Counseling Ethics and Legal Issues in Counseling

Question 1

The ACA Code of Ethics was most recently revised in:

Accepted Answer

2014

Answer

2005

Answer

2010

Answer

2023

Question 2

The legal duty to warn (Tarasoff ruling) requires counselors to take action when:

Accepted Answer

A client makes a specific, credible threat against an identifiable third party

Answer

A client discloses past criminal behavior

Answer

A client is severely depressed

Answer

A client refuses prescribed medication

Question 3

Informed consent in counseling must include which of the following elements?

Accepted Answer

The nature of services, fees, risks, benefits, and limits of confidentiality

Answer

The counselor's educational background and financial history

Answer

Guarantees of treatment outcomes

Answer

The client's diagnosis and prognosis

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception to client confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

Client's insurance company requests records for billing

Answer

Mandatory child abuse reporting

Answer

Court-ordered disclosure

Answer

Duty to warn an identifiable third party

Question 5

A dual relationship in counseling refers to:

Accepted Answer

A counselor having multiple professional and personal roles with the same client

Answer

Counseling two clients in the same family simultaneously

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Using two different theoretical orientations with one client

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Co-counseling with another therapist

Question 6

Mandatory reporting laws require counselors to report suspected:

Accepted Answer

Child abuse and neglect

Answer

All client criminal activity

Answer

Elder substance abuse only

Answer

Domestic violence in all states