MFT Clinical Comps Sample UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
An LMFT likes to use genograms in her practice to help clarify family relationships and find
patterns from previous generations to use with her clients in therapy. When she wants to depict
the strength and nature of the relationships between an individual or family with people and
agencies in the social environment she should utilize _______________.
a. a timeline
b. an ecomap
c. a social network map
d. collateral sources - CORRECT ANSWER - b. an ecomap
An ecomap is used to depict the strength and nature of relationships between an individual or
family and people, institutions, and agencies in the social environment.
You are working with a 16-year-old girl in individual therapy. At the beginning of treatment, you,
the girl, and her parents agreed that you would maintain the girl's confidentiality and not discuss
with her parents anything specific that she reveals in therapy. In the first session, you realize that
she is depressed, and, during the third session, the girl tells you that she wants to kill herself by
taking an overdose of her mother's sleeping pills. Under these circumstances, what should you
do?
a. Follow your agreement to maintain the clients confidentially, don't contact the parents, and
have the girl complete a safety plan with you before she leaves your office.
b. Contact the parents about the girl's present condition only if they are unaware of her depressed
mood.
c. Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting
herself.
d. Contact the parents about the girl's suic - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Contact the parents
if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
, Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
This is the best answer of the ones provided. Given the information provided in the scenario, we
can determine that this is a level of risk in which intervention is needed beyond a safety plan, and
maintaining the client's confidentiality. With a plan and access to means to carry out the plan, it
is necessary to contact the parents to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
An MFT, who is an instructor at the local community college, is also providing couples therapy
to a newly married couple who is having trouble adapting to married life. After getting their
written permission to do so, the MFT makes video recordings of the couple during several of
their sessions. A few weeks after the couple terminates therapy, the MFT decides to use some of
the recordings in her college courses. What is true about this situation?
a. The MFT can never use the recordings for education purposes.
b. The MFT can avoid being sued for using the recording in his college classes as long as she has
verbal or written authorization form the clients to do so.
c. The MFT can use the recordings in his college classes as long as he had determined that doing
so does not exploit the clients.
d. The MFT can use the recordings in her college classes as long as she has written authorization
from the clients to do so. - CORRECT ANSWER - d. The MFT can use the recordings in
her college classes as long as she has written authorization from the clients to do so.
This answer is most consistent with ethical guidelines. Specifically, Principle 2.5 of the CAMFT
Code of Ethics states that MFTs "use clinical materials in teaching, writing, and public
presentations only if a written authorization has been previously obtained ... or when appropriate
steps have been taken to protect patient identity." Since there's no way to disguise the identities
of the clients in the video recordings, he must get their written authorization before showing the
recordings to his students.
An MFT works as a child custody evaluator for the county and a divorcing couple is referred to
him for mediation and evaluations. He generally sees the children alone for a session or two, and
each of the parents in a session. Occasionally, he sees the family as one unit. In awarding custody
of a child in a divorce proceeding, the court is most interested in information regarding
_____________________.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
An LMFT likes to use genograms in her practice to help clarify family relationships and find
patterns from previous generations to use with her clients in therapy. When she wants to depict
the strength and nature of the relationships between an individual or family with people and
agencies in the social environment she should utilize _______________.
a. a timeline
b. an ecomap
c. a social network map
d. collateral sources - CORRECT ANSWER - b. an ecomap
An ecomap is used to depict the strength and nature of relationships between an individual or
family and people, institutions, and agencies in the social environment.
You are working with a 16-year-old girl in individual therapy. At the beginning of treatment, you,
the girl, and her parents agreed that you would maintain the girl's confidentiality and not discuss
with her parents anything specific that she reveals in therapy. In the first session, you realize that
she is depressed, and, during the third session, the girl tells you that she wants to kill herself by
taking an overdose of her mother's sleeping pills. Under these circumstances, what should you
do?
a. Follow your agreement to maintain the clients confidentially, don't contact the parents, and
have the girl complete a safety plan with you before she leaves your office.
b. Contact the parents about the girl's present condition only if they are unaware of her depressed
mood.
c. Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting
herself.
d. Contact the parents about the girl's suic - CORRECT ANSWER - c. Contact the parents
if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
, Contact the parents if you feel that doing so is necessary to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
This is the best answer of the ones provided. Given the information provided in the scenario, we
can determine that this is a level of risk in which intervention is needed beyond a safety plan, and
maintaining the client's confidentiality. With a plan and access to means to carry out the plan, it
is necessary to contact the parents to prevent the girl from hurting herself.
An MFT, who is an instructor at the local community college, is also providing couples therapy
to a newly married couple who is having trouble adapting to married life. After getting their
written permission to do so, the MFT makes video recordings of the couple during several of
their sessions. A few weeks after the couple terminates therapy, the MFT decides to use some of
the recordings in her college courses. What is true about this situation?
a. The MFT can never use the recordings for education purposes.
b. The MFT can avoid being sued for using the recording in his college classes as long as she has
verbal or written authorization form the clients to do so.
c. The MFT can use the recordings in his college classes as long as he had determined that doing
so does not exploit the clients.
d. The MFT can use the recordings in her college classes as long as she has written authorization
from the clients to do so. - CORRECT ANSWER - d. The MFT can use the recordings in
her college classes as long as she has written authorization from the clients to do so.
This answer is most consistent with ethical guidelines. Specifically, Principle 2.5 of the CAMFT
Code of Ethics states that MFTs "use clinical materials in teaching, writing, and public
presentations only if a written authorization has been previously obtained ... or when appropriate
steps have been taken to protect patient identity." Since there's no way to disguise the identities
of the clients in the video recordings, he must get their written authorization before showing the
recordings to his students.
An MFT works as a child custody evaluator for the county and a divorcing couple is referred to
him for mediation and evaluations. He generally sees the children alone for a session or two, and
each of the parents in a session. Occasionally, he sees the family as one unit. In awarding custody
of a child in a divorce proceeding, the court is most interested in information regarding
_____________________.
