Question 1

In light of recent court cases, there is a duty to report when all of the following are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the client is not violent. 
B)  there is a chance that the client might harm him- or herself. 
C)  child abuse or neglect is imminent. 
D)  a vulnerable adult is at risk. 
A)  the client is not violent. 
B)  there is a chance that the client might harm him- or herself. 
C)  child abuse or neglect is imminent. 
D)  a vulnerable adult is at risk. A

Question 2

Under managed care programs, termination of therapy is generally the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  company policy. 
B)  the client's decision. 
C)  the professional judgment of the therapist. 
D)  a collaborative process between the therapist and client. 
A)  company policy. 
B)  the client's decision. 
C)  the professional judgment of the therapist. 
D)  a collaborative process between the therapist and client. A

Question 3

Poor ethical decisions often result from all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  an inability to view a situation objectively. 
B)  an inability to view a situation subjectively. 
C)  prejudices, biases, personal needs, or emotional investment in a situation. 
D)  emotions experienced while assessing the situation. 
A)  an inability to view a situation objectively. 
B)  an inability to view a situation subjectively. 
C)  prejudices, biases, personal needs, or emotional investment in a situation. 
D)  emotions experienced while assessing the situation. B

Question 4

Regarding incest and child abuse, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Practitioners have a legal, but not ethical, obligation to report child abuse. 
B)  Mandatory reporting laws are the same for all states. 
C)  Helpers are required to make a report only if they are certain that abuse has taken place or is occurring presently. 
D)  A report should be filed once a helper has grounds for suspecting abuse. 
A)  Practitioners have a legal, but not ethical, obligation to report child abuse. 
B)  Mandatory reporting laws are the same for all states. 
C)  Helpers are required to make a report only if they are certain that abuse has taken place or is occurring presently. 
D)  A report should be filed once a helper has grounds for suspecting abuse.

Question 5

Define risk management and explain its importance to the helping professions.​

Accepted Answer

Risk management is the process of identi

Question 6

Under a managed care system, confidentiality

Accepted Answer

A)  can be assured to clients. 
B)  is compromised. 
C)  is handled no differently than in the fee-for-service approach. 
D)  can be promised to adults, but not to minors. 
A)  can be assured to clients. 
B)  is compromised. 
C)  is handled no differently than in the fee-for-service approach. 
D)  can be promised to adults, but not to minors.

Question 7

One of the best precautions against malpractice is:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​not consulting with colleagues. 
B)  ​not utilizing informed consent. 
C)  ​personal and professional honesty and openness with clients. 
D)  ​not following rules for confidentiality. 
A)  ​not consulting with colleagues. 
B)  ​not utilizing informed consent. 
C)  ​personal and professional honesty and openness with clients. 
D)  ​not following rules for confidentiality.

Question 8

Of the following, which is the first step in making an ethical decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apply the ethics codes. 
B)  Consider possible and probable courses of action. 
C)  Identify the problem or dilemma. 
D)  Obtain consultation. 
A)  Apply the ethics codes. 
B)  Consider possible and probable courses of action. 
C)  Identify the problem or dilemma. 
D)  Obtain consultation.

Question 9

Informal peer monitoring

Accepted Answer

A)  provides an opportunity for corrective interventions and may involve confronting a colleague. 
B)  ​is considered unethical. 
C)  is considered a boundary crossing by the professional codes since practitioners are expected to monitor their own, not others' behavior. 
D)  ​is illegal. 
A)  provides an opportunity for corrective interventions and may involve confronting a colleague. 
B)  ​is considered unethical. 
C)  is considered a boundary crossing by the professional codes since practitioners are expected to monitor their own, not others' behavior. 
D)  ​is illegal.

Question 10

Clients have a right to know that

Accepted Answer

A)  the helping relationship will be kept confidential, except in certain circumstances. 
B)  confidentiality can be guaranteed when counseling families or groups. 
C)  confidential information will not be shared with others, even with another helping professional. 
D)  confidentiality is an absolute, since trust will not be formed if there are any conditions to maintaining confidentiality. 
A)  the helping relationship will be kept confidential, except in certain circumstances. 
B)  confidentiality can be guaranteed when counseling families or groups. 
C)  confidential information will not be shared with others, even with another helping professional. 
D)  confidentiality is an absolute, since trust will not be formed if there are any conditions to maintaining confidentiality.

