In Order to Get a Privileged Communication Statute Passed That

Multiple Choice

In order to get a privileged communication statute passed that protects the privacy of clients who are in professional relationships with counselors, legislators must be convinced that:

A) counseling relationships are more important than physician-patient relationships.
B) counseling relationships are similar to the relationships between a priest and penitent, or between a minister and congregation member.
C) making an exception to the general rule that all evidence must be presented in court is vital to the well-being of society.
D) law suits can be as easily resolved without the benefit of information that clients tell their counselors in confidential relationships.
E) counseling has met all the tests to demonstrate that it is a true profession.