CA MFT LAW & ETHICS 2024/2025 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | RATED A+

CA MFT LAW & ETHICS 2024/2025 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | RATED A+ Ignorance of the law is an acceptable legal defense for injuring clients. - AnswerFalse Clients have the right to sue their clinician for abandonment. - AnswerTrue A client is legally entitled to adequate information from the therapist before the client provides consent to treat. - AnswerTrue Clinicians should take additional steps if necessary to insure a client's comprehension of the informed consent contract. - AnswerTrue Couples should be informed that both reconciliation and separation are possible outcomes of therapy. - AnswerTrue Terminating services in order to pursue a social, financial, or sexual relationship with a client is acceptable. - AnswerFalse If a13 year-old seeks and consents for his own treatment, his parents still have a legal right to access his records. - AnswerFalse A therapist must obtain signed informed consent prior to treatment. - AnswerTrue When treating a couple, the clinician only needs informed consent from one of the individuals. - AnswerFalse Termination rights for both the clinician and the client should be included in the informed consent. - AnswerTrue Legally, fees must be disclosed before the onset of therapy. - AnswerTrue A therapist should document that he/she obtained informed consent for treatment from client. - AnswerTrue The therapist has an ethical and legal duty to inform clients of possible outcomes of treatment in order to remain within the standard of care. - AnswerTrue A therapist should obtain a distinct and separate informed consent for the use of any challenging or novel modalities including any involving touch. - AnswerTrue The clinician is responsible for providing appropriate referrals for continuity of care when the client initiates termination. - AnswerFalse Managing confidentiality is a legal and ethical issue. - AnswerTrue The only exceptions to confidentiality are by a client's written consent to release information or a legal mandate or legal permission to release information. - AnswerTrue If a husband calls for information about his wife who is in treatment, the therapist should assert privilege. - AnswerFalse The term privilege relates to the release of information in a legal setting. - AnswerTrue A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is reasonable suspicion of child abuse. - AnswerTrue A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if the client is suicidal. - AnswerFalse A therapist is mandated to break confidentiality is there is reasonable suspicion of elder abuse. - AnswerTrue