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Ethics & Professional Standards in Prevention Flashcards

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  1. A prevention coalition partner pressures the CPP professional to exaggerate outcome data in a grant report to secure future funding. The ethical response is to:

    Answer: Refuse and report accurate data, explaining the risks of misrepresentation

    Integrity requires reporting accurate data; falsifying grant reports constitutes fraud and violates professional and legal standards.

  2. Informed consent in prevention programming means that participants:

    Answer: Receive information about the program's purpose, risks, and their right to withdraw before participation

    True informed consent requires voluntary agreement based on adequate information provided prior to participation.

  3. When prevention services are provided to minors, which of the following is MOST important regarding confidentiality?

    Answer: Professionals must know applicable state laws on minor consent and confidentiality

    State laws vary significantly regarding minors' rights to confidential services; CPPs must know and apply applicable statutes.

  4. A mandatory reporter who is a prevention specialist discovers during a school program that a student may be experiencing abuse. The professional must:

    Answer: Report to the appropriate child protective authority as required by law

    Mandatory reporters are legally required to report reasonable suspicion of abuse immediately, without needing absolute proof.

  5. Which ethical practice ensures that prevention programs respect participants' right to make their own decisions?

    Answer: Autonomy

    Autonomy is the ethical principle that upholds individuals' rights to make informed, voluntary choices about their own lives.

  6. A prevention professional is unsure whether sharing client data with a research team violates confidentiality. The BEST course of action is to:

    Answer: Consult with a supervisor and legal/ethics resources before sharing

    When uncertain about data sharing, professionals must consult supervisors and relevant legal/ethical frameworks before proceeding.

  7. NAADAC's ethical guidelines and ICPS ethical standards MOST agree on which of the following obligations?

    Answer: Professionals must maintain client confidentiality and avoid dual relationships

    Across major prevention and counseling codes, confidentiality and avoiding dual relationships are consistently identified as core obligations.