Of the following, which is an example of a behavior that might leave a mental health
practitioner vulnerable to a malpractice suit?
a. Used a procedure within the realm of accepted professional practice
b. Employed a technique that he or she was not trained to use
c. Used a procedure to which the client did not respond favorably
d. Explained the possible consequences of treatment and the client still wanted to
participate in the process
Joe has a counseling practice and is also teaching psychology part-time at a university.
He is well liked and trusted by students and some have asked for private counseling.
Joe has decided to wait until semester break before taking them on as clients. Joe would
be:
a. exhibiting ethical behavior by telling his students that he will counsel them at the end
of the semester.
b. in a dual relationship with his students which may cause ethical problems.
c. playing favoritism by not counseling all of his students.
d. not qualified to counsel his students because he is a part-time instructor.
Supervisors should provide supervision only
A.after they obtain the needed education and training to ensure competence in this role.
B.if they can devote the required time to provide adequate oversight.
C.if they are competent both in the practice of supervision and in the area of counseling
being supervised.
D.All of the choices.
Why is it imperative for you to become familiar with the guiding principles of the ethics
codes and accepted standards of practice of your profession?
a. To receive an A in your ethics course.
b. To avoid your malpractice insurance premiums from skyrocketing.
c. To protect the welfare of your clients.
d. To enhance your persona as a professional.
Groups remain a powerful intervention tool
A.primarily for school-aged children and adolescents.
B.primarily for adults dealing with a host of issues and stressors.
C.primarily for older adults dealing with geriatric concerns.
D.across the life span, positively impacting childhood, adult, and geriatric disorders
When it becomes necessary to break confidentiality:
a. it is wise to try to keep this from the client so as not to arouse suspicion and
negatively affect the relationship.
b. it is a good practice to inform the client of the intention to take this action.
c. it is unwise to invite the client to participate in this process.
d. the therapist should refer the client to another professional.
e. the therapist should reveal the maximum amount of information possible.
Linda is considering developing a multiple or dual relationship with her client and it’s
important for Linda to remember:
a. that all multiple relationships should be avoided because they are usually harmful.
b. that absolute answers are available to resolve dual or multiple relationship dilemmas.
c. to be cautious in order to protect herself from censure.
d. to consider whether the potential benefit outweighs the potential for harm.
_________________________ is a developmentally informed process that provides
useful feedback during one’s training and throughout one’s professional career.
A.Formative assessment
B.Summative assessment
C.Developmentally-informed assessment
D.Both a and b
When a complaint is lodged against a member of a professional organization, the ethics
committee
a. launches an investigation and deliberates on the case, eventually reaching a
disposition.
b. always dismisses specific charges within the complaint.
c. imposes sanctions nine times out of ten.
d. transfers the case to law enforcement.
Case management involves:
a. planning and coordinating approaches to treatment.
b. promoting, restoring, and/or maintaining the independent functioning of clients in the
least-restrictive community environment.
c. conducting intensive psychotherapy.
d. all of the above
e. a and b
Which of the following statements is true about counselor impairment?
a. If practitioners do not take steps to remedy burnout or make changes in how they deal
with stress, the eventual result is likely to be impairment.
b. Although impairment may take on different forms, substance abuse is rarely a
manifestation of counselor impairment.
c. Clients generally do not recognize when their counselors are impaired.
d. The issue of counselor impairment receives more attention than it deserves since the
problem is not widespread.
Codes of ethics fulfill three major objectives. Which of the following is NOT identified
in the text as being one of the objectives?
a. to educate professionals about sound ethical conduct
b. to provide a mechanism for professional accountability
c. to provide a common language by which lawyers and mental health practitioners can
communicate about clients
d. to be a catalyst for improving practice
Which case dealt with the duty NOT to negligently release a dangerous patient?
a. the Tarasoff case
b. the Bradley case
c. the Jablonski case
d. the Hedlund case
e. the Jaffee case
If your work setting limits the number of counseling sessions for clients,
a. inform clients that they will need to resolve all of their problems within the
designated number of sessions.
b. develop a list of appropriate, qualified referral resources in your area.
c. ignore those limits if a client needs to continue receiving services.
d. find a new job that isn”t so restrictive.
Clinicians who oppose any form of physical contact with their clients (e.g., non-erotic
touching) believe that:
A.it can promote dependency.
B.it can interfere with the transference relationship.
C.it can be misread by clients.
D.it can become sexualized.
E.All of the choices
Those who are responsible for educating and training mental health professionals are
ethically and professionally obligated to
a. focus exclusively on mentoring trainees.
b. Invest all of their efforts into mentoring trainees as well as being advocates for them
and their clients.
c. balance their roles as advocate and mentor of trainees with their gatekeeping role.
d. focus exclusively on their gatekeeping responsibilities.
