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Course COUN-6306-21-Ethics and Legal Issues-Fall-QTR-Term- wks- 1-thru- Test Final Exam - Week 10 Status Completed Attempt Score Time Elapsed Instruction s 25 out of 25 points 1128 hours, 2 minutes Instructions This exam consists of 50 multiple-choice or true-false questions. Each question is worth 0.5 points; the quiz is worth 25 points Questions are presented in a random order. This final exam allows you to go back to check or change your answers at any point during your allotted quiz time. You may use your course readings and other resources to help you. You may not consult with your peers. You will have unlimited time to finish this exam, but you may submit it only once. This submission is final and your answers cannot be changed once the exam is submitted. Complete the Final Exam by Day 7. No credit will be given for the exam if completed after the week in which it is due unless prior arrangements are made with the Instructor. Exceptions will be made only for those rare situations that legitimately prevent a student from completing on time. Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions
• Question 1
0.5 out of 0.5 points Many states have laws requiring reports of suspected abuse of all of the following EXCEPT: Selected Answer:
• Question 2
a. Abused spouses or domestic partners. 0.5 out of 0.5 points When reporting suspected child abuse in good faith, counselors should review their particular state statute to determine all of the following EXCEPT: Selected (^) c.
Answer: Counselor liability for defamation^ of character.
• Question 3
0.5 out of 0.5 points In order for a counselor to be competent to engage in group work, the counselor Selected Answer:
• Question 4
d. must have had a minimum of group work preparation and supervised experience. The primary purpose of the ACA Code of Ethics is 0.5 out of 0.5 points Selected Answer:
• Question 5
a. to allow counselors to guide their own behavior. 0.5 out of 0.5 points If a subpoena for the counseling records of a client is received, a counselor who works in a mental health agency should Selected Answer:
• Question 6
e. Ask his or her supervisor to obtain a legal opinion as to whether the records should be copied for the attorney who has issued the subpoena. Pre-screening of group members 0.5 out of 0.5 points Selected Answer:
• Question 7
d. is required by the ACA Code of Ethics. 0.5 out of 0.5 points Parents who object to their child’s participation in counseling Selected Answer:
• Question 8
c. may have the right to demand that services be discontinued.
Within the counseling profession, the primary national voluntary certification agency is Selected Answer:
• Question 14
e. National Board for Certified Counselors. 0.5 out of 0.5 points As advocates, counselors are aware that Selected Answer:
• Question 15
b. Clients’ mental health is affected by their experiences of discrimination and marginalization. A counselor’s self-disclosure in a counseling session 0.5 out of 0.5 points Selected Answer:
• Question 16
a. may be acceptable if the counselor believes the disclosure will benefit the client. 0.5 out of 0.5 points If a counselor wants a person other than a biological parent (such as a step-parent or grandparent) to have confidential information regarding a child client, a simple solution is to Selected Answer: b. get a signed statement from one of the biological parents allowing the counselor to disclose information to the step-parent or grandparent.
• Question 17
0.5 out of 0.5 points Competence is most closely related to the moral principle of Selected Answer:
• Question 18
b. Do no harm 0.5 out of 0.5 points In the process of explaining informed consent in family counseling, counselors should
Selected Answer:
• Question 19
c. describe possible changes in family relationships that could occur as a result of family counseling. 0.5 out of 0.5 points If a counselor is asked to disclose privileged information about a client who cannot be located, then the obligation to assert the privilege rests with Selected Answer:
• Question 20
b. The counselor. 0.5 out of 0.5 points A fundamental tenet of the wellness model is that Selected Answer:
• Question 21
e. Mental health exists along a continuum. 0.5 out of 0.5 points When a husband subpoenas a counselor to reveal information in a court hearing that was provided by the wife in joint couples counseling sessions, and the wife objects to the information being revealed, the counselor Selected Answer: a. Should consult with an attorney because laws and court cases vary as to whether the counselor will have to reveal the information over the wife’s objection.
