1.) CA MFT LAW & ETHICS EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
scope of practice...
applies to:
defined by:
can you expand yours?:
Answer:
applies to: everyone in your profession equally
defined by: state law
can you expand yours?: no (unless you get additional licenses)
Question:
scope of competence...
applies to:
defined by:
can you expand yours?:
Answer:
applies to: you specifically
defined by: your education & experience & training
can you expand yours?: Yes, w/ additional education, training, experience
Question:
two conditions that allow MFT's to do psychological
testing?
Answer:
1. LMFT must have appropriate training in the instrument uses
2. testing must be case-specific and w/in a therapeutic context
Question:
non-clinical restrictions on what associates & trainees
cannot do:
Answer:
cannot be paid directly by clients, cannot rent own office space
Question:
3 major requirements of licensure as a mental health
professional:
Answer:
1. education: graduate degree
2. experience: practice under supervisor for a specific amount of time
3. exams: successful completion
Question:
,During the initial session, the ct mentions that she's been
hospitalized several times for "severe depression". The
client becomes tense and guarded when the therapist
attempts to explore the hospitalizations saying that "its all
in the past". She also states adamantly that she won't give
permission to get those records. The therapist should
FIRST:
A. assess her current level of depression
B. Reassure her that the focus will be on the present
C. Acknowledge her right to decide about releasing
records.
D. Explore her resistance to sharing her records
Answer:
C. Acknowledge her right to decide about releasing records.
Question:
Triadic supervision (1 supervisor, 2 supervisees) is
equivalent to
Answer:
individual supervision
Question:
Supervisor responsibilities
Answer:
1. notify supervisees of any disciplinary action or change in their licensure status
2. competence in the supervisee's field
3. competence specific to supervision
4. understand laws
5. ensure supervise competence
6. actively monitor competence
7. monitor quality of work
8. provide at least 1 week notice if supervisor intends to stop signing for hours
gained by supervise
Question:
a prelicensed therapist can only provide services as a
volunteer or...
Answer:
a W-2 employee; pre-licensed experience as an indepdent contracter (1099)
cannot be counted
Question:
can employers charge pre-licensed therapists for office
rent or furnishings?
Answer:
no, they also cannot charge you for what is reasonably the responsibility of the
employer
, Question:
what makes someone qualified to serve as a mentor to a
new professional?
Answer:
2 years of licensure; has seen clients or provided direct supervision for at least 2
of the last 5 years & a 6-hour supervision course in each license renewal cycle
Question:
What happens if a licensee or registrant is found to have
had a sexual relationship w/ a client, or w/ former client in
the 2 years following the last professional contact?
Answer:
BBS must revoke license, by law cannot impose a lighter sentence
Question:
What happens if you engaged in an act w/ a minor, even
if prior to registration or licensure?
Answer:
revoke license or registration, keeps pedophiles out of mental health professions
Question:
What happens if you fail to give "therapy never includes
sex?"
Answer:
punishable by BBS w/ a minimum 1-year probation
Question:
Can convictions more than 7 years old be used as the
basis for denying license or registration?
Answer:
No, but exceptions for violent crimes, crimes against minors, and sexual
misconduct
Question:
2 ways you can misrepresent yourself in therapy world:
Answer:
misrepresentation of your own license or qualifications and impersonating a
license
Question:
Are trainees working under their supervisor's license or
supervision?
Answer:
supervision, a supervisor can be held responsible in addition to the supervisee of
the supervisee commits acts of misconduct, or if the supervisor does not live up
to the supervisor's legal obligations
Question:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
scope of practice...
applies to:
defined by:
can you expand yours?:
Answer:
applies to: everyone in your profession equally
defined by: state law
can you expand yours?: no (unless you get additional licenses)
Question:
scope of competence...
applies to:
defined by:
can you expand yours?:
Answer:
applies to: you specifically
defined by: your education & experience & training
can you expand yours?: Yes, w/ additional education, training, experience
Question:
two conditions that allow MFT's to do psychological
testing?
Answer:
1. LMFT must have appropriate training in the instrument uses
2. testing must be case-specific and w/in a therapeutic context
Question:
non-clinical restrictions on what associates & trainees
cannot do:
Answer:
cannot be paid directly by clients, cannot rent own office space
Question:
3 major requirements of licensure as a mental health
professional:
Answer:
1. education: graduate degree
2. experience: practice under supervisor for a specific amount of time
3. exams: successful completion
Question:
,During the initial session, the ct mentions that she's been
hospitalized several times for "severe depression". The
client becomes tense and guarded when the therapist
attempts to explore the hospitalizations saying that "its all
in the past". She also states adamantly that she won't give
permission to get those records. The therapist should
FIRST:
A. assess her current level of depression
B. Reassure her that the focus will be on the present
C. Acknowledge her right to decide about releasing
records.
D. Explore her resistance to sharing her records
Answer:
C. Acknowledge her right to decide about releasing records.
Question:
Triadic supervision (1 supervisor, 2 supervisees) is
equivalent to
Answer:
individual supervision
Question:
Supervisor responsibilities
Answer:
1. notify supervisees of any disciplinary action or change in their licensure status
2. competence in the supervisee's field
3. competence specific to supervision
4. understand laws
5. ensure supervise competence
6. actively monitor competence
7. monitor quality of work
8. provide at least 1 week notice if supervisor intends to stop signing for hours
gained by supervise
Question:
a prelicensed therapist can only provide services as a
volunteer or...
Answer:
a W-2 employee; pre-licensed experience as an indepdent contracter (1099)
cannot be counted
Question:
can employers charge pre-licensed therapists for office
rent or furnishings?
Answer:
no, they also cannot charge you for what is reasonably the responsibility of the
employer
, Question:
what makes someone qualified to serve as a mentor to a
new professional?
Answer:
2 years of licensure; has seen clients or provided direct supervision for at least 2
of the last 5 years & a 6-hour supervision course in each license renewal cycle
Question:
What happens if a licensee or registrant is found to have
had a sexual relationship w/ a client, or w/ former client in
the 2 years following the last professional contact?
Answer:
BBS must revoke license, by law cannot impose a lighter sentence
Question:
What happens if you engaged in an act w/ a minor, even
if prior to registration or licensure?
Answer:
revoke license or registration, keeps pedophiles out of mental health professions
Question:
What happens if you fail to give "therapy never includes
sex?"
Answer:
punishable by BBS w/ a minimum 1-year probation
Question:
Can convictions more than 7 years old be used as the
basis for denying license or registration?
Answer:
No, but exceptions for violent crimes, crimes against minors, and sexual
misconduct
Question:
2 ways you can misrepresent yourself in therapy world:
Answer:
misrepresentation of your own license or qualifications and impersonating a
license
Question:
Are trainees working under their supervisor's license or
supervision?
Answer:
supervision, a supervisor can be held responsible in addition to the supervisee of
the supervisee commits acts of misconduct, or if the supervisor does not live up
to the supervisor's legal obligations
Question:
