A counselor working with a client who she believes is at a moderate to high risk for committing suicide. While working with the client she asks herself two questions: (1) If I let the client go home tonight will she harm herself? (2) If I have her
involuntarily committed, am I respecting her freedom to make her own choices? Based on these two questions, with which two ethical principles is the counselor grappling?
a. Autonomy and justice
b. Fidelity and beneficence
c. Nonmaleficence and veracity
d. Beneficence and autonomy
Answer: d
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What will be an ideal response?
Evadne, a teacher at an elementary school is completing a rating scale for one her students. The teacher has often complained about the student to the school counselor, leaving a bad impression about the student on the school counselor
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Which of the following knowledge-based statements is NOT characteristic of culturally skilled counselors?
a. They are aware of institutional barriers that prevent minorities from using psychological services. b. They know all the diagnostic categories of DSM-IV as they apply to various minority groups. c. They understand the impact of oppression and racist concepts on the mental-health professions. d. They possess specific knowledge about the traditions and values of the group they are working with.