Through consideration of ethical codes and legal requirements within a process called
_______________________________, family members are made aware of counselor
values and concerns; are informed about professional, ethical, and legal standards
affecting their situation; and are asked to share in the process of finding a resolution to
any ethical dilemmas that may emerge.
a. participatory ethics
b. aspirational ethics
c. family ethics
d. relational ethics
Mario’s job entails going to middle schools within the county to run counseling groups
for students identified as having the potential for aggression. He is providing
a. direct client services.
b. indirect client services.
c. direct community services.
d. indirect community services.
Which of the following individuals would be considered a poor candidate for a
heterogeneous outpatient intensive therapy group?
A.a brain-damaged person
B.a paranoid person
C.a hypochondriac
D.an acutely psychotic person
E.All of the choices
Supervisors are ethically vulnerable because:
a. there is a power differential between the participants.
b. of the “therapy like” quality of the supervisory relationship.
c. they are faced with protecting the welfare of clients, supervisees, the public and the
profession.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
Supervisors are ethically vulnerable because:
a. there is a power differential between the participants.
b. of the “therapy like” quality of the supervisory relationship.
c. they are faced with protecting the welfare of clients, supervisees, the public and the
profession.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
The authors’ style of supervision:
a. focuses largely on the intrapsychic dynamics of supervisees.
b. emphasizes a parallel process that operates between a counseling model and a
supervisory model.
c. focuses on interpersonal dimensions.
d. b and c
Most family therapy training programs employ both didactic and experiential methods
and supervised practice. Experiential methods include:
A.classroom lectures and readings.
B.both personal therapy and working with one’s own family of origin.
C.films and videotapes of family therapy sessions.
D.discussion.
Community workers include all of the following except:
A.social workers.
B.psychologists.
C.human service workers.
D.nurses.
E.None of the choices
Rhonda is a counselor at a drug and alcohol treatment center. She grew up in an
alcoholic home and is not fully aware of the “unfinished business” she has with her
parents. She is still angry and resents her parents for having to grow up in an alcoholic
family system. It is most likely that Rhonda will:
A.be able to understand her addicted clients through her own childhood experiences.
B.examine her unresolved conflicts as she continues to work in the treatment center.
C.obstruct the progress of her clients as they attempt to move towards recovery.
D.feel comfortable with her clients because she is familiar with their behavior.
The Professional Training Standards of Group Workers specify:
a. a set of core knowledge.
b. skill competencies.
c. both knowledge and skill competencies.
d. specialized training for advanced group leadership.
The responsibility to protect the public from dangerous acts of violent clients entails
liability for civil damages when practitioners neglect this duty by:
a. failing to diagnose or predict dangerous behavior.
b. failing to warn potential victims of violent behavior.
c. failing to commit dangerous individuals.
d. prematurely discharging dangerous clients from the hospital.
e. all of the above
In multicultural counseling, one must balance the importance
of______________________ in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
A.liberal and conservative views
B.western approaches and southern approaches
C.individualism versus collectivism
D.cultural encapsulation and assimilation
Gender sensitive models of training family therapists are aimed at:
A.raising consciousness concerning the role of cultural and ethnic factors in influencing
the outlooks and behaviors of individuals and families.
B.overcoming trainee gender bias and sex-role stereotyping.
C.understanding the collaborative nature of family therapy.
D.direct clinical contact with all members of the family system.
Interdependence, family embeddedness and connectedness, hierarchies of relationship,
and multigenerational perspectives are familiar concepts in ______________ cultures.
a. Western
b. Northern
c. Eastern
d. Southern
If clients are encouraged to change the direction of their values without being aware of
what they are doing, they are
A.being counseled properly.
B.being deprived of self-determination.
C.fools.
D.intentionally putting themselves in a precarious position.
A counselor working in an AIDS-related case:
A.has a legal duty to warn according to the Tarasoff decision.
B.is obliged to protect all third parties of the threat of HIV transmission according to
ethical codes.
C.must report the case to the Department of Public Health.
D.has few legal guidelines to help determine when or how to inform a potential victim
of the threat of HIV transmission.
This principle refers to therapists making efforts at fostering maximum
self-determination on the part of clients:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. justice, or fairness.
e. fidelity.
The first level of ethical functioning is characterized by compliance with the law and by
following the ethical codes. This is called
a. personal ethics.
b. ideal ethics.
c. aspirational ethics.
d. mandatory ethics.
e. basic ethics.
_________________ in a Supreme Court decision ruled that communications between
licensed psychotherapists and their clients are privileged and therefore protected from
forced disclosure in cases arising under federal law.
a. Bradley Center v. Wessner
b. Jablonski v. United States
c. Jaffee v. Redmond
d. Hedlund v. Superior Court