Deck 2: Ethical and Legal Considerations: Preparing for the Assessment

Question 1

Most psychological tests and measures have a level associated with them that indicates the amount of training necessary for the test user. Test user levels are determined by the:

A) State licensing Boards
B) American Mental Health Counselor's Association
C) American Psychological Association
D) Publishers

Answer 1

Publishers

Question 2

After a therapy session a counselor told his client he wanted her to complete the SCL-90-R. The counselor had never before asked the client to complete a questionnaire and simply handed her the questionnaire to complete without any addition information. This counselor did not provide his client with:

A) Informed Consent
B) A reliable and valid questionnaire
C) Confidentiality
D) Qualified test user--client agreement

Answer 2

Informed Consent

Question 3

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was designed to:

A) Make up for the inadequacies of the assessment sections of the ethics' codes
B) Make up for the inadequacies of FERPA
C) Reduce professional bias that can occur when assessment data come from only one test
D) Reduce the use of intelligence testing for Black and Hispanic children

Answer 3

Reduce professional bias that can occur when assessment data come from only one test

Question 4

ACA's code of ethics indicates that test users have an ethical obligation to be competent in:

A) Understanding psychometric theory
B) Scoring and interpreting tests
C) Understanding how cultural factors can affect a client's response to test items
D) (a) and (c)

Question 5

Prior to assessing a client, counselors have an ethical responsibility to:

A) Inform the client that a diagnosis may be determined
B) Inform the client of the procedures to be used in the assessment
C) Choose tests that are not obsolete
D) All of the above.

Question 6

Which of the following information would be typically provided to clients prior to an assessment beginning?

A) Number of assessment workshops the counselor has attended, the counselor's graduate school, and number of clients already assessed
B) The procedures to be used, the length of time for the assessment, and whether a diagnosis will be documented.
C) The cost of the assessment, how long the tests being used have been in existence, and the authors of the tests
D) How many assessments the counselor has performed, the languages the counselor is fluent in, and how many questions are on each test

Question 7

Ethical dilemmas related to assessment are:

A) Fairly common across professional disciplines
B) Experienced only by psychologists
C) Very rare occurrences
D) The most common kinds of ethical concerns

Question 8

Which of the following would be considered an unethical assessment practice?

A) Informing clients prior to the assessment about costs, time, and procedures involved?
B) Releasing test results to third parties with client authorization
C) Using an informal assessment method
D) Testing a client in a public setting, such as a hallway in a school.

Question 9

The ethical concept of informed concept is based on the legal concept of

A) Contracts
B) Privileged communication
C) Capacity
D) Caveat emptor

Question 10

A middle school student came to the school counselor wanting to have her intelligence tested. The student was:

A) Too young to have her intelligence tested
B) Too old to have her intelligence tested
C) Too young to keep the test results confidential
D) Too young to have the capacity to fully understand the implications of the testing

Question 11

The ACA Code of Ethics states that counselors:

A) Help clients understand the implications of receiving a diagnosis
B) Refrain from providing DSM diagnoses but may provide other kinds of diagnoses
C) Should always diagnosis clients, but not inform clients of the diagnosis because it could jeopardize the counseling process
D) Have an ethical obligation to inform family members if a client has a severe mental illness.

Question 12

The ACA and other professional organizations' code of ethics stipulate that

A) Providing clients with feedback about their test results violates test security
B) Clients should be given assessment feedback only when formal assessments are done
C) Client welfare is promoted by providing clients with assessment feedback
D) Releasing test results to clients is unethical

Question 13

A counselor who acts in accord with the ethical standard of competency uses

A) Only informal assessment methods
B) Informal and formal methods for which they have received the necessary training
C) Only those assessments that have high reliability and validity
D) Informal methods because they don't' require knowledge of psychometric concepts.

Question 14

Which of the following skills are necessary in order to perform assessments competently?

A) The ability to administer tests in at least two languages and adapt the testing for multiple ethnic groups
B) The ability to write reports, identify who will receive the report, and use computer software to score test results
C) The ability to administer and score tests given over the internet
D) The ability to score tests and convey to clients and others the results of tests

Question 15

FERPA and the ethical standard of confidentiality are

A) In accord with one another
B) In conflict when students are over 18
C) In conflict but that is irrelevant because legal regulations supersede ethical standards
D) In accord with one another for parents but not students.

Question 16

When counselors meet with clients whose primary language is not English Counselors should

A) Refrain from performing formal assessments
B) Refrain from performing intelligence tests but not other types
C) Consider if there are suitable tests to use that can be administered in the clients' primary language
D) Consider using the English version of the test but have an interpreter present during the testing

Question 17

When making inferences about a client's psychological well-being, ethical counselors should

A) Take into account multiple cultural factors that could impact assessment results
B) Take into account how clients' age and gender but not race, ethnicity or sexual orientation may affect assessment results
C) Remain objective and only consider the client's behavior during the assessment as the only relevant information.
D) Only assess clients who have a similar multi-cultural background

Question 18

What is a qualified test user?

Question 19

What are examples of assessment knowledge and skills a competent counselor needs to possess?

Question 20

What ethical issue arises when using computer software programs for scoring and interpreting psychological tests?

Question 21

What information would you disclose to a client about the assessment process prior to the assessment?

Question 22

How is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) consistent with professional ethical standards regarding selecting and using psychological tests?