CA MFT LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.

CA MFT LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Question |ID |#119: |When |an |adolescent |client |is |suicidal, |the |therapist |________________.

Select |one:

A.must |tell |the |client's |parent |or |legal |guardian

B.must |contact |child |protective |services

C.may |break |confidentiality |if |necessary |to |prevent |the |threatened |danger

D.should |have |the |client |complete |a |safety |plan |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |correct |answer |is |
C.Breaking |confidentiality |when |a |client |of |any |age |is |suicidal |is |permitted |by |EC |Section |1024, |which |
provides |an |exception |to |the |psychotherapist-patient |privilege |when |a |client |poses |a |danger |to |self, |
but |is |also |routinely |interpreted |as |being |applicable |to |a |breach |of |confidentiality |in |contexts |outside |
of |legal |proceedings.



Question |ID |#135: |Which |of |the |following |individuals |is |legally |allowed |to |decide |whether |or |not |to |
involuntarily |hospitalize |a |person |under |Section |5150 |of |the |California |Welfare |and |Institutions |Code?

Select |one:

A.Any |licensed |mental |health |professional.

B.Any |psychiatrist.

C.A |professional |person |designated |by |the |county.

D.Anyone |over |18 |who |believes |the |person |is |a |danger |to |self |or |others. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |
correct |answer |is |C.WIC |Section |5150 |states |that |"a |peace |officer, |a |member |of |the |attending |staff |of |
an |evaluation |facility |designated |by |the |county, |designated |members |of |a |mobile |crisis |team, |or |other
|professional |person |designated |by |a |county, |may |upon |probable |cause, |take, |or |cause |to |be |taken, |

the |person |into |custody |and |place |him |or |her |in |a |facility |designated |by |the |county |and |approved |by |
the |State |Department |of |Mental |Health |as |a |facility |for |72-hour |treatment |and |evaluation."



Question |ID |#140: |A |mental |health |agency |just |received |a |grant |to |conduct |research |on |the |
effectiveness |of |services |provided |by |the |agency's |marriage |and |family |therapists. |Ethically, |it's |most |
important |for |the |agency |to |consider |which |of |the |following |questions?

Select |one:

A.Will |the |results |of |the |research |benefit |the |clients?

,B.Do |clients |have |sufficient |information |to |make |an |informed |choice |about |whether |or |not |to |
participate |in |the |research?

C.Is |the |agency |being |paid |to |conduct |the |research?

D.Do |clients |understand |the |potential |limitations |on |the |confidentiality |of |information |that |will |be |
collected |during |the |study? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |correct |answer |is |B.CAMFT |Ethical |Principle |
11.2 |and |AAMFT |Ethical |Standard |5.3 |apply |to |this |situation. |Both |require |therapists |to |ensure |that |
individuals |fully |understand |all |aspects |of |a |research |study |that |might |affect |their |willingness |to |
participate.



Question |ID |#142: |A |marriage |and |family |therapist |routinely |administers |a |questionnaire |to |all |of |her |
clients |at |the |beginning |and |end |of |therapy |and |wants |to |use |information |from |the |questionnaire |for |
a |qualitative |research |study. |To |be |consistent |with |ethical |requirements, |the |therapist |
___________________.



A.must |explain |to |the |clients |she |chooses |to |include |in |her |study |that |their |participation |is |voluntary |
and |that |confidential |information |will |be |released |only |with |their |authorization

B.should |describe |the |study's |purpose |and |procedures |to |all |of |her |clients |and |include |only |those |
clients |who |volunteer |to |participate

C.should |not |tell |clients |that |they'll |be |included |in |a |research |study |since |doing |so |may |have |an |
adverse |impact |on |the |therapeutic |relationship |and |distort |the |results |of |the |study

D.must |include |only |new |clients |who |agree |to |participate |in |the |study |when |they |complete |the |
questionnaire |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |correct |answer |is |A.This |answer |is |most |consistent |with |
AAMFT |and |CAMFT |ethical |guidelines. |Both |require |MFTs |to |protect |the |confidentiality |of |research |
participants |and |make |sure |that |potential |participants |understand |that |they |can |decline |to |participate
|and |withdraw |from |the |study |at |any |time.




