National University MFT 6201 Week 8 Quiz Questions and Answers Best rated A+ Guaranteed Success Latest Update

Question 1 0.5 / 0.5 points A couple comes to therapy for help with what they describe as "too much arguing." They have been dating for two years and have been having trouble agreeing on things for the last eight months. The male partner is reluctant about coming to therapy, and both partners resist answering the therapist's questions. The woman shows up alone for the fourth session, saying that her partner couldn't make it and that she's happy to have some private time to express some of her concerns. The therapist should: Question options: set up another appointment for a private session in the future and, meanwhile, seek consultation to determine how to handle the confidentiality problem. see her but let her know that whatever is disclosed will not be kept confidential from her boyfriend at the next conjoint session. refuse to see her since the contract is for couple therapy. see her briefly to explore whether her concerns constitute an emergency and continue the private session only if she is in some danger. Question 2 0.5 / 0.5 points A client whose health insurance covered her fees during her five years of therapy with you has indicated that she wants to become your friend now that one month has elapsed since her termination as your client. What would you do? Question options: have the ex-client come in to see you professionally so that you can explore this need begin socializing with the client inform the former client that a friendship would not be appropriate seek supervision Questi on 3 0.5 / 0.5 points You receive an expensive framed work of art from the parents of a 15-year-old current client, with a card that thanks you for a job well done. You should: Question options: accept the gift. refuse the gift. donate the artwork to a charitable organization. return the artwork to the store where they bought it. Questi on 4 0.5 / 0.5 points Your daughter plays on a soccer team. Her coach approaches you about seeing you for therapy. What is the best way to handle this request? Question options: remove your daughter from the team and accept the coach as a client accept the coach as a client but don't attend any more of your daughter's soccer games accept the coach as a client but maintain clear boundaries in your nontherapeutic relationship don't take the coach as a client, explain the inappropriateness of multiple relationships, and provide him appropriate referrals Question 5 A teacher's assistant asks the teacher she works with (who is also an MFT) to be her therapist. This is considered: Question options: a multiple relationship 0.5 / 0.5 points exploitation an acceptable practice illegal Questi on 6 0.5 / 0.5 points A marriage and family therapist has been seeing Donna, a lesbian who recently ended a long-term relationship with her live-in partner five weeks ago. Donna is progressing well in therapy and is starting to talk about socializing again. Donna's ex-partner calls the therapist and asks to set up an appointment to begin therapy. She obtained the therapist's name from a co-worker and apparently does not know that Donna is currently seeing the therapist. The therapist should: Question options: refer the ex-partner to other qualified therapists without revealing that she is currently seeing Donna. tell the ex-partner that she is seeing Donna and refer her to other qualified therapists. set up an appointment with the ex-partner but do not tell Donna about it unless a conflict arises. set up an appointment with the ex-partner after receiving permission from Donna to do so. Questi on 7 0.5 / 0.5 points During her final therapy session, a client tells her therapist that she is so pleased with how therapy went that, as a "thank you," she would like to treat the therapist to lunch. Therapy was successful, and the client and therapist have both agreed that it's time to terminate therapy. The client did not manifest any signs of dependence on the therapist during therapy. As an ethical MFT, the therapist should: Question options: accept the invitation since, as long as therapy has terminated, there is no ethical dilemma. accept the invitation only if she determines that doing so is in the best interests of the client. accept the invitation only after discussing boundary issues with the client. decline the invitation.