Author Question: Counselors should be aware of potentially detrimental counselor-client relationships and can ... (Read 45 times)

charchew · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Counselors should be aware of potentially detrimental counselor-client relationships and can safeguard themselves by taking which of the following actions?

a. ongoing discussions to identify and work through conflicts or concerns that develop and documentation of all events.
b. consultation with a colleague to guard against overlooking a problem.
c. supervision if a situation involves a high risk for harm.
d. all of the above are safeguards that counselors should consider.

Question 2

Generally speaking, codes of ethics recommend that a consultant only provide services for which he/she has been aimed and has had sufficient experience to ensure that he/she will be able to deliver the service adequately.

What is wrong with this guideline when consultation is considered?
a. No standards for training have been established and, thus, it is difficult to apply the standard.
b. Most consultants are untrained and, thus, the standard cannot be applied to consulting.
c. Experience is probably an adequate substitute for formal training in the area of consulting.
d. Consultants have been reluctant to report unethical behavior because of the state of