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the counseling profession started in ___ with ___

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started in the 1800s with vocational guidance

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FERPA

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974) - applies to any educational setting that gets funding from the US Department of education
Parents can get their kid’s educational record until the kid is 18 or begins college, whichever comes first (right shifts to the student)
schools can give directory information without consent, but they must send an annual notice to students and/or parents letting them know they have the right to have their info or child’s info barred from release

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___ notes can be viewed by parents, while ___ cannot

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general counseling case notes may be considered part of the student’s educational record (depending on the state), but parents cannot view a counselor’s personal notes

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IDEA applies to (instutitions) and (people)

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any school that gets federal funding (like FERPA)
any child under 21 who has a disability in select areas; in addition the child must need special education as a result of the disability

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IDEA

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
all students must be given Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
every student must have an individualized education plan (IEP)
each student gets education in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

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FAPE
IEP
LRE

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Free Appropriate Public Education
Individualized Education Plan
Least Restrictive Environment
(all apply to IDEA)

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IDEA vs. U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973

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all kids covered under IDEA are also covered under U.S. RA of 1973
kids not covered by IDEA can apply for accommodations under Section 504, which has a more inclusive definition of disability
Section 504 applies to ALL organizations or employers that get federal funds, not just schools
get a 504 plan (vs. IEP)

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Section 504

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AKA the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
a civil rights act that prevents discrimination due to disability
has a more inclusive definition of disability than IDEA
get a 504 plan (vs. IEP)
eligibility depends on disability that limits at least one major life activity (walking, seeing, hearing, breathing, working, performing manual tasks, learning, and caring for oneself)
must have documentation of the disability

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Under HIPPA, patients have a right to ___

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get a copy of their medical records, usually within 30 days

request changes to inaccuracies in their records

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the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) dictates that counselors must report suspected child abuse/neglect within ____ hours

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72

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parents have ___ right to know what their kids discuss in counseling

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legal rights

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in a school setting, most counselors are/are not required to obtain parental consent before delivering services

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are not, though it depends on the state

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elder abuse frequency estimate

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2-10%

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perpetrators of elder abuse are generally…

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male, and can include family members, paid caregivers, or fellow residents in a care facility

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Older Americans Act

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passed in 1959 by Congress to increase social services and nutrition services for older Americans
re-authorized in 2006
Title II and Title VII are about elder abuse

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AoA

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Administration on Aging

created as part of the Older Americans Act and oversees grants and other initiatives

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CACREP

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Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
schools must pass accreditation every 8 years
accredits masters programs in counseling
doctoral-level programs in counselor education and supervision

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process to get CACREP accredited

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submit application and self-study report
on-site visit is conducted
team writes a report
CACREP decides

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benefits and drawbacks of HMOs (health maintenance organizations)

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benefits: counselors get a stable influx of clients and are ensured payment
drawbacks: diagnosis is required (infringes on a patient’s confidentiality); counseling may be time-limited and restricted to certain modalities

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first state to license counselors and date

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Virginia, 1976

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the ACA was originally called ___ and was founded in ____

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American Personnel and Guidance Association

founded in 1952

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CCE

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Center for Credentialing

an affiliate of NBCC, which offers the Approved Clinical Supervisor credential

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who developed and administers the NCE?

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NBCC

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NBCC was founded…

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in 1982 as the result of an ACA committee recommendation

