LPCC Law And Ethics Practice Exam 3 Questions With Correct Solutions 2024

LPCC Law And Ethics Practice Exam 3
Questions With Correct Solutions 2024



A .mother .brings .in .her .15-year-old .daughter. .The .presenting .issue .is .that .the .daughter
.ran .away .from .home, .lied .about .her .age, .and .got .married .secretly. .When .the .mother

.found .out, .she .had .the .marriage .annulled .because .it .wasn't .legal. .The .mother .is .paying

.for .the .sessions .and .wants .to .be .kept .up .to .date. .The .counselor .should .keep .in .mind .that:

.- .correct .answer.the .daughter .might .be .a .victim .of .sexual .abuse .and/or .statutory .rape.




What .information .must .be .included .in .a .child .abuse .report .made .by .a .mandated .reporter?
.- .correct .answer.name .of .the .mandated .reporter




Which .of .the .following .accurately .describes .the .requirements .of .HIPAA's .Privacy .Rule
.with .regard .to .disclosing .a .client's .protected .health .information .(PHI)? .- .correct

.answer.Providers .are .not .required .to .obtain .authorization .from .the .client .when .PHI .is

.being .disclosed .for .the .purpose .of .treatment, .payment, .or .health .care .operations.




You .have .been .working .in .individual .therapy .with .a .17-year-old .female. .During .a .session,
.the .client .reports .that .she .was .raped .a .few .months .ago .but .refuses .to .tell .you .who .raped

.her. .The .client .then .abruptly .says .that, .in .fact, .she .was .not .raped. .What .would .you .do? .-

.correct .answer.Remind .the .client .of .the .limits .to .confidentiality .and .file .a .child .abuse

.report.




A .counselor .employed .at .an .outpatient .mental .health .clinic .is .asked .by .the .assistant
.director .of .clinical .services .(who .is .a .psychologist) .to .engage .in .behavior .at .work .that .the

.counselor .believes .conflicts .with .ethical .guidelines. .What .should .the .counselor .do? .-

.correct .answer.Discuss .his .concerns .with .the .assistant .director.




A .counselor .is .hired .by .a .company .to .provide .services .to .employees .as .part .of .the
.company's .employee .assistance .program. .The .company .has .traditionally .photocopied

.standardized .psychometric .tests .to .save .money, .and .the .program .director, .who .is .a

.licensed .psychologist, .instructs .the .counselor .to .continue .using .the .photocopied .tests.

.The .counselor .believes .that .photocopying .the .tests .violates .copyright .laws .and,

.consequently, .should: .- .correct .answer.talk .with .the .program .director .to .attempt .to

.resolve .the .company's .misuse .of .the .tests.

, Your .new .client .tells .you .she .is ."chronically .stressed" .because .she .has .her .elderly .mother
.living .in .her .home. .She .says .she .doesn't .allow .her .mother .to .receive .telephone .calls .or

.visits .from .friends .because .they .just .seem .to .upset .her .and .make .her .harder .to .manage.

.What .should .be .your .first .step? .- .correct .answer.Report .elder .abuse.




As .part .of .the .informed .consent .process, .a .counselor .should .tell .research .participants .all
.of .the .following .except: .- .correct .answer.do .not .indicate .if .a .procedure .is .experimental .so

.as .not .to .alter .the .results.




Under .HIPAA's .privacy .rule, .clients .may .be .denied .access .to .their .protected .health
.information .(PHI) .in .certain .circumstances. .Which .of .the .following .most .accurately

.describes .HIPAA's .requirements? .- .correct .answer.Access .may .be .denied .when .the

.counselor .believes .that .providing .the .information .is .reasonably .likely .to .endanger .the

.physical .safety .of .the .client .or .other .person .and .the .client .is .given .the .right .to .have .the

.denial .reviewed.




Access .may .be .denied .when .the .counselor .believes .that .providing .the .information .is
.reasonably .likely .to .endanger .the .physical .safety .of .the .client .or .other .person .and .the

.client .is .given .the .right .to .have .the .denial .reviewed. .- .correct .answer.Either .parent .alone

.may .consent .to .treatment .before .treatment .begins.




When .faxing .protected .health .information, .the .document .to .be .faxed .should .include .a
.cover .sheet .that .contains .which .of .the .following? .- .correct .answer.a .confidentiality

.statement .that .indicates .the .information .should .be .used .only .for .the .requested .or

.intended .purposes .and .instructions .on .what .the .recipient .should .do .if .the .fax .was

.inadvertently .sent .to .the .wrong .number




A .police .officer .presents .a .counselor .with .an .arrest .warrant .for .a .former .client. .What
.should .the .counselor .do? .- .correct .answer.Refuse .to .provide .the .police .officer .with .any

.information.




You .receive .a .subpoena .duces .tecum .requiring .you .to .testify .about .a .current .counseling
.client .at .a .trial .and .to .bring .specific .documents .from .the .client's .file. .You .contact .the .client

.who .states .that .he .does .not .want .you .to .testify .or .release .his .records. .You .should: .-

.correct .answer.contact .the .attorney .who .issued .the .subpoena .to .request .that .you .be

.released .from .it.




The .primary .element .in .determining .vicarious .liability .is: .- .correct .answer.the .disparity .in
.training .and .experience




You .are .working .with .a .man .who .has .tested .positive .for .HIV. .He .is .separated .from .his
.wife, .and .is .dating .and .often .has .sexual .relations .with .the .women .he .dates. .He .refuses .to

.inform .his .wife .or .sexual .partners .about .his .HIV .status. .You: .- .correct .answer.should .not

.breach .his .confidentiality.