Ethics & Confidentiality in Chemical Dependency Counseling Flashcards
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Which action by a counselor would be considered a breach of client confidentiality under 42 CFR Part 2?
Answer: Sharing treatment records with a client's employer without written consent
Disclosing treatment records to an employer without written client consent violates 42 CFR Part 2's strict confidentiality protections.
In chemical dependency treatment, 'cultural competence' requires counselors to:
Answer: Recognize and integrate clients' cultural values and backgrounds into treatment
Cultural competence requires counselors to understand how culture shapes clients' relationship with substances, help-seeking, and recovery, and to adapt practice accordingly.
A CCDC counselor who charges a client a fee to write a favorable letter of support for a legal case is most likely violating which ethical standard?
Answer: Exploitation and financial boundary violations
Charging fees for advocacy services exploits the counselor-client power differential and represents a financial boundary violation that compromises objectivity.
Documentation in chemical dependency treatment records must be:
Answer: Accurate, timely, objective, and sufficient to support continuity of care
Ethical documentation must be accurate, objective, completed in a timely manner, and comprehensive enough to support ongoing treatment and care coordination.
Which of the following best describes the ethical obligation of veracity (truthfulness) in counseling?
Answer: Being honest with clients even when information may be uncomfortable
Veracity requires counselors to be truthful with clients about assessments, prognoses, and limitations of treatment, respecting client autonomy to make informed decisions.
When a CCDC counselor disagrees with an agency policy they believe is harmful to clients, the most ethical course of action is to:
Answer: Advocate for change through appropriate internal channels and document concerns
Counselors have an ethical obligation to advocate for client welfare through legitimate channels while continuing to follow policy, escalating externally only if internal avenues fail.
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