CA MFT LAW AND ETHICS EXAM 2024
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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 - 🧠 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.
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,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. - 🧠
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
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,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? - 🧠 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
___________________.
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, 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 - 🧠 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
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2025/2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 100% PASS
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 - 🧠 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.
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,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. - 🧠
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
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,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? - 🧠 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
___________________.
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, 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 - 🧠 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
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