Ethics in Helping Professions Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles and practical applications of ethical standards in helping professions such as counseling, social work, psychology, and nursing. Students will examine core ethical theories, codes of conduct relevant to their fields, and the process of ethical decision-making. The curriculum emphasizes real-world scenarios, confidentiality, professional boundaries, informed consent, and the role of cultural competence in ethical practice. Through case studies and discussion, students will develop a solid framework for identifying and addressing ethical dilemmas, ensuring responsible and compassionate service to clients and communities.
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Becoming a Helper 6th Edition by Marianne Schneider Corey
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Chapter 1: Are the Helping Professions for You
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Q1) Helpers who have personal needs operating as a motivation for choosing the helping professions will most likely be ineffective in reaching clients.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which professional organization is composed of members from diverse educational and professional backgrounds with the mission of fostering excellence in human service delivery through education,scholarship,and practice?
A)APA
B)ACA
C)NASW
D)NOHS
E)ASCA
Answer: D
Q3) The need to be needed is a fairly typical motivation for becoming a helper.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Knowing Your Values
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Q1) It is neither possible nor desirable for helpers to remain neutral or to keep their values separate from their professional relationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) It is useful for female clients to explore and evaluate cultural messages they received about gender-role expectations;however,it is less useful for male clients since it is unlikely that they were oppressed growing up on the basis of their gender.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Gender-role stereotypes
A)serve a purpose and are not easily modified.
B)typically do not serve a purpose and are easily modified.
C)should never be discussed in counseling.
D)are always unethical.
E)both c and d.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Helper Know Thyself
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Q1) Phyllis,a 35-year old housewife and mother,has returned to college.Her educational experiences have led her to broaden her view of sex roles,although she still feels unsure of herself.Her counselor might conclude that her sex-role foundation is confused and she may have not formed a healthy picture of appropriate feminine behavior during her
A)middle childhood.
B)preschool age.
C)early childhood.
D)adolescence.
Answer: B
Q2) According to Erikson,crisis implies the unsuccessful resolution of earlier personality conflicts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Bowen was the family therapist and theorist who preferred to engage clients in a rules transformation process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers
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Q1) Practitioners who have feelings toward a client can be certain that they are experiencing countertransference reactions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____ refers to a variety of behaviors that is sometimes associated with difficult clients,but which needs to be understood and explored in the helping relationship.
A)Transference
B)Countertransference
C)Resistance
D)Confrontation
Q3) Countertransference is an indication that a therapist has major personality problems.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Transference is a phenomenon that occurs in long-term psychotherapy,but does not occur in brief therapy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The Helping Process
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Q1) It is essential that an assessment be completed during the intake interview,for if this is not done,there is no basis to determine which treatment strategies to use.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Conducting an initial assessment generally occurs at which stage of helping?
A)Stage 1: Establishing a working relationship.
B)Stage 2: Identifying clients' problems.
C)Stage 3: Helping clients create goals.
D)Stage 4: Encouraging clients' exploration and taking action.
E)Stage 5: Termination.
Q3) During the initial stage in the helping process,which of the following would be least applicable?
A)Carrying out an action program.
B)Creating a therapeutic climate.
C)Understanding the context.
D)Using self-disclosure appropriately.
E)Encouraging clients to tell their story.
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Chapter 6: Theory Applied to Practice
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Q1) The person-centered approach pays most attention to A)interpretation.
B)diagnosis.
C)directive techniques.
D)active listening.
E)questioning and probing for information.
Q2) Which of the following is least likely to be considered one of the contributions of cognitive therapy?
A)It provides a rich method of exploring the meaning of dreams.
B)It has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of anxiety,phobias,and depression.
C)This approach has received a great deal of attention by clinical researchers.
D)It emphasizes a collaborative effort of both the therapist and client in challenging dysfunctional thinking.
E)Specific cognitive techniques are useful in challenging a client's assumptions and beliefs and in teaching ways to change thinking patterns.
Q3) The heart of narrative therapy is the concept of social interest.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Understanding Diversity
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Q1) Most helpers assume that no effective helping can occur unless clients reveal themselves (engage in self-disclosure) in the helping relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You are a counselor in a job training center and your next client arrives in a wheelchair.She is quite frustrated about not being able to find a job since she got out of college and believes that she is being discriminated against in the job market.It would be safe for you to assume that
A)since she is physically disabled,she may also have emotional problems.
