Ethical Standards & Confidentiality

Ethics are defined as all of the followings except:

• Involves a decision-making process

• Set of moral principles

• What is right or wrong

• Scouting new methods

Sometimes the words values and ethics are used interchangeably.

• True

• False

Values are not beliefs or attitudes about what is good.

• True

• False

Ethics are beliefs that an individual or group uses to decide what is proper behavior.

• True

• False

List two of the 5 orginations of ethics.

A Counseling and Mental Health professional should always put the client’s needs before his or her own needs.

• True

• False

What is the purpose of code of ethics?