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3 specialties within NBCC / being a NCC
National Certified School Counselor (NCSC) Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC) Master Addictions Counselor (MAC) need to get the NCC first
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Mental health counselors first surfaced in...
1940s and 1950s. However, there were no significant #s until the Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (established mental health centers across the country)
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AMHCA
American Mental Health Counselors Association used to be part of ACA, then disassociated formed in 1976 in order to establish licensure laws in states and create accreditation standards for counseling programs
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educational consultants
work outside of the school district and provide college counseling services to students for a fee
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commercial college counseling centers
offer students a variety of services ranging from test preparation to assistance with college apps
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NACAC
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NOT affiliated with ACA)
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ACCA
American College Counseling Association | division of ACA for counselors working in higher education
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CRC
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor | must renew certification every 5 years - take exam or get 100 hours of CEs (same for NCC)
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rehabilitation counselors
help people with disabilities work through personal and vocational issues they may encounter as a result of their impairment ultimate goal is to help them return to their place of work or find a new vocation
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CRCC
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification formed in 1974 to certify rehabilitation counselors equivalent of the NBCC
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ASCA
American School Counselor Association disaffiliated from ACA created in 1986 journal is Professional School Counseling
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mental health practitioner
person trained to treat people with mental health issues and mental illness counselors are mental health practitioners, but so are others (psychologists, psychiatrists, social worker, psychiatric nurses, psychoanalyst)
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psychoanalyst
helps clients resolve psychological issues through psychoanalysis (Freud) — a long-term process that attempts to help clients remedy and alleviate their symptoms through exploring unconscious conflicts must train at a psychoanalysis institute and engage in personal psychoanalysis usually work in private practice
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individual vs. collective trauma
individual trauma - one person's ability to cope with a crisis collective trauma - an entire community's reaction to a crisis
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PFA
Psychological First Aid first meet clients' essential survival needs, then psychological needs then contact with family and friends to mitigate feelings of loneliness or isolation
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theory-based model of supervision
supervisor teaches supervisee like they would a client based on their theory (e.g., CBT therapist would focus on teaching skills)
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developmental supervision model
emphasize trainee's progress through a series of stages as they become more experienced, competent, and independent
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discrimination model
a model specifically for supervision requires the supervisor to be aware of the supervisee's personal qualities and address their needs by adopting the role of teacher, counselor, or consultant as needed
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How many ACA divisions are there
18 | ASCA and AMHCA disassociated
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AASCB
American Association of State Counseling Boards for cooperation among school boards founded in 1986 by an ACA committee recommendation
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ACA founded in
1952 | under the name American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA)
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ACA name changes
first American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA); 1952 then American Association of Counseling and Development (AACD); 1983 then ACA in 1993
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ACA's flagship journal
Journal of Counseling and Development
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ARCA vs. NRCA
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) is a division of ACA National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) is not
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AARC
Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling division of ACA since 1965 develops guidelines for the use of tests ex "Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests" and ACA's "Position Statement on High Stakes Testing" journals are Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling & Development (MECD) and Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE)
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ACC
Association for Creativity in Counseling | division of ACA since 2004 (newest)
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AHC
Association for Humanistic Counseling | division of ACA since 1952 (formed beforehand)
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ALGBTIC
Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling division of ACA established in 1975 and then was known as the Caucus of Gay and Lesbian Counselors struggled to become a recognized ACA division
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AMCD
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development division of ACA Multicultural Counseling Competencies published in 1992 started in 1972 but did not become a division of ACA until much later
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ASGW
Association for Specialists in Group Work | division of ACA since 1973
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ASERVIC
Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling division of ACA started as Catholic members of APGA name changed in 1993
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CSI
created in 1985
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CSJ
division of ACA since 2002 | publishes Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
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ACAC
Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling
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"founding" divisions of ACA
AHC ACES NCDA (National Career Development Association)
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IAAOC
International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors a division of ACA was a strong proponent of the Master Addictions Counselor (MAC) NBCC credential
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IAMFC
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors division of ACA founded in 1986 and chartered by ACA in 1989
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NCDA
National Career Development Association division of ACA one of the founding divisions of ACA in 1952
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NECA
National Employment Counseling Association | division of ACA
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most recently-created ACA division
ACC - Association for Creativity in Counseling in 2004
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the first ACA code of ethics was created in
1961
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before changing ___ in the counseling relationship, the counselor must get consent
change roles (e.g., switching from individual to family counseling)
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you should not pressure a client to buy your ___
books or other products
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counselors should refuse to perform __ on current or former clients
forensic evaluations
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if you are going to ____ with clients, you need to document why it will be beneficial
have contact outside of the counseling session
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if you use deception in a research study, you must ___
inform the participants about the deception and the rationale after the study refrain from using deception in the first place if you can
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True or False: You can submit an article for publication to any number of journals at a time
False, only one at a time
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ACA code of ethics vs NBCC
ACA includes mandatory and aspirational; NBCC just has mandatory
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client records must be retained for __ years
5 years after last professional contact (even if the person dies)
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liability
the legal responsibility of the counselor to act with due care in professional practice
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tort
a legal response to harm against an individual or property
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negligence and malpractice are usually considered a ___ tort
unintentional tort | but they may be considered an intentional tort if it seems obvious that what the counselor did would result in harm
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negligence
counselor fails to use reasonable care in carrying out their professional duties, resulting in injury to the client
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malpractice
when professional counselors fail to provide the standard of care expected from them standard of care is often established by comparing the counselor's behavior to that of others with comparable credentials in similar situations
