School counselors may be required to provide certain information to parents and school personnel, ...

School counselors may be required to provide certain information to parents and school personnel, and they need to do so in a manner that will
 
  a. minimize intrusion of the childs or adolescents privacy and in a way that demonstrates respect for the counselee.
  b. protect themselves from legal action even if it will be intrusive in the clients life.
  c. earn them the respect of their colleagues and the parents.
  d. best serve the interests of the school district.

Q. 2

Which case dealt with the duty NOT to negligently release a dangerous patient?
 
  a. the Tarasoff case
  b. the Bradley case
  c. the Jablonski case
  d. the Hedlund case
  e. the Jaffee case

Q. 3

The responsibility to protect the public from dangerous acts of violent clients entails liability for civil damages when practitioners neglect this duty by:
 
  a. failing to diagnose or predict dangerous behavior.
  b. failing to warn potential victims of violent behavior.
  c. failing to commit dangerous individuals.
  d. prematurely discharging dangerous clients from the hospital.
  e. all of the above

Q. 4

_______________________ 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.
 
  a. The Healthcare Reform Act
  b. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  c. The Congressional Healthcare Accountability Act
  d. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Q. 5

Which of the following statements is NOT true as it relates to the issue of confidentiality?
 
  a. The counselor has a responsibility to explain the degree of confidentiality he or she can promise.
  b. It is seen as ethical to break confidentiality when child abuse is suspected, but it is not a legal requirement in most states.
  c. Confidentiality cannot be considered an absolute.
  d. Accepted ethical standards do not clearly define circumstances when confidentiality should be broken.
  e. Confidentiality must be broken in cases where the client is a danger to themselves and others.

Q. 6

Mandatory reporting laws apply to threats regarding:
 
  a. future violence.
  b. past violence.
  c. both a and b.
  d. none of the above.