Question 11

Under managed care programs, utilization review refers to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of predefined criteria to evaluate treatment. 
B)  the appropriateness of therapeutic intervention. 
C)  therapy effectiveness. 
D)  abandoning clients. 
A)  the use of predefined criteria to evaluate treatment. 
B)  the appropriateness of therapeutic intervention. 
C)  therapy effectiveness. 
D)  abandoning clients.

Question 12

Of the following, perhaps the major goal of mental health managed care is

Accepted Answer

A)  to offer clinicians increased opportunities to have a stable income. 
B)  to provide clients with the best possible psychological care. 
C)  to provide services that are as brief as possible to ameliorate presenting problems. 
D)  to assist clients in getting long-term treatment when that is needed. 
A)  to offer clinicians increased opportunities to have a stable income. 
B)  to provide clients with the best possible psychological care. 
C)  to provide services that are as brief as possible to ameliorate presenting problems. 
D)  to assist clients in getting long-term treatment when that is needed.

Question 13

Regarding informed consent, all of the following are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  what and how much to tell clients is determined in part by the clientele. 
B)  it is a good practice for helpers to employ an educational approach by encouraging clients' questions about the helping relationship. 
C)  educating clients about the helping process is something that ought to be completed at the intake session. 
D)  dealing with client questions is especially critical at the initial stage of helping. 
A)  what and how much to tell clients is determined in part by the clientele. 
B)  it is a good practice for helpers to employ an educational approach by encouraging clients' questions about the helping relationship. 
C)  educating clients about the helping process is something that ought to be completed at the intake session. 
D)  dealing with client questions is especially critical at the initial stage of helping.

Question 14

All of the following helping specialties require post-graduate education EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol and drug abuse counseling. 
B)  rehabilitation counseling. 
C)  social work. 
D)  marriage and family therapy. 
A)  alcohol and drug abuse counseling. 
B)  rehabilitation counseling. 
C)  social work. 
D)  marriage and family therapy.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a major purpose of codes of ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They educate helpers to the nature of sound ethical practice. 
B)  They spell out legal aspects of practice. 
C)  They provide a mechanism for professional accountability. 
D)  They serve as catalysts for improving practice. 
A)  They educate helpers to the nature of sound ethical practice. 
B)  They spell out legal aspects of practice. 
C)  They provide a mechanism for professional accountability. 
D)  They serve as catalysts for improving practice.

Question 16

When laws and ethics collide and conflict cannot be avoided, practitioners should do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  obey the law in a manner that minimizes harm to their ethical values. 
B)  adhere to their ethical values in a manner that minimizes the violation of the law. 
C)  always offer a referral to another practitioner. 
D)  obtain legal consultation when needed. 
A)  obey the law in a manner that minimizes harm to their ethical values. 
B)  adhere to their ethical values in a manner that minimizes the violation of the law. 
C)  always offer a referral to another practitioner. 
D)  obtain legal consultation when needed.

Question 17

It may be necessary to make a referral when all of the following take place EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it is evident that the helper does not have the skills or the responsibility to offer the client the needed services. 
B)  the client is failing to make progress. 
C)  personal factors are likely to interfere with a productive working relationship. 
D)  the client has a disability the helper is uncomfortable with. 
A)  it is evident that the helper does not have the skills or the responsibility to offer the client the needed services. 
B)  the client is failing to make progress. 
C)  personal factors are likely to interfere with a productive working relationship. 
D)  the client has a disability the helper is uncomfortable with.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is FALSE​ as it applies to managed care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Managed care appears to be alive and well. 
B)  Managed care presents both ethical and legal issues for professional practice. 
C)  Practitioners employed by managed care units are exempt from malpractice suits if clients claim that they did not receive the standard of care they required. 
D)  Because managed care providers take an active role in treatment planning, client confidentiality is compromised. 
A)  Managed care appears to be alive and well. 
B)  Managed care presents both ethical and legal issues for professional practice. 
C)  Practitioners employed by managed care units are exempt from malpractice suits if clients claim that they did not receive the standard of care they required. 
D)  Because managed care providers take an active role in treatment planning, client confidentiality is compromised.

