ALLIANT COMP MFT FINAL PAPER UPDATED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE
ANSWERS 100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Ethical Principle: Justice
Answer: Formal meaning of justice is "treating equals equally and
unequals unequally but in proportion to their relevant differences"
(p.49).
■ If an individual is to be treated differently, the counselor needs to
be able to offer a rationale that explains the necessity and
appropriateness of treating this individual differently.
◉ Ethical Principle: Fidelity
Answer: ■ Loyalty, faithfulness, and honoring commitments.
■ Clients must be able to trust the counselor and have faith in the
therapeutic relationship if growth is to occur.
■ Counselor must take care not to threaten the therapeutic
relationship nor to leave obligations unfulfilled.
◉ Corey Model of Ethical Decision Making
Answer: ■ Identify the problem.
,■ Identify the potential issues involved.
■ Review relevant ethical guidelines.
■ Know relevant laws and regulations
■ Obtain Consultation.
■ Consider possible and probable courses of action.
■ List the consequences of the probable courses of action.
■ Decide on what appears to be the best course of action.
◉ Kitchner Model of Ethical Decision Making
Answer: ■ Interpret
■ Formulate
■ Integrate
■ Implementing
◉ Scope of Practice
Answer: Defined by state law, you cannot expand this unless you get
an additional license type - An LMFT can work with individuals,
couples or groups in a relational context
◉ Scope of Competence
Answer: Defined by your education, training and experience - you
can expand your scope of competence through additional training -
,If a client is requesting you do something outside of your scope of
competence, you should refer them to someone else
◉ Informed Consent: Must include 9 Things
Answer: 1) Disclosure of Fees
2) Describing what treatments are to be performed and for what
purposes
3) Disclosure of the client's right to choose/refuse services (this is
called Autonomy/Self-Determination)
4) The therapist's licensure status (trainee? associate? licensed?)
5) Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)
6) Limits of Confidentiality
7) Cancellation Policy
8) Risks/Benefits of Therapy
9) Communication and Emergency Practices
◉ Informed Consent with Minors
Answer: *A 12 year old can consent for services on their own - as
long as the therapist deems the 12 year old to be mature enough to
do so
*Therapist must still make an attempt to contact parents unless the
therapist can document why making contact to the parents would be
detrimental to the minor
, ◉ Assent Agreement
Answer: A modified informed consent document that contains
language that a minor would understand (not a legally binding
document) - Therapists do not have to do this, but can create this
document to help children understand the therapy process
◉ Confidentiality: Basic Definition
Answer: The process of keeping the process of therapy private
(therapists responsibility)
◉ Privilege: Basic Definition
Answer: The right of a client to keep the their therapist from
testifying in court about their therapy
◉ Privileged Communications
Answer: The private talks between client and therapist under the
law
◉ Asserting Privilege
Answer: When a therapist receives a subpoena and the the therapist
refuses to give information about their client to the court. Must do
this formally (in writing) and cannot assert privilege if your client, a
judge demands that privilege be waived
QUESTIONS VERIFIED COMPLETE
ANSWERS 100 PERCENT CORRECT
◉ Ethical Principle: Justice
Answer: Formal meaning of justice is "treating equals equally and
unequals unequally but in proportion to their relevant differences"
(p.49).
■ If an individual is to be treated differently, the counselor needs to
be able to offer a rationale that explains the necessity and
appropriateness of treating this individual differently.
◉ Ethical Principle: Fidelity
Answer: ■ Loyalty, faithfulness, and honoring commitments.
■ Clients must be able to trust the counselor and have faith in the
therapeutic relationship if growth is to occur.
■ Counselor must take care not to threaten the therapeutic
relationship nor to leave obligations unfulfilled.
◉ Corey Model of Ethical Decision Making
Answer: ■ Identify the problem.
,■ Identify the potential issues involved.
■ Review relevant ethical guidelines.
■ Know relevant laws and regulations
■ Obtain Consultation.
■ Consider possible and probable courses of action.
■ List the consequences of the probable courses of action.
■ Decide on what appears to be the best course of action.
◉ Kitchner Model of Ethical Decision Making
Answer: ■ Interpret
■ Formulate
■ Integrate
■ Implementing
◉ Scope of Practice
Answer: Defined by state law, you cannot expand this unless you get
an additional license type - An LMFT can work with individuals,
couples or groups in a relational context
◉ Scope of Competence
Answer: Defined by your education, training and experience - you
can expand your scope of competence through additional training -
,If a client is requesting you do something outside of your scope of
competence, you should refer them to someone else
◉ Informed Consent: Must include 9 Things
Answer: 1) Disclosure of Fees
2) Describing what treatments are to be performed and for what
purposes
3) Disclosure of the client's right to choose/refuse services (this is
called Autonomy/Self-Determination)
4) The therapist's licensure status (trainee? associate? licensed?)
5) Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)
6) Limits of Confidentiality
7) Cancellation Policy
8) Risks/Benefits of Therapy
9) Communication and Emergency Practices
◉ Informed Consent with Minors
Answer: *A 12 year old can consent for services on their own - as
long as the therapist deems the 12 year old to be mature enough to
do so
*Therapist must still make an attempt to contact parents unless the
therapist can document why making contact to the parents would be
detrimental to the minor
, ◉ Assent Agreement
Answer: A modified informed consent document that contains
language that a minor would understand (not a legally binding
document) - Therapists do not have to do this, but can create this
document to help children understand the therapy process
◉ Confidentiality: Basic Definition
Answer: The process of keeping the process of therapy private
(therapists responsibility)
◉ Privilege: Basic Definition
Answer: The right of a client to keep the their therapist from
testifying in court about their therapy
◉ Privileged Communications
Answer: The private talks between client and therapist under the
law
◉ Asserting Privilege
Answer: When a therapist receives a subpoena and the the therapist
refuses to give information about their client to the court. Must do
this formally (in writing) and cannot assert privilege if your client, a
judge demands that privilege be waived
