighted career assessments by photocopying them without permission violates:

Answer: Test security and publisher copyright requirements

Counselors must respect copyright and test security, not reproducing instruments without permission.

A minor in a school career counseling program shares career plans their parents oppose. The counselor should:

Answer: Respect the minor's confidentiality while recognizing parents' legal rights and seeking collaboration

Counselors balance minors' confidentiality with parents' legal rights and work collaboratively.

Career counselors should maintain competence primarily through:

Answer: Ongoing continuing education and professional development

Competence requires continuing education to stay current with knowledge and practice.

A client from a marginalized group faces hiring discrimination. Ethically, the career counselor may:

Answer: Advocate to address barriers, with client consent when appropriate

Counselors advocate to remove barriers to client growth, obtaining consent when acting on the client's behalf.

When an ethical code conflicts with law, the career counselor should:

Answer: Make known their commitment to the code and take steps to resolve the conflict

Counselors acknowledge their ethical commitment and work to resolve conflicts, adhering to law if unresolved.

Which ethical decision-making step typically comes first?

Answer: Identifying the problem and gathering facts

Ethical decision-making models begin by clearly identifying the problem and relevant facts.