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Chapter 6: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy Flashcards

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Therapeutic interventions must be based on ___.

A. Interventions and Research
B. Research and ethics
C. Ethical and Legal Factors
D. Identity and practice

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B. Research and Ethics

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______ should be vigilant in their pursuit and knowledge regarding ethical and legal issues, as well as issues regarding their professional identity.

A. Ethnicians
B. Family Behaviorists
C. Family Therapists
D. Clients

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C. Family Therapists

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For family clinicians to stay healthy, they and their colleagues must abide by _______ and ______ and practice according to the highest standards possible.

A. Guidelines/ legal statutes
B. Ethical Codes / Ethics
C. Equitability/ Standards
D. Ethical codes / legal statutes

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D. Ethical codes/ legal statutes

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At a formal level ______ is a discipline within philosophy concerned with human conduct.

A. Neutrality
B. Relationship Effects
C. Ethics
D. Caring

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C. Ethics

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In an applied format, ___ are those moral principles from which individuals and social groups, such as families, determine rules for right conduct.

A. Ethics
B. Relationship Effects
C. Professional Identity
D. Membership

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*a. Ethics

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Families and society are governed by \_\_\_ ethics.
A. Membership
B. Relationship
C. Interpersonal
D. None of the above
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*b. Relationship

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Which two principles are relationship ethics based on?

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  1. Equitability

2. Caring

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___ One of the main principles of ethics that proposes“that everyone is entitled to have his or her welfare interests considered in a way that is fair from a multilateral perspective”

A. Kindness
B. Caring
C. Equality
D. Equitability

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*d. Equitability

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___ Idea that moral development and principles are centered on the text of relationships and interdependency.

A. Kindness
B. Caring
C. Equality
D. Equitability

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  • B. Caring
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Family therapy initially grew up in an atmosphere in which practitioners believed that the theories and practices involved in working with families were___.

A. Value free
B. Caring Free
C. Unnecessary
D. Value equitable

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A. Value free

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What did neutrality mean in relation to ethical principles for working with families?

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Ethical principles were rarely discussed by family therapists on a formal or informal basis.

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____ Literally, value free; some family therapies pride themselves on operating within this type of framework and also has deep ethical implications. Some critics of this framework claim that all therapy has moral and political values.

A. Ethical Neutral
B. Family Therapy
C. Neutrality
D. Families

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C. Neutrality

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What is the relationship between ethics and values ?

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When faced with a dilemma, a therapist must consider their own values, values the ethical codes are based on, and the values of the families to make an informed ethical decision.

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Which of the following is Not a guideline for making ethical decisions?

A. Informed resources
B. Metaethical principle
C. Professional consultation
D. Interactions with colleagues or supervisors

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A. Informed resources

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____ is a common ethical concern.

A. Cultural therapy issues
B. Theoretical techniques issues
C. Gender values of a therapist
D. Use of person centered therapy

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B. Theoretical techniques

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Which is a way of addressing unethical behavior?

A. When discovering an ethical dilemma it is important to go to that individuals supervisor first.
B. report the ethical dilemma to an appropriate professional association, such as the AAMFT or the IAMFC
C. Do not confront the professional about an ethical dilemma because of confidentiality issues.
D. Let a client know about a ethical dilemma that has occurred

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B. report the ethical dilemma to an appropriate professional association, such as the AAMFT or the IAMFC

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Managed Healthcare is defined as _____.

A.
B.
C. a wide range of techniques and structures connected with obtaining and paying for medical care, including therapy.

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. a wide range of techniques and structures connected with obtaining and paying for medical care, including therapy.

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Which of the following is an example of managed care?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A

.

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professional identification as a family therapist

A.
B.
C.
D.

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In what way do our most important values affect our ethical decision making skills?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A

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What sources should a professional seek out in making an ethical decision?

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B.
C.
D.

A

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How can one address unethical behavior?

A.
B.
C.
D.

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How does a professional’s knowledge of the law relate to family therapy?

