CA LPCC Law And Ethics Test 3 Questions With Correct Answers 2024

CA LPCC Law And Ethics Test 3 Questions
With Correct Answers 2024



What .is .accurate .regarding .legal .requirements .for .a .PCC .registered .intern's
.advertisements .for .his .or .her .professional .services? .- .correct .answer.The .ad .must

.include .the .intern's .full .name .as .registered .with .the .BBS, .their .registration .number, .the

.words ."professional .clinical .counselor .registered .intern" .or ."PCC .registered .intern", .and

.the .name .of .their .employer .or .the .entity .for .which .they .volunteer.




"PCCI" .can .only .be .used .when .the .title .professional .clinical .counselor .registered .intern .is
.also .used.




California .Code .of .Regulations .(CCR) .Section .1811

When .it's .determined .that .a .person .is .gravely .disabled .as .the .result .of .a .mental .disorder,
.he .or .she .may .be .initially .held .in .a .locked .facility .for ._____ .hours .followed .by .an

.additional .period .of .up .to .______ .days .if .it .is .determined .that .he .or .she .is .still .gravely

.disabled. .- .correct .answer.72; .14




What .are .the .consequences .when .a .counselor .has .failed .to .report .an .incident .of .child
.abuse? .- .correct .answer.up .to .6 .months .confinement .in .a .county .jail; .a .fine .of .$1,000;

.may .have .license .revoked




Your .73 .yr .old .client .lives .with .her .daughter .and .son-in-law. .During .one .session, .she
.reveals .that .their .oldest .son .(her .grandson) .is .stealing .money .from .her .bank .account.

.You .should: .- .correct .answer.call .adult .protective .services .or .a .local .law .enforcement

.agency .immediately .and .follow .up .with .a .written .report .within .2 .working .days.




When .a .client .asks .for .a .summary .of .his .or .her .record .(rather .than .a .copy .of .the .entire
.record), .a .psychotherapist .must .provide .the .summary .within ._____ .working .days .after

.receipt .of .the .client's .written .request .unless .the .record .is .of ."extraordinary .length" .or

.treatment .of .the .client .was .terminated .within .the .last .ten .days. .- .correct .answer.10




The .requirements .of .the .Privacy .Rule .of .the .Health .Insurance .Portability .and
.Accountability .Act .(HIPAA): .- .correct .answer.take .precedence .over .state .laws .when .the

.state .law .provides .less .privacy .protection

, Suzanne .receives .a .request .from .a .former .client's .current .therapist .for .copies .of .certain
.information .from .the .client's .file. .The .client .has .not .paid .for .his .last .3 .therapy .sessions

.despite .several .requests .from .Suzanne .to .do .so. .Suzanne: .- .correct .answer.is .prohibited

.from .withholding .the .client's .records .because .of .the .outstanding .fees.




A .counselor's .new .client .has .an .anxiety .disorder .and .is .taking .medication .provided .by .a
.physician. .After .the .first .session, .the .counselor .wants .more .information .about .the .client's

.medication .and .how .it .may .affect .counseling. .To .be .consistent .with .the .requirements .of

.HIPAA's .Privacy .Rule: .- .correct .answer.the .counselor .may .contact .the .physician .without

.authorization .from .the .client .as .long .as .the .client .has .received .a .Notice .of .Privacy

.Practices.




Your .client .is .a .72 .yo .female .who .is .in .the .early .stages .of .Alzheimer's .disease. .She .claims
.that .her .husband .is .abusing .her. .However, .you .have .interviewed .all .of .her .family

.members .and .they .claim .there .is .no .abuse .occurring, .and .a .medical .doctor .has

.evaluated .her .and .has .found .no .evidence .of .abuse. .Consequently .you .do .not .believe .that

.your .client .has .been .abused. .- .correct .answer.You .are .not .required .to .file .a .report




A .client .asks .Dr. .Ken .for .a .copy .of .her .therapy .record. .Dr. .Ken .may .provide .the .client .with
.a .summary .of .the .record .(rather .than .the .complete .record) .if: .- .correct .answer.the .client

.requested .a .summary .and .the .request .from .the .client .is .in .writing




A .friend .of .yours .asks .if .you .would .provide .him .with .counseling .to .help .him .deal .with .the
.recent .death .of .his .mother. .- .correct .answer.You .should .not .accept .your .friend .as .a .client

.and .should .refer .him .to .another .professional




Your .client .is .moving .to .another .city .in .California .and .wants .to .continue .counseling .with
.you .via .the .Internet. .You .are .legally .and .ethically: .- .correct .answer.required .to .provide .the

.client .with .information .about .the .possible .limitations .of .this .type .of .counseling




A .9 .yo .girl .is .brought .to .counseling .by .her .mother, .who .reports .that .the .girl's .behavior .has
.recently .changed .both .at .home .and .at .school. .On .questioning .the .girl, .you .learn .that .she

.has .been .sexually .abused .by .the .brother .of .her .best .friend. .What .is .the .most .appropriate

.course .of .action .in .this .situation? .- .correct .answer.Inform .the .mother .of .your .duty .to

.report, .make .a .report .to .the .authorities, .and .refer .the .girl .for .a .medical .evaluation




A .counselor .receives .a .request .for .the .clinical .records .of .a .client .who .committed .suicide
.three .years .ago. .The .request .comes .from .the .client's .wife, .who .has .just .discovered .that

.her .husband .was .in .counseling .just .before .he .killed .himself. .The .counselor .should: .-

.correct .answer.explain .to .the .wife .that .her .husband's .confidentiality .must .be .protected

.even .after .his .death.




You .are .working .at .a .university .counseling .center .and .are .conducting .research .that .you
.plan .to .present .at .a .counseling .association .meeting. .You .learn .that .a .colleague .at .the

.clinic .is .using .the .list .of .students .who .are .participating .in .your .study .to .solicit .clients .for