WyoCARE CEU E-Course
Ethics and the Self
Ethics Update 3
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Ethics updates have been created as a brief refresher of current issues in the realm of counseling and ethics. Each update consists of one current, peer-reviewed, journal article that should be read and a short quiz that should be completed if you would like to receive the 1 contact hour that will be awarded to you FREE through WyoCARE services. You are individually responsible to check with your licensure board to assure acceptance of this course. If you would like to receive the contact hour, please cut and paste your quiz answers to an email and send to wyocare@uwyo.edu. If you would rather, you can print the quiz out and send via mail to:
Johnna Nunez Ph.D. LPC CHT NCC
WyoCARE Program Coordinator and
Assistant Lecturer
University of Wyoming –
Division of Social Work
Dept. 3632
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
jnunez@uwyo.edu
(307) 745-5131
Short directions:
A.Read the article (link below)
B:Take quiz
C:Send it to WyoCARE (e-mail or postal service)
Ethics Update #3
A: Sias, Sherry M., (2009). Counseling and Values 53, 195-201.
Please click on the article title to link
you directly to the article.
B: Quiz for Ethics Update #3. Please click the Quiz link to take you to the quiz for update #3.
C: Send your answers to WyoCARE and be sure to include how you want your certificate to read along with your mailing address.
Ethics Update #3 Quiz
Sias, Sherry M., (2009). Counseling and Values 53, 195-201.
1. Substance Abuse Counselors (SACs) balance:
A:The client’s needs
B:Agency guidelines
C:Personal values
D:All of the above
2. TRUE or FALSE
“Cozier (2001) explored relationships among conceptual level, moral reasoning, education, and program delivery of prevention specialists” (Sias 2009). Sias found strong significance amongst these constructs.
3. The article suggested: (Which one is not suggested in the article?)
A: A host of factors affect moral reasoning and moral action
B: In hypothetical situations may be easier to choose a course of action to follow
C: Professionals don’t struggle with moral decisions or actions
D: Emotionally charged dilemmas could cause a decrease in moral judgment
4. TRUE or FALSE
Findings of this study attentively suggest that added training in ethics theory and ethical decision making may increase counselor’s competence in applying moral reasoning to real-life situations.