A.
B.
C.
D.

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Which of the following are ways that impacts managed care to those in helping professions?

A.
B.
C.
D.

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How does ones professional identity and its potential impact your practice as a therapist?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A

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A type of supervision that is systemic and includes a focus on interpersonal, as well as intrapersonal, issues.

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Family therapy supervision

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A type of supervision in which a supervision team is behind a one-way mirror. The therapist receives messages from a supervisor through a telephone hookup device.

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Bug-in-the-ear supervision method

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The right of individuals to make decisions and choices.

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Autonomy

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The avoidance of doing possible harm to a client through a therapists actions.

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Nonmaleficence

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Doing good and promoting the welfare of the client

A

Beneficence

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Being trustworthy and loyal and keeping promises

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Fidelity

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Treating people equally

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B. Justice

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Contains essential information about therapy and the mutual rights and responsibilities of all involved, is signed. By the family and returned to the therapist. A copy is then given to all members of the family and retained by the therapist.

A. Professional self-disclosure statement
B. Professional group-disclosure statement
C. Professional scaling statement
D. Professional autonomy self-statement

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A. Professional self-disclosure statement

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A client’s legal right, guaranteed by statute, that confidences originating in a therapeutic relationship will be safeguarded.

A. Confidentiality
B. Informed consent
C. Therapy
D. Privileged communication

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D. Privileged communication

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Refers to law or the state of being lawful.

A. Legal
B. Liability
C. Law
D. Relationship

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A. Legal

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A body of rules recognized by a state or community as binding on its members

A. Legal
B. Liability
C. Law
D. Relationship

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C. Law

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A legal term dealing with obligation and responsibility one person has to another.

A. Legal
B. Liability
C. Law
D. Relationship

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B. A liability

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A part of the law that pertains to acts offensive to individuals.

A. Legal Law
B. Privileged Law
C. Civil Law
D. Criminal Law

A

Civil Law

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Persons younger than the age of 18 years, who ordinarily cannot enter into binding legal contracts.

A. Minors
B. Mature Minors
C. Emancipated minors
D. Age of consent

A

A. Minors

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Persons 16 years of age or older but younger than the age of 18 years who have demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage their own affairs and to live wholly or partially independent of their parents or guardians.

A. Minors
B. Mature Minors
C. Emancipated minors
D. Age of consent

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B. Mature minors

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The age at or above which a person is considered to have the the legal capacity to consent to sexual activity. The age can vary between different countries and states.

A. Minors
B. Mature Minors
C. Emancipated minors
D. Age of consent

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D. Age of consent

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Persons who are usually at least 16 years old and are considered adults for several purposes, including the ability to enter into a contract, rent an apartment, and consent to medical care.

A. Custody
B. Common law marriages
C. Emancipated minors
D. Durable power of attorney

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B. Emancipated minors

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Sometimes called de facto marriages or informal marriages, these are arrangements in which couples are considered legally married without a ceremony or a license. In order to have a valid common law marriage, the couple must live together for a significant period of time, hold themselves out as a married couple, and intend to be married.

A. Custody
B. Common law marriages
C. Emancipated minors
D. Durable power of attorney

A

B. Common-law marriages

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An authorization to act on someone else’s behalf in a legal or business matter.

A. Custody
B. Common law marriages
C. Emancipated minors
D. Durable power of attorney

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D. Durable power of attorney

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A legal term describing the relationship between a parent and a child, including the parent’s duty to care for the child and make decisions regarding the welfare of the child

A. Custody
B. Common law marriages
C. Emancipated minors
D. Durable power of attorney

A

A. Custody

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A legal situation in which a family therapist is one who gives testimony in the form of recommendations about a family or family member.

A. Expert Witness
B. Child custody evaluator
C. Reporter of Abuse
D. Court- ordered witness

A

A. Expert witness

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A legal situation in which a family therapist is one who determines the best interest of a child in a custody hearing.