B)her goal of finding employment may be unrealistic.
C)her total dependence on others may be the factor that keeps her from finding a suitable job.
D)her feelings of frustration are probably justified since she may be facing discrimination,even if it is against the law.
Q3) Culturally skilled helpers are willing to acknowledge their own racist attitudes,beliefs,and feelings.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Ethical Legal Issues Facing Helpers
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Q1) With regard to making ethical decisions,which of the following statements is not true?
A)Reflection,collaboration,and consultation will set you on the path to a decision.
B)You should not feel pressured into making a decision until you feel certain of the outcome.
C)You may not find answers for the complex ethical dilemmas you will face in any single ethical decision-making model.
D)None of the above.
Q2) Under managed care programs,utilization review refers to
A)the use of predefined criteria to evaluate treatment.
B)the appropriateness of therapeutic intervention.
C)therapy effectiveness.
D)all of the above
Q3) When laws and ethics collide and conflict cannot be avoided,practitioners should A)obey the law in a manner that minimizes harm to their ethical values.
B)adhere to their ethical values in a manner that minimizes the violation of the law.
C)both a and b.
D)always offer a referral to another practitioner.
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Chapter 9: Managing Boundary Issues
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Q1) The following is true concerning dual relationships:
A)There is a clear consensus among practitioners regarding nonsexual relationships in counseling.
B)Due to the fact that there are clinical,ethical,and legal risks,all blending of roles must be avoided.
C)Objectivity in counseling is enhanced with dual relationships.
D)Counselors need to make every effort to avoid dual relationships with clients that could impart professional judgment or increase the risk of harm to clients.
Q2) Which of the following is not an example of a multiple relationship?
A)One's instructor for didactic courses also serves as his or her clinical supervisor.
B)A therapist who generally uses a nondirective approach experiments with using some directive techniques.
C)A therapist and client develop a sexual relationship.
D)A poor farmer who needs mental health services exchanges vegetables and fruit for counseling.
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Chapter 10: Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork
Supervision
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Q1) The following is a good suggestion for getting the most value out of your field placement:
A)Expect the agency to give you responsibility for providing services to clients early in the placement.
B)Concentrate on the field placement tasks assigned,paying little attention to the administrative aspects of the program.
C)Look for ways to apply what you are learning (or have learned) in your academic courses to your experiences in the field.
D)Try to concentrate on those areas that you are most competent with instead of trying techniques that may not be familiar to you.
Q2) The Coreys expect their supervisees to discover their own words and find their own voice as clinicians.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The primary role of clinical supervision is to inform trainees about the best way to serve their clients.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Stress,Burnout and Self-Care
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Q1) One who practices rational emotive behavior therapy would be considered a _____ therapist.
A)psychodynamic
B)cognitive
C)humanistic
D)systems-oriented
Q2) Joe is employed at an organization in which there is poor management and little supervision.He seldom receives positive feedback for his work and is expected to meet unreasonable demands.Joe is a high risk for burnout due to
A)personal stress.
B)organizational stress.
C)individual stress.
D)environmental stress.
E)all of the above
Q3) The founder of REBT was Aaron Beck.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Burnout is the result of prolonged and mismanaged stress.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Working With Groups
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Q1) The most significant factor in one's ability to change is how effective his or her group facilitators are in creating a cohesive group environment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following has been cited in the literature as a potential disadvantage to the co-leadership model?
A)Relationship difficulties between the leaders
B)Competition between the leaders
C)Ineffective communication
D)Overdependence on the co-leader
E)All of the above
Q3) Groups provide a natural laboratory that demonstrate to people that they are not alone and that there is hope for creating a different life.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Leading a group is a simple as counseling individuals in a group setting.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Working in the Community
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Q1) The short-term crisis intervention model is considered more cost effective than is the traditional model of psychotherapy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Who is likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services?
A)Teenagers participating in an AIDS awareness/prevention workshop.
B)A heroine addict.
C)The leader of a gang.
D)All of the above
Q3) Which of the following groups of people might be reluctant to seek professional counseling or therapy?
A)Ethnically diverse clients
B)People in rural environments
C)Older adults
D)All of the above
E)Both a and c
Q4) Client advocacy is an example of a direct community service.
A)True
B)False
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