LCSW LAW AND ETHICS EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
13 yo brianna comes to the clinic where you are doing
intakes and asks if she can get a social worker. You assess
that brianna is mature enough to participate intelligently
in therapy and brianna says she can pay, if low fee. In
order for brianna to be seen without parental consent what
other info would you need to know?
A. briana's uncle began to molest her a month ago
B. that brianna has daydreams of harming herself and no
one in whom to confide
C. you have sufficient reason to treat brianna without
parental consent
D. brianna is in the process of petitioning the court for
emancipation - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C
A 5150 or involuntary confinement may be invoked by
A. any licensed mental health professional
,b. a peace officer, staff member of an evaluation facility,
or other professional person designated by the county
c. family members of persons to be confined
d. all of the above - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..b
A client comes to your office for an initial visit. During
your intake the client reveals that she left her previous
therapist recently because she became uncomfortable
when he invited her to have dinner with him. Your client
asks what she should do. You would:
A. As required by law, provide your client with the
brochure describing client options for action against
therapists in such situation
B. Contact the therapist to discuss the legal/ethical
consequences of his actions
C. Assess for further boundary violations
D. Contact the BBS to report the therapist's inappropriate
actions - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C
A client joins a social worker's church congregation. The
social worker should:
A. Leave the congregation
,B. Tell the client s/he needs to join a different
congregation
C. Stay in the congregation but avoid direct social
interactions
D. Review dual relationships with your client and healthy
boundaries - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
A client referred to you by his attorney. The client tells
you that he is reluctant to talk to you b/c he doesnt want
what he says in thpy coming out in court. Choose
statement best explains privilege to client:
A. It is an ethical concept involving the right of a social
worker to withold info in a legal proceeding
B. It's a legal end ethical principle which invovles a
restriction on info of clt
C. It is a legal principle that protects clt conversations
unless there is a court order
D. Attorney/ clt privilege extends to the client of a social
worker that the attorney uses for referrals -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..C
A client who was referrred by his rabbi comes in to see
you for issues of grief related to the loss of his mother 2
, weeks ago, recently your mother died too, what would
you do first?
A. Talk about this situation in your own therapy
B. Seeking professional consultation.
C. Refer the client to another mental health professional
who specializes in grief and loss issues
D. Determine if you can deal with this client at this time -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
A couple comes in to see you for therapy. They are
referred by the wife's individual therapist. The husband
has recently discovered his wife has been cheating on
him. The husband has recently discovered his wife has
been cheating on him and he is unsure if he wants to
continue the relationship. What is solely an ethical
responsibility in treating this couple?
A. Getting a signed release from both the husband and the
wife to speak with the wife's therapist
B. Designating a fee prior to the commencement of
therapy
C. Informing the couple of your no secrets policy
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
13 yo brianna comes to the clinic where you are doing
intakes and asks if she can get a social worker. You assess
that brianna is mature enough to participate intelligently
in therapy and brianna says she can pay, if low fee. In
order for brianna to be seen without parental consent what
other info would you need to know?
A. briana's uncle began to molest her a month ago
B. that brianna has daydreams of harming herself and no
one in whom to confide
C. you have sufficient reason to treat brianna without
parental consent
D. brianna is in the process of petitioning the court for
emancipation - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C
A 5150 or involuntary confinement may be invoked by
A. any licensed mental health professional
,b. a peace officer, staff member of an evaluation facility,
or other professional person designated by the county
c. family members of persons to be confined
d. all of the above - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..b
A client comes to your office for an initial visit. During
your intake the client reveals that she left her previous
therapist recently because she became uncomfortable
when he invited her to have dinner with him. Your client
asks what she should do. You would:
A. As required by law, provide your client with the
brochure describing client options for action against
therapists in such situation
B. Contact the therapist to discuss the legal/ethical
consequences of his actions
C. Assess for further boundary violations
D. Contact the BBS to report the therapist's inappropriate
actions - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C
A client joins a social worker's church congregation. The
social worker should:
A. Leave the congregation
,B. Tell the client s/he needs to join a different
congregation
C. Stay in the congregation but avoid direct social
interactions
D. Review dual relationships with your client and healthy
boundaries - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
A client referred to you by his attorney. The client tells
you that he is reluctant to talk to you b/c he doesnt want
what he says in thpy coming out in court. Choose
statement best explains privilege to client:
A. It is an ethical concept involving the right of a social
worker to withold info in a legal proceeding
B. It's a legal end ethical principle which invovles a
restriction on info of clt
C. It is a legal principle that protects clt conversations
unless there is a court order
D. Attorney/ clt privilege extends to the client of a social
worker that the attorney uses for referrals -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..C
A client who was referrred by his rabbi comes in to see
you for issues of grief related to the loss of his mother 2
, weeks ago, recently your mother died too, what would
you do first?
A. Talk about this situation in your own therapy
B. Seeking professional consultation.
C. Refer the client to another mental health professional
who specializes in grief and loss issues
D. Determine if you can deal with this client at this time -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
A couple comes in to see you for therapy. They are
referred by the wife's individual therapist. The husband
has recently discovered his wife has been cheating on
him. The husband has recently discovered his wife has
been cheating on him and he is unsure if he wants to
continue the relationship. What is solely an ethical
responsibility in treating this couple?
A. Getting a signed release from both the husband and the
wife to speak with the wife's therapist
B. Designating a fee prior to the commencement of
therapy
C. Informing the couple of your no secrets policy
