Deck 3: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Counseling

Question 1

Parens patriae is a parent's right to have access to their child's records.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following elements must be present for informed consent to occur?

A) The person granting the consent must be competent.
B) The person must be given relevant information about the procedures to be performed.
C) The consent must be freely given.
D) All of these.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following groups is responsible for enforcing the "privacy rule?"

A) U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations-Civil Rights Program
B) U.S. Department of the Treasury
C) U.S. Department of Human Resources-Office of Civic Rights
D) None of these.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A subpoena is:

A) A legal summons for you to appear in court.
B) For you to appear in court or for a counselor to appear in court and to bring your records with you.
C) A legal document that concerns both privileged communication and informed consent.
D) A legal document that requires a breach of client confidentiality.

Question 5

A legal term that indicates that the client's communications cannot be disclosed in a court of law without the client's consent is:

A) Confidentiality
B) Informed consent
C) Privileged communications
D) Subpoena duces tecum

Question 6

The concepts of confidentiality, privileged communication, and privacy are based on:

A) The First Amendment
B) The Fourth Amendment
C) The Fifth Amendment
D) None of these.

Question 7

Counselors have a duty to warn when there is an identifiable victim.

Question 8

Legal minors cannot give informed consent.

Question 9

Clients who are mentally ill cannot refuse treatment.

Question 10

Testimonials by satisfied clients are ethical and legal in advertisements.

Question 11

Match the term with its definition.
-Wyatt v. Stickney

A)Client right to treatment.
B)Right to refuse treatment.
C)Due process needed to overrule refusal of treatment.
D)Established that communication was privileged for clients.
E)Duty to warn.

Question 12

Match the term with its definition.
-Rogers v. Orkin

A)Client right to treatment.
B)Right to refuse treatment.
C)Due process needed to overrule refusal of treatment.
D)Established that communication was privileged for clients.
E)Duty to warn.

Question 13

Match the term with its definition.
-Rennie v. Klein

A)Client right to treatment.
B)Right to refuse treatment.
C)Due process needed to overrule refusal of treatment.
D)Established that communication was privileged for clients.
E)Duty to warn.

Question 14

Match the term with its definition.
-Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California

A)Client right to treatment.
B)Right to refuse treatment.
C)Due process needed to overrule refusal of treatment.
D)Established that communication was privileged for clients.
E)Duty to warn.

Question 15

Match the term with its definition.
-Jaffee v. Redmon

A)Client right to treatment.
B)Right to refuse treatment.
C)Due process needed to overrule refusal of treatment.
D)Established that communication was privileged for clients.
E)Duty to warn.