Deck 12: Professional Codes of Ethics and the Law

Question 1

Approximately ___% of child abuse cases reported nationally are substantiated.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40

Answer 1

D

Question 2

There are almost 2 million reports of ____abuse made in the United States each year.

A) child
B) elder
C) partner
D) animal

Answer 2

A

Question 3

______ was passed by Congress in 1996 with the initial intention of reducing health care costs.

A) HERPA
B) QUIPA
C) HIPPA
D) FERPA

Answer 3

C

Question 4

One of the biggest issues facing counselors in reporting ____ abuse and neglect is the way that state laws are written and the lack of clear description of what constitutes abuse and neglect.

A) child
B) elder
C) partner
D) animal

Question 5

________is primarily focused on protecting the privacy of student records.

A) HERPA
B) QUIPA
C) HIPPA
D) FERPA

Question 6

One particularly important court decision concerning duty to warn is _________ v. Regents of the University of California

A) Tarasoff
B) Beckley
C) Hardison
D) Carrigan

Question 7

There are two major types of laws that potentially affect counselors:

A) Civil and Statutory
B) Civil and Criminal
C) Criminal and Common
D) Statutory and Common

Question 8

_________ law is the body of law defining offenses against the community at large, regulating how suspects are investigated, charged, and tried, and establishing punishments for offenders.

A) Common
B) Civil
C) Criminal
D) Statutory

Question 9

Alhazo et al. (2011) discussed how counselors may consider applying duty to warn to a situation involving an identified partner of a client who is infected with _____ and who has not informed his or her partner of the disease.

A) Genital Warts
B) HIV
C) Syphilis
D) Gonorrhea

Question 10

The Texas court decision _______ v.Zezulka found that state law does not support disclosure to a third party in a case of identified threat from a client.

A) Beckley
B) Tharpar
C) Tarasoff
D) Hardison

Question 11

The three essential elements of duty to warn include all but which:

A) Ability to identify the potential victim
B) A reasonable prediction of immediate harm communicated by the client
C) Permission from the client
D) A special counseling relationship

Question 12

Bragg (2009) cited the specific goals of _____, which are to promote access to health insurance; cut fraud, abuse, and waste; and increase the efficiency of health care.

A) HERPA
B) QUIPA
C) HIPPA
D) FERPA

Question 13

Researchers have found that slightly more than ___% of child abuse reports are completed by mandated reporters and the remainder are completed by neighbors and family members.

A) 50
B) 10
C) 20
D) 30

Question 14

Frequently duty to warn is associated with the California case that was the result of events occurring in _____.

A) 1969
B) 1979
C) 1989
D) 1999

Question 15

The object of ______ law is the redress of wrongs by compelling compensation or restitution, the wrongdoer is not punished, he only suffers so much harm as is necessary to make good the wrong he has done.

A) Common
B) Civil
C) Criminal
D) Statutory

Question 16

These laws start with an understanding that an offense is against the state, and the consequences may be fines, imprisonment, or death:

A) Common
B) Civil
C) Criminal
D) Statutory

Question 17

Bodenhorn (2006) surveyed school counselors and found that more than_____% concluded the most difficult ethical issue concerns maintaining student confidentiality.

A) 90
B) 60
C) 40
D) 30

Question 18

This is commonly associated with the relationship between lawyers and clients, clergy and parishioners, and doctors and patients.

A) Confidentiality
B) Privileged communication
C) Secrecy
D) Privacy

Question 19

Good advice for counselors in regard to _______ law issues is to be knowledgeable about state and federal laws that apply.

A) Common
B) Civil
C) Criminal
D) Statutory

Question 20

Privileged communication historically, in all professions, includes four criteria, including all but which:

A) the disclosure is communicated predicated on the belief that it would not be disclosed outside the professional relationship
B) confidentiality is critical to the professional relationship
C) confidentiality is not critical to the professional relationship
D) the community/public respects the maintenance of protected communication between the professional and client

Question 21

A criminal act with which mental health professionals have been charged is sex with minors.

Question 22

It is estimated that mental health professionals submit ______ of dollars in fraudulent billing each year.

A) hundreds
B) thousands
C) millions
D) billions

Question 23

A crime may be understood as an obligation to society and generally involves an overt act or behavior causing harm to person, property, and so forth.

Question 24

Discuss the Tarasoff case.

Question 25

Describe FERPA and discuss why it is important for counselors.

Question 26

State statutes recognizing privileged communication for counselors have expanded to include more than ____ states' offering some degree of privileged communication protection for counseling clients.

A) 30
B) 20
C) 45
D) 10

Question 27

One of the more frequent reasons for such lawsuits against counselors is:

A) dual relationships
B) breach of confidentiality
C) the client's committing suicide.
D) Improper documentation

Question 28

Codes of ethics may are never in conflict with personal ethical values and ethical theories.

Question 29

What guidelines does the ACA Code of Ethics provide regarding working with clients who have HIV/AIDS?

Question 30

A counselor may be sued for malpractice in a _______ lawsuit.

A) Common
B) Civil
C) Criminal
D) Statutory

Question 31

Compare and contrast criminal and civil law.

Question 32

If a counselor acts ethically he/she cannot be sued.

Question 33

Some states have _________ laws against having sex with patients, regardless of age.

A) Common
B) Civil
C) Criminal
D) Statutory

Question 34

One criminal behavior that counselors have engaged in is fraudulent billing for client services.

Question 35

What are professional code of ethics? List three professional code of ethics that apply to the counseling discipline.

Question 36

Counseling programs, particularly accredited programs, require students to accept professional codes and adhere to their standards.

Question 37

Legally one cannot charge someone with a crime if no law exists even if the act is one that harms others and may appear to require punishment.

Question 38

Criminal law affect counseling practice but civil law does not.

Question 39

Duty to warn and the laws and court decisions associated with it fit into the hermeneutic model under review of local, state, and federal laws.

Question 40

A. Roberts et al. (2008) noted that some of the largest monetary judgments against counselors for malpractice were the consequence of clients' committing suicide.