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A profession consists of:
Select one:
a. Persons who have special knowledge, training and expertise are used primarily to serve the public good. b. Persons who believe that they have a special calling to serve the less fortunate in society. c. Persons who provide essential services and therefore are prohibited from belonging to unions. d. Persons who have organized to market their services to the public. Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Persons who have special knowledge, training and expertise are used primarily to serve the public good.
A self-regulating profession means that:
Select one:
a. The profession sets its own rules and standards independent of government legislation. b. Under professional legislation, the profession sets and maintains standards which will protect the public. c. Members must pass an examination every 5 years to renew their practice license. d. The members are individually responsible for monitoring their own practices. Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Under professional legislation, the profession sets and maintains standards
which will protect the public.
A mental health professional places an ad in a local newspaper claiming a guaranteed cure for anxiety.
Select one:
a. The ad is ethical because even mental health professionals are protected by the constitution, protecting one's freedom of speech. b. The ad is ethical because the mental health professional is an excellent mental health professional. c. The ad is not ethical because mental health professionals are not allowed to advertise. d. The ad is unethical because it makes misleading claims of effectiveness. Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: The ad is unethical because it makes misleading claims of effectiveness.
Derek lives in BC, where counselling currently is not a regulated profession. Even though Derek only has an undergraduate degree in psychology, he believes his life experience provides him with enough knowledge to counsel people effectively. Derek has a private practice called "Better
for Life" where he informs would-be clients on his webpage that he provides counselling for all types of clients with all types of problems. Which of the following is most accurate?
Select one:
a. There are no ethical concerns around his use of the title "counsellor"; however, it is unethical for him to claim he can counsel all clients with all problems. b. Because counselling is not a regulated profession in BC, Derek is free to use the title "counsellor" as he wishes. c. The title "counsellor" is considered a protected title through authority granted by the federal government to the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. d. Derek is clearly engaging in unethical behaviour because he does not have a master's degree. He should be reported to the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Feedback
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is: Because counselling is not a regulated profession in BC, Derek is free to use the title "counsellor" as he wishes.
A brochure for a workshop on post-traumatic stress disorder must include the following:
Select one:
a. A list of each treatment technique that will be discussed. b. A description of the intended audiences. c. A description of the risks involved. d. A description of the type of meals that will be provided. Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: A description of the intended audiences.
Dr. Bertha Black's advertisement for her seminar on relaxation techniques invites the public to "come hear an in-depth lecture on techniques to help reduce the stress of daily living." The advertised cost for her four-hour seminar is $50. While preparing her lecture the night before the presentation, Dr. Black decided it would be valuable to demonstrate some of her techniques with the group. Instead of lecturing for the full four hours, she decides she will have attendees divided
into groups for the last two hours to experiment with the techniques. According to ethical standards, this is:
Select one:
a. Unethical because she plans to spend some of the time lecturing when the most beneficial part will probably be the experiential portion. b. Ethical if the demonstration is well executed and educational. c. Ethical if she allows participants to leave after the lecture portion of the seminar. d. Unethical since she advertised the seminar as a "lecture." Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Unethical since she advertised the seminar as a "lecture."
How are competency and ethics related?
Select one:
a. One learns competencies as an adult and ethics as a child. b. They are separate unrelated topics. c. It is unethical to place the public at risk through incompetent practice. d. They are essentially the same thing. Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: It is unethical to place the public at risk through incompetent practice.
Professional codes of ethics for professionals:
Select one:
a. Are developed by consumer groups to inform professionals of their expectations. b. Are developed by the members of the discipline to provide guidelines for appropriate behaviour between themselves and others with whom they interact. c. Are developed by a special interdisciplinary committee representing the professional disciplines that provide health services. d. Are developed by the government department responsible for the regulation of professions. Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Are developed by the members of the discipline to provide guidelines for appropriate behaviour between themselves and others with whom they interact.
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Statutory responsibility for establishing standards for professional competency to protect the public from harm rests with:
Select one:
a. Individual mental health professionals. b. Provincial regulatory boards or colleges. c. Provincial psychological associations. d. CPA or CCPA. Feedback
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is: Provincial regulatory boards or colleges.
The mental health professional grants an interview to a reporter about a recent therapy breakthrough. The reporter mistakenly writes that the mental health professional holds degree. The mental health professional had provided the reporter with an accurate statement regarding his credentials and believed it was a relatively minor mistake. He does not take action to correct the error. In this case, the mental health professional has:
Select one:
a. Acted unethically since the mental health professional should have attempted to correct the error. b. Acted unethically since the mental health professional should not have discussed a therapy technique with a reporter. c. Acted ethically since the error is unlikely to cause harm. d. Acted ethically since the reporter is responsible for the mistake. Feedback
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is: Acted unethically since the mental health professional should have attempted to correct the error.
Which are potentially ethical methods of recruiting new clients?
Select one:
a. B and C. b. Advertising your 100% success rate in the local paper. c. Asking your clients whether any of their friends may want to initiate therapy with you. d. Soliciting as part of a disaster relief effort. e. Soliciting outside of the ballpark after a team loses the World Series. Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: Soliciting as part of a disaster relief effort.
A mental health professional publishes the following article in the newspaper:
EVERY PROBLEM HAS A SOLUTION
Mr. I. M. Helpful, CCC.
Graduate, Very Big U.
Canadian Certified Counsellor, #111222
Specializing in the treatment of co-dependent adults
Guaranteed results
What is true about this ad?
Select one:
a. The ad is unethical because the last line is misleading. b. The ad is unethical because the first and last lines are misleading. c. The ad is unethical because the first and last lines are misleading and because co-dependency is not a DSM-5 diagnosis. d. The ad is ethical. Feedback
Your answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is: The ad is unethical because the first and last lines are misleading.
The social contract in the context of professional ethics refers to:
Select one:
a. The commitment of the profession to place the welfare of the public above self-interest in return for the privilege of professional self-regulation. b. Cost-efficiency in the provision of publicly supported services. c. The agreement between the professional and client on the goals of therapy. d. An agreement with health insurance companies to cover psychological services. Feedback
Your answer is correct.
The correct answer is: The commitment of the profession to place the welfare of the public above
self-interest in return for the privilege of professional self-regulation.
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