CPS Ethics & Professional Standards Flashcards

Informed consent in a prevention program means participants:

Answer: Are told about the program's purpose, their rights, and any risks before agreeing to participate

Informed consent ensures participants voluntarily agree to involvement after receiving full information about the program.

When a prevention specialist suspects child abuse involving a program participant, they are ethically and legally required to:

Answer: Report the suspicion to the appropriate child protective authority

Mandatory reporting laws require prevention professionals to report suspected child abuse to designated authorities regardless of confidentiality obligations.

Professional boundaries in prevention work are important because they:

Answer: Protect both the specialist and participants from exploitation or harm

Maintaining professional boundaries safeguards participants from exploitation and protects specialists from ethical violations.

Which ethical principle requires prevention specialists to avoid actions that harm clients or communities?

Answer: Nonmaleficence

Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle obligating professionals to 'do no harm' to those they serve.

A prevention specialist discovers their program is using an intervention not listed on SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP/evidence registry). The best response is to:

Answer: Advocate for reviewing and replacing it with an evidence-based alternative

Prevention ethics require using evidence-based practices; specialists should advocate for adopting registry-approved interventions.

The concept of 'scope of practice' for a CPS means:

Answer: Performing only those activities for which they are trained and credentialed

Scope of practice defines the competencies and activities a credentialed professional is qualified to perform ethically.