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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT alter medical records ________
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  1. NOT alter medical records - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT offer or accept payment for referrals ________
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  1. NOT offer or accept payment for referrals - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT treat any person with whom the therapist had a previous sexual relationship. ________
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  1. NOT treat any person with whom the therapist had a previous sexual relationship.- ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. When in another location, provide local emergency resources________
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  1. When in another location, provide local emergency resources- ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Inform clients of the limits of confidentiality ________
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  1. Inform clients of the limits of confidentiality - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Avoid treatment disruptions by providing contact info, appropriate termination, and a professional will ________
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  1. Avoid treatment disruptions by providing contact info, appropriate termination, and a professional will - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Work within the MFT scope of practice ________
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  1. Work within the MFT scope of practice - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT condone or engage in discrimination ________
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  1. NOT condone or engage in discrimination - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Assess and document the assessment of a client’s potential for committing violence. (Duty to Protect) ________
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  1. Assess and document the assessment of a client’s potential for committing violence. (Duty to Protect) - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Inform client or treatment unit of any potential consequences of therapistclient role changes ________
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  1. Inform client or treatment unit of any potential consequences of therapistclient role changes - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Provide services that display cultural competence ________
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  1. Provide services that display cultural competence - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Comply with HIPAA standards if a covered HIPAA entity ________
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  1. Comply with HIPAA standards if a covered HIPAA entity - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Provide appropriate referrals if needed ________
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  1. Provide appropriate referrals if needed - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Consider appropriateness of electronic therapy and inform clients of potential risks ________
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  1. Consider appropriateness of electronic therapy and inform clients of potential risks - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Avoid sexual relationship with a patient or patient’s immediate family members ________
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  1. Avoid sexual relationship with a patient or patient’s immediate family members - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Keep clinically sound medical records ________
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  1. Keep clinically sound medical records – both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Avoid dual relationships with clients and supervisees ________
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  1. Avoid dual relationships with clients and supervisees -ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Maintain clinical sound medical record for 7 years or until a minor client is

25 ________

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  1. Maintain clinical sound medical record for 7 years or until a minor client is

25 - legal

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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Take “appropriate preventive measures” to avert harm to suicidal clients.

(Duty to Protect) ________

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  1. Take “appropriate preventive measures” to avert harm to suicidal clients.

(Duty to Protect) - both

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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT engage in false or misleading advertising ________
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  1. NOT engage in false or misleading advertising - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Work jointly with clients to develop treatment plans that are consistent with patient treatment goals________
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  1. Work jointly with clients to develop treatment plans that are consistent with patient treatment goals - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT abandon or neglect a client ________
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  1. NOT abandon or neglect a client - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain informed consent for telemedicine ________
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  1. Obtain informed consent for telemedicine - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT engage in sexual relations with client or terminate therapy in order to engage in a sexual relationship with clients ________
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  1. NOT engage in sexual relations with client or terminate therapy in order to engage in a sexual relationship with clients - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Continue the therapeutic relationship only if it is reasonably clear the client is benefiting ________
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  1. Continue the therapeutic relationship only if it is reasonably clear the client is benefiting - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Report suspected elder abuse/neglect immediately and file a report within

2 days. ________

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  1. Report suspected elder abuse/neglect immediately and file a report within

