Code of Ethics Terms (49)

Question 1

Abandonment

Answer 1

A sudden and unreasoned ending of a counseling relationship that could cause the client harm

Question 2

Advocacy

Answer 2

This helps individuals, groups, and counselors, especially bringing down barriers to growth of a client

Question 3

Assent

Answer 3

A way of showing agreement when the client is not able to give informed consent in the usual way

Question 4

Assessment

Answer 4

Getting information about a client so that an effective plan for treatment can be created

Question 5

Bartering

Answer 5

Accepting items other than money from clients as a payment for services

Question 6

Client

Answer 6

A person seeking services from a professional counselor

Question 7

Confidentiality

Answer 7

The ethical duty of a counselor to protect the personal identity and information of the client

Question 8

Consultation

Answer 8

A professional relationship that involves seeking advice or information

Question 9

Counseling

Answer 9

A professional relationship that helps individuals, families, and groups meet goals in health and mental wellness

Question 10

Counselor Educator

Answer 10

A professional counselor whose main work is to help train other counselors in the field

Question 11

Counselor Supervisor

Answer 11

A professional counselor who oversees the work of another counselor or counselor-in-training

Question 12

Culture

Answer 12

A membership in a certain way of living that centers around beliefs and worldviews. These could be biological, geographical, historical, etc.

Question 13

Discrimination

Answer 13

Prejudice treatment of a person or group based on their grouping

Question 14

Distance Counseling

Answer 14

Counseling services in a form other than face-to-face meetings

Question 15

Diversity

Answer 15

Similarities and differences that happen across cultures

Question 16

Documents

Answer 16

A recording of the work between a counselor and client during the counseling relationship

Question 17

Encryption

Answer 17

A process of encoding information in order to limit access to unauthorized people

Question 18

Examinee

Answer 18

A counseling client who receives any kind of educational, psychological, or career assessment

Question 19

Exploitation

Answer 19

Behaviors that take advantage of someone else for one’s own benefit

Question 20

Fee splitting

Answer 20

The payment or acceptance of fees for client referrals

Question 21

Forensic Evaluation

Answer 21

Forming professional opinions for court, based on professional opinion and appropriate data

Question 22

Gatekeeping

Answer 22

Ongoing assessment of students to determine professional competency for remediation or termination

Question 23

Impairment

Answer 23

A lessened ability to perform a job

Question 24

Incapacitation

Answer 24

An inability to perform a job

Question 25

Informed Consent

Answer 25

The process of giving all the information about what a client could experience during the counseling relationship and making sure the client understands and gives consent for all the implications of treatment

Question 26

Instrument

Answer 26

A tool using set research practices to determine the presence and strength of certain attributes

Question 27

Interdisciplinary Teams

Answer 27

Teams of professionals serving clients who may not fall under the same confidentiality requirements

Question 28

Minors

Answer 28

People under the age of 18

Question 29

Multicultural/diversity competence

Answer 29

A counselor's awareness and ability to deal with diverse issues and clients in a professional way

Question 30

Multicultural/Diversity Counseling

Answer 30

Counseling that understands and uses the diversity of cultures in the practice of counseling to preserve the dignity and uniqueness of clients from a variety of backgrounds

Question 31

Personal Virtual Intelligence

Answer 31

Getting involved in a personal relationship online, that could possibly violate a counselor's code of ethics

Question 32

Privacy

Answer 32

The right of a person to keep their personal information to themselves

Question 33

Privilege

Answer 33

legal term that protects the right to privacy of a client during legal proceedings

Question 34

Pro Bono Publico

Answer 34

Giving a portion of professional services without charge

Question 35

Professional Virtual Relationship

Answer 35

Using technology or social media to serve clients who cannot meet in person

Question 36

Records

Answer 36

All information or documents that the counselor keeps about the client

Question 37

Records Custodian

Answer 37

A professional coworker who takes care of client records for a mental healthcare professional

Question 38

Records of an Artistic Nature

Answer 38

Products created by the client as a result of the counseling process

Question 39

Self-Growth

Answer 39

A counselor using a process of reflection to become more effective as professionals

Question 40

Serious and Foreseeable

Answer 40

When a counselor can predict serious or harmful outcomes

Question 41

Sexual Harassment

Answer 41

Verbal or nonverbal actions that are sexual in nature in connection with a workplace that are unwelcome and cause a hostile work or learning environment

Question 42

Social Justice

Answer 42

Equity for all people with the purpose of ending injustice in all institutional settings

Question 43

Social Media

Answer 43

Technology-based communication systems

Question 44

Student

Answer 44

A person in graduate-level counselor courses

Question 45

Supervisee

Answer 45

A counselor or counselor-in-training whose work is being overseen and evaluated by a supervisor

Question 46

Supervision

Answer 46

When a senior member of a mental health staff oversees the work of a junior member of counselor in training to ensure quality of care and professional growth

Question 47

Teaching

Answer 47

Activities undertaken in a formal training environment

Question 48

Training

Answer 48

The instruction and practice of skills related to the counseling profession

Question 49

Virtual Relationship

Answer 49

A non-face-to-face relationship