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MFT Clinical Comps Sample Questions And
Answers
An LMFT likes to use genograms in her practice to help clarify family relationships and find
patterns from previous generations to use with her clients in therapy. When she wants to
depict the strength and nature of the relationships between an individual or family with people
and agencies in the social environment she should utilize _______________.
a. a timeline
b. an ecomap
c. a social network map
d. collateral sources - Answers✔b. an ecomap
An ecomap is used to depict the strength and nature of relationships between an individual or
family and people, institutions, and agencies in the social environment.
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You are working with a 16-year-old girl in individual therapy. At the beginning of treatment,
you, the girl, and her parents agreed that you would maintain the girl's confidentiality and not
discuss with her parents anything specific that she reveals in therapy. In the first session, you
realize that she is depressed, and, during the third session, the girl tells you that she wants to
kill herself by taking an overdose of her mother's sleeping pills. Under these circumstances,
what should you do?
a. Follow your agreement to maintain the clients confidentially, don't contact the parents, and
have the girl complete a safety plan with you before she leaves your office.
b. Contact the parents about the girl's present condition only if they are unaware of her
depressed mood.
c. Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting
herself.
d. Contact the parents about the girl's suic - Answers✔c. Contact the parents if you feel that
doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting
herself. This is the best answer of the ones provided. Given the information provided in the
scenario, we can determine that this is a level of risk in which intervention is needed beyond a
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MFT Clinical Comps Sample Questions And
Answers
An LMFT likes to use genograms in her practice to help clarify family relationships and find
patterns from previous generations to use with her clients in therapy. When she wants to
depict the strength and nature of the relationships between an individual or family with people
and agencies in the social environment she should utilize _______________.
a. a timeline
b. an ecomap
c. a social network map
d. collateral sources - Answers✔b. an ecomap
An ecomap is used to depict the strength and nature of relationships between an individual or
family and people, institutions, and agencies in the social environment.
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, ©SIRJOEL EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
You are working with a 16-year-old girl in individual therapy. At the beginning of treatment,
you, the girl, and her parents agreed that you would maintain the girl's confidentiality and not
discuss with her parents anything specific that she reveals in therapy. In the first session, you
realize that she is depressed, and, during the third session, the girl tells you that she wants to
kill herself by taking an overdose of her mother's sleeping pills. Under these circumstances,
what should you do?
a. Follow your agreement to maintain the clients confidentially, don't contact the parents, and
have the girl complete a safety plan with you before she leaves your office.
b. Contact the parents about the girl's present condition only if they are unaware of her
depressed mood.
c. Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting
herself.
d. Contact the parents about the girl's suic - Answers✔c. Contact the parents if you feel that
doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting
herself. This is the best answer of the ones provided. Given the information provided in the
scenario, we can determine that this is a level of risk in which intervention is needed beyond a
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