CA LPCC Law & Ethics Test 2 - Questions and Answers

CA LPCC Law & Ethics Test 2 - Questions and Answers A licensed professional clinical counselor is legally required to retain therapy records for: at least 7 yrs after the last tx contact for adult clients and until minor clients are 25 yrs of age Mandated reporters must report all of the following types of elder abuse except: emotional abuse Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code allows an individual to be involuntarily hospitalized for up to ____ without notifying them of their right to a certification review hearing 72 hours When conducting a research study, a counselor who is the study's principal investigator: is ultimately responsible him/herself for ensuring that the study is conducted in an ethical manner Your client calls your office on Friday at 5pm, just as you are about to leave. You are planning to go out of town for the weekend. The client says she needs help because she is distraught: She has just learned that her husband has left her for another woman and says, "I don't think I can live without him." You: should assess her level of risk Which of the following describes the impact of the court's decision in Ewing v. Goldstein? It expanded the duty to protect to situations in which a member of a patient's immediate family communicated that the patient is a danger to others. Your client is involved in a lawsuit against his former employer, claiming that a hostile work environment contributed to his symptoms of anxiety and depression. He asks you to testify as a witness on his behalf, and offers to pay you for your time. Your response should be: "It would be a conflict of roles for me to be paid as an expert witness, and even testifying as a fact witness might damage our therapeutic relationship." There are 2 basic types of witnesses: fact witnesses who simply answer questions about what they observed or did, and expert witnesses who give opinions and/or explain evidence based on their special knowledge. A fact witness can be compelled to testify by subpoena, but an expert witness cannot. Expert witnesses are paid to offer opinions and judgments, and their expertise is always challenged by the opposing side of the case. There's always a possibility that serving as an expert or fact witness will have a negative impact on the therapeutic relationship. As defined in California Evidence Code Section 1013, the "holder of the privilege" refers to all of the following, EXCEPT: a health care provider who has obtained a signed release from the client A client you have been seeing for about 6 months brings you an inexpensive holiday gift. You should: accept the gift if you conclude that declining the gift is likely to be harmful to the therapeutic relationship. Which of the following describes the ACA Code of Ethic's provisions regarding the use of client testimonials in advertisements? Counselors may not solicit testimonials from current or former clients or from others who are vulnerable to undue influence A therapist sees clients at a medical facility at which fees are capitated. What does it mean when fees are capitated? Providers receive a fixed dollar amount over a designated period of time to cover the medical needs of a fixed number of patients To help ensure that individuals who are at risk for violent behavior do not possess firearms, California law requires that, when a client communicates a serious threat of physical violence against an identifiable victim, the psychotherapist must: make a report to law