Professional Standards & Ethics Flashcards
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A manager wants to use DISC results to decide who gets laid off. What is the most ethically sound response from the DISC practitioner?
Answer: Decline, because DISC is not validated for high-stakes employment decisions
DISC is a development tool and is not designed or validated to justify layoffs or other high-stakes decisions.
Before administering a DISC assessment to a team, which step best reflects ethical practice?
Answer: Explaining the purpose, how results will be used, and who will see them
Informed consent requires participants to know the purpose, use, and audience of their results.
An employee's DISC report shows a high S style. Which statement by a facilitator would be an inappropriate stereotype?
Answer: "People with your style can't handle leadership roles."
DISC describes behavioral tendencies and does not determine capability, so claiming a style cannot lead is a stereotype.
Who typically owns the individual DISC report and should control its further distribution?
Answer: The participant, unless they consent to sharing
Ethical practice treats personal results as confidential to the participant unless they agree to share them.
A facilitator is asked to certify that a candidate is a "perfect fit" for a sales role based solely on a DISC profile. What is the best action?
Answer: Refuse to make a sole-basis claim and recommend multiple data sources
No single behavioral instrument should be the sole basis for a fit judgment; multiple job-relevant measures are needed.
Which practice best protects the integrity of DISC results during administration?
Answer: Encouraging honest responses about natural behavior, with no right or wrong answers
DISC has no good or bad styles, so honest self-description yields valid results.
A coach discovers an error in the way they interpreted a client's DISC report last month. What is the most professional step?
Answer: Disclose the error and provide a corrected interpretation
Professional standards call for transparency and correcting mistakes that could affect the client.
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