Question

You are a well-known cognitive behavior therapist who heads up a private practice in New Jersey. For the next two years you will be in Canada conducting a research project. Your practice has six other counselors. The practice is sending brochures to schools, agencies, and hospitals in an attempt to boost referrals. Your name appears on the front of the brochure as if you are available for referrals. This is______.

a.totally ethical.
b.unethical.
c.possibly ethical and possibly unethical. Not enough information is given to answer this question.
d.irrelevant since ACA and NBCC ethics do not address private practice.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. unethical

Explanation:

You are a well-known cognitive behavior therapist who heads up a private practice in New Jersey. For the next two years you will be in Canada conducting a research project. Your practice has six other counselors. The practice is sending brochures to schools, agencies, and hospitals in an attempt to boost referrals. Your name appears on the front of the brochure as if you are available for referrals. This is UNETHICAL.

Answer 2

Answer:

b.unethical.

Explanation:

Unethical behavior is a behavior that doesn't conform to approved standards of social or professional behavior. Behavior that involves theft and cheating is wrong.

Your name appearing on the front of the brochure as if you are available for referrals is wrong and unethical.