Deck 3: Standards in the Profession: Skill Standards, Credentialing, Program Accreditation, and Ethics

Question 1

Which of the following would not be one of the Competency Areas for Skill Standards for a human service professional?

A) Education, Training, and Self-Development
B) Participant Empowerment
C) Seeing One's Own Therapy Before Providing Services
D) Organizational Participation

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In the case of human service programs, what is the relevant body that oversees accreditation?

A) NOHS
B) APA
C) CSHSE
D) CACREP

Answer 2

C

Question 3

All 50 states offer licensure for professional counselors as a(n) __________, though the specific requirements for such licensure can vary widely from one state to another.

A) Child and Adolescent Counseling Specialist (CACS)
B) Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT)
C) National Certified Counselor (NCC)
D) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Of the three ways to ensure minimum competence in a professional field through credentialing, which is the most rigorous?

A) Licensure
B) Certification
C) Credentialing
D) Tenure

Question 5

Shiriki is currently earning a master's degree from a human service degree from a university program that has been accredited by the CHSHE. Which of the following is not a benefit she can expect as a result of the program being accredited?

A) The program will be likely to have better faculty.
B) She will probably have more qualified peers in her classes.
C) She will likely have better job opportunities because of the program's accreditation.
D) She will require fewer hours for licensure since she trained in an accredited program.

Question 6

Tyshae has earned her Master's degree in human services, and is now interested in receiving certification as a Human Service - Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP). She will need to accrue at least _____ hours in the field after her years in school before such certification can be earned.

A) 750
B) 1500
C) 3000
D) 4500

Question 7

Which term refers to the fact that a physician has had additional experience and training in a specialty and has taken and passed a rigorous examination in that area?

A) Completion of fellowship
B) Board certification
C) National medical diplomate
D) Received verification of completion of an accredited internship

Question 8

Martavis believes that he is ethically obligated to be truthful and genuine with his clients within the context of their counseling relationship. According to Kitchener, Martavis is attending to the ethical principle of:

A) fidelity.
B) autonomy.
C) parsimony.
D) veracity.

Question 9

A large-scale effort to identify job characteristics of the human service professional was undertaken in the 1990s, and the result was the identification of ____ competency areas that are typically performed by such individuals.

A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 6

Question 10

Which process provides many benefits to the consumer and helper, such as delimiting the field, identifying competence, increasing professionalism, and ensuring parity?

A) Licensure
B) Certification
C) Ethical decision-making
D) Credentialing

Question 11

Corey's ethical decision making model contains which of the following?

A) A lifespan developmental modal of how morality develops
B) Self-reflective of the developmental process
C) A detailed analysis of the ethical guidelines
D) An eight-stage decision-making model

Question 12

Whose principle ethics model revolves around the six ethical principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity?

A) William Perry
B) Gerald Corey
C) Karen Kitchener
D) Robert Kagen

Question 13

In the developmental ethical model of William Perry, higher-level helpers are sometimes denoted as being in the stage of __________. This involves being more a complex thinker, open to different opinions, flexible, empathetic, sensitive to the context of an ethical dilemma, and nondogmatic.

A) relativism
B) postformal thought
C) postconventional morality
D) abstract reasoning

Question 14

Which of the following moral principles in ethical decision making is about promoting the good of society?

A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Nonmaleficence
D) Justice

Question 15

Colin has worked as a social worker for 14 years and has established himself as an advanced clinician within the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW). The highest credential he might be awarded as a result of this established pattern of professional excellence is:

A) the Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW).
B) certification as a Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW) .
C) licensure as a State Certified Counseling Social Worker (SCCSW).
D) accreditation as a lifetime member of ACSW.

Question 16

Which competency area of the human service professional is defined as follows: "The community human service practitioner is knowledgeable about a range of participatory planning techniques and is skilled in implementing plans in a collaborative and expeditious manner."

A) Community and Living Skills and Supports
B) Facilitation of Services
C) Community and Service Networking
D) Crisis Intervention

Question 17

Which organization recently helped to develop a certification process for human service professionals, and can grant such certification to any individual with an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree in human services or related fields?

A) NOHS
B) ACA
C) CCE
D) NOHSE

Question 18

All but which of the following are problems with ethical codes?

A) They do not always address "cutting edge" issues.
B) Code violations can be difficult to enforce.
C) They sometimes conflict with themselves or with other codes.
D) They are too prescriptive - telling you exactly how to act.

Question 19

Which of the following is a major advantage of receiving licensure in the human service professions?

A) Licensure makes it easier for human service professionals to obtain tenure as college or university professors.
B) Those who are licensed can obtain third-party reimbursement for providing counseling and psychotherapy to clients.
C) When licensure is received, human service professionals are given no-cost membership in the major professional associations.
D) Licensure gives the human service professional the right to prescribe psychotropic medications as part of their clinical practice.

Question 20

Ashook has been working in the human service profession for several years and has earned the recognition that he has met predetermined standards of professionalism in that field. He has most likely earned __________ in his field, and this will attest to his level of competence.

A) certification
B) licensure
C) tenure
D) credentialization

Question 21

According to your author, a commitment to competence for a human service professional should include all but which of the following activities?

A) Attending workshops
B) Obtaining appropriate credentials
C) Being a member of professional associations
D) Teaching students within a human service program

Question 22

Human service professionals typically perform 12 different competency areas within the profession.

Question 23

In a survey of NOHS members regarding ethical behavior, 100 percent of those polled found informing clients of the purpose of the helping relationship to be an ethical action.

Question 24

Despite their advanced training and qualifications, licensed psychologists in the United States are legally prohibited from prescribing psychotropic medications in all 50 states.

Question 25

In order for an academic human service program to receive accreditation from CSHSE, an accreditation team visits the program, makes observations, and then submits recommendations to the CSHSE board.

Question 26

The Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals state that human service professionals have an obligation to promote the continuing development of their profession.