2 days. - legal

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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Respect the rights of patients to make their own decisions ________
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  1. Respect the rights of patients to make their own decisions - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Provide adequate information about therapy including potential risks and benefits ________
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  1. Provide adequate information about therapy including potential risks and benefits - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Inform clients of availability for emergencies and other contact between sessions ________
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  1. Inform clients of availability for emergencies and other contact between sessions - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Keep records locked and secure at all times ________
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  1. Keep records locked and secure at all times - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT maintain a therapeutic relationship solely for financial gain________
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  1. NOT maintain a therapeutic relationship solely for financial gain- ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain a signed release to share information/records ________
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  1. Obtain a signed release to share information/records - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Report suspected child abuse/neglect immediately and file a report within 36 hours ________
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  1. Report suspected child abuse/neglect immediately and file a report within 36 hours - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT use their professional relationship to further their own interests________
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  1. NOT use their professional relationship to further their own interests- ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Avoid treating a client who is receiving treatment from another therapist except by agreement with that therapist ________
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  1. Avoid treating a client who is receiving treatment from another therapist except by agreement with that therapist - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Educate group therapy members about confidentiality and are encouraged to obtain written agreement from group members ________
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  1. Educate group therapy members about confidentiality and are encouraged to obtain written agreement from group members - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Notify local law enforcement when a client has made a specific and serious (i.e., imminent) threat to an identifiable other ________
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  1. Notify local law enforcement when a client has made a specific and serious (i.e., imminent) threat to an identifiable other - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Process the need to file a child abuse report ________
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  1. Process the need to file a child abuse report - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Advise patients of the information that will likely be disclosed to a third party payer ________
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  1. Advise patients of the information that will likely be disclosed to a third party payer - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Consider potential conflicts when treating multiple parties of a treatment unit ________
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  1. Consider potential conflicts when treating multiple parties of a treatment unit - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Strive to identify and understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of their clients ________
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  1. Strive to identify and understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of their clients - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Discuss appropriate treatment alternatives________
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  1. Discuss appropriate treatment alternatives- ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Disclose fees before onset of treatment ________
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  1. Disclose fees before onset of treatment - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT submit false treatment claims to third party payers ________
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  1. NOT submit false treatment claims to third party payers - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Make efforts to understand how their own values/beliefs affect the process of therapy ________
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  1. Make efforts to understand how their own values/beliefs affect the process of therapy - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Document treatment decisions in record and maintain clinically sound records ________
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  1. Document treatment decisions in record and maintain clinically sound records - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Stay current with developments in the field through educational activities or clinical experience ________
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  1. Stay current with developments in the field through educational activities or clinical experience - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Maintain confidentiality except when mandated or permitted by law to break it ________
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  1. Maintain confidentiality except when mandated or permitted by law to break it - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain signed authorization to release records ________
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  1. Obtain signed authorization to release records - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Manage issues of privilege when records are requested in a legal proceeding ________
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  1. Manage issues of privilege when records are requested in a legal proceeding - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT alter diagnoses or treatment unit in order to get paid ________
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  1. NOT alter diagnoses or treatment unit in order to get paid - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Store records, transport and dispose of records in ways that protect confidentiality ________
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  1. Store records, transport and dispose of records in ways that protect confidentiality - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Provide services within their scope of competence as determined by their education, skills, and training ________
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  1. Provide services within their scope of competence as determined by their education, skills, and training - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Seek professional assistance for personal problems that impair performance ________
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  1. Seek professional assistance for personal problems that impair performance - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Display license publically in treatment office ________
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  1. Display license publically in treatment office - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Inform the clients of the therapist’s professional background ________
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  1. Inform the clients of the therapist’s professional background - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain signed authorization from every member of treatment unit who is old enough to consent to release information ________
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  1. Obtain signed authorization from every member of treatment unit who is old enough to consent to release information - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Give reasonable notice to patients with unpaid balances of their intent to refer to collections or sue ________
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  1. Give reasonable notice to patients with unpaid balances of their intent to refer to collections or sue - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT solicit clients from other therapists or encourage clients to leave other therapists ________
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  1. NOT solicit clients from other therapists or encourage clients to leave other therapists - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain informed consent of adults ________
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  1. Obtain informed consent of adults - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Ordinarily refrain from bartering for services unless it is suitable to accept barter as payment ________
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  1. Ordinarily refrain from bartering for services unless it is suitable to accept barter as payment - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Assist colleagues who are impaired due to substance use, emotional problems or mental illness ________
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  1. Assist colleagues who are impaired due to substance use, emotional problems or mental illness - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain written consent from a patient to use their clinical information in a presentation ________
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  1. Obtain written consent from a patient to use their clinical information in a presentation - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Take reasonable steps to prevent distortion of their research or clinical background ________
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  1. Take reasonable steps to prevent distortion of their research or clinical background - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Disclose owner and license info if using a fictitious name ________
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  1. Disclose owner and license info if using a fictitious name - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Not solicit testimonials from clients ________
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  1. Not solicit testimonials from clients - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Not use names that mislead public ________
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  1. Not use names that mislead public - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT financially exploit clients ________
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  1. NOT financially exploit clients - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Articulate “secrets policy” when working with families and couples. ________
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  1. Articulate “secrets policy” when working with families and couples. - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Represent themselves as an expert or having a specialization ONLY if they have the training to meet the professional standards in that specialty area ________
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  1. Represent themselves as an expert or having a specialization ONLY if they have the training to meet the professional standards in that specialty area - both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Seek consultation when clinically appropriate ________
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  1. Seek consultation when clinically appropriate - ethical
72
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Management of office policies ________
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  1. Management of office policies - ethical
73
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain signed informed consent of minors ________
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  1. Obtain signed informed consent of minors - legal
74
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Management of countertransference ________
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  1. Management of countertransference - ethical
75
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Marriage and family therapists do not give to or receive from clients, gifts that impair the integrity or efficacy of the therapeutic relationship________
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  1. Marriage and family therapists do not give to or receive from clients, gifts that impair the integrity or efficacy of the therapeutic relationship- ethical
76
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Disclose fees and management of fee payment ________
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  1. Disclose fees and management of fee payment - both
77
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT withhold records because a client has not paid for services________
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  1. NOT withhold records because a client has not paid for services- both
78
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Accurately represent their qualifications ________
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  1. Accurately represent their qualifications - both
79
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Process the need to file an elder / dependent adult abuse report ________
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  1. Process the need to file an elder / dependent adult abuse report - ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Truthfully represent clinical services rendered for payment to third party pay ________
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  1. Truthfully represent clinical services rendered for payment to third party pay -both
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Advocate for necessary services and challenge denial of payments________
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  1. Advocate for necessary services and challenge denial of payments- ethical
82
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Obtain written consent to recording a session or permitting a third party observation ________
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  1. Obtain written consent to recording a session or permitting a third party observation – legal and ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Provide necessary translation or help with communication if it is perceived that communication is not clear due to impairments or fluency issues.________
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  1. Provide necessary translation or help with communication if it is perceived that communication is not clear due to impairments or fluency issues- ethical
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. Provide the BBS brochure “Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex” to any adult client who reports sex with a previous therapist ________
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  1. Provide the BBS brochure “Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex” to any adult client who reports sex with a previous therapist - legal
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Is the Issue Legal, Ethical, or Both.

  1. NOT exert undue influence on the choice of treatment based on their own values/beliefs ________
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  1. NOT exert undue influence on the choice of treatment based on their own values/beliefs - ethical

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