NCE Ethics (2022/2023) Rated A
Holder of the Privilege ✔✔Legal term; Privileged communications are related to admissions in
court, as opposed to confidentiality, which deals with all communications. 'Privilege' statute
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NCE Ethics (2022/2023) Rated A
Holder of the Privilege ✔✔Legal term; Privileged communications are related to admissions in
court, as opposed to confidentiality, which deals with all communications. 'Privilege' statutes
give patients of certain providers the right to prevent the provider from revealing information in
a court proceeding. These statutes demonstrate that the state's legislative bodies consider the trust
relationship between the client and the practitioner to be more important than the need of the
courts to have access to all information potentially usable as evidence. 'Privilege' can be waived
by the client but not by the professional.
ACA Code of Ethics ✔✔set of guidelines established by the ACA to guide the professional
practice of counselors in order to ensure the welfare & safety of clients
Aspirational Ethics ✔✔Optimal standard of bx & the highest professional standards of conduct
to which professional counselors can aspire
Belmont Report ✔✔Prompted by the ethical issue from the Tuskegee syphilis study, the report
was created by the former U.S. department of Health, Education & Welfare to outline ethical
principles & guidelines for research involving human participants
NBCC ✔✔in 1982 the AACD formed the National Board for Certified Counselors; if you pass u
can use term "National Certified Counselor", lasts 5yrs then need 100hrs professional dev/take
test again
Licensure ✔✔Process by which a government agency grants a counselor permission to practice
and/or render specific counseling services; Conferred by the individual state
Scope of practice ✔✔Suggests that counselors should only practice using techniques for which
they have been trained
Ethics ✔✔Define standards of bx set forth by organizations & citification bodies
Confidentiality ✔✔the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to
unauthorized individuals; promotes establishment of a trusting environment & facilitates the
development of the therapeutic alliance
Tarasoff ✔✔California court decision that imposes a duty on therapists to warn person(s) when
the therapist becomes aware that a patient presents a risk of harm to a specific person(s).
Impaired professional ✔✔an individual who has undergone professional training but who is no
longer able to function in a professional capacity because of illness or substance abuse
Beneficence ✔✔Working for the good of the client or the group
Justice ✔✔Counselor treats all members fairly
Nonmaleficence ✔✔"Do no harm"
Defamation ✔✔Bx that can damage one's reputation
Libel ✔✔A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
Slander ✔✔A false statement which harms the reputation of others and gives occasion for false
judgments concerning them
Suicidal Warning Signs ✔✔feeling hopeless, withdrawing from family and friends, neglecting
basic needs, experiencing loss of energy, taking more risks, using alcohol and drugs, giving away
personal things
Statement of Disclosure ✔✔A written document that lets the client know about the procedures
and practices of the services they are to receive. Includes: billing, office hours, counselor
credentials, and confidentiality procedures
Privileged Communication ✔✔Information given to a professional person who is forbidden by
law from disclosing the information in a court without the consent of the person who provided
the information
Exceptions to confidentiality ✔✔a) danger to self or others
b) client requests ROI
c) court orders ROI
d) counselor is engaged in a systematic supervision process
e) clerical assistants who processes client info & papers
f) legal & clinical consultation situations
g) client raises the issue of the counselor's competence in a malpractice lawsuit
h) >18 years of age
i) elder abuse
j) child abuse
k) insurance company requests a dx
Minimal Disclosure ✔✔if a counselor must break confidentiality, they must reveal only what is
necessary, and when possible, inform the client that they are going to disclose confidential info.
The Hedlund Case ✔✔Case that extends duty to warn anyone who might be near the intended
victim and who might also be in danger
Paraprofessional ✔✔describes a helper who does not possess the education & experience
necessary to secure professional credentials
Release of Information ✔✔AKA consent to disclose
A form signed by the patient, authorizing a release of medical information necessary to complete
the insurance claim form. Typically, a release of information is valid for only 1 year
Reciprocity ✔✔Occurs when one state or organization accepts the license or credential of
another state or organization
FERPA & IDEA ✔✔prohibit discrimination against individuals w/ disabilities
Multiple Relationships ✔✔Exists when a practitioner is in a professional role with a person, in
addition to another role with that person, or someone who is close to that person; ACA no longer
considers all dual relationships unethical
Abandonment ✔✔Occurs when a counselor stops providing services & does not refer the client
to another helper
Computer Assisted Counseling ✔✔Like having a counseling "assistant" do the counseling for
you. A program that attempts to counsel clients. This is controversial and most experts agree
computers can never provide the compassion of a human doing counseling.
Computer Managed Counseling ✔✔When a computer helps manage your practice. Tasks such as
bookkeeping, client scheduling, printing billing statements, and compiling referral sources.
Self-Help Software Package ✔✔Must be initially designed for stand-alone usage as opposed to
modifying a package requiring counselor support
Informed consent ✔✔An active, shared decision making process between the health care
provider and the recipient of care, number things must be met for consent to be valid; 1st there
must be adequate disclosure of the diagnosis; 2nd the patient must demonstrate clear
understanding and comprehension of the information being provided; 3rd the recipient of care
must give consent voluntarily
Multiple Submission ✔✔Ethical violation that transpires when a journal article is submitted to
more than one journal at a time
Negligence ✔✔When a counselor fails to perform a required behavior
Discrimination ✔✔Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group.
Bartering ✔✔Exchanging products or services with others by agreeing on their values without
using money.
Consultation ✔✔A voluntary relationship between a professional helper & a help-needing
individual, group, or social unit in which the consultant helps define or solve problems related to
clients, the client system or work-related issues
CPT Code ✔✔Current Procedural Terminology
Specifies the exact nature of treatment being utilized to help your client (i.e. hypnosis,
biofeedback)
Consultee-Centered Consultation ✔✔*Caplan
Focus is on helping the consultee develop improved techniques or skills
Doctor-Patient Consultation Model ✔✔*Schein
4 Stages: Entry, dx, implementation, evaluation
In order to work, the consultee much accurately depict symptomology, trust the consultant's dx,
and carry out the consultant's directives
First Counselors ✔✔Dean and advisors employed after the Civil War in college settings to watch
young women
Wilhelm Wundt ✔✔Set up the first psychology laboratory
PL94-142 ✔✔States that all children between 5-12 are assured free education; handicapped
persons are placed in at least restrictive environment; an individualized education plan is
developed for each child
1980's ✔✔(hx) Focus included an emphasis on professionalism, certification, and licensing
1970's ✔✔(hx) APGA and APA no longer had joint ethics guidelines as the APA did not wish to
credential master's-level counselors or psychologists
1950's ✔✔(hx) Tremendous strides in developmental psychology
1960's ✔✔(hx) Group movement began
The Counselor in the Changing World ✔✔*Gilbert Wrenn (1960)
Urged counselors to emphasize developmental concerns rather than merely focusing on crises &
curing emotional illness
National Defense Education Act ✔✔(1958) provided financial aid for graduate education in
counseling; expanded school guidance services; improved guidance for gifted children
Developmental Supervision Approach ✔✔Emphasizes counselor-trainee' progress through a
series of stages as they become more experienced, competent & independent
Discrimination Model ✔✔Supervision model that requires the supervisor to be aware to the
supervisee's intervention, conceptualization, and personalization skills and address supervisee
needs by adopting the role of either teacher, counselor or consultant as needed
Liability ✔✔Counselors have a legal obligation to act w/ due care in practice; counselors who
fail to practice due care can be held legally & financially responsible for any damages to the
client that were incurred during the counseling process
Nuremberg Code ✔✔A set of ethical principles for research using humans; guarantees research
participants' choice to be involved in a research study (i.e. voluntary consent) as well as the right
to terminate their participation in the study at any time
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