• Question 22
0.5 out of 0.5 points Malpractice is a type of civil lawsuit that can be filed against counseling professionals for practicing in a manner that leads to Selected Answer:
• Question 23
a. Injury to a recipient of their services. 0.5 out of 0.5 points Privileged communication statutes
Answer: Counseling is the primary professional service that counselors provide..
• Question 29
0.5 out of 0.5 points Family counselors often view the family system as their client and treat the family as one entity, as opposed to treating individual family members, and our laws Selected Answer:
• Question 30
a. View family members as having separate and distinct rights and responsibilities that are individual in nature. 0.5 out of 0.5 points Minor clients have Selected Answer:
• Question 31
b. an ethical right to privacy and confidentiality, but no legal right in most states. 0.5 out of 0.5 points The following are true of distance counseling services EXCEPT: Selected Answer:
• Question 32
c. is controversial because the ACA Code of Ethics does not address this practice. 0.5 out of 0.5 points Counselors who work in the military may encounter unavoidable dual relationship issues because Selected Answer:
• Question 33
d. military counselors may have a superior-subordinate relationship with their clients. In distance counseling, informed consent should include 0.5 out of 0.5 points Selected Answer: c. distance counseling credentials, cultural/language differences, time zone differences, emergency procedures to follow if the counselor is not available, anticipated response time, and possible denial of insurance.
• Question 34
0.5 out of 0.5 points When the client is deceased and there is no statutory language dealing with privilege and the death of the holder, the individual who usually is allowed to assert the privilege is Selected Answer:
• Question 35
e. The client’s legal representative. 0.5 out of 0.5 points The primary purpose of diagnosis is to Selected Answer:
• Question 36
a. Facilitate effective treatment. 0.5 out of 0.5 points The standard used to determine whether a particular counselor is qualified to administer and interpret a particular test Selected Answer:
• Question 37
a. is not absolute and each counselor must make that determination for himself/herself. 0.5 out of 0.5 points The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which is sometimes referred to as the “Buckley Amendment,” affects all. Selected Answer:
• Question 38
a. Public educational institutions. 0.5 out of 0.5 points Distressed counselors or counselors suffering from burnout are terms used to refer to Selected Answer:
• Question 39
c. Impaired counselors.
• Question 44
0.5 out of 0.5 points All of the following are challenges associated with distance counseling, EXCEPT: Selected Answer:
• Question 45
d. Limited effectiveness of counseling services that are not delivered face-to-face. 0.5 out of 0. points To be a culturally sensitive counselor, when a client from a different culture offers a counselor a gift, the counselor Selected Answer:
• Question 46
d. should evaluate the meaning the client attaches to the offering of the gift. Law and ethics differ in that 0.5 out of 0.5 points Selected Answer: a. Laws dictate minimum standards of behavior that society will tolerate, whereas ethics represent the ideal standards expected by the profession. a. laws dictate minimum standards of behavior that society will tolerate, whereas ethics represent the ideal standards expected by the profession. b. ethics dictate minimum standards of behavior that society will tolerate, whereas laws represent the ideal standards expected by the profession. c. ethics and laws have the same standards. d. laws require that counselors always follow the profession’s ethical standards. e. ethics and laws are often in conflict because they are so different from one another.
• Question 47
0.5 out of 0.5 points The best statement about the nature of professional ethics in counseling is that Selected Answer: b. Because there are few absolute, right answers to ethical practice
0.5 out of 0.5 points questions, consultation with counseling colleagues is very important when making ethical decisions.
• Question 48
0.5 out of 0.5 points A core belief that members of the counseling profession hold concerning helping others with their mental health concerns is Selected Answer:
• Question 49
e. Prevention and early intervention are the most appropriate means to deal with emotional and personal problems. At their most fundamental level, codes of ethics serve to Selected Answer:
• Question 50
a. Protect and promote the welfare of the client. 0.5 out of 0.5 points Counselors who function according to mandatory ethics Selected Answer: e. Believe that their duty is to comply with basic “must” and “must not” statements in codes of ethics, and nothing more.
