Exam 5: Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities

____________ can best be viewed as an ongoing process aimed at increasing the range of choices and the responsibility of the client as an active therapeutic partner.

_______________ is the practice of focusing on the identification,evaluation,and treatment of problems that may injure clients and lead to filing an ethics complaint or a malpractice action.

Which of the following would be LEAST likely to lead to a malpractice suit?

Joyce was hospitalized as a result of an attempted suicide.She tried to call her therapist before taking an overdose of pills,but he could not be reached because he was on vacation and did not make provisions for a replacement therapist while he was gone.This action constitutes the following type of professional negligence:

To succeed in a malpractice claim,the plaintiff needs to show that a breach of duty did exist in which:

____________ can result from unjustified departure from usual practice or from failing to exercise proper care in fulfilling one's responsibilities.

Ignoring evidence of peer misconduct is:

Elena,your client of two years,has just received the news that she is losing her insurance coverage; however,she recently had a breakthrough in therapy and needs to continue working on her issues.As an ethical therapist,you should:

___________ should include a record of client and therapist behavior that is clinically relevant,including interventions used,client responses to treatment strategies,the evolving treatment plan,and any follow-up measures taken.

In regards to unethical behavior of colleagues,the National Association of Social Workers states:

The definition of a minor varies from state to state; however:

The intent of a(n)___________ is to define boundaries and clarify the nature of the basic counseling relationship between the counselor and the client.

Informed consent generally implies that the person:

Most ethical codes specify that therapists should:

Inappropriate socialization with clients,burdening clients with a counselor's personal problems,and putting clients in awkward business situations are examples of: