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NCE Ethics (202 5 /202 6 ) 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).
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
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
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
