Professional ethics are codes developed by mental health associations to set standards that define professional expectations, appropriate behavior, and preventing harm to people receiving therapy. So, what do you know about these ethics? Let's test your knowledge with this questionnaire.
A set of standards of right conduct and rules of practice that govern the members of a profession
Concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct, or the distinction between right and wrong
A set of rules that regulate what is legal and illegal in the eyes of the law
Behavior that projects an image of competency through one’s atti- tude and code of conduct in the public eye
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Power differential
Transference
Professionalism
Professional boundaries
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Dual relationship
Boundary crossing
Power differential
Sexual misconduct
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The result of ending one relationship in order to begin another
Relationships in which there are two or more kinds of interactions or partnerships that exist with the same person at the same time
A psychological process involving the unconscious redirection of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors from one person to another
When a boundary crossing occurs within a dual relationship
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Transference
Countertransference
Power differential
Boundary violation
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Countertransference
Transference
Power differential
Therapeutic relationship
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Avoid them in the first place
Read about psychotherapy
Start giving your client more personal advice
Use them to help your client improve their life
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Give the appearance that we would never do anything unethical
Safeguard and protect clients and practitioners
To build public trust and confidence and enhance the reputation of the profession
To build public trust and confidence and enhance the reputation of the profession
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Standards of practice
Physical boundaries
Personal ethics
Boundary guidelines
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Limits established within professional relationships that provide a framework or structure for the relationship
Limits that establish the amount of space around and between individuals both literally and figuratively
Legal guidelines that define what the therapist and client can do
The partnership that exists between a therapist and a client
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Therapeutic relationship
Professional boundaries
Dual relationship
Transference
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Boundary crossing
Boundary violation
Transference
Countertransference
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A boundary crossing that causes harm to or exploitation of the client
Boundary transgression that is considered benign because the ultimate effect results in no harm either to the client or the therapist.
An illegal act related to clients boundaries
When a boundary crossing becomes sexual
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The disparity in the level of influence or control between people holding different roles and positions within a relationship
The shift of emotions of the therapist onto the client to gain power over a situation
Employing appropriate power to best help the client
When a therapist takes advantage of their position to exploit the client
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Sympathy
Compassion
Empathy
Relating
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Empathy
Sympathy
Clairvoyant
Compassion
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Never
When the client initiates it
When it is consensual
If it only happens once
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People who have distinctive needs that require additional knowledge and skill sets in order to treat them safely and appropriately
People outside the therapists scope of practice
Target groups that a therapist wishes to work with
People who have additional needs and therefore require a special waiver in order to accept them as a client
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Body armoring
Fascial memory
Disassociation
Transference
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Remain calm and communicate with the client
Immediately leave the room to give the client space
Encourage the client to release as much as they can
Continue with the massage and pretend nothing is happening
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Avoid them if they might impair professional judgement
They are completely forbidden
Aside from sexual relationships, they are encouraged
They should only exist with clients that you don’t mind losing
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Client won’t remember appointment or recognize surroundings
Child-like behaviors, baby talk
Crying, Physical aggression
Client begins to experience past events from something you say
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Whining, physical aggression, rocking
Dancing, laughing
Sexual advances, innuendos
Telling jokes, trying to be punny
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Office policies and procedures
Code of ethics
Informed consent
Professional boundaries
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To set boundaries and establish a safe, healthy environment for both the client and the therapist
To ensure you always receive payment from the client even if they are unsatisfied
Because time is money, and neither grow on trees
Because without them, sexual relationships with clients would be inevitable
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Never, it’s not allowed.
When it is your celebrity crush
If when discussing past sexual partners, you realize that you are sexual linked already
When you realize it’s love and know it will last foreverly
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Should be avoided if they may impair judgement
Are recommended because the power differential of client-therapist doesn’t exist
Are recommended because they can become sexual within ethical guidelines
Are the best way to exploit someone and achieve your goals
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State
Federal
City
County
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Prescribing drugs, supplements, or exercise
Recommending stretches
Hydrotherapy
Making physical contact with a client
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The procedures and techniques that a licensed individual is permitted to provide
The narrow targeted view that a professional must stay within to treat clients
Following a strict flowchart and never thinking or acting outside of a protocol
Always remembering to never have sexual relationships with your clients
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Providing hands on therapeutic techniques
Treating infectious disease
Diagnosing client conditions
Sexual and psychotherapy practices
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPPO
Health Confidentiality Act
Patriot Act
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To build trust with your clients
Because if no one knows who your clients are, you can engage in sexual relationships
Your clients may give bigger tips
You don’t want anyone to know who your clients are so you can fire them easier
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They can because it’s their right
They are probably inebriated and you should perform hydrotherapy to sober them up
Make sure to asses an additional charge for your inconvenience
They can only do so if the treatment has not already started
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They have a just and reasonable cause
They do so based on sexual orientation, race, or religious beliefs
They feel like the client has already got their ‘money’s worth’
The therapist has a feeling that the client won’t be leaving a good tip
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Smell
Culture
Ethnicity
Age
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Professional image
Professional demeanor
Ethical conduct
Legal obligation
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Professional demeanor
Professional image
Ethical behavior
Ethical image
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Informed consent
Confidentiality
Policies and procedures
Liability waiver
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