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unlike a negligence case, for a malpractice case to be brought, the counselor must be ___
licensed in their state
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4 conditions in order to win a malpractice or negligence case
1. defendent owed the plaintiff some legal duty as stipulated by their counselor-client relationship 2. the defendant breached the duty 3. the plaintiff has an authentic injury (physical, financial, or psychological) 4. the defendant's break of duty caused the plaintiff's injury AKA duty, breach of duty, injury, causal connection between duty and injury
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defamation
behavior that damages a person's reputation (and the statements are false)
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libel
defamation through writing
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slander
defamation through spoken statements
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do counselors have a duty to report the following: child/elder abuse, domestic violence, suicide/self-harm, clients who are a threat to others
child abuse - yes (all states) elder abuse - almost all states domestic violence - usually no suicide - yes (in ACA ethics to breach confidentiality) threat to others - usually yes, duty to warn the target (though not in Texas)
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Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
1974 | established duty to warn third parties about clients who present a serious threat to them
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privileged communication
legal term that protects certain counselor-client communication in the court systems
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confidentiality
counselor's ethical duty to keep client disclosures private
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if you get subpoenaed, you should...
consult with a lawyer before providing any info to the court. determine if privileged communication applies
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if you get both a subpoena and a court order, you should...
testify. you must comply with a court order or else be held in contempt of court.
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confidentiality vs. privileged communication
confidentiality - ethical | privileged communication - legal
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malpractice is considered ___ negligence
professional negligence | anyone can be sued for negligence, only certain professionals can be sued for malpractice
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the suicide rate for older adults is ___ compared to the rest of the population
2-3X
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___ accounts for most suicides compared with all other methods
firearms
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does privileged communication exist in every state?
most states have it, but laws are unclear and may vary from state to state
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how do you usually report child abuse?
the state child abuse hotline
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according to the NBCC, what do you do if you disagree with your workplace on an ethical issue
try to resolve it informally | if you can't agree, and you think that the workplace is unethical, then you should quit
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T or F: Counselors are mandated reports only when they are performing counseling duties
True
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If your state sends you ethical guidelines to follow as part of being licensed, then those guidelines are ___
law | even though they may be at odds with national org standards (e.g., ACA)
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which ACA division was most instrumental in pushing for state licensing?
ACES (Association for Counselor Education and Supervision)
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True or False: You can send records you got from another agency when a client's current doctor requests information on a client
False. They should request the records themselves
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NCC
National Certified counselor renew every 5 years take the exam again or get 100 hours of CEs (same as CRC)
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CMC vs CAC
Computer Managed Counseling vs. Computer-Assisted Counseling CMC - help with booking CAC - controversial; non-interactive counseling by computer
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True or False: If you live in a rural area and you have to see an acquaintance for therapy, it's ok as long as it would be really hard for them (100 miles away) to see anyone else
True
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If you own a private practice that advertises, make sure that...
you do not advertise yourself as an available counselor if you don't work there and/or can't see clients
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paradoxical interventions are contraindicated in clients who are...
homicidal or suicidal
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once your article is published in one journal article, you need...
permission before trying to get it published somewhere else
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insurance payments are also called
third-party payments
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Can counselors accept referral fees?
No
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If you are a professor who's written a textbook, can you use it in your class?
Yes
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the 4 types of consultation
client-centered (about the client) consultee-centered (about the consultee developing techniques) consultee-centered administrative (about administrative skills) program-centered administrative consultation (program creation and evaluation)
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the doctor-patient consultation model is associated most closely with..
Edgar Schein, a former professor at MIT, an organizational development psychologist
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leading cause of malpractice among counselors
sexual misconduct
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the first counselors were...
deans and advisor employed after the Civil War in college settings to watch over young women
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first psychology laboratory was established by who, when, where
Wilhelm Wundt, in 1879, in Leipzig, Germany | his theory was "structuralism" because he was interested in the "structure" of thought
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which book popularized counseling?
Workbook in Vocations by Proctor, Benefild, and Wrenn in 1931 prior to that, the term "guidance" was used
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Trends in counseling: 1950s
developmental psychology (Erikson, Piaget)
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Trends in counseling: late 1960s/early 70s
group
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Trends in counseling: 1980s
professionalism, certification, and licesning
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the 1958 National Defense Education Act (NDEA) did which 3 things for counselors/clients:
provided financial aid for graduate education in counseling expanded school guidance services improved guidance for gifted children
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Bradley Center v. Wessner
established duty to ensure that a dangerous person is not released from a hospital The hospital's duty to protect was breached by the negligent release of a dangerous patient who killed someone he had threatened to kill.
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Jablonski by Pahls v. United States
established need for mental health professionals to consult prior records to determine dangerousness
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Hedlund vs. Superior Court of Orange County
established that duty to warn extends beyond the named victim to anyone else who might reasonably be at risk (in this case, the victim's child)
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42 CFR, part II
protects the confidentiality of alcohol and drug patients
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____ are beliefs and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living
values
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____ are beliefs we hold about what constitutes right conduct
ethics
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___ are concerned with perspectives of right and proper conduct and involves an evaluation of actions on the basis of some broader religious or cultural standard
morals
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the client's right to autonomy, to make decisions about their own life, without the influence of outside sources
self-determination
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to get reimbursed for insurance, you need to submit two things along with the bill:
a diagnosis and a treatment plan
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client-centered case consultation
consultant helps with a client diagnosis and treatment plan
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consultee-centered case consultation
helps consultee develop skills
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program-centered administrative consultation
helps program improve organizational functioning; program creation and evaluation
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consultee-centered administrative consultation
helps consultees in an organization develop problem-solving skills and better functioning
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the ACA has ___ divisions. Which 2 others have disaffiliated?
ACA currently has 18 divisions | AMHCA and ASCA (American School Counselor Association) have disaffiliated
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which is the newest ACA division?
Association for Creativity in Counseling
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____ is professional ____
malpractice is professional negligence | only some professionals can be sued for malpractice

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