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LCSW test prep California-- Law and Ethics Questions And Answers 2022
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LCSW test prep California-- Law and Ethics Questions And Answers 2022Soliciting private info beyond what is essential for providing services: ethical or legal? - Answer ETHICAL ISSUE: Privacy + Confidential
Maintaining clinical records: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL and ETHICAL
Securing a license/registration by fraud: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL: Unprofessional conduct (conditions for Suspension, Revocation of license)
Incompetence in performance of clin SW: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL: Unprofessional conduct (conditions for Suspension, Revocation of license)
Act or omission that falls sufficiently below standard of conduct as to constitute gross
negligence: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL: Unprofessional conduct (conditions for Suspension, Revocation of license)
Sexual relationships: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL and ETHICAL
Performing, acting as if able to perform, offering to perform any professional services
beyond scope of license: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL: Unprofessional conduct (conditions for Suspension, Revocation of license)
Failure to maintain confidentiality: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL: Unprofessional conduct (conditions for Suspension, Revocation of license)
Fee disclosure: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL and ETHICAL
Paying, accepting payment/ remuneration for referrals: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL and ETHICAL
Keeping records (LEGAL) - Answer Failure to keep records consistent with clinical judgment, standards, nature of services = unprofessional conduct (conditions for Suspension, Revocation of license)
Termination of services -arranging transfer (ETHICAL) - Answer 1-Termination or interruption of services w/o notifying ct promptly + arranging transfer/ referral as needed . 2- Failure to take reasonable steps to avoid abandoning cts who are still in need of services 3-Failure to terminate when services no longer serve ct's needs 3- = ETHICAL VIOLATIONS
Fees (LEGAL) - Answer Prior to the commencement of treatment, failing to disclose to ct or prospective ct the fee to be charged for the profess.services, or the basis upon which fee to be computed = ILLEGAL
Misrepresenting education/license/registration/ qualifications - Answer Misrepresentation re type or status of a license/reg., or other misrepresentation or permitting misrepresentation of his or her education, qualifications, profess affiliations= ILLEGAL LCSW test prep California-- Law and Ethics Questions And Answers 2022
Termination based on failure to pay (ETHICAL) - Answer Termination based on failure to pay overdue balance w/o following: payment policies were made clear, ct not in imminent risk, consequences of nonpayment addressed =
ETHICAL VIOLATION
Payment for Services: Fees (ETHICAL) - Answer Failure to ensure fees are fair, reasonable. + commensurate w services. Failure to consider ct's ability to pay= ETHICAL VIOLATION:
Payment for Services: Accepting barter (ETHICAL) - Answer Accepting barter w/o all
of the following:it's an accepted practice among profs locally, essential for provision of services, +initiated by ct + w ct's consent = ETHICAL VIOLATION
Payment for Services: private practice by agency employee (ETHICAL) - Answer Soliciting private fee/ remuneration for services to cts who are entitled to them thru your employer or agency= ETHICAL VIOLATION: NASW 1.13 Payment for Services
Access to Records (ETHICAL) - Answer 1-Not providing cts w/ reasonable access to
records.2- Not assisting ct to interpret them if access to records might lead to serious
misunderstanding or harm3- not limiting access + documenting rationale when there is compelling evidence that serious harm would result = ETHICAL VIOLATIONS
Alleged sexual misconduct of ct's former therapist (LEGAL) - Answer 1-Failure to provide the brochure re the rights of, and remedies for, patients who have been involved sexually with their psychotherapist. 2- Failure todiscuss with the patient the brochure prepared by the department= ILLEGAL.
Sexual conduct (LEGAL) - Answer Sex with a ct or a former ct w/in 2yrs from termination, soliciting sex from a ct, or committing sexual abuse or sex.misconduct w/ct or committing act punishable as sex crime, if it's subst.related to qualifications, functions, duties of a clinical social worker.= ILLEGAL
When providing services to couples/ family members (ETHICAL) - Answer Clarify who is considered ct and the nature of professional obligations to various individuals ETHICS
Child abuse reporting (LEGAL) - Answer Failure to comply with child abuse reporting
requirements (call asap, f/u in writing w/in 36 hours)= Unprofessional conduct (conditions for Suspension, Revocation of license)
Seeking consult when needed: ethical or legal? - Answer ETHICS/ NASW
Informed consent to tx: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL + ETHICAL
Client self determination: ethical or legal? - Answer ETHICS
COnflict of interest: ethical or legal? - Answer LEGAL + ETHICAL
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