ACT Patient Safety & Risk Management 3

Question 1

A client with a history of domestic violence discloses that their partner has threatened them. What is the therapist's primary obligation?

Accepted Answer

Assess immediate safety, assist with safety planning, and provide crisis resources

Answer

The therapist must assess the client's immediate safety, collaboratively develop a safety plan, and provide appropriate crisis resources while respecting client autonomy.

Question 2

In ACT, how is 'committed action' related to risk management for clients with chronic suicidality?

Accepted Answer

Committed action toward valued living provides a reason-to-live framework that supports safety

Answer

Building committed action toward a values-driven life creates intrinsic reasons for living that complement formal safety planning in ACT.

Question 3

What ethical principle is most directly implicated when an ACT therapist decides to consult a colleague about a high-risk client?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence and nonmaleficence

Answer

Seeking consultation to ensure the best and safest care reflects the ethical principles of beneficence (doing good) and nonmaleficence (avoiding harm).

Question 4

A client discloses child abuse that occurred 20 years ago with no current children involved. What is the therapist's reporting obligation?

Accepted Answer

No mandatory report is required if there is no current child at risk

Answer

Mandatory reporting laws are triggered by current risk to children; historical abuse with no ongoing risk or current child victims typically does not require a report.

Question 5

Which ACT process is most directly associated with reducing experiential avoidance that might otherwise escalate self-harm risk?

Accepted Answer

Acceptance

Answer

Acceptance in ACT involves willingness to experience difficult emotions without avoidance, which reduces the need to escape internal distress through self-harm.

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ACT Patient Safety & Risk Management 3