A. Expert Witness
B. Child custody evaluator
C. Reporter of Abuse
D. Court- ordered witness

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B. Child custody evaluator

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A legal situation in which a family therapist is one who informs members of the legal system about the maltreatment of a family member.

A. Expert Witness
B. Child custody evaluator
C. Reporter of Abuse
D. Court- ordered witness

A

C. Reporter of abuse

49
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A legal situation in which a family therapist is requested to testify in court about a family seen in treatment

A. Expert Witness
B. Child custody evaluator
C. Reporter of Abuse
D. Court- ordered witness

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D. Court-Ordered witness

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A major legal issue that can occur through acts of omission as well as commission. In either instances, negligence must be proved.

A. Legal Practice
B. Mental health practice
C. Ill-practice
D. Malpractice

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D. Malpractice

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______ Remembrances in the form of written notes from sessions with couples and families. Is important for treatment purposes and as a defense for the therapist if he or she is accused of wrongdoing.

A. Paperwork
B. Case files
C. Records
D. Filing system

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C. Records

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___: A process in which an impartial party, usually a judge, reviews a therapist’s records and releases only those portions that are relevant to the situation at hand in a court case.

A. In camera review
B. Liability Insurance
C. Legal review
D. Attorney Insurance

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A. In camera review

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___: Insurance that protects therapists financially from legal claims that they have mishandled a clinical situation.

A. Full Coverage Insurance
B. Liability Insurance
C. Partial Insurance
D. Transitional Insurance

A

B. Liability insurance

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A wide range of techniques and structures connected with obtaining and paying for medical care including therapy.

A. Capitated contract
B. Managed care
C. Managed health care
D. Fee-for-service health care system

A

C. Managed Health care

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___: The common name given to any type of managed health care.

A. Capitated contract
B. Managed care
C. Managed mental health care
D. Fee-for-service health care system

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B. Managed care

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____: A system in which clients pay for services, such as family therapy, either directly or indirectly through insurance, without being accountable to a third party for specific ways of making interventions.

A. Capitated contract
B. Utilization review
C. Managed mental health care
D. Fee-for-service health care system

A

D. Fee-for-service health care system

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____ a branch of managed health care that focuses on mental health services.

A. Managed Physical health Care
B. Capitated review
C. Utilization Review
D. Managed mental health care

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D. Managed mental health care (MMHC)

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___: A process in managed health care by which a therapist submits a written justification for treatment along with a comprehensive treatment plan to a ____er for approval.

A. Causation review
B. Implementation review
C. Utilization review
D. Unresolved review

A

C. Utilization review

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___ An emerging managed care method to cut costs in which providers agree to provide treatment for a population for a per person per year fee.

A. Care pathway guidelines
B. Therapy pathway guidelines
C. Capitated Contract
D. Capitated Guidelines

A

A. Capitated contract

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____ : A managed care setting, delineated specific timelines in which diagnosis and interventions should occur as well as address the decision making process , the clinical services offered, and the potential interactions among multidisciplinary health care professionals.

A. Care pathway guidelines
B. Therapy pathway guidelines
C. Capitated Contract
D. Capitated Guidelines

A

A. Care pathway guidelines

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A type of law that acts offensive to society in general.

A. Legal Law
B. Privileged Law
C. Civil Law
D. Criminal Law

A

D. Criminal Law

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May be of great benefit in working with families who do not have easy access to services, such as hearing impaired or people who live in remote areas, where the physical presences of a therapist is not possible.

A. Play therapy
B. Internet therapy
C. Therapy
D. Privileged communication

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B. Internet therapy

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Which of the following is a common type of structures for managed health care?
A. presenting provider organizations (PPOs)
B. health main- tenance organizations (HMOs).
C. health secondary tenance organizations (HMOs).
D.

A

B. health main- tenance organizations (HMOs).

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Defined as a discipline within philosophy concerned with human conduct.

A

Ethics

65
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Which type of ethics are families and society governed by?

A

Relationship ethics

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Ethics in an applied format in which moral principles from which individuals and social groups determine rules for right conduct

A

Relationship ethics

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