CCC Ethical & Professional Standards in Career Counseling 2

Question 1

A career counselor learns that a client plans to falsify credentials on a job application. What is the most ethically appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Discuss the ethical and legal consequences with the client

Answer

Counselors first explore the issue with the client, as confidentiality limits apply mainly to serious foreseeable harm, not job misrepresentation.

Question 2

Under the NCDA Code of Ethics, which section primarily addresses the use of technology, distance counseling, and social media?

Accepted Answer

Section H

Answer

Section H of the NCDA Code of Ethics covers technology, distance counseling, and social media.

Question 3

A counselor providing online career services to a client in another state should first verify what?

Accepted Answer

Laws and regulations governing practice in the client's jurisdiction

Answer

Distance counselors must understand and comply with laws in both their own and the client's jurisdictions.

Question 4

Which practice best demonstrates informed consent at the start of career counseling?

Accepted Answer

Explaining fees, confidentiality limits, services, and client rights

Answer

Informed consent requires clients to understand the nature, limits, costs, and rights involved in services.

Question 5

A career counselor is asked to interpret a personality inventory she has never been trained to use. What should she do?

Accepted Answer

Decline or obtain appropriate training and supervision first

Answer

Counselors use only assessments for which they have appropriate training and competence.

CCC - Certified Career Counselor Practice Test