CA MFT Law & Ethics Questions With Certified Answers
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CA MFT Law & Ethics
CA MFT Law & Ethics Questions With Certified Answers
A 12 year old can consent for treatment if he/she is mature enough to participate intelligently in treatment. - Answer-True
/.A baby who tests positive for drugs at birth would require a mandated child abuse report. - Answer-False
/.A cl...
A 12 year old can consent for treatment if he/she is mature enough to participate
intelligently in treatment. - Answer-True
/.A baby who tests positive for drugs at birth would require a mandated child abuse
report. - Answer-False
/.A client is legally entitled to adequate information from the therapist before the client
provides consent to treat. - Answer-True
/.A clinician can be deemed legally negligent when his/her treatment plan neglects or
overlooks a client's suicidal tendencies. - Answer-True
/.A clinician can hospitalize a client when the client's mental or physical state causes
him/her to be in imminent danger of harming self or others. - Answer-False
/.A clinician is mandated to report all child abuse, including on children residing outside
the state of California. - Answer-True
/.A clinician who receives a subpoena for the records of a minor client would not look to
the parents or guardians for instructions on whether to release the records but would
instruct the parents or guardians to petition the court for guardian ad litem status. -
Answer-True
/.A conflict of interest occurs when there is a dual relationship between the therapist and
client where the therapist may have personal investment and become biased with
treatment. - Answer-True
/.A group confidentiality contract is a good way to clarify clients' responsibility and
protect the clinician. - Answer-True
/.A minor may not consent to convulsive therapy, psychosurgery, or psychotropic
medication without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian. - Answer-True
/.A professional will explains who is responsible for a therapist's files and clients if the
therapist dies. - Answer-True
/.A Tarasoff condition only exists if a client expresses a serious threat to harm an
identifiable victim. - Answer-False
/.A therapist has 15 days to provide the patient with a copy of the records. - Answer-
True
, /.A therapist has a legal duty to prevent suicide. - Answer-False
/.A therapist has a legal right to withhold a client's records if he/she has not paid his/her
fees. - Answer-False
/.A therapist is mandated to break confidentiality is there is reasonable suspicion of
elder abuse. - Answer-True
/.A therapist is not mandated to report consensual sex between minors when they are
between the ages of 14 and 18. - Answer-True
/.A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if the client is suicidal. - Answer-False
/.A therapist is obligated to break confidentiality if there is reasonable suspicion of child
abuse. - Answer-True
/.A therapist may deny a client access to their records when the therapist determines
that there is a high risk of detrimental consequences to the client if the client were to
see the records. - Answer-True
/.A therapist may deny a parent access to the minor's record if the clinician believes
releasing the records would have a detrimental effect on the therapeutic relationship. -
Answer-True
/.A therapist may deny a parent access to the minor's record if the minor's wellbeing
would be jeopardized by releasing records to a parent. - Answer-True
/.A therapist may provide services without consent for treatment if the client is in a crisis.
- Answer-True
/.A therapist must notify the BBS of any convictions, including a DUI, within 30 days. -
Answer-True
/.A therapist must notify the BBS of change of name or address within 30 days. -
Answer-True
/.A therapist must obtain signed informed consent prior to treatment. - Answer-True
/.A therapist must obtain signed written consent to provide teletherapy. - Answer-False
/.A therapist should document that he/she obtained informed consent for treatment from
client. - Answer-True
/.A therapist should immediately terminate treatment with a client if the therapist is
unable to effectively manage his/her countertransference. - Answer-False
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