Question |text

Question |ID |#145: |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 |_______________.

A.make |a |report |to |law |enforcement |within |24 |hours |of |the |threat

B.make |a |report |to |law |enforcement |within |48 |hours |of |the |threat

C.make |a |report |to |law |enforcement |and |warn |the |intended |victim |within |24 |hours |of |the |threat

D.make |a |report |to |law |enforcement |and |warn |the |intended |victim |within |48 |hours |of |the |threat |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |correct |answer |is |A.WIC |Section |8100(b)(1) |states |that |a |person |may |not |

, own |or |possess |a |gun |"for |a |period |of |five |years |if |... |they |communicate |to |a |licensed |psychotherapist
|... |a |serious |threat |of |physical |violence |against |a |reasonably |identifiable |victim |or |victims." |And |WIC |

8105(c) |requires |licensed |psychotherapists |to |"report |to |a |local |law |enforcement |agency, |within |24 |
hours |... |the |identity |of |a |person |subject |to |the |prohibition |specified |by |subdivision |(b) |of |Section |
8100."



Question |ID |#151: |The |therapist |is |in |the |process |of |assessing |a |family |that |consists |of |two |teenagers |
and |their |parents, |and |has |already |determined |that |the |presenting |problem |is |frequent |conflict |
between |the |oldest |teen |and |his |father |and |teachers. |The |therapist |has |not |yet |decided |whether |to |
conduct |family |therapy |or |see |the |oldest |teen |in |individual |therapy. |Ethically, |which |of |the |following |
questions |is |most |important |to |consider |first?

Select |one:

A.What |information |revealed |by |the |minors |will |and |will |not |be |shared |with |the |parents?

B.Is |the |oldest |teenager |competent |to |consent |to |individual |treatment?Incorrect

C.Which |family |member |or |members |are |the |client(s) |and |what |will |be |the |nature |of |the |relationships
|with |everyone |involved |in |treatment?



D.Is |the |presenting |problem |within |the |therapist's |scope |of |practice? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |
correct |answer |is |C.All |of |the |questions |listed |in |the |answers |are |important, |but |the |information |
presented |in |the |case |implies |that |determining |which |family |member |or |members |will |be |the |client(s)
|has |the |highest |priority. |CAMFT |Ethical |Principle |3.9 |applies |to |this |situation. |It |states |that |marriage |

and |family |therapists |"clarify, |at |the |commencement |of |treatment, |which |person |or |persons |are |
clients |and |the |nature |of |the |relationship(s) |the |therapist |will |have |with |each |person |involved |in |the |
treatment."



Question |ID |#154: |A |therapist |receives |a |phone |call |from |a |client |who |wants |to |see |his |clinical |file |
because |he |believes |it |contains |some |inaccurate |information. |The |client |abruptly |terminated |therapy |
three |weeks |ago |and |owes |the |therapist |for |his |last |two |sessions. |Which |of |the |following |responses |
to |the |client's |request |is |most |consistent |with |HIPAA |regulations?

Select |one:

A."If |you |send |me |a |written |request, |I |can |let |you |see |your |file |except |for |some |information |that |was |
given |to |me |under |a |promise |of |confidentiality."

B."If |you |send |me |a |written |request, |I |can |let |you |see |your |file, |but |only |a |health |care |provider |can |
request |that |changes |be |made |to |it."

C."I |cannot |allow |you |to |see |your |file |because |the |information |it |contains |is |privileged |and |I |have |not |
received |a |subpoena."

D."I |can |let |you |see |your |file |but |only |after |you |pay |the |balance |on |your |account." |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-The |correct |answer |is |A.Under |HIPAA, |patients |have |a |right |to |inspect |their |PHI |