CPS CPS Ethics & Professional Standards 2

Question 1

Informed consent in a prevention program means participants:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Report the suspicion to the appropriate child protective authority

Answer

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

Question 3

Professional boundaries in prevention work are important because they:

Accepted Answer

Protect both the specialist and participants from exploitation or harm

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Nonmaleficence

Answer

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

Question 5

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:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

(CPS) Certified Prevention Specialist Practice Test

(CPS) Certified Prevention Specialist Practice Test

CPS CPS Ethics & Professional Standards 2