In Becoming an Ethical Practitioner, It Is Important To

question 22

Multiple Choice

In becoming an ethical practitioner, it is important to:

• A) learn how to arrive at clear-cut answers for difficult situations.
• B) identify a specific ethical code as the source of answers to ethical dilemmas.
• C) exercise careful judgement when it comes to interpreting and applying ethical principles to specific situations.
• D) avoid making any mistakes in counselling practice.

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Definitions:

Governmental Power

The authority vested in governments to establish laws, govern, and enforce order within a given territory.

Freedom Of Speech

The right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations.

Eighth Amendment

Part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights that prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.

Recidivism

The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend, typically measured by the occurrence of subsequent criminal behavior.