CODE OF ETHICS FOR COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS Self-Assessment Answers and Rationales 1. The correct answer is D.
mobile devices. Practitioners who employ telemental health methods are held to the same confidentiality standards and laws as those using traditional face-to-face methods. 5. The correct answer is D. Rationale: This is the correct answer because these organizations reject the idea that diversity in sexual behavior or gender identity is a mental disorder that requires counseling, therapy, or treatment. There is no training for reparative/conversion therapy because it is not recognized or sanctioned by any association, including the American Medical Association and the APA. It would be an ethical violation to provide or refer a client for this therapy. 6. The correct answer is B. Rationale: This is the correct answer because these organizations reject the idea that diversity in sexual behavior or gender identity is a mental disorder that requires counseling, therapy, or treatment. There is no training for reparative/conversion therapy because it is not recognized or sanctioned by any association, including the American Medical Association and the APA. It would be an ethical violation to provide or refer a client for this therapy. considerations for confidentiality apply to address which of the following areas? a. Premature birthrights b. Sexual orientation c. Gender transition d. End-of-life and child welfare issues 16. What can be said about the nontraditional family today? a. The therapist must try to help these families assimilate into today’s culture. b. It is difficult to address changes in family composition to adequately counsel them. c. Today there is no typical family group, and each person in the family may face issues related to their unique family composition. d. There is little training for counseling these groups. 17. Which of the following is correct concerning “friending” on Facebook with a client? a. If it is requested by the client, it is allowed. b. The professional should never do it. c. It is allowed with minor clients. d. It builds rapport. 18. Which of the following is true about all ethical codes? a. They cover every possible issue the practitioner will face. b. They are a set of mandates for decision making for all ethical issues. c. When codes do not contain information on a particular issue, the practitioner is still responsible for making correct ethical decisions to protect the welfare of the client. d. They provide clear, simple answers to all ethical questions.
Rationale: All association codes of ethics, federal, and state statutes allow the disclosure of confidential information in cases that warrant the counselor’s/therapist’s duty to warn others of serious, foreseeable danger. 2. The correct answers are B. Rationale: This is the correct answer because these statements are some of the foundational core values that inform standards for ethical practice in counseling and therapy. 3. The correct answer is C. Rationale: This is the correct choice because it comes directly from the ACA publication Practitioner’s Guide to Ethical Decision Making that discusses the ethical decision- making test originally designed by Sadler and still used today. 4. The correct answer is A. Rationale: This is the correct answer because the VPN system can avoid many of the security breaches concerning confidential private health information that may occur using relationship factors includes confidence in the therapist and confidence in the treatment plan which is built on: a. Collaboration b. Commitment c. Competence d. Trust 12. 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 13. Identify an integral part of a counseling plan a. Social media b. Informed consent c. Educational goals d. Employment status 14. The AAMFT advises which of the following about confidentiality? 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.
CODE OF ETHICS FOR COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 126, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 11. According to studies by Finsrud et al. (2022) and Allen (2021), the structure of common therapeutic 15. The 2014 ACA revision states that additional
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