CF CF Ethics & Professional Standards 2

Question 1

Which behavior best demonstrates a facilitator operating within their professional competence boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Declining to facilitate therapy-like trauma processing and referring to a professional

Answer

Competent facilitators recognize the limits of facilitation and refer participants to appropriate professionals when needs exceed those limits.

Question 2

Informed consent in facilitation means participants:

Accepted Answer

Understand the process, their role, and how their input will be used before engaging

Answer

Informed consent requires that participants have clear information about the process, their role, and data usage prior to participating.

Question 3

A facilitator discovers after a session that a participant was coerced by their manager to attend. Ethically, the facilitator should:

Accepted Answer

Raise the issue with the sponsor and discuss how to address voluntary participation going forward

Answer

Voluntary participation is an ethical principle; discovering its violation requires the facilitator to address systemic issues with the sponsor.

Question 4

Which action would violate the IAF's principle of confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

Posting specific participant quotes on social media without permission

Answer

Publishing identifiable participant quotes without explicit consent is a direct breach of confidentiality.

Question 5

When a facilitator is asked to facilitate an outcome they believe is harmful to some stakeholders, the ethical course is to:

Accepted Answer

Raise concerns with the client and, if unresolved, decline the engagement

Answer

Facilitators have an ethical duty to raise concerns about potential harm and may decline work that conflicts with their professional values.

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