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Ethics & Professional Standards in Mentoring Flashcards

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  1. Which scenario represents an appropriate use of technology in the mentoring relationship?

    Answer: Using a secure, encrypted platform for virtual mentoring sessions

    Using secure technology protects mentee privacy and upholds confidentiality obligations in virtual mentoring environments.

  2. A CPM mentor working within a formal organizational program disagrees with a program policy they believe harms mentees. The ethical course of action is to:

    Answer: Raise the concern through proper organizational channels while complying in the meantime

    Ethical mentors advocate for change through legitimate channels rather than unilaterally ignoring policies.

  3. What does 'role clarity' mean in the context of CPM ethics?

    Answer: Both parties understand the distinct boundaries and expectations of the mentoring relationship

    Role clarity ensures both mentor and mentee have aligned expectations about the nature, scope, and limits of their relationship.

  4. When a mentoring relationship is ready to end, an ethical mentor should:

    Answer: Plan a structured closure process that reviews progress and prepares the mentee for independence

    Ethical closure involves a planned, reflective process that consolidates gains and transitions the mentee to self-sufficiency.

  5. A mentor is asked to provide a reference for a mentee they have serious reservations about. The ethical approach is to:

    Answer: Decline to provide a reference and honestly explain why to the mentee

    Integrity requires declining a reference rather than providing a misleading one; honest communication with the mentee respects both parties.

  6. Which of the following is an example of beneficence in mentoring?

    Answer: Proactively connecting a mentee with a network contact that advances their goal

    Beneficence means actively doing good for the mentee, such as using one's network to open doors that serve the mentee's development.

  7. Under the CPM ethical framework, whose goals should primarily drive the mentoring agenda?

    Answer: The mentee's own identified goals and development needs

    Mentee-centered practice means the mentee's own goals drive the agenda, respecting their autonomy and ownership of development.