Client's Rights
_______________ generally implies that the person has the capacity to consent and has freely, without undue influence, expressed consent.
What is Informed Consent.
_________are vital to review the course of treatment. The manner in which you document treatment is likely to determine the outcome of the case.
What is Records.
We must inform clients of the limits of confidentiality during the _______ session.
What is first session.
Privileged communication does not apply in cases of
What is Child abuse.
Promising confidentiality and privacy is considered:
What is unethical behavior.
Informed consent can best be viewed as an _______ process aimed at increasing the range of choices and the responsibility of the client as an active therapeutic partner.
What is Ongoing process.
A counselor can keep _______ information “separate” from the client’s chart by putting the information in an envelope and taping it to the back of the chart and referring to the information as a “medical condition”.
What is HIV
It is important to discuss possible breaches of ________ with a potential client prior to the beginning of treatment to protect the client and the counselor.
What is Confidentiality.
Because providing counseling services over the_____________(also known as remote services or distance counseling) is relatively new and controversial, a host of legal questions will NOT be addressed until lawsuits are filed pertaining to its use, or misuse, in counseling practice.
What is Internet.
Ignoring evidence of peer misconduct is an ___________
What is ethical violation.
______________ should be given in plain language in a culturally sensitive manner and must be understandable to clients, including minors and people with impaired cognitive functioning.
What is Disclosures.
____________ 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.
What is Progress notes.
______________ was passed by Congress to promote standardization and efficiency in the health care industry and to give patients more rights and control over their health information.
What is HIPAA.
________________ can result from unjustified departure from usual practice or from failing to exercise proper care in fulfilling one’s responsibilities.
What is Professional negligence.
Most ethical codes specify that therapists should inform clients that a diagnosis can ______________.
What is become a permanent part of their file.
As a matter of law, ___________ refers to the constitutional right of an individual to be left alone and control their personal information.
What is Privacy.
Even if clients argue that they can do what they want with their own lives, including taking them, therapists with suicidal clients have a legal ___________.
What is duty to protect.
The California court's ruling that requires therapists to breach confidentiality in cases where the general welfare and safety of others is involved is a result of the _________ decision.
What is Tarasoff.
Employing a technique that a practitioner is not trained to use is an example of a behavior that might leave a mental health practitioner vulnerable to a _____________.
What is Malpractice suit.
Inappropriate socialization with clients, burdening clients with a counselor's personal problems, and putting clients in awkward business situations are examples of unhealthy _______________.
What is Transference Relationships.
When a minor is seeking counseling for dangerous drugs or narcotics, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy and birth control, and examination following alleged sexual assault they must be _____ years of age.
What is 12.
A client tells her counselor that she is depressed about the break-up of her relationship and "just wishes she could go to sleep and never wake up." In this case, the counselor needs to _________________________.
What is do a suicide risk assessment.
The Supreme Court decision that ruled communications between a licensed therapist and clients are privileged and protected from forced disclosure.
What is Jaffe v. Redmond.
_______________is the failure to render professional services or to exercise the degree of skill that is ordinarily expected of other professionals in a similar situation.
What is Malpractice.
Two processes that offer safeguards against malpractice liability in suicidal cases are __________ and ____________.
What is Consultation and documentation.