CA LPCC Law & Ethics Test 3 - Questions and Answers

CA LPCC Law & Ethics Test 3 - Questions and Answers Your new client has been diagnosed with DID, which apparently stems from years of child abuse. You have no training in treating clients with this disorder. You should: refer her to another mental health provider who is qualified to treat your client for this disorder Administering which of the following types of tests is considered to be within an LPCC's scope of practice? aptitude tests and achievement tests NOT included: assessing personality, individually administered intelligence tests, neuropsychological testing, or a battery of 3+ tests to determine presence of [psychosis, dementia, amnesia, cognitive impairment, or criminal bx] When an LPCC learned that a client has been physically abused and the client lives in a long-term care facility that is not a state mental hospital or state developmental center, the LPCC must make a telephone report: immediately (but no later than 2 hrs) and a written report within 2 hrs if the abuse resulted in serious bodily injury As required by law, informed consent for telehealth: may be verbal or written and must be documented You receive a call from an emergency room physician who is treating your client. The client has given her consent for the physician to access her records. However, the client owes you money for 2 months of therapy. Which of the following is true? You may not withhold the records. When faxing protected health information, the document to be faxed should include a cover sheet that contains which of the following? a confidentiality statement that indicated the information should be used only for the requested of intended purposes and instructions on what the recipient should do if the fax was inadvertently sent to the wrong number The primary element in determining vicarious liability is: the disparity in training and experience Vicarious liability: a counselor's liability when they are responsible for the services provided to a client by a supervisee or employee. There will be a large discrepancy in the training and experience of the 2 individuals. In this case the counselor has some degree of control over the services provided by the supervisee or em An 84 yo man who you have been working with is taken to the ER. The ER medical technician calls you because she found your card in the patient's pocket. She requests information about your client. What should you do? Give the EMT information related to the emergency When asked to provide confidential client information in court or at a deposition, you should: assert the psychotherapist-patient privilege and provide the information only with authorization from the client or an order from the court A counselor is a member of the army reserve and may be called into active duty at any time. What preparations should the counselor make? Arrange for colleagues to provide professional services in her absence 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 photocopies standardized psychometric tests to save money, and the program director, who is a licensed psychologist, instructs the counselor to continue using the photocopies tests. The counselor believes that photocopying the tests violates copyright laws and, consequently, should: talk with the program director