California LMFT Licensing Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Advertising - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal Issue: Yes do not engage in fals or misleading
advertising.
Ethical issue: Yes, avoid false/misleading advertising, avoid/correct misleading claims and info.
Do not solicit testimonials forom vulenrable clients.
Auth to share info - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: anyone over 12 needs to sign release.
Ethical: All members of treatment unit who are over 12+ should sign
Business Practices - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Post license; disclose owner's
name and license of business
Ethical: NO
Child Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Mandaped report if reasonable
supsicion, 36 hours
No: but BBS likes to process with client
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, HIPAA - provide NPP; Maintain
confidentiality except when mandated or permitted to break it.
Ethical: Yes, inform clients of limits; maintain confidentailiyt excpet when mandated or
permitted to break.
,Consultation - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Should be done when clinically indicated; protect identity of the cleint
Countertransference - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Yes, Manage it; Seek consultation when problematic
Dual Relationships/Conflict of interest - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethicial: Yes, Avoid dual relationships because of potential conflict of interest; Manage
unavoidable dual relationships
Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Yes, Understand cultural factors affecting clincial issues
Elder/Dependent Abus - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes: Mandated report suspicion. Report
within 2 days. If nursing home report to police and abudmsmen
Ethical: no, but bbs likes to process
Fees - CORRECT ANSWER - legal: Yes, Disclose fees before treatment
Ethical: Yes, Manage fees; disclose fee policies; alert clients before collections ; consider ability
to pay for services
Gifts - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
, Ethical: Do not give or recieve gifts that could compromise integrity of therapy; COnsidsder
monetary value and clincal signficance
Groups - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Discuss issues of confidentialtiy
Harm to Others: - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal Yes: Assess for harm; notify police if
there is an imminent plan; possibly notify victim
Ehtical: no
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal Yes: COmply with HIPAA when electrongcally
communicating with third party payers
Ethical: No
Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Disclose fees; signed for minor; if
fictious business name is used name an licesne of owner; technology utilization; license status;
license bnumber; NPP if HIPAA-covered entity; notice where compliants can be filed
Ethical: Yes; alternative treatments; office policies; limits of confidentiality; therapist
background
INsurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Illegal to submit false claims; advice
patients of info that will likely be disclosed to third party payer
Ethical: yes, Advocate if needed services are denied; advise client that information would be
shared with insurance; avoid false claims
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Advertising - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal Issue: Yes do not engage in fals or misleading
advertising.
Ethical issue: Yes, avoid false/misleading advertising, avoid/correct misleading claims and info.
Do not solicit testimonials forom vulenrable clients.
Auth to share info - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: anyone over 12 needs to sign release.
Ethical: All members of treatment unit who are over 12+ should sign
Business Practices - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Post license; disclose owner's
name and license of business
Ethical: NO
Child Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Mandaped report if reasonable
supsicion, 36 hours
No: but BBS likes to process with client
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, HIPAA - provide NPP; Maintain
confidentiality except when mandated or permitted to break it.
Ethical: Yes, inform clients of limits; maintain confidentailiyt excpet when mandated or
permitted to break.
,Consultation - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Should be done when clinically indicated; protect identity of the cleint
Countertransference - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Yes, Manage it; Seek consultation when problematic
Dual Relationships/Conflict of interest - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethicial: Yes, Avoid dual relationships because of potential conflict of interest; Manage
unavoidable dual relationships
Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Yes, Understand cultural factors affecting clincial issues
Elder/Dependent Abus - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes: Mandated report suspicion. Report
within 2 days. If nursing home report to police and abudmsmen
Ethical: no, but bbs likes to process
Fees - CORRECT ANSWER - legal: Yes, Disclose fees before treatment
Ethical: Yes, Manage fees; disclose fee policies; alert clients before collections ; consider ability
to pay for services
Gifts - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
, Ethical: Do not give or recieve gifts that could compromise integrity of therapy; COnsidsder
monetary value and clincal signficance
Groups - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: No
Ethical: Discuss issues of confidentialtiy
Harm to Others: - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal Yes: Assess for harm; notify police if
there is an imminent plan; possibly notify victim
Ehtical: no
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal Yes: COmply with HIPAA when electrongcally
communicating with third party payers
Ethical: No
Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Disclose fees; signed for minor; if
fictious business name is used name an licesne of owner; technology utilization; license status;
license bnumber; NPP if HIPAA-covered entity; notice where compliants can be filed
Ethical: Yes; alternative treatments; office policies; limits of confidentiality; therapist
background
INsurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal: Yes, Illegal to submit false claims; advice
patients of info that will likely be disclosed to third party payer
Ethical: yes, Advocate if needed services are denied; advise client that information would be
shared with insurance; avoid false claims