Question 19

Because most helpers do not possess detailed legal knowledge, it is a good idea for helpers to obtain legal consultation about the procedures they use in their practice. Awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not protect clients, but protects helpers. 
B)  does not protect clients or helpers. 
C)  protects clients. 
D)  protects clients and shields practitioners from needless lawsuits arising from negligence or ignorance. 
A)  does not protect clients, but protects helpers. 
B)  does not protect clients or helpers. 
C)  protects clients. 
D)  protects clients and shields practitioners from needless lawsuits arising from negligence or ignorance.

Question 20

In dealing with ethical dilemmas, it is important to realize all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  there are rarely clear-cut answers to these dilemmas. 
B)  most problems are complex and defy simple solutions. 
C)  knowledge of ethics codes is more than enough. 
D)  ethics codes are not dogma, but guidelines. 
A)  there are rarely clear-cut answers to these dilemmas. 
B)  most problems are complex and defy simple solutions. 
C)  knowledge of ethics codes is more than enough. 
D)  ethics codes are not dogma, but guidelines.

In light of recent court cases, there is a duty to report when all of the following are true EXCEPT

Under managed care programs, termination of therapy is generally the result of

Poor ethical decisions often result from all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding incest and child abuse, which of the following statements is true?

Define risk management and explain its importance to the helping professions.

Under a managed care system, confidentiality

One of the best precautions against malpractice is:

Of the following, which is the first step in making an ethical decision?

Informal peer monitoring

Clients have a right to know that

Under managed care programs, utilization review refers to all of the following EXCEPT

Of the following, perhaps the major goal of mental health managed care is

Regarding informed consent, all of the following are true EXCEPT

All of the following helping specialties require post-graduate education EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT a major purpose of codes of ethics?

When laws and ethics collide and conflict cannot be avoided, practitioners should do all of the following EXCEPT

It may be necessary to make a referral when all of the following take place EXCEPT

Which of the following statements is FALSE as it applies to managed care?

Because most helpers do not possess detailed legal knowledge, it is a good idea for helpers to obtain legal consultation about the procedures they use in their practice. Awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships:

In dealing with ethical dilemmas, it is important to realize all of the following EXCEPT

Are the Helping Professions for You

Helper Know Thyself

Knowing Your Values

Understanding Diversity

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision

Working With Groups

Working in the Community

Stress Burnout and Self Care

Managing Crisis Personally and Professionally

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Exam 8: Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers

In light of recent court cases, there is a duty to report when all of the following are true EXCEPT

Under managed care programs, termination of therapy is generally the result of

Poor ethical decisions often result from all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding incest and child abuse, which of the following statements is true?

Define risk management and explain its importance to the helping professions.​

Under a managed care system, confidentiality

One of the best precautions against malpractice is:​

Of the following, which is the first step in making an ethical decision?

Informal peer monitoring

Clients have a right to know that

Under managed care programs, utilization review refers to all of the following EXCEPT

Of the following, perhaps the major goal of mental health managed care is

Regarding informed consent, all of the following are true EXCEPT

All of the following helping specialties require post-graduate education EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT a major purpose of codes of ethics?

When laws and ethics collide and conflict cannot be avoided, practitioners should do all of the following EXCEPT

It may be necessary to make a referral when all of the following take place EXCEPT

Which of the following statements is FALSE​ as it applies to managed care?

Because most helpers do not possess detailed legal knowledge, it is a good idea for helpers to obtain legal consultation about the procedures they use in their practice. Awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships:

In dealing with ethical dilemmas, it is important to realize all of the following EXCEPT

Are the Helping Professions for You

Helper Know Thyself

Knowing Your Values

Understanding Diversity

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision

Working With Groups

Working in the Community

Stress Burnout and Self Care

Managing Crisis Personally and Professionally

Filters

Define risk management and explain its importance to the helping professions.

One of the best precautions against malpractice is:

Which of the following statements is FALSE as it applies to managed care?