OLERE (Oklahoma Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Exam)

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, a familial, social, financial, business,
professional, close personal, sexual or
other non-therapeutic relationship with a
client, or engaging in any activity with
another person that interferes or conflicts
with the LPC's or LPC Candidate's
professional obligation to a client.


LPCs shall not knowingly enter into a
dual relationship(s) and shall take any
necessary precautions to prevent a dual
relationship from occurring. When the LPC
reasonably suspects that he or she has
inadvertently entered into
a dual relationship the LPC shall record that
fact in the records of the affected client(s)
and take reasonable steps to eliminate the
source or agent creating or causing the
dual relationship. If the dual relationship
Dual relationship
cannot be prevented or eliminated and the
LPC cannot readily refer the client to
another counselor or other professional,
the LPC shall complete one or more of the
following measures as necessary to prevent
the exploitation of the client and/or the
impairment of the LPC's professional
judgment:


(1)Fully disclose the circumstances of the
dual relationship to the client and secure
the client's written consent to continue
providing counseling;