Deck 15: Legal and Ethical Issues

Question 1

The term "foreseeable" refers to what an average practitioner would expect to occur given similar client actions,behaviors,and context.​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

There is one single appropriate way to ethically handle crisis or disaster situations.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Ethical codes or guidelines are developed proactively.​

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Negligence is the result of the intentional breach of duty that one person owes another.​

Question 5

Reflective practice involves thinking about both your reasons for entering crisis and disaster work,as well as your actions during a crisis response,and how that response could be improved.​

Question 6

In those states that allow privileged communication,the right to privilege belongs to the client.​

Question 7

Mental health professionals who are considering serving as a volunteer in disaster situations should determine whether their professional liability policy will be in effect while serving as a volunteer rather than as part of their employment.​

Question 8

When considering how to respond in a specific situation,it can be helpful to listen to:​

A)soothing music.
B)your heartbeat.​
C)the sound of cars on a busy street.​
D)your personal values.​

Question 9

The terms ethics and law are synonymous.​

Question 10

Which of the following is not a misconception about ethical decision-making?​

A)There is always time to consult.
B)There is always a correct answer to resolve an ethical dilemma during a crisis situation.​
C)A systems approach to crisis intervention can help resolve ethical issues during a crisis event.​
D)There is always time to review an ethical decision-making model before acting.​

Question 11

Heuristics refers to the process a person uses to problem-solve and learn.​

Question 12

A crisis or disaster worker can be effective without attending to one's own self-care.​

Question 13

Ethical codes provide specific guidance to address the unique circumstances encountered while providing crisis or disaster services.​

Question 14

One difference between ethics and law is that:​

A)laws are proactive while ethics are reactive.
B)ethical codes are often aspirational while laws are mandatory.​
C)ethical codes are mandatory while laws offer guidance.​
D)laws are reactive while ethics are proactive.​

Question 15

According to the author,crisis intervention workers do not need to be concerned with the autonomy of their clients' decision making.​

Question 16

An ethical dilemma exists when two more ethical principles conflict.​

Question 17

Ethically,crisis intervention workers are encouraged to prepare for crisis or disaster situations before,during the crises or disaster,and the period of post crisis recovery.​

Question 18

Specialized ethics training is needed for crisis workers because:​

A)offering food and drink to a family following a natural disaster will cause dependency.
B)cowboy ethics may not consider all the ethical blind spots.​
C)completing confidentiality forms during a crisis requires special counseling skills.​
D)there are different cultural values around how to resolve an ethical dilemma.​

Question 19

Context,emotions,and perceptions influence ethical decision-making during a crisis or disaster.​

Question 20

Which of the following is a legal or ethical topic that is unique to crisis intervention?​

A)There are no ethical codes that specifically address crisis interventions or disaster responses.
B)Informed consent is required before providing mental health services.​
C)The principle of nonmaleficence​
D)Disclosure of client records is not allowed.​

Question 21

A crisis worker was on the scene of an apartment fire and failed to talk with a victim,who subsequently sustained emotional harm because of the worker's unintentional omission.The worker has committed:​

A)liability.
B)proximate.​
C)negligence.​
D)counseling.​

Question 22

Which of the following is not a guideline for crisis workers to follow in a potential duty to warn situation?​

A)Consultation with a supervisor or colleague
B)Be clear about the limits of confidentiality​
C)Develop contingency plans for different client reactions ahead of time​
D)You must take action to protect a client or potential victim,unless the patient threatens legal action.​

Question 23

Crisis workers who review their interactions with clients and consider the impact of their interventions on themselves,their clients,and the ecology of the intervention are engaging in:​

A)self-care.
B)ethical decision-making.​
C)​affect heuristic.
D)reflective practice.​

Question 24

Consider the ethical principles within the context of your personal values and your reasons for entering crisis or disaster intervention.Explain which of the ethical principles you are likely to prioritize in responding to a crisis or disaster.Why? Discuss how this ethical principle can be both an advantage and a disadvantage to the people in crisis that you serve.​

Question 25

The crisis worker may need to break client confidentiality when which of the following criteria as met?​

A)Protect self or others,serious threat,the average practitioner,vague timeline
B)Protect self or others,vague timeline,peer/lay counselor,mild threat​
C)Protect self or others,serious threat,foreseeable future,reasonable practitioner​
D)Protect self or others,mild threat,reasonable practitioner,foreseeable future

Question 26

The idea that cultural views on good and harm is related to the ethical idea of:​

A)beneficence.
B)autonomy.​
C)justice.​
D)nonmaleficence.​

Question 27

To protect themselves from liability for malpractice while responding as a volunteer to a man-made disaster,mental health professionals should not:​

A)practice within their liability insurance.
B)practice within their scope of training.​
C)practice without identifying themselves or obtaining informed consent.​
D)practice with the clear guidance of their supervisor.​

Question 28

The idea that persons in crisis are able to make decisions is related to the ethical idea of:​

A)beneficence.
B)autonomy.​
C)justice.​
D)nonmaleficence.​

Question 29

Following a disaster a survivor is standing in line waiting to enter a dining room tent.The survivor begins speaking with you,a crisis intervention worker,about a deeply traumatic and personal issue.Other survivors are standing in line and could easily over hear the conversation.The client asks the disaster worker to keep their conversation confidential.How would you proceed? What are the ethical principles,legal,moral,or political issues involved?​

Question 30

Privacy is a difficult concept to put into practice during a disaster response,while confidentiality:​

A)does not have to be respected in a crisis situation.
B)does not have a place in the crisis workers' toolkit.​
C)does have to be maintained regardless of the setting.​
D)does have to be established as a legal and ethical issue in crisis response.​

Question 31

Choose one of the hypothetical cases presented in thisChapter or draw from your personal experiences responding to a crisis or disaster.Discuss the ethical dilemmas that arose in responding to the situation and whether the ethical,legal,moral,or political contexts took precedence.​

Question 32

The idea that truthfulness is thought and action is a test of morality is related to the ethical idea of:​

A)fidelity.
B)autonomy.​
C)justice.​
D)nonmaleficence.​

Question 33

The idea that crisis services be delivered based upon need and resource availability is related to the ethical idea of:​

A)fidelity.
B)autonomy.​
C)justice.​
D)nonmaleficence.​

Question 34

One model for ethical self-care is reflection upon a critical counseling event using a recovery model that includes all of the following,except:​

A)recognition of an error.
B)using negative self-talk.​
C)evaluation of possible restitution.​
D)rehabilitation to prevent reoccurrence.​

Question 35

When decisions are made based upon how much we relate to,or like,another is known as:​

A)discernment.
B)vicarious liability.​
C)affect heuristic.​
D)justice.​