Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice Flashcards

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Settings Where Counselors Work:

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  • Schools
  • Community mental health agencies
  • Rehabilitation centers
  • Supportive employment agencies
  • Hospitals and residential treatment programs
  • Substance use treatment programs
  • Career and vocational services
  • College counseling services
  • Higher education student support services (e.g., manage RAs, etc.)
  • Employee assistance programs
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Mental health fields, in addition to counselors

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  • Psychiatrists and nurse practitioners (prescribe medication)
  • Psychologists (psychotherapy and psychological testing)
  • Social workers (psychotherapy, case management, systems advocacy)
  • Marriage and family therapists (psychotherapy)
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What is Psychological First Aid

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an approach to crisis response for individuals

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The definition of counseling is:

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Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals

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Who credentials a counselor with national board certification

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National Board of Certified Counselors

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Counseling State Licensure facts

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The state department of health
-Varies from state to state
-Licensure differs from certification
-Virginia was The first state to license counselors

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Accrediting body for counselor education programs

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Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

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Main counseling association and the name of their journal

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American Counseling Association (ACA)
Journal of counseling and development

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Name the Divisions of the ACA

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  • American School Counseling Association
  • American Mental Health Counseling Association
  • Association for Specialists in Group Work
  • Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
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Benefits of joining an association like ACA

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  • Networking
  • Continuing education
  • Legislative advocacy
  • Legislative representation
  • Mentoring
  • Leadership opportunities
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What was the name development of the ACA

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National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA)

American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA)

American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD)

American Counseling Association (ACA)

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Counseling Divisions?

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Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)

Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)

American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)

American School Counseling Association (ASCA)

International Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (IAMFC)

Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)

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Code of Ethics

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accountablity measures and a means to enhance professional practice

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mandatory ethics

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lowest standards to which all members must comply to behave ethically

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aspirational ethics

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best practices where professionals are inspired to conintually improve knowledge base and skills to advance careers and profession in general

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Confidentiality

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eithical duty to keep client disclosures private

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privileged communication

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a legal term that protects certain counselor client commuincation in the court system

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Ethical decision making process steps

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Identify problem Study code of ethics Reflect on five ethical principles ConsultInclude client in decisionmaking if possible Brainstorm courses of action and consequences Assess decide and take action

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Six ethical principles

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Autonomy Nonmaleficence Beneficence Justice Fidelity Veracity

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Autonomy

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respect for clients rights to make their own decisions even if a counselor does not agree or believe it is in their best interest

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Nonmaleficence

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do no harm to clients

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Beneficence

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do only good be proactive on clients behalf

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Justice

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fairness or non discrimination of clients so they receive equal treatment

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Fidelity

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facilitating trust keeping your word and fulfilling any obligations made to clients

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Veracity

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dealing truthfully with individuals with whom counselors come into professional contact

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FERPA/buckley Ammendment

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gives parents certain rights with respect to their childrens education records Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the students education records maintained by the school have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a students education record

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IDEA

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individuals with disabiities education civil rights law passed to guarantee that students with disabilities receive the services they need to gain benefits of education

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least restrictive environment

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students with IEPs must be allowed to be in regluar classrooms as much as it is possible with only limited accomediations are needed

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IEPs

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individualized education plan includes services students will receive how often when goals and are updated yearly

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Section 504 of 1973 Rehab Act for any organization

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civil rights act that protects indviduals with disabilities from being discriminated against or denied equal access to services or opportunities beasue of their disablility Students that do not qualifty for IEP can ususally get a 504 plan

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HIPAA

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health insurance portability and accountablility act law passed to protect clients medical and mental health records

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protected health information PHI

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protected health information indiviually identifiable health information

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Child abuse and neglect

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recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death serious physcial or emotional harm sexual abuse or exploitation or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm

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Reporting requirements

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counselors are required to report suspicion of child abuse or neglect within 72 hrs to cps and then file a report

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Counseling minors

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informed consent required when counseling in non school setting parents have the right to know what their child discusses need to know minor consent laws as this varies in differnent states

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Informed consent

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required for counselors to obtain from parents or legal guardian and assent or agreement of minors prior to beginning of treatment

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Assent

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Assent is an agreement by an individual not competent to give legally valid

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Liability insurance

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protects cousnelors counseling students and counselor educators assets and the financial burden if they are subject to a complaint or are found guilty of malpractice or negligence

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Malpractice

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improper illegal or negligent professional actviity or treatment

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Negligence

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failure to take proper care in doing something

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Licensure

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validate counseling profession by who can render servcies and meant to protect the public by increasing accountability

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Psychotherapy Theory Supervision Models

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Psychodynamic personcentered cognitivebehavioral systemic constructivist Narriative Solution focused

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Developmental Stage Supervision Models

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IDM Integrative developmental model Stoltenbert McNeil Delworth

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Developmental Process Supervision Models

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Reflective practice model Loganbill Hardy Delworth Model Events based model Ladany friedlander Nelson

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Developmental Lifespan Supervision Models

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Skovholt Ronnestad model

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Social Role Supervision Models

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Discrimination model Bernard Hawkins Shohet SAS Model Holloway

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Psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses

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medical doctor that does psychotherapy prescribes medication preforms exams orders labs

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Psychologists

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tests diagnosises and treats psycholologial learning and behavorial disorders

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Social workers

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psychotherapy case management systems advocacy

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Marriage and family therapists

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psychotherapy with indviduals couples families from a systems perspecitive