The NBCC Code of Ethics and ACA Code of Ethics do NOT include a statement reflecting the
principle that - ANS - Counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered
regardless of the situation or settings i
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The NBCC Code of Ethics and ACA Code of Ethics do NOT include a statement reflecting the
principle that - ANS - Counselors should receive appropriate fees for services rendered
regardless of the situation or settings in which services were rendered.
A client who concluded a series of counseling sessions with another counselor has now come to
you for counseling. According to the NBCC Code of Ethics, you should - ANS - Proceed as you
would with any new client.
Your employer has a policy that necessitates that you report all instances of child abuse to state
authorities. A client alludes (in your judgment) to possibly (the client) being a child abuser. As a
counselor, you should - ANS - Inform the client of the policy and let the client know how to
proceed.
A married couple comes to you, as the counselor in a private practice, and tells you that they are
having marital difficulties and have sought counseling for resolving them. In the course of the
initial session with them, one of the spouses reports being a new and active member of the local
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group. You should - ANS - Investigate the nature of the local AA's
activities and continue counseling if those activities do not include accepted definitions of
counseling.
A member of the local clergy telephones and asks for your evaluation of the moral values of a
person whom the caller knows was one of your clients. The caller wants your opinion because
the former client is an applicant to a theological institution for whom the caller is the local
applicant evaluator. You should - ANS - Inform the caller that under no circumstances are you
ethically permitted to divulge whether a person is or has been a client or any information about
the client without the client's permission
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