TEXAS LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR ETHICAL PRACTICE IN COUNSELING Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book
1. General ethical requirements for Texas counselors are found in __________. a. ACA Codes of Ethics b. Texas Counseling Association c. TAC Rule §681.41, Subchapter B d. ASCA Standards 2. 2. __________ has a regulatory role governing professional practice in behavioral health.
10. ._________: means when a reasonable person can anticipate significant and harmful possible consequences.
a. Do no harm b. Duty to warn c. Tarasoff rule d. Serious and foreseeable harm
11. The professional shall make a report not later than the __________th hour after the hour the professional first has reasonable cause to believe that the child has been or may be abused or neglected.
a. TCA b. ACA
c. TBHEC d. HITECH
a. 24 b. 48 c. 72 d. 18
3. The ACA Code of Ethics is a comprehensive overview of values, principles, and standards and is the code of ethics
adhered to by the __________. a. Texas Counseling Association b. FERPA c. Rule 681.45 d. HITECH
12. The professional may deny access to any portion of a record if they determine that release of that portion would be harmful to the patient’s __________. a. marriage b. criminal trial c. physical, mental, or emotional health d. outcome 13. The __________ standard requires covered entities to evaluate their practices and enhance safeguards as needed to limit unnecessary or inappropriate access to and disclosure of protected health information. a. confidentiality b. minimum necessary c. duty to warn d. do no harm 14. Counselors request __________ from clients only when it is beneficial to the counseling process. a. emails b. testimonials c. consent d. private information 15. When clients disclose that they have a disease commonly known to be both __________, counselors maybe justified in disclosing information to identifiable third parties if the parties are known to be at serious and foreseeable risk of contracting the disease. a. novel and viral b. communicable and life-threatening c. viral and bacterial d. contagious and serious 16. Counselors make every effort to ensure that __________ of clients are maintained by subordinates, including employees, supervisees, students, clerical assistants, and volunteers. a. privacy and confidentiality
4. Honoring diversity and embracing a multicultural approach in support of the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of people within their social and cultural contexts is a __________. a. federal law b. ACA core value
c. TBHEC rule d. Texas statute
5. __________ recognize that their behavior reflects on the integrity of the profession, and thus, they avoid actions which can reasonably be expected to damage trust.
a. Therapists b. Supervisors c. Colleagues d. NCCs
6. The principle of __________ is dealing truthfully with individuals with whom counselors come into professional
contact. a. trust b. faith
c. veracity d. consent 7. __________ is working for the good of the individual and society by promoting mental health and well-being. a. Advocacy b. Welfare c. Fiduciary d. Beneficence 8. Assent: to demonstrate agreement when a person is otherwise __________. a. disinterested. b. not capable or competent c. absent or missing d. consenting 9. Personal virtual relationship: engaging in a relationship via technology and/or social media that blurs the __________. a. goal focus
b. security c. identity d. autonomy
17. Young adults, beginning at age __________, control access to their own education records under FERPA, including any health information.
a. 15 b. 21 c. 18 d. 16
b. personal preference c. professional boundary d. autonomy
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