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___________________________________ Code of Ethics for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

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CODE OF ETHICS FOR COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS

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1. The structure of common therapeutic relationship factors includes confidence in the therapist and confidence in the treatment plan, which is built on

5. Which of the following is in accordance with the NBCC Code of Ethics concerning the rights of parents or guardians? A) Counselors respect and honor the inherent and legal rights of the parents and legal guardians of minors and incapacitated adults who are legally incapable of giving informed consent. B) They do not give clear guidance on the topic. C) Legal guardians have no rights regardless of age or competence of clients. D) Only through a court order can information be released to parents or guardians. 6. The 2014 ACA revision states that additional considerations for confidentiality apply to address which of the following areas? A) Premature birthrights

A) collaboration. B) commitment. C) competence. D) trust.

2. Ethics in counseling and therapy focuses on which of the following? A) Ideals rather than obligatory rules and laws

B) Compliance rules C) Jurisdictional law D) Mandatory rules that must be followed

3. Which of the following is an integral part of a counseling plan? A) Social media

B) Sexual orientation C) Gender transition D) End-of-life and child welfare issues

B) Informed consent C) Educational goals D) Employment status

7. Counselors who provide clinical supervision services shall keep accurate records of supervision goals and the supervisee’s progress confidential EXCEPT to A) provide aid to a client or others, or when legally required to do so. B) complete introduction to a client or others, or when legally required to do so. C) provide interpretation to a client or others, or when legally required to do so. D) prevent serious and foreseeable harm to a client or others, or when legally required to do so.

4. In regards to confidentiality, the AAMFT advises the therapist may A) not reveal any individual’s confidences to others in the client group without the prior written permission of that individual. B) not reveal all information to members who have signed informed consent. C) reveal information only to adults. D) not reveal any information even with written consent.

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