Professional Orientation, Ethics & Legal Issues Flashcards
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When a counselor refers a client to another professional, the referring counselor's ethical obligations include:
Answer: Following up to ensure the referral was successfully completed
Counselors have an ethical responsibility to follow up and ensure continuity of care when making referrals, particularly for vulnerable clients.
The ACA ethical standard regarding personal values states that counselors should:
Answer: Avoid imposing personal values on clients and respect diverse value systems
Counselors must be aware of their own values and refrain from imposing them on clients, respecting each client's right to their own worldview.
A client who signed a release of information months ago now wants to revoke that release. The counselor should:
Answer: Honor the revocation immediately and stop any further disclosures
Clients have the right to revoke releases of information at any time, and the counselor must honor the revocation and halt further disclosures immediately.
In counseling ethics, 'nonmaleficence' means that a counselor must:
Answer: Avoid causing harm to clients through actions or inactions
Nonmaleficence is the obligation to avoid inflicting harm—physically, psychologically, or financially—on clients.
A counselor in private practice wants to terminate services with a client because the client can no longer afford the fee. The most ethical course of action is to:
Answer: Provide adequate notice, assist with referrals, and discuss lower-cost options
Ethical termination requires adequate notice, discussion of alternatives, and referral to appropriate resources to prevent client abandonment.
Which of the following describes an 'ethical dilemma' in counseling?
Answer: A situation where two or more ethical principles conflict and both cannot be fully honored
An ethical dilemma occurs when competing ethical principles (e.g., autonomy vs. beneficence) are in conflict, making it impossible to fully satisfy all obligations.
Under the ACA Code of Ethics, technology-assisted distance counseling requires counselors to:
Answer: Ensure informed consent specifically addresses the unique risks and limitations of distance counseling
Counselors providing distance services must ensure clients are fully informed about the specific risks, limitations, and procedures unique to technology-assisted counseling.