2025 MFT LAW AND ETHICS Test Prep With 400 Actual Questions And Correct Answers With Rationales/ MFT Law And Ethics Exam 2025 Practice Test Bank/ MFT Ethics Exam 2025 (Brand New!)

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2025 MFT LAW AND ETHICS Test Prep
With 400 Actual Questions And
Correct Answers With Rationales/
MFT Law And Ethics Exam 2025
Practice Test Bank/ MFT Ethics Exam
2025 (Brand New!)



A therapist meets with a 25-year-
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old woman who lives at home with her parents. The client reports feeling ext
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remely depressed, has a history of self-
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harm, and after a suicide assessment, the therapist determines she is at a hig
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h risk of serious self-
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harm. The client reports she does not have insurance and cannot afford to be
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hospitalized. How should the therapist address the ethical and legal issues in
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this case?
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A. Notify client's parents and refer client for a low fee psychiatric evaluation.
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B. Initiate a 5150 because the client may need to be hospitalized.
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C. Explore low fee resources to meet client's financial needs.
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D. Notify client's parents of her plans and safety plan with client. -
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answerB. Initiate a 5150 because the client may need to be hospitalized.
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Rationale: The therapist "determines this is at a high risk for serious s
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elf-
harm", this would be the time to initiate a 5150. They may determine s
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he does not need to be hospitalized, but the therapist would have cove
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red the standard of care.
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A 13-
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year old boy discloses a history of sexual abuse. He informs the therapist that
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his former therapist touched him during several sessions to demonstrate wh
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at is appropriate versus sexually inappropriate touch. What actions should th
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e therapist take to address the legal issues in this case?
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Response:

A. Maintain confidentiality and provide BBS brochure.
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B. Call police and inform his parents.
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C. Report to CPS and process it with client.
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D. Report misconduct of therapist to BBS and document in file. -
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answerC. Report to CPS and process it with client.
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Rationale: The best answer is C. The information shared by the boy poi
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nts to sexual abuse, which requires the therapist to make a child abuse
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V report, answer C. Answer A and D are incorrect because they do not ad
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dress the legal mandate to report abuse. While the therapist can conta
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ct the police to make the report, the child is over 12, so processing with
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V client is better than answer B, informing parents.
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A therapist working in a community agency receives a referral for a child wit
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h severe PTSD from sexual abuse. The therapist has no training or experience
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V treating children with PTSD from sexual abuse. The therapist should:
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Response:

A. Attend a training on PTSD in children.
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B. Conduct an initial assessment and make treatment recommendations.
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C. Refer the child to appropriate services.
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D. Treat the child after getting consultation. -
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e it is outside of the scope of competence of the therapist. Neither atte
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nding a training nor seeking consultation would be adequate for this t
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ype of case, so A and D are out. B is wrong because the therapist would
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V need training in how to assess and what to recommend.
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After referring a client to an acupuncturist for treatment the acupuncturist c
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alls the therapist and invites him to lunch to discuss how they can work toget
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her. He tells the therapist that he is willing to pay for referrals. How should t
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he therapist manage the legal and ethical issues in this situation?
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Response:

A. Discuss how much he wants to be paid per client.
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B. Decline the lunch invitation because of client's confidentiality.
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C. Inform him that he cannot accept payment for referrals.
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D. Discuss how the therapist can pay acupuncturist for referrals as well. -
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answerC. Inform him that he cannot accept payment for referrals.
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Rationale: C is the best answer because it is illegal to take kick-
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backs for referrals. A and D are engaging in unethical and illegal behav
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ior. B is not the addressing the issue of payment for referrals.
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A younger therapist has been treating a 60-year-
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old Navajo woman for 3 months and has a particularly ground-
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breaking session. At the next session, she arrives with a gift, a beautiful hand
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made blanket. After the therapist explains that it would be unethical to accep
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t the gift, the woman appears insulted and quietly mumbles that she wishes t
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o end the session and discontinue therapy. Ethically, the therapist should ha
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ve: