You consider yourself an ethical provider, but just can't seem to get a handle on those ethics questions. Check out the tips below for navigating these types of questions.
1. There’s no getting around this. Ethics questions are primarily application questions and to effectively answer these questions, you have to know the Code and the Standards within it.
2. It’s not about your applied experience as a practitioner or what you would do with a client in front of you. You have to bring the scenario back to the Code of Ethics and the Ethical Standards within it. Based on the information provided, identify the specific Standard being addressed.
3. All the information you need to answer the question is in front of you. This isn’t the time to go down any hypothetical rabbit holes of “if I had X info…,“or “if the client…” Choose the best answer based on the information provided. Remember, anything that is partially incorrect is completely incorrect, so you can rule out answers that seem reasonable but actually contradict another section of the Code.
If you use the information you have to apply your knowledge of the Code itself to the questions, you will be on well on your way to those correct answers!