Professional Scope and Ethics Flashcards
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A macro coach is working with a client who discloses they have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. What is the MOST appropriate next step?
Answer: Refer the client to a registered dietitian or physician for medical nutrition therapy
Medical diagnoses such as Type 2 diabetes require medical nutrition therapy from licensed healthcare providers, placing this outside a macro coach's scope of practice.
Which of the following BEST describes 'scope of practice' for a macro coach?
Answer: The boundaries defining what services a coach is trained and authorized to provide
Scope of practice defines the professional boundaries within which a coach is competent and authorized to operate based on training and certification.
A client asks their macro coach to design a plan specifically to treat their orthorexia nervosa. How should the coach respond?
Answer: Refer the client to a licensed mental health professional and/or registered dietitian
Eating disorders like orthorexia nervosa require treatment by licensed mental health professionals and dietitians, not macro coaches.
When a macro coach stores client data digitally, which ethical obligation is MOST critical?
Answer: Maintaining strict confidentiality and using secure storage methods
Client data must be kept confidential and stored securely to protect privacy and comply with ethical and legal standards.
A macro coach notices they are attracted to one of their clients. What is the ethically correct action?
Answer: Transfer the client to another coach and seek supervision
Romantic or sexual feelings toward a client create a dual relationship conflict requiring the coach to transfer the client and seek supervision to protect both parties.
Which scenario represents an appropriate use of social proof by a macro coach?
Answer: Sharing a client testimonial with the client's written consent
Using testimonials only with explicit written consent is ethical; coaches must never imply guaranteed or typical results.
A macro coach's certification lapses. The coach continues to market themselves as a certified macro coach. This is an example of:
Answer: Misrepresentation of credentials, which is an ethical violation
Marketing oneself as certified when credentials have lapsed is misrepresentation of qualifications and constitutes a serious ethical violation.
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