Which of the following conditions IS NOT a required element of
informed consent?
a. capacity.
b. literacy.
c. comprehension.
d. voluntariness.
Q. 2Professional competence by definition involves:
a. the quality of provided services.
b. informed consent.
c. confidentiality.
d. boundaries of professional activity.
e. a and d.
Q. 3A counselor's primary responsibility is to the:
a. third party referral source.
b. judge who subpoenas a case file.
c. family of a competent adult client seen in individual counseling.
d. professional setting (employer) where the counselor works.
e. none of the above.
Q. 4Informed consent generally requires that the counselor should reveal to the client information about:
a. the counselor's credentials or training.
b. alternative treatments.
c. the potential benefits or detriments of treatment.
d. all of the above.
Q. 5If you are aware of a harmful practice of a colleague in relationship to a client that is not life-threatening, you should first:
a. notify the relevant licensure authority.
b. notify the relevant professional associations.
c. confront the colleague assertively.
d. all of the above.
Q. 6Which of the following statements IS (ARE) TRUE regarding detrimental relationships?
a. A professor who hires a former student to work in his practice is unethical.
b. A supervisor is unethical who maintains contact with a trainee after supervision is completed and acknowledges that a friendship has developed.
c. Research shows that clients are usually in danger of emotional harm when sexually involved with a counselor or therapist.
d. A counselor who hires an active client to paint his house for a below minimum wage is unethical.
e. c and d are true.
Q. 7Having sex with a client is:
a. unethical counseling practice.
b. acceptable if the counselor is doing sex therapy.
c. considered a detrimental relationship.
d. acceptable with a written client waiver of ethical rights.
e. both a and c.
Q. 8The Jaffee v. Redmond ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court established that psychotherapist-client relationships was privileged in:
a. a case where a social worker was providing psychotherapy.
b. a case where a licensed professional counselor was providing psychotherapy.
c. federal jurisdictions for a patient of a psychotherapist.
d. all of the above.
e. a and c of the above.