Exam 5: Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities

Joyce was hospitalized as a result of an attempted suicide. She tried to call her therapist before taking an overdose of pills, but he could not be reached because he was on vacation and did not make provisions for a replacement therapist while he was gone. This action constitutes the following type of professional negligence:

Concerning counseling via the Internet, which statement is most accurate?

______________________should include a record of client and therapist behavior that is clinically relevant, including interventions used, client responses to treatment strategies, the evolving treatment plan, and any follow-up measures taken.

In the event that a practitioner is sued, he or she should:

Samuel has been planning a two week vacation to Europe for months. He is a private practitioner and has a caseload of clients who have dependency issues. As an ethical practitioner, Samuel should:

The intent of a(n) is to define boundaries and clarify the nature of the basic counseling relationship between the counselor and the client.

Of the following, which is an example of a behavior that might leave a mental health practitioner vulnerable to a malpractice suit?

California enacted a law in 2011 allowing mental health practitioners to treat minors (12 years or older) if:

The definition of a minor varies from state to state; however:

______________________is the failure to render professional services or to exercise the degree of skill that is ordinarily expected of other professionals in a similar situation.

Ignoring evidence of peer misconduct is:

Most ethical codes specify that therapists should:

Inappropriate socialization with clients, burdening clients with a counselor's personal problems, and putting clients in awkward business situations are examples of:

______________________can result from unjustified departure from usual practice or from failing to exercise proper care in fulfilling one's responsibilities.

Which of the following is NOT a professional association's ethical codes or guidelines in regards to technology and online counseling?

Written consent forms should NOT include:

Informed consent generally implies that the person:

Which of the following is NOT an alternative technology to online counseling?

To succeed in a malpractice claim, the plaintiff needs to show that a breach of duty did exist in which:

Which of the following would be LEAST likely to lead to a malpractice suit?