The ethical code for school counselors suggests that counselors are
a) beholding to the administrators who hired them.
b) absolutely obliged to keep information confidential when counseling students.
c) responsible to both their clients and the institutions that employ them.
d) prohibited from counseling parents and teachers.
Q. 2Which of the following class of medications appears to offer some hope to those with sexual addictions?
a. MAOIs
b. SSRIs
c. Tricyclics
d. Benzodiazepines
Q. 3In cases of suspected child abuse,
a) school counselors are exempt from reporting laws.
b) school principals are the only school officials who may file reports.
c) all school personnel are required by law to report.
d) parents must be notified by the school if a teacher makes a report.
Q. 4Local school board policies are
a) in contradiction with ethical standards of the counseling profession.
b) always in agreement with ethical guidelines of counselors.
c) of little importance to school counselors because they are revised so frequently.
d) legal guidelines for school personnel to follow.
Q. 5The term used to indicate that a person is protected from having confidential information revealed in a public hearing or court of law is
a) common grounds.
b) writ of certiorari.
c) privileged communication.
d) a writ of self-disclosure.
Q. 6The federal law that guides schools in monitoring their collection and use of students' records is the
a) National Record Keeping and Paper Reduction Bill of 1977.
b) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
c) Mental Health Records Act of 1964.
d) Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972.
Q. 7The intent of due process, as provided by the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is to protect
a) students from actions and regulations that are inherently unfair.
b) schools from law suits that have no merit.
c) parents from being prosecuted for the misbehaviors of their children.
d) students from physical